Dr Mark Greene - ER Coach Eric Taylor - FNL Manuel - Fawtly Towers Jed Barlet - West Wing Mike "Wags" Wagner - Billions
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
*BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
*QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
*Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
Columbo, Columbo (his character first name is never mentioned)
Lieutenant Theo Kojak, Kojak
Hawkeye Pierce, M*A*S*H
Emma Peel, The Avengers
And for those not familiar with Ms Peel:
Jim Rockford ...excellent choice Brian. That's my Dad's favourite actor, he loves the rockford files...
I've been a big fan since way back. I have all the DVDs and still enjoy them a lot. My mom was absolutely ga-ga over James Garner, lol! (So is my wife, come to think of it, haha!)
"Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth. And to hope."
Dr Mark Greene - ER Coach Eric Taylor - FNL Manuel - Fawtly Towers Jed Barlet - West Wing Mike "Wags" Wagner - Billions
great addition. love that character
He's hilarious - and the show is better with every scene he's in
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
*BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
*QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
*Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
Charlie - sunny michael scott - office Lucille Bluth - arrested henry winkler - arrested Phil Hartman - news radio
The whole world will be different soon... - EV
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
There are so many shows that I haven't seen now that there are so many outlets. Some interesting new ones and yes, this is a fun thread. I couldn't choose from Lost which character was best though I was Team Jack.
Two I thought of and had difficulty with which was the best character vs my favorite character -
Crowley - Supernatural (I want to pick them all but Crowley is the most outrageous, I mean - he was a human blood junkie - awesomeness)
There are so many shows that I haven't seen now that there are so many outlets. Some interesting new ones and yes, this is a fun thread. I couldn't choose from Lost which character was best though I was Team Jack.
Two I thought of and had difficulty with which was the best character vs my favorite character -
Crowley - Supernatural (I want to pick them all but Crowley is the most outrageous, I mean - he was a human blood junkie - awesomeness)
Yes, exactly how I felt for Brenda. Always tough to watch someone, even a TV character, struggle the way that she did.
I need to go back an rewatch it, skipping the entirety of season 3 (which was just too overbearing for me), but did she ever pull herself out of the muck? I can't remember. Hers was probably the character with which I had the most empathy.
Yes, exactly how I felt for Brenda. Always tough to watch someone, even a TV character, struggle the way that she did.
I need to go back an rewatch it, skipping the entirety of season 3 (which was just too overbearing for me), but did she ever pull herself out of the muck? I can't remember. Hers was probably the character with which I had the most empathy.
I was always pulling for her. As far as her getting it together - as long as she and her brother were so enmeshed, there could never be any real relief -- they had been screwed up from early on. In the final episode, where everyone dies which was a fitting way to end the show, she and her brother are white haired and maniacally debating and it looks like they had both just fallen into the abyss.
There are so many shows that I haven't seen now that there are so many outlets. Some interesting new ones and yes, this is a fun thread. I couldn't choose from Lost which character was best though I was Team Jack.
Two I thought of and had difficulty with which was the best character vs my favorite character -
Crowley - Supernatural (I want to pick them all but Crowley is the most outrageous, I mean - he was a human blood junkie - awesomeness)
Brenda (Rachel Griffiths) - six feet under
Lost was full of excellent characters, it's hard to point to just one. I think that's what made the show great for such a long time before the story just went completely off the rails - you got to invest in the characters and know them like friends. It was a diverse group of people all with different pasts and skeletons in their closet. They had a realism about them and almost everyone who watched could either relate to one of the characters themselves or knew someone they could relate to one of them.
There are so many shows that I haven't seen now that there are so many outlets. Some interesting new ones and yes, this is a fun thread. I couldn't choose from Lost which character was best though I was Team Jack.
Two I thought of and had difficulty with which was the best character vs my favorite character -
Crowley - Supernatural (I want to pick them all but Crowley is the most outrageous, I mean - he was a human blood junkie - awesomeness)
Brenda (Rachel Griffiths) - six feet under
Lost was full of excellent characters, it's hard to point to just one. I think that's what made the show great for such a long time before the story just went completely off the rails - you got to invest in the characters and know them like friends. It was a diverse group of people all with different pasts and skeletons in their closet. They had a realism about them and almost everyone who watched could either relate to one of the characters themselves or knew someone they could relate to one of them.
Lost had so much going on that I could watch it from the beginning and see a bunch of new things. The writers didn't want the show to continue as long as it did but the network pushed them - they felt that they had shown everyone's background and their reason for being in this group of people in this circumstance - they said they knew they were 'off the rails' when Sawyer and Kate were in cages for most of a season. This was one show that I loved which had an ending that sucked, IMHO. Most emotionally intense moment - when Charlie was locked out of the sub and pushed the note about the evil intentions of the search boats against the window as he died.
Lost had so much going on that I could watch it from the beginning and see a bunch of new things. The writers didn't want the show to continue as long as it did but the network pushed them - they felt that they had shown everyone's background and their reason for being in this group of people in this circumstance - they said they knew they were 'off the rails' when Sawyer and Kate were in cages for most of a season. This was one show that I loved which had an ending that sucked, IMHO. Most emotionally intense moment - when Charlie was locked out of the sub and pushed the note about the evil intentions of the search boats against the window as he died.
The first few seasons of Lost were amazing. The final season had it moments, but had a lot to deliver on that was just too much of a task. Titus Welliver as the man in black was great though. Early seasons' Ben and Charlie were great too.
Man, this makes me want to do a nostalgia run of Lost and Breaking Bad. I already watch the whole The Wire series about every 18 months so why not these great shows too
I've never watched The Wire. I think they're all on Prime so I should check it out. 60 episodes, I could crank that out in a few weeks weeks.
Do it! Excellent series, great acting and writing. Season 4 is the pinnacle. Many people think season 2 was not so great, but I love that season now more than most of the rest.
It's a hopeless situation...
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F Me In The Brain
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Second that. The Wire is a fucking addiction once you get into season 2...
Michael K Williams.
He is the baddest dude around, and not a simple character in the normal/boring 'tough guy' mold
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One of my favorite, this still is from the show "Car 54, Where are You?" Points for naming the actor, bonus points for telling us what other show he starred in:
"Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth. And to hope."
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Coach Eric Taylor - FNL
Manuel - Fawtly Towers
Jed Barlet - West Wing
Mike "Wags" Wagner - Billions
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
*BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
*QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
*Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
Lavern...not Shirly
Larry curly and moe
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
*BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
*QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
*Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
Archie Bunker
Fred Sanford
Sam, Carla, Woody, Norm!! Cliff Clavin
Al Bundy
Hank Moody
Marty Kaan
The Gallagher's (especially Frank Fiona & Carl)
michael scott - office
Lucille Bluth - arrested
henry winkler - arrested
Phil Hartman - news radio
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
I couldn't choose from Lost which character was best though I was Team Jack.
Two I thought of and had difficulty with which was the best character vs my favorite character -
Crowley - Supernatural (I want to pick them all but Crowley is the most outrageous, I mean - he was a human blood junkie - awesomeness)
Brenda (Rachel Griffiths) - six feet under
2. Archie Bunker
3. Homer Simpson
3. Lucille Ball
4. Fred Sanford
And no, I'm not THAT old.
I need to go back an rewatch it, skipping the entirety of season 3 (which was just too overbearing for me), but did she ever pull herself out of the muck? I can't remember. Hers was probably the character with which I had the most empathy.
One of these days....
Lucille Ball & Jim Ignatowski do too.
3 great characters.
Man, this makes me want to do a nostalgia run of Lost and Breaking Bad. I already watch the whole The Wire series about every 18 months so why not these great shows too
Sipowicz from NYPD Blue deserves a nod...the "lovable asshole".
(PS to darwinstheory, thank you!)
Al Swearengen (Deadwood)
DCI John Luther (Luther)
Maeve (Westworld)
Jack Bauer (24)
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)