Best TV Characters Evarrr

[El Torpedo]

I got bored and instead of doing school work went on Wikipedia jumping from my favorite shows and then got in an argument with my sister over what's better, the Wire or the Shield, and for some reason decided this thread was necessary.

My votes:
Vic Mackey
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/images/2007/04/11/shield300.jpg

Ryan O'Reilly
http://www.screencaptures.net/w/winters04.jpg

Charlie Kelly
http://www.sfcentar.com/cms/data/upimages/sunnyphiladelphia.jpg

Tommy Gavin
http://www.geocities.com/tvfirefighting/rescueme_leary.jpg

[ShitBreak]

So TV has been around for over 50 years...yet the "best characters ever" are ones from shows all on the same CABLE station, and those shows all have been on in the last 5 years.

Yeahhhhhhhh..............no.

[Archetype]

http://www.kultx.cz/wp-content/uploads/the_lone_gunmen_goodbye.jpg

[Jericho]

So TV has been around for over 50 years...yet the "best characters ever" are ones from shows all on the same CABLE station, and those shows all have been on in the last 5 years.

Yeahhhhhhhh..............no.
Ryan O'Reilly is from Oz on HBO which premiered 12 years ago

[BIG PIZZLE]

Dan Fielding.

[mongo]

http://i43.tinypic.com/2kmw4o.jpg

[the creeps]

al bundy
fred sanford
anything sara rue has ever played

this is so hard to say. are you talking comedy or drama or other ?

[Archetype]

al bundy
fred sanford
anything sara rue has ever played

this is so hard to say. are you talking comedy or drama or other ?
Pretty sure it's all of the above, illustrated by the first post.

[Draven X 23]

In no particular order(I am also missing a lot from pre-80s):

Al Bundy

Captain Malcolm Reynolds

Dean Winchester

Eric Cartman

Micheal Scott

Beavis

Prof Maximillian Arturo

Spike aka William the Bloody

Captain James T. Kirk

Leopold 'Butters' Stotch

George Costanza

Stewie Griffin

Faith

Jackson 'Jax' Teller

Kelly Bundy

Fox Mulder

Dr. Gregory House

Peter Griffin

Hurley Reyes

Captain Jean-Luc Piccard

Homer Simpson

Norm Peterson

Dr. James Wilson

Eric Forman

Stan Smith

Batman (TAS)

James 'Sawyer' Ford

[Jericho]

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/071112/mjfoxx_l.jpg

[ShitBreak]

best character ever?

Boom.

http://z.about.com/d/prowrestling/1/0/K/8/-/-/jericho1.jpg

[Archetype]

That's not a character, because wrestling's not fake. Jerk.

[ShitBreak]

lulz.

[hatepoppy]

i'm a character!

[ADD]

Archie Bunker

[/thread]

[Draven X 23]

Bunker is over-rated.

[Datači]

Lord Flasheart

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Hollywood66/rik_flashheart_150.jpg

He was hilarious every time.

[hatepoppy]

leo from charmed!

[ShitBreak]

No. Fuck that...if we are going shows within the last decade, there can only be:

Barney Stinson.

http://www.bigdoor.co.za/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/barneyste.jpg

[ADD]

Cyber five! What up

[xfancy]

http://img.skitch.com/20090119-tiwxhc348q44xcurr8madfs7gm.jpg
Alan Partridge, Aha!

[Jericho]

No. Fuck that...if we are going shows within the last decade, there can only be:

Barney Stinson.

http://www.bigdoor.co.za/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/barneyste.jpg
The only thing you and Andy will ever agree on

[ShitBreak]

Also:

The Tod.

http://www.bwog.net/uploads/Picture%206_21.png

[ADD]

The only thing you and Andy will ever agree on

No, Mike and I both agree Mike sucks

[ShitBreak]

I don't appreciate your ruse, sir.

[moe_blunts]

Johnny Drama

http://www.hbo.com/entourage/img/episodeguide/season02/ep17_drama_costume.jpg

Ziggy

http://www.helloinfo.hu/img/upload/200512/film_sorozatdvd_thewires2_ziggy.jpg

Bunk

http://www.blackfives.com/blog_pics/bunk.jpg


Michael C Hall in whatever character he is

http://www.watchingshowtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/michael-c-hall-sag.jpg

[Jericho]

Stringer fucking Bell

http://www.rumormillnews.com/Images/Stringer-Bell.JPG

[moe_blunts]

shit, we could just post all the characters from the wire

[ShitBreak]

There's no picture or mention of Carlton Banks yet. Someone's doing this wrong...

[ADD]

They said greatest characters, not greatest punch lines

[ShitBreak]

Carlton was fucking aweosme. You bite your tongue, son.

[Archetype]

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u50/jjmckool/belding02.jpg

[Jericho]

Andy Botwin

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-08/41531411.jpg

[ADD]

Carlton was fucking aweosme. You bite your tongue, son.

Jeffrey > Carlton

[ShitBreak]

No fucking way.

[Archetype]

Jeffrey > Carlton

Nicky > Jazz > Jeffrey > Carlton

[Jericho]

You guys are on crack. Carlton was the shit

[ADD]

The first time he danced. Awesome. After that. BORING

[007]

http://www.mattmeade.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/macgyver.jpg

[Jericho]

The first time he danced. Awesome. After that. BORING
You must be forgetting the time he danced after popping pills

[Will-Kill]

http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/article/717/717282/star-trek-q-fan-collective-20060707054444695-000.jpg

*Finger Snap!

[Ethix]

Jack Bauer

Ari Gold

The Stig

[Datači]

Omg i know

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j38/medvetalp/peter_falk_as_columbo.jpg

[Jericho]

The Tool Man

http://husbandsanddads.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tim-toolman-taylor.jpg

[bpb]

Sgt. Schultz

http://i41.tinypic.com/15d3142.jpg


Det. Elliot Stabler

http://i40.tinypic.com/30ll1l3.jpg


Dr. Bob Kelso

http://i43.tinypic.com/t988d0.jpg

Dr. Hawkeye Pierce and BJ Honeycutt

http://i40.tinypic.com/2i7b75w.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/2zs31vt.jpg

Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ak9usk.jpg

[Datači]

THOMAS MAGNUM

[007]

http://assets.hulu.com/shows/key_art_the_a_team.jpg

[bpb]

Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo

http://i39.tinypic.com/c6wsk.jpg

[mongo]

http://i42.tinypic.com/10x8q3o.jpg

[wonderllama]

http://www.meatheadshockey.ca/documents/cone_of_silence2.jpg

[}{arlequin]

"wanna hold my pocket?"

http://i44.tinypic.com/15nndz5.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/30c2fjq.jpg

theodore 't-bag' bagwell

[dick_darlington]

ricky from the trailer park boys

http://sprytownballa0.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/ricky.jpg.w300h201.jpg

[}{arlequin]

nina myers

http://i42.tinypic.com/2cxdh5h.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/2quu7ux.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/293y1x3.jpg

[Daydreamer]

JJ Evans from Good Times

Kid Dyn-O-Mite!

[janois]

Andy Sipowitz.
That character evolved from the pilot to the finale moreso than most.

[Archetype]

It's really hard to think of many female characters that are all that good. Wonder why that is.

Lila

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u50/jjmckool/SNN14TVGX2-682_530462a.jpg

Penny Parker

http://www.teri-hatcher.com/MacGyver/EveryTimeSheSmiles/everytime21.jpg



Lorraine Weller

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u50/jjmckool/saffron-burrows.jpg


Catherine Parker

http://www.blogography.com/photos6/BettyLegal.jpg


Rose (Golden Girls)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/filipinofist/mob140_1165676871.jpg

Sophia

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u50/jjmckool/golden_girls17.jpg


Jaye Tyler (Wonderfalls)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/sublimations/CarolineDhavernas.jpg


Lady Heather

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u50/jjmckool/lady-heather.jpg

Kat

FApZlnX_G1U

[nuclearjew]

Lila was the worst character in the whole Dexter series. Even worse than Freebo.

[}{arlequin]

macgyver episodes w/ teri hatcher were extra special

[Archetype]

Lila was the worst character in the whole Dexter series. Even worse than Freebo.
I think most people would disagree.

macgyver episodes w/ teri hatcher were extra special

Her and Jack Dalton.

[ShitBreak]

I think most people would disagree.



Her and Jack Dalton.

Fuck no. Lila was horrible. Her tits made up for SOME, but not all.

[nuclearjew]

I think most people would disagree.
Well most people are idiots. She sucked, just like you suck.

Me in 20 years
http://i40.tinypic.com/34dljlf.jpg

Sir David of Brent
8kry53iHR7w

Booyakasha!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/sexyboimike/ali-g.jpg

Hey now!
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/images/shandling2.jpg

She wants to get your pinky all stinky
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/070305/friends/jerri_l.jpg

Hello, Newman.
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/bob_blog/newman.jpg

THIRTEEN!
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/04/23/rome_narrowweb__300x461,0.jpg

Terrrrrrry
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j36/raches1030/reno911terry.jpg

And he was barely a character, but Tyres was gold:
http://www.friedgold.co.uk/spaced/Icons/tyres2.jpg

[Archetype]

Fuck no. Lila was horrible. Her tits made up for SOME, but not all.
Fuck you, I liked her. She was nuts, got in just about everyone's way, forced herself into every part of Dexter's life, and was generally far more entertaining than Rita's ever been, or any other female character on the show. Hell, Miguel's starting to seem like her, just without the tits.

Well most people are idiots. She sucked, just like you suck.


Good one.

[nuclearjew]

Fuck you, I liked her. She was nuts, got in just about everyone's way, forced herself into every part of Dexter's life, and was generally far more entertaining than Rita's ever been, or any other female character on the show. Hell, Miguel's starting to seem like her, just without the tits.
She was a stupid cliche. Everyone liked her because she showed her tits and she had an accent. That's it. Wow, she was one of the best characters of all time!

[YellowFever]

How is it that Dwight Schrute hasn't been mentioned yet?

[janois]

Excellent call on Jeri Blank.
"I've got something to say!"

[janois]

How is it that Dwight Schrute hasn't been mentioned yet?
Dwight Schrute.

[IdiotBrain]

http://www.t-nation.com/img/photos/06-180-diet/image001.jpg

http://www.sorozatjunkie.hu/regiposztok/sorozatreszlet/Brock_Samson_ID_by_Team_Venture.jpg

http://seat42f.com/site/images/stories/tvshows/TheBigBangTheory/jim-parsons-sheldon-big-bang-theory-photo.jpg

[Jericho]

Sheldon Cooper. Good call

[Bill Paxton]

Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo

http://i39.tinypic.com/c6wsk.jpg

NCIS is one of the worst shows on tv, its hack writing and horrible acting and its a ripoff of the whole CSI fad. How you think this douche is one of the Best Tv characters ever is beyond me. Shame on you

[nuclearjew]

http://www.quizilla.com/user_images/L/lillvaligurl/1119155999_cturesBill.JPG

http://www.nndb.com/people/787/000029700/richard-moll-crop.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/Space_Ghost_Zorak.jpg

http://streetknowledge.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dave-chapelle-as-rick-james.jpg

[Will-Kill]

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/detharmyslodier91/DrRockso.jpg

[}{arlequin]

it looks like i'm gonna have to check out dexter

[Archetype]

NCIS is one of the worst shows on tv, its hack writing and horrible acting and its a ripoff of the whole CSI fad. How you think this douche is one of the Best Tv characters ever is beyond me. Shame on you

Eh, for the most part I agree, but one of the few good things about NCIS is that it actually has some decent characterization.

[Bill Paxton]

Eh, for the most part I agree, but one of the few good things about NCIS is that it actually has some decent characterization.

Oh my god, it absolutely does not. Its not debateable.

[The GWD]

This is for Cody.
http://www.chrisrue.com/funcave/graphics/goindownforthiscody_thumb.jpg

I need more from this relationship than I'm willing to put in.
http://www.pauldinello.net/images/SWCscreencaps/26blankrelay/blankrelay18.jpg

[Archetype]

Oh my god, it absolutely does not. Its not debateable.Yeah it does, not best, or even "good," but compared to CSI? Yeah. Well, except for the odd really good one on CSI.

[The GWD]

Do you think I'm selfish?
http://tvmedia.ign.com/tv/image/article/817/817288/the-opposition-20070831044610025.jpg

Attention students, harken to my voice.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/Angeldust7366/102_blackman.jpg

[Soup Nazi]

Lionel Hutz

http://spd.fotologs.net/photo/13/41/43/revidiego_9/1209757660_f.jpg

Soup Nazi

http://www.localseoguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/sein_soup_nazi.jpg

Silvio Dante

http://www.tlntv.com/sopranos/cast/castimgs/SILVIODANTE.jpg

John Locke

http://oldcoyote.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/lost-locke.jpg

Harvey Birdman

http://blog.wired.com/games/images/2007/04/13/harvey_copy.jpg

[mongo]

How is it that Dwight Schrute hasn't been mentioned yet?

because he fucking sucks and gareth keenan was a fucking god. i wish dwight would fucking die.

[Bastard]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/2227786812_a23dd29f29.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/bender2.jpg


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/handbanana65.jpg



http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/Happy20Time20Harry1.jpg

[nuclearjew]

http://shatnerian.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/don.jpg

[Titus_Pullo]

http://i40.tinypic.com/2cdcu8w.jpg

[nuclearjew]

Lew Ashby was great in his short stint on Californication:
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/events/SGG-082656.jpg

[Bastard]

The Great Louie De Palma

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/440055624_86058b220c.jpg

Jim Ignatowski

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/taxitvposter010.jpg


Latka
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/latka.jpg

[Titus_Pullo]

http://i41.tinypic.com/9ftua9.jpg

[Titus_Pullo]

http://i43.tinypic.com/2eqdq8p.jpg

[Hobnail_Boot]

In no particular order (except #1):

1. Jack Bauer

Buffy Summers
Stephen Colbert
Sydney Bristow
Ari Gold
Bruh Man from the 5th Flo
Nancy Botwin
Michael Scott
Dwight Schrute

[Jericho]

Tobias motherfuckin Funke

http://paxarcana.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/tobias_funke.jpg

[moe_blunts]

http://www.quizilla.com/user_images/L/lillvaligurl/1119155999_cturesBill.JPG


http://i43.tinypic.com/2eqdq8p.jpg

X95946083454894848484

[Bastard]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/BriscoCounty.jpg

[vasili denisov]

http://i43.tinypic.com/io0n7t.jpg

[ripitkyle77]

LIZ LEMON
HOUSE
LEX LUTHOR (SMALLVILE)

[Stax]

Jack Bauer, House, and Josiah Bartlett all need to be on the modern character list.

[Stax]

http://i43.tinypic.com/io0n7t.jpg

I <3 Lenny Briscoe

[Bastard]

Bill McNeal from NewsRadio

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/225499204_2a3f44f50d.jpg


Troy McCLure

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/Arrogant__Bastard/TroyMcClure2.gif

[Jericho]

Bill Henrickson. This guy's got it pimpin pimpin

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/05/16/Paxton_080509113438330_wideweb__300x375,1.jpg

[Jericho]

Coach Eric Taylor

http://www.fridaynightlightsinsider.com/images/gallery/kyle-chandler-as-eric-taylor.jpg

[Draven X 23]

Deputy Trudy Wiegel

http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/reno_911/officers/wiegel/index.jhtml

[wacker]

Veronica Mars

[Ace Rockola]

http://www.etonline.com/media/photo/2007/10/32073/400_30rock_jseinfeld_abaldwin_071002_chaston.jpg

[El Torpedo]

4FU2l-XU5cg

[cowboy dan]

Aq9Dgf42uPE

[Tromboner]

Gary Coleman biatch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFCaUclj158

[syd2o2]

Only putting forth those not mentioned yet:

Angel (buffyverse)
Wesley Wyndham-Pryce
Dr. Perry Cox
Michael Westen
James T. Kirk
Seven of Nine
Tony Almeida
Brian the Dog
Grissom

[Archetype]

Grissom turned into a faggot.

[moe_blunts]

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g85/modi10/The_Wire_Partlow.jpg

http://theamericangreen.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/snoop.jpg

gE-uY7P3pe4

[Justabot]

http://www.vincekeenan.com/uploaded_images/harrington-725918.jpg

[El Torpedo]

tBZ1s-iiQXY

[Jericho]

I never knew how Adebisi kept that little hat on

[Swurgen]

It's easy. The man from whom I derived my username.

http://m.blog.hu/te/tevemaci/image/0604/Swearengen.jpg

EDIT: Changed my scene. This isn't a highlight. One great scene featuring Al getting some dome from one of the ladies.

vqMWBpwXX80

[moe_blunts]

http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/img/castandcrew/actors/keoneyoung.jpg

"Cocksucka!"

[janois]

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/janois08/Kareem_Said.jpg
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/janois08/jackbauer.jpg
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp322/janois08/omar.jpg

And I'll second Al Swearengen

[Ace Rockola]

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n88/forgvnsinner/FONZI.jpg

5 pages, and no Fonzi?

[cAsE sEnSiTiVe]

http://expatbrian.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/rifle.jpg

[Quantum Leap]

Mr. Richard Richard

W_nj8zE9Xq4

[Okie Medicvet]

lot of fucking good ones here..won't say my top ten or best total, but the very first that came to my mind was Benjamin Franklin AKA Hawkeye Pierce.

I think that and way too many John Wayne movies were the reason I joined the army in the first place, lol

[Angry Ass Messican Dude]

NCIS is one of the worst shows on tv, its hack writing and horrible acting and its a ripoff of the whole CSI fad. How you think this douche is one of the Best Tv characters ever is beyond me. Shame on you


A few months ago I would have agreed with you. I saw the first several episodes in season one and was amazed by how horrible it was. Then a few months ago I was visiting my dad and he was watching a marathon of season 5 and I couldn't believe it was the same show, so I looked around and started watching season 3 and it sucked balls, then I watched season 4 through 6 and they had to have fired their writers and got new ones because it's really well written and thought out. the characters have good depth and the dialog is great. Between season 3 and 4 it's like a light switch turned on and it became awesome, and now the Dinnozo character really is one of the best on TV.