FAVORITE 25 TV CHARACTERS EVER
Two well-known writer/directors (Joss Whedon and James Gunn) posted their selections for Favorite 25 TV Characters Ever on their blogs. As a huge fan of lists, I wanted to play along.
So here are my choices, in alphabetical order of course. Admittedly, most of my favorites are from recent shows and I am totally showing my age, but I reserve the right to make additions should they come to me at a later date!
Here are their rules:
No puppet or cartoon characters
No miniseries
No reality show folks
All characters must be ‘regulars’
1. Elaine Benes – SEINFELD
2. Sydney Bristow – ALIAS
3. Phoebe Buffay – FRIENDS
4. Carol Burnett – THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW (the rules don’t say anything about variety shows)
5. Calamity Jane – DEADWOOD
6. Angela Chase – MY SO-CALLED LIFE
7. Laverne DeFazio – LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
8. Claire Fisher – SIX FEET UNDER
9. Ruth Fisher – SIX FEET UNDER
10. Marshall Flinkman – ALIAS
11. Tobias Fünke – ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
12. Henry Gale – LOST (he will be a regular in Season 3, starting in Oct.)
13. Tommy Gavin – RESCUE ME
14. Ari Gold – ENTOURAGE
15. Jim Halpert – THE OFFICE
16. Miranda Hobbes – SEX & THE CITY
17. Sayid Jarrah – LOST
18. Frank Pembleton – HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET
19. Jo Polniazek – FACTS OF LIFE
20. Dr. Elliot Reid – SCRUBS
21. Dwight Schrute – THE OFFICE
22. Dana Scully – THE X FILES
23. Andy Sipowicz – NYPD BLUE
24. Carmela Soprano – THE SOPRANOS
25. Al Swearengen – DEADWOOD
Runners up; ensemble casts that provided too many characters for me to choose from: ER (the early years), GREY’S ANATOMY, NIP/TUCK, OZ, THE WEST WING, and WILL & GRACE.
Thoughts? Additions? Omissions?