The Ultimate TV Show Character

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.

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.

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:

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)

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.

Rab C.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Jz...elated&search=:2thumbsup:

Homer from the Simpsons. Doh!

Kareem Said from OZ definitely.

From the latest ones, John Locke from LOST is one of my favorites. He was acting in Alias too. :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Masamune

@Bijo: Have you ever read the original Dune books, particularly God Emperor of Dune? I ask because of the statement in your signature.

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No, but I did hear of the Dune books and of an old game called like it.

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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.

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Sledge Hammer !

Oh, and Van Binsbergen.

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.

Murdoc in Macgyver

Sgt. Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus in The A-Team

Beauregard "Bo" Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard (because of his driving skills)

All the main characters in Golden Girls

MacGyver

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)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in the first three seasons, the rest is just ugh)

Archie Bunker.

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Originally Posted by Beirut

Archie Bunker.

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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 from Family Guy (among the best cartoons nowadays).

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Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost

Surely he can't count, as he was just an imitation of the British original, Alf Garnett.

~;p

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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:

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Originally Posted by Bijo

Peter Griffin from Family Guy (among the best cartoons nowadays).

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Well, I'd put Stewie and the Dog up for the title. Peter is good though :2thumbsup:

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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.

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Indeed. But "All in the Family" was a direct remake of the British sitcom "Till Death Do Us 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.

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Originally Posted by Dutch_guy

Well, I'd put Stewie and the Dog up for the title. Peter is good though :2thumbsup:

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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.

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Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost

I submit that the Ultimate TV Show Character ought to have originality, not just be an adaptation.

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Hmmmm, your oatmeal cookies of wisdom do perhaps hold some chocolaty chunks within.

I will ponder on this.

Scooby Doo. Obviously

If I have to pick one, definitely Homer Simpson.

MacGyver...no question

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

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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.

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IMHO he's too much of a Homer clone.

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Originally Posted by doc_bean

IMHO he's too much of a Homer clone.

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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.

George Costanza, or maybe Kramer.

Father Jack Hackett. End of.

http://www.sitcom.co.uk/father_ted/g.../char_jack.jpg

~:)

Timmy, timmy, timmy!

http://images.southparkstudios.com/m.../404_timmy.gif

And you all know it!

Fry from Futurama?

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Originally Posted by shlin28

Fry from Futurama?

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The Man with No Name, Zapp Brannigan, is better.

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.

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Originally Posted by God's Grace

Kramer, Bill Cosby, and Jazz or Will Smith.

The way Peter Griffin talks is hilarious.

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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:

What? You dont like Cosby :laugh4: ?

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Originally Posted by Bijo

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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by doc_bean

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.

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Maybe you should try out American Dad. It's a bit similar in humour and stuff, but far from a Simpsons copy.

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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

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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!

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Originally Posted by Moros

Maybe you should try out American Dad. It's a bit similar in humour and stuff, but far from a Simpsons copy.

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Only saw one episode of that, it was damn funny though :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by doc_bean

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.

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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

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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!

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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.

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Originally Posted by Bijo

The Simpsons are obsolete = true
Family Guy >> The Simpsons

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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 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.

Since we are doing comedy here, I add Mr. Bean to the list.

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Originally Posted by Kralizec

If I have to pick one, definitely Homer Simpson.

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GO HOMER!!:2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Bijo

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.

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I know a lot of quotes from my head, and stuff, but I don't seem to recall that one... ~:s