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Ugly Bastard · 12-18-2010, 01:26 PM

I'm pulling this off the top of my head so I'm probably leaving out some good ones, but favorite characters from TV shows:

Omar from The Wire

Omar Little is maybe the greatest character ever made for anything ever. If you have never sat down and watched The Wire from start to finish, every episode, you don't know what TV is. This is the best character on the best show ever made. All he does is rob drug dealers. He is so feared that the drug dealers give him their drugs/money when they see him coming, no questions asked. Little kids want to be Omar when they grow up. I want to be Omar when I grow up. Omar fuckin' Little.

Johnny "Drama" Chase from Entourage

Entourage is tremendous. It's Saved By the Bell for grown-ups. It's Sex in the City for men. And on a show with many tremendous characters, Johnny Drama is near the top. He is so raw. Kevin Dillon was born to play this role. When Drama hurts, you hurt. When Drama falls to his knees, puts his hands in the air, and screams, "VICTORY!!!", you too want to scream Victory. Drama is your emotional surrogate to this show.

Ari Gold from Entourage

If someone said that Jeremy Piven's characterization of Ari Gold is the greatest thing ever to happen to a television set, I wouldn't argue with them. Award shows need to be cancelled because of this character. It's not even worth competing with. Just cancel the show, give him all of the awards, and move on.

Don Draper from Mad Men

I was about 30 seconds into s01e01 of Mad Men when I said to myself, "holy shit, this guy is awesome!" Don Draper aka Dick Whitman aka the Boss. If you've never watched Mad Men, you don't know what you're missing. I want to start smoking cigarettes because Don motherfucking Draper smokes them.

Yea I'm definitely missing some really good ones, but this'll do for starters.

Saint DH · 12-18-2010, 06:53 PM

This is a good post and a good thread in general. Your selection though...I dunno.

You failed to mention that Omar is also a dick-riding faggot. I mean it's cool if you want to suck cock when you grow up, but I feel that Omar's preference for man seed in his mouth takes far more away from his badassness than his drug-dealer robbing adds to it.

Ugly Bastard · 12-18-2010, 08:02 PM

Standing by my "I want to be Omar when I grow up" comment. nigga!

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 12-18-2010, 08:40 PM

I can help you with the manseed in your mouth part.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 12-21-2010, 01:02 AM

Pliedes · 12-21-2010, 12:24 PM

Good choices, especially Omar. And I wholeheartedly agree that if you've never seen the Wire then you're missing out on some of the greatest television ever.

I like complex characters. Life is complex and humans are dynamic beings. Television tends to simplify, but once in a while there's one that you can actually relate to because he or she is, on some level, as complex as you are. Omar and Don are very much those characters. Johnny maybe, Ari not so much. But maybe that's just me.

Of course it works both ways, sometime there's depth in simplicity. I'd submit that Homer Simpson is more American than a bald fucking eagle.

StabMaster Arson · 12-21-2010, 11:22 PM

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 12-22-2010, 07:27 PM

Paulie

SinisterKid · 12-22-2010, 08:44 PM

Kenny Powers

Rodney Ruxin

Beebs · 12-22-2010, 09:22 PM

I connected to Chrissy more than any other Soprano's character, and actually felt sad at the end for him.

Ryan O'Reily from Oz; independent, straight, incredibly clever in getting his way.

YouTube - Oz - Ryan O'Reily pwns Patrick Keenan

YouTube - OZ -4x10- Ryan O'Reily Scenes

Pliedes · 12-23-2010, 11:34 AM

^speaking of Oz- the transformation of Tobias Beecher throughout the series is pretty damn good. Especially the stage play that turns real.

Ironic Mustache · 12-23-2010, 05:05 PM

Agreed. I was also partial to Adabisi too though just out of pure rawness.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 12-23-2010, 05:34 PM

It peaked in season 2 and then the quality of the show quickly dropped.

f3lix · 12-23-2010, 06:48 PM

Cartman from South Park and Dr. Cox from Scrubs.

Ugly Bastard · 12-24-2010, 12:23 AM

Jesus! How could I forget Cartman?

Another one:

Bubbles from The Wire

Probably ~6 of my top 15 favorite TV show characters of all time are from The Wire. Bubbles is near the top of the list. A hairon addict, Bubbles is one of the most enduring characters of the show. He is easy to root for from the moment you are introduced to him. He's a hairon addict, so yes, he has his problems, but Bubbles' moral character is rivaled by virtually no one else on the show. His street savvy gives him value to police for whom he is an informant in exchange for money and special consideration during beefs with the law. Bubbles shows how being a hairon addict is not grounds on which to write someone off from society.

Beebs · 12-24-2010, 01:27 AM

The crazy thing about Oz is how many of the actors went on to other TV shows; you see Oz alumni everywhere now

DDTempest · 12-24-2010, 06:28 AM

Al Swearengen from Deadwood.

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angry pancake · 12-25-2010, 01:16 PM

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f3lix · 12-26-2010, 10:37 AM

Randy Marsh from South Park is pretty epic, too.

Ironic Mustache · 12-26-2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by f3lix

Randy Marsh from South Park is pretty epic, too.

Super underrated. Just because he's not one of the main characters doesn't mean he's not awesome. If he wasn't in another episode aside from the World of Warcraft one, he'd still deserve a place here.

Saint DH · 12-26-2010, 01:57 PM

Randy Marsh is definitely one of my favorite TV characters.

The best Randy Marsh episode, and arguably one of the best south park episodes, is where Randy gets drunk at all the boys' little league games, takes his shirt off, and challenges other dads to fight by asking them, "what do you wanna do?"

Ironic Mustache · 12-26-2010, 02:05 PM

Holy fuck how could I forget that one. There is also the one where he and Kyle's dad jerk off in the spa together, and the one where his alcoholism is a disease (which I believe needs to be cured by the virgin mary who is bleeding out of her ass).

thekremlin · 12-26-2010, 03:36 PM

Love me some Randy Marsh. The "you got served" episode was pretty good too. Butters has to be a close second on that show. Oh, hamburger.

Ugly Bastard · 12-26-2010, 03:45 PM

How about the Randy Marsh episode where he took his family to the only place that still had Internet, California, and blew a huge load all over himself whacking it to porn when they got there?

Saint DH · 12-26-2010, 08:11 PM

Holy shit how could I have forgotten the episode from the most recent season, "Creme Fraiche".

12-18-2010, 01:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Favorite TV Show Characters I'm pulling this off the top of my head so I'm probably leaving out some good ones, but favorite characters from TV shows: Omar from The Wire Omar Little is maybe the greatest character ever made for anything ever. If you have never sat down and watched The Wire from start to finish, every episode, you don't know what TV is. This is the best character on the best show ever made. All he does is rob drug dealers. He is so feared that the drug dealers give him their drugs/money when they see him coming, no questions asked. Little kids want to be Omar when they grow up. I want to be Omar when I grow up. Omar fuckin' Little. Johnny "Drama" Chase from Entourage Entourage is tremendous. It's Saved By the Bell for grown-ups. It's Sex in the City for men. And on a show with many tremendous characters, Johnny Drama is near the top. He is so raw. Kevin Dillon was born to play this role. When Drama hurts, you hurt. When Drama falls to his knees, puts his hands in the air, and screams, "VICTORY!!!", you too want to scream Victory. Drama is your emotional surrogate to this show. Ari Gold from Entourage If someone said that Jeremy Piven's characterization of Ari Gold is the greatest thing ever to happen to a television set, I wouldn't argue with them. Award shows need to be cancelled because of this character. It's not even worth competing with. Just cancel the show, give him all of the awards, and move on. Don Draper from Mad Men I was about 30 seconds into s01e01 of Mad Men when I said to myself, "holy shit, this guy is awesome!" Don Draper aka Dick Whitman aka the Boss. If you've never watched Mad Men, you don't know what you're missing. I want to start smoking cigarettes because Don motherfucking Draper smokes them. Yea I'm definitely missing some really good ones, but this'll do for starters.

12-18-2010, 08:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	I can help you with the manseed in your mouth part.
	#YOLO

12-21-2010, 11:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
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12-22-2010, 07:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	Paulie
	#YOLO

12-23-2010, 05:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ironic Mustache G'd up from the feet up. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 7,146 Supreme Emperor of the Jiu Jitsu Shit Forum?: Yes Internets: 114735	Agreed. I was also partial to Adabisi too though just out of pure rawness.
	Creeping around as I please nonchalantly like any other Supreme Emperor might.

12-18-2010, 06:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,142 Internets: 284753	This is a good post and a good thread in general. Your selection though...I dunno. You failed to mention that Omar is also a dick-riding faggot. I mean it's cool if you want to suck cock when you grow up, but I feel that Omar's preference for man seed in his mouth takes far more away from his badassness than his drug-dealer robbing adds to it.

12-18-2010, 08:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Standing by my "I want to be Omar when I grow up" comment. nigga!

12-21-2010, 01:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015

12-21-2010, 12:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	Good choices, especially Omar. And I wholeheartedly agree that if you've never seen the Wire then you're missing out on some of the greatest television ever. I like complex characters. Life is complex and humans are dynamic beings. Television tends to simplify, but once in a while there's one that you can actually relate to because he or she is, on some level, as complex as you are. Omar and Don are very much those characters. Johnny maybe, Ari not so much. But maybe that's just me. Of course it works both ways, sometime there's depth in simplicity. I'd submit that Homer Simpson is more American than a bald fucking eagle.

12-22-2010, 08:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
SinisterKid Hide your nieces. Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 293 Internets: 7656	Kenny Powers Rodney Ruxin

12-23-2010, 11:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	^speaking of Oz- the transformation of Tobias Beecher throughout the series is pretty damn good. Especially the stage play that turns real.

12-23-2010, 05:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	It peaked in season 2 and then the quality of the show quickly dropped.
	#YOLO

12-23-2010, 06:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	Cartman from South Park and Dr. Cox from Scrubs.

12-24-2010, 12:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Jesus! How could I forget Cartman? Another one: Bubbles from The Wire Probably ~6 of my top 15 favorite TV show characters of all time are from The Wire. Bubbles is near the top of the list. A hairon addict, Bubbles is one of the most enduring characters of the show. He is easy to root for from the moment you are introduced to him. He's a hairon addict, so yes, he has his problems, but Bubbles' moral character is rivaled by virtually no one else on the show. His street savvy gives him value to police for whom he is an informant in exchange for money and special consideration during beefs with the law. Bubbles shows how being a hairon addict is not grounds on which to write someone off from society.

12-24-2010, 01:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	The crazy thing about Oz is how many of the actors went on to other TV shows; you see Oz alumni everywhere now

12-26-2010, 10:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	Randy Marsh from South Park is pretty epic, too.

12-26-2010, 01:57 PM	#21 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,142 Internets: 284753	Randy Marsh is definitely one of my favorite TV characters. The best Randy Marsh episode, and arguably one of the best south park episodes, is where Randy gets drunk at all the boys' little league games, takes his shirt off, and challenges other dads to fight by asking them, "what do you wanna do?"

12-26-2010, 02:05 PM	#22 (permalink)
Ironic Mustache G'd up from the feet up. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 7,146 Supreme Emperor of the Jiu Jitsu Shit Forum?: Yes Internets: 114735	Holy fuck how could I forget that one. There is also the one where he and Kyle's dad jerk off in the spa together, and the one where his alcoholism is a disease (which I believe needs to be cured by the virgin mary who is bleeding out of her ass).
	Creeping around as I please nonchalantly like any other Supreme Emperor might.

12-26-2010, 03:36 PM	#23 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	Love me some Randy Marsh. The "you got served" episode was pretty good too. Butters has to be a close second on that show. Oh, hamburger.

12-26-2010, 03:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	How about the Randy Marsh episode where he took his family to the only place that still had Internet, California, and blew a huge load all over himself whacking it to porn when they got there?

12-26-2010, 08:11 PM	#25 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,142 Internets: 284753	Holy shit how could I have forgotten the episode from the most recent season, "Creme Fraiche".

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