I love characters that evolve realistically, over time, from people who are less-than-admirable – cowardly, timid, pompous-but-secretly insecure, etc. – into someone strong, resilient, and willing to kick ass and take names. Examples: Wesley Wyndam-Pryce from Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series; Dr. Gaius Baltar from Battlestar Galactica (the 2003 reboot, not the original); and to a lesser extent, Dr. Rodney McKay from Stargate: Atlantis... by "lesser extent," I mean that he wasn't quite as immediately unlikable as the other two. They became three of my favorite TV characters.
Who Was the Best Television Character of All Time?
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Arthur Carlson, Les Nessman, dr Johnny Fever, WKRP in Cincinnati. Inadvertent idiots
ER: Dr Luca Kovac (I think?). Deep. Dark. Disturbed. Sinner or saviour? You
CSI Las Vegas. Ray Langston. Deep. Dark. Disturbing. Serial killer?
Mr Dressup. A Canadian 60’s children show. A grown man who talked to kids. And played with puppets. I could never decide if I wanted him to be my dad or be in jail.
The Friendly Giant: a giant whose friends were a giraffe and a rooster (really, wtf - Rusty was a rooster in a cotton bag)
Anyway, the giant had a few chairs. And a rocking chair for someone who likes to rock. One rocker. Four siblings. We fought over that damn rocker every day.
ER: Dr Luca Kovac (I think?). Deep. Dark. Disturbed. Sinner or saviour? You
CSI Las Vegas. Ray Langston. Deep. Dark. Disturbing. Serial killer?
Mr Dressup. A Canadian 60’s children show. A grown man who talked to kids. And played with puppets. I could never decide if I wanted him to be my dad or be in jail.
The Friendly Giant: a giant whose friends were a giraffe and a rooster (really, wtf - Rusty was a rooster in a cotton bag)
Anyway, the giant had a few chairs. And a rocking chair for someone who likes to rock. One rocker. Four siblings. We fought over that damn rocker every day.
