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Larry C. 08-01-12 11:08 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 

Originally Posted by conscience (Post 11330969)
Check first post date.

Oh shit I didn't even notice. Leave it to Buttmunker to go searching for 9 year old threads to post in.

At least it keeps him from opening new threads.

Goat3001 08-01-12 11:17 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
in no particular order...

Roger Sterling - Mad Men
Bodie - The Wire
Christopher Moltisanti - The Sopranos
Jesse Pinkman - Breaking Bad
Jack Bauer - 24
George Costanza - Seinfeld
Jack Sheppard - LOST (yeah, I said it)
Eric Cartman - South Park
Veronica Mars - Veronica Mars
Ron Swanson - Parks and Recreation
Troy Barnes - Community

Navinabob 08-01-12 12:29 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy/Angel)
Nathan Young (Misfits)
Jack Bristow (Alias)
Omar Little (The Wire)
Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)
Bill Haverchuck (Freaks & Geeks)
Raylan Givens (Justified)
G'Kar & Londo Mollari* (Babylon 5)
Alice Morgan (Luther)
Landry Clarke (Friday Night Lights)


Crap, I'm cheating to sneak on John Locke (LOST)

*They were better together then they could ever be alone so I included both

majorjoe23 08-01-12 01:32 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
John Munch (Homicide and Law & Order: SVU)
Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls and Empty Nest)
Sam Drucker (Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and The Beverley Hillbillies)
Fraiser Crane (Cheers and Fraiser)
Denise Ianello (Civil Wars and L.A. Law)
Warren Coolidge (White Shadow and St. Elsewhere)
George Jefferson (The Jeffersons and All In the Family)
Joey Tribbiani (Friends and Joey)
Alan Shore (The Practice and Boston Legal)
John Drake (The Prisoner and Danger Man)

Lastblade 08-01-12 02:35 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Some are quite obvious (Draper, White, Tyrion).

In no particular order:

Don Draper - Mad Men

Tyrion Lannister - A Game of Thrones

Major Dick Winters - Band of Brothers

George Constanza - Seinfeld

Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Brothers

David Fisher - Six Feet Under

James Doakes - Dexter

Walter White - Breaking Bad

Batiatus - Spartacus

WILD CARD TIE:

Blanche Devereaux - The Golden Girls
Steve Urkel - Family Matters

Michael Corvin 08-01-12 03:01 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
A crudely put together collage for my picks (and I'm sure I'm missing a few):

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a76.../TVCollage.jpg

And if any are unrecognizable...first, shame on you, second:
Spoiler:
L-R
Jack Bauer - 24
Sam Beckett - Quantum Leap
Fox Mulder - the X-Files
Sam Malone - Cheers
Captain Mal - Firefly
Dr. Cox - Scrubs
Desmond Hume - Lost
Coach Taylor - Friday Night Lights
Dr. Walter Bishop - Fringe
Veronica Mars - Veronica Mars

Spottedfeather 08-01-12 04:17 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Amy Pond - Doctor Who
Mike - MST3K
1st Marina - Fresh Beat Band
Stephanie - Lazytown
Hannibal - A Team
Little John - Adventures Of Robin Hood (english 1955 series)
Kimberly Hart - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Barbara Gordon - Batman
Al - Quantum Leap
Seth Hazlett - Murder She Wrote

Fist of Doom 08-01-12 04:39 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
There are dozens I could go with, but I'll choose these:

Vic Mackey - The Shield

Cosmo Kramer - Seinfeld

Nikita - Nikita

Raylan Givens - Justified

Frasier Crane - Frasier/Cheers

Amy Pond - Doctor Who

Walter White - Breaking Bad

Brenda Chenowith - Six Feet Under

Frank Pembleton - Homicide: Life on the Street

John Locke - LOST

Moopher 08-02-12 12:39 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
In absolutely no order:

Desmond Hume - Lost

Walter Bishop - Fringe

Eric Northman - True Blood

Dennis Reynolds - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Ron Swanson - Parks & Recreation

Veronica Mars - Veronica Mars

Admiral Caine - Battlestar Galactica

Sterling Archer - Archer

Mags Bennett - Justified

Tyrion Lannister - Game of Thrones


Honorable Mentions:

Rodney Ruxin - The League

Schmidt - New Girl

Adam Demamp - Workaholics

Rypro 525 08-02-12 04:20 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
lets see now 9 years later
Gus Fring Breaking Bad
mac Veronica Mars
Jack Bauer 24
Tony Soprano The Sopranos
Lloyd Entourage
Kramer Seinfeld
Archie Bunker All In the Family
Al Bundy Married w Children
Phil Dunphy Modern Family
Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones

I had 2 survive. Jack Bauer and Kramer


dammit, any way I can cheat and put Dutch Boy from the Shield on there as my honerable mention

KaBluie 08-02-12 05:04 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
I completely forgot about British shows!

So here's 10 more (9 British & 1 Canadian)


Zaphod Beeblebrox
Basil Fawlty
Barbara Good
Howard Moon
Maurice Moss
Stephen Peacock
Arnold Rimmer
Todd Rivers
Sarah Jane Smith
Tom Wexlar

comanche_doyle 08-02-12 12:51 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
1. Alan Shore Boston Legal
2. Lorelai Gilmore- Gilmore Girls
3. Steven Keaton- Family Ties
4. Gomez Addams- The Addams Family
5. Al Bundy- Married With Children
6. Hank Kingsley- The Larry Sanders Show
7. Robert Goren- Criminal Intent
8. Faith - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
9. Bender Bending Rodriguez- Futurama
10. Lois Lane- Smallville

SteveA 08-02-12 04:06 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
I forgot about Alan Shore and Jack Bauer. So many great characters.

Original Desmond 08-04-12 04:47 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Jack Bauer -24
Alex P Keaton - Family Ties
Barney - how i met your mother
Chau - Off centre
Will - the inbetweeners
Vanessa Marcil's character in Las vegas
Vic Mackey - the shield
Illyria - Angel
Kato (bruce lee) - The Green Hornet
Jeff - Coupling UK

Charlie Goose 08-04-12 06:09 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 

Originally Posted by Charlie Goose (Post 3494966)
In no particular order:
Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano - "ER"
Det. Andy Sipowicz - "NYPD Blue"
Mike Brady - "The Brady Bunch"
Chandler Bing - "Friends"
Homer Simpson - "The Simpsons"
Archie Bunker - "All in the Family"
B.J. Hunnicutt - "M*A*S*H*"
Vic Mackey - "The Shield"
Tony Soprano - "The Sopranos"
Maxwell Smart - "Get Smart"

Wow, only 2 or 3 of these would be on a list I create today. Tastes change in nine years.

tommyp007 08-04-12 10:18 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Top of head, no particular order

Fox Mulder "X-Files"
Andy Sipowicz "NYPD Blue"
Mr. Burns "The Simpsons"
Frasier Crane "Cheers/Frasier"
Abed Nadir "Community"
Jack Bauer "24"
Tony Soprano "The Sopranos"
Artie "The Larry Sanders Show"
Basil Fawlty "Fawlty Towers"
Niles Crane "Frasier"

hasslein 08-04-12 06:50 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Herb Tarlek - WKRP
Ted Baxter - Mary Tyler Moore
Frank Burns - MASH
Louie Depalma - Taxi
Charlie - Always Sunny in Philidelphia
Carrie Heffernan - King of Queens
Xena - Xena Warrior Princess
Dr. McCoy - Star Trek
Stephania - Everybody Loves Raymond
Gloria - Modern Family

Edit: I always forget Jim Dangle- Reno 911... now who to cut...

PopcornTreeCt 08-04-12 11:32 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Nothing really unique about this list:

Jesse Pinkman - Breaking Bad
Eric Northman - True Bood
Arya Stark - Game of Thrones
Omar Little - The Wire
Don Draper - Mad Men
Dexter Morgan - Dexter
Tony Soprano - The Sopranos
Al Swearengen - Deadwood
Ron Swanson - Parks & Recreation
Michael Scott - The Office

MR Round 08-05-12 03:00 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
1-The Doctor(Doctor Who)
2-Angus Macgyver(Macgyver)
3-Malcolm Reynolds(Firefly)
4-Jack Bauer(24)
5-Daenerys Targaryen(Game Of Thrones)
6-Buffy Summers(Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
7-Barney Stinson(How I Met Your Mother)
8-GIR(Invader Zim)
9-Adrian Monk(Monk)
10-Stewie Griffin(Family Guy)

rw2516 08-05-12 04:20 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Ed Norton - The Honeymooners
Buddy Sorrell - Dick Van Dyke Show
Hank Agent your County Kimble - Green Acres
Bodine, Jethro Bodine Secret Agent Double Naught Seven - Beverly Hillbillies
Al Bundy - Married With Children
Hymie the Robot - Get Smart
Carl Kolchak - Night Stalker
Col. Jack O'Neill - Stargate SG-1
Race Bannon - Johnny Quest
Johnny Fever - WKRP

kd5 08-05-12 05:00 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
G'Kar ~ Babylon 5
Walter Bishop ~ Fringe
Leroy Jethro Gibbs ~ NCIS
Jack O'Neill ~ Stargate SG-1
Sam/Dean Winchester ~ Supernatural
Fox Mulder ~ The X-Files
Malcolm Reynolds ~ Firefly
Derrick Rayne ~ Poltergeist: The Legacy
John Crichton ~ Farscape (most of the time)


There are others but those are the 10. -kd5-

JMLEWIS1 08-05-12 07:42 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Stringer Bell - The Wire
Walter White - Breaking Bad
Carrie Bradshaw - SATC
Kevin Arnold - Wonder Years
Elaine Bennis - Seinfeld
Kevin Malone - The Office

Hailey G 08-05-12 08:49 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
Arnold Jackson - Diff'rent Strokes
Willis Jackson - Diff'rent Strokes
Mr. Drummond - Diff'rent Strokes
Mrs. Garrett - Diff'rent Strokes
Kimberly Drummond - Diff'rent Strokes
Dwayne Wayne - A Different World
Denise Huxtable - A Different World
Ron Johnson - A Different World
Whitley Gilbert - A Different World
Freddie Brooks - A Different World

onebyone 08-05-12 09:47 PM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 
In no special order...

1. Jack Bauer - 24
2. Fox Mulder - The X-Files
3. Samantha Jones - Sex and the City
4. Barney Fife - The Andy Griffith Show
5. Lucy Ricardo - I Love Lucy
6. Dean Winchester - Supernatural
7. Eric Northman - True Blood
8. Xena - Xena: Warrior Princess
9. John Crichton - Farscape
10. Blanche Devereaux - The Golden Girls

Charlie Goose 08-06-12 09:27 AM

Re: your top 10 favorite characters from DIFFERENT shows
 

Originally Posted by Charlie Goose (Post 11334639)
Wow, only 2 or 3 of these would be on a list I create today. Tastes change in nine years.

See me in another nine years for a revised list.

Andy Sipowicz - NYPD BLUE
Tony Soprano - THE SOPRANOS
Archie Bunker - ALL IN THE FAMILY
Charles Emerson Winchester III - M*A*S*H*
Charles Ingalls - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
Doug Heffernan - KING OF QUEENS
Walter White - BREAKING BAD
Arthur Fonzarelli - HAPPY DAYS
Jack Tripper - THREE'S COMPANY
Phil Dunphy - MODERN FAMILY


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