This week’s Monday Listicles is 10 Favorite Characters in TV and Movies. Where to start? Actually, that’s easy.
1) Mike Logan. From the original Law & Order. And not that Mike Logan reboot from Criminal Intent, either. I really miss the first five years of the original show.
2) Frank Pembleton. From Homicide: Life on the Street. Smartest. Detective. Ever. I do not care about your Sherlock Holmes, in whom I do not believe. I believe Frank Pembleton could exist, and we’d be better off if he did.
3) Geoffrey Plantagenet. From The Lion in Winter. What a twisted failure of a plotter. And yet somehow John Castle makes him seem sympathetic and appealing. At least to me.
4) James T. Kirk. The Shatner version, regardless of age. Shut up.
5) Leia Organa. Smarter, snarker, a better shot than her brother or the love of her life.
6) Marion Ravenwood. She can out-drink a Tibetan giant and go toe-to-toe with Indiana Jones.
7) John Adams. From 1776. Although I am very fond of the real John Adams, too.
8) Zoe Washburn, nee Alleyne. From Firefly. Zoe is the action heroine I’ve been waiting for my whole life. Thank you, Joss Whedon.
9) Justin the rat. From The Secret of NIMH. I know, I know, it sounds weird, but this rat really is pretty dreamy.
10) Hans Gruber. From Die Hard. I thought about Al Swearingen from Deadwood and Sam Gerard from The Fugitive and Liz Lemon from 30 Rock, but no. Hans Gruber it is. Plus, apparently he’s still alive on Twitter.
Honorable Mention: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on SNL’s Weekend Update. Because I’m pretty sure those are characters, and only kind of the real Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
