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Who is it? Choice to be based on taste and opinion, or serious critique, or a mix of both sides, etc.
I choose Mr. Spock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spock) the most "logical and unemotional" character -- to my knowledge -- created, without neglecting his fantastic physical prowess. The beauty of this lies in the fact he is a half-breed where one half is Vulcan (superlogical without emotion) while the other half is human (emotional and intuitive). This creates an awesome conflict in his character.
Geoffrey S
06-23-2007, 22:21
Brother Justin in Carnivale. Most enigmatic, creepy and outright original character I've ever seen in a series. I haven't yet finished season one (second from last episode now), but he's brilliant.
Big King Sanctaphrax
06-23-2007, 23:46
My favourite TV character in terms of likeability would have to be Fraser from Due South. I loved that show.
Walker, Texas Ranger :surrender:
Well, I think I don't really have one, or I just cannot think of him/her right now.:shrug:
Togakure
06-24-2007, 00:25
Mine also has ever been, and ever will be--Spock.
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@Bijo: Have you ever read the original Dune books, particularly God Emperor of Dune? I ask because of the statement in your signature.
John McClane, "Yippee-ki-yay, ***********."
Can't wait for "Live Free or Die Hard."
O wait that's a movie...hrmm
Brock Sampson from the Venture Brothers on Adult Swim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_9j5x-AWIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDCNX_5THGA
"They Hit Me With a Truck." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA949olMGa4&NR=1
(Swearing. Use only the stars, please - Beirut)
ShadesPanther
06-24-2007, 00:53
Jack Bauer from 24. Probably not the best but certainly an interesting character. He's a flawed hero who will go to any lengths to protect his country, He has also lost everyone he cares about doing it.
Tribesman
06-24-2007, 01:41
Rab C.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Jz7M7TJn4&mode=related&search=:2thumbsup:
TevashSzat
06-24-2007, 03:19
Homer from the Simpsons. Doh!
LeftEyeNine
06-24-2007, 03:20
Kareem Said (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Said.JPG)from OZ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_%28TV_series%29) definitely.
From the latest ones, John Locke (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Lockelost.PNG) from LOST is one of my favorites. He was acting in Alias (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alias_%28TV_series%29) too. :2thumbsup:
@Bijo: Have you ever read the original Dune books, particularly God Emperor of Dune? I ask because of the statement in your signature.
No, but I did hear of the Dune books and of an old game called like it.
Togakure
06-24-2007, 08:58
The fourth book, God Emperor of Dune, puts forward a very interesting view about humanity and lasting peace. Kinda need to read the first three to get context, but it's very deep. If you enjoy reading science fiction, you'd probably like it given what you have in your sig. Frank Herbert was one of the very best. And there isn't much drama in it, lol.
The Dune TV mini-series and its characters were definitely not ultimate, and didn't cover the fourth book.
Sledge Hammer ! (http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=dF6HIiWCh7k)
Geoffrey S
06-24-2007, 12:28
Oh, and Van Binsbergen.
Omanes Alexandrapolites
06-24-2007, 17:43
Richard Hillman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hillman) from Coronation Street. He may have been an evil, murderous psychopath, but he most certainly added dramatical suspense and much more interest to the show after months of quite simple and quiet story-lines.
Shaka_Khan
06-29-2007, 03:06
Murdoc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macgyver) in Macgyver
Sgt. Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A-Team) in The A-Team
Beauregard "Bo" Duke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukes_of_Hazzard) in The Dukes of Hazzard (because of his driving skills)
All the main characters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Girls) in Golden Girls
Cataphract_Of_The_City
06-29-2007, 06:31
MacGyver
Banquo's Ghost
06-29-2007, 08:42
I guess this is early days for the thread, so you are all forgiven for forgetting:
Hawkeye Pierce from M*A*S*H. :bow:
The funniest, wittiest, cleverest, most compassionate and downright human character seen on TV.
Aye, BG is right, Hawkeye Pierce certainly should get a place
Together with all characters from Dad's Army (can't make a choice)
doc_bean
06-29-2007, 08:54
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in the first three seasons, the rest is just ugh)
Banquo's Ghost
06-29-2007, 11:58
Archie Bunker.
Surely he can't count, as he was just an imitation of the British original, Alf Garnett.
~;p
Toons:
Spaceghost
Cartman
The Simpsons:
Jasper [grandpa´s bearded friend], Barnie Gamble, Fat Tony, Hans Maulwurf, Ralf Wigum
Human:
Magnum
Sir Higgins
J.R. Ewing
Peter Griffin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Griffin) from Family Guy (among the best cartoons nowadays).
Surely he can't count, as he was just an imitation of the British original, Alf Garnett.
~;p
Oh ~;p yourself.
Though Archie Bunker may have similar traits to your Alf Garnett, whoever she is, all great people are patterned after the other great people who preceded them. Such is the nature of mankind. But of course you knew this already.
Or haven't we been reading our Machiavelli lately? :inquisitive:
Dutch_guy
06-29-2007, 12:53
Peter Griffin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Griffin) from Family Guy (among the best cartoons nowadays).
Well, I'd put Stewie and the Dog up for the title. Peter is good though :2thumbsup:
:balloon2:
Banquo's Ghost
06-29-2007, 13:20
Though Archie Bunker may have similar traits to your Alf Garnett, whoever she is, all great people are patterned after the other great people who preceded them. Such is the nature of mankind. But of course you knew this already.
Indeed. But "All in the Family" was a direct remake of the British sitcom "Till Death Do Us Part" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Til_Death_Us_Do_Part) and the Archie Bunker character merely an adapted Alf Garnett.
I submit that the Ultimate TV Show Character ought to have originality, not just be an adaptation.
Well, I'd put Stewie and the Dog up for the title. Peter is good though :2thumbsup:
:balloon2:
Hmm, yes. I thought of them and especially Stewie is a remarkable character, but I found Peter having a funnier personality due to his stupidity.
I submit that the Ultimate TV Show Character ought to have originality, not just be an adaptation.
Hmmmm, your oatmeal cookies of wisdom do perhaps hold some chocolaty chunks within.
I will ponder on this.
English assassin
06-29-2007, 15:33
Scooby Doo. Obviously
Kralizec
06-29-2007, 15:35
If I have to pick one, definitely Homer Simpson.
If you require assistance, the only man to call is McGyver. By mail send him a paperclip, an elastic, and a piece of gum, and humbly ask his help, and with the materials and his superb skills he would be able to elude heavily armoured guards to save you from a maximum security prison! :saint:
Oh, before I forget: Siegfried Farnon
doc_bean
06-29-2007, 23:47
Hmm, yes. I thought of them and especially Stewie is a remarkable character, but I found Peter having a funnier personality due to his stupidity.
IMHO he's too much of a Homer clone.
Kralizec
06-30-2007, 00:04
IMHO he's too much of a Homer clone.
There's a Simpsons Halloween episode where Homer clones himself repeatedly. Among the clones there were Homers looking like those from older episodes, Homers with minor differences (like glasses) and Peter from Family Guy :laugh4:
I don't really like Family Guy, though to be fair I've only seen it 2 or 3 times.
Zatoichi
06-30-2007, 01:48
George Costanza, or maybe Kramer.
ShadesPanther
06-30-2007, 02:15
Father Jack Hackett. End of.
http://www.sitcom.co.uk/father_ted/graphics/char_jack.jpg
~:)
Timmy, timmy, timmy!
http://images.southparkstudios.com/media/images/404/404_timmy.gif
And you all know it!
ShadesPanther
06-30-2007, 18:18
Fry from Futurama?
The Man with No Name, Zapp Brannigan, is better.
The Spartan (Returns)
06-30-2007, 20:22
Kramer, Bill Cosby, and Jazz or Will Smith.
The way Peter Griffin talks is hilarious.
Doc, Peter's indeed like a Homer clone, but I also think Peter >> Homer. Homer is not so funny and perfected. This is naturally taste but even then... I mean if I watch The Simpsons and Family Guy the former would easily bore me to death while the latter would keep me interested.
Kramer, Bill Cosby, and Jazz or Will Smith.
The way Peter Griffin talks is hilarious.
Cosby? Ugh. "I got fiiiiii child'en. 1-2-3-4-fiiiiiii child'en. An' then they say da me, 'Daddy, daddy, I would like to talk.... to youuuhoooo.' Now ya see? Lokkat the li'l baaaby. A guggidy, a guggidy booooooo, eheh eheh eheh heheheh."
That's how he talks, heh heh :saint:
The Spartan (Returns)
06-30-2007, 21:39
What? You dont like Cosby :laugh4: ?
doc_bean
07-01-2007, 08:40
Doc, Peter's indeed like a Homer clone, but I also think Peter >> Homer. Homer is not so funny and perfected. This is naturally taste but even then... I mean if I watch The Simpsons and Family Guy the former would easily bore me to death while the latter would keep me interested.
The Simpsons are definately showing their age, and Family Guy is more 'modern', but come on, the first time I saw it I was immediately struck by how Peter=Homer. It's not just a tribute, it's a copy. The other characters (with the exception of Stewie and the dog) also bear a more than slight resemblance to their Simpson counterparts (the dumb boy kid, the smart but nerdy girl, the responsible mother and actually, the 'evil' little one could also be said about Maggie on occasion).
I'm not saying it isn't good, but it isn't original.
The Simpsons are definately showing their age, and Family Guy is more 'modern', but come on, the first time I saw it I was immediately struck by how Peter=Homer. It's not just a tribute, it's a copy. The other characters (with the exception of Stewie and the dog) also bear a more than slight resemblance to their Simpson counterparts (the dumb boy kid, the smart but nerdy girl, the responsible mother and actually, the 'evil' little one could also be said about Maggie on occasion).
I'm not saying it isn't good, but it isn't original.
Maybe you should try out American Dad. It's a bit similar in humour and stuff, but far from a Simpsons copy.
Cosby? Ugh. "I got fiiiiii child'en. 1-2-3-4-fiiiiiii child'en. An' then they say da me, 'Daddy, daddy, I would like to talk.... to youuuhoooo.' Now ya see? Lokkat the li'l baaaby. A guggidy, a guggidy booooooo, eheh eheh eheh heheheh."
That's how he talks, heh heh
Ya know, kids these days with their hippin' and their hoppin' and their pippin' and their poppin', they don't know what tha Jaaaazzz is aaaall about!
doc_bean
07-01-2007, 14:01
Maybe you should try out American Dad. It's a bit similar in humour and stuff, but far from a Simpsons copy.
Only saw one episode of that, it was damn funny though :2thumbsup:
The Simpsons are definately showing their age, and Family Guy is more 'modern', but come on, the first time I saw it I was immediately struck by how Peter=Homer. It's not just a tribute, it's a copy. The other characters (with the exception of Stewie and the dog) also bear a more than slight resemblance to their Simpson counterparts (the dumb boy kid, the smart but nerdy girl, the responsible mother and actually, the 'evil' little one could also be said about Maggie on occasion).
I'm not saying it isn't good, but it isn't original.
Hmmm. There are indeed similarities, but these are very basic and superficial. Naturally a family would have certain members depicted in certain stereotypical ways. I, too, noticed in the beginning how it resembled The Simpsons. The proper procedure is to forget The Simpsons and watch Family Guy, heh heh :saint:
The Simpsons are obsolete = true
Family Guy >> The Simpsons
Ya know, kids these days with their hippin' and their hoppin' and their pippin' and their poppin', they don't know what tha Jaaaazzz is aaaall about!
What was that show again where Eddie Murphy imitates him about how Cosby called him to say he cursed too much? That one was good.
Kralizec
07-01-2007, 14:46
The Simpsons are obsolete = true
Family Guy >> The Simpsons
Hah!
Simspons episodes usually have a mulititude of subtle references in them, I can often laugh about episodes I've seen earlier because I notice jokes that I hadn't before. I watched it regularily with my dad when I was still living at home and sometimes he'd start laughing really hard while whereas I was to young to know or understand a specific jab.
Family Guy OTOH, from what I've seen of it at least is incredibly crude, wich contrary to what the producers think isn't necessarily funny.
And as a matter of pure opinion, I think the FG drawing style is ugly and uninspired.
The Spartan (Returns)
07-01-2007, 15:40
The Simpsons, I dunno why I watch, because I just don't laugh when I watch it. Family Guy, I laugh sometimes, and American Dad, frequently, but only on certain episodes.
The Spartan (Returns)
07-04-2007, 00:29
Since we are doing comedy here, I add Mr. Bean to the list.
ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88
07-04-2007, 03:27
If I have to pick one, definitely Homer Simpson.
GO HOMER!!:2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:
What was that show again where Eddie Murphy imitates him about how Cosby called him to say he cursed too much? That one was good.
I know a lot of quotes from my head, and stuff, but I don't seem to recall that one... ~:s
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