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The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Started by Mike Olbinski · 10 months ago

It’s finally Friday and that means we get to answer questions.
They’re starting to get more difficult to come up with, but no worries, my head is usually filled with enough mundane things to keep us going for a loooong time.
This week’s question…% ... Continue reading »

19 comments

  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

    You mean besides Jack Bauer?
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    I like your ALL Time favorite... =)

    but my choice for current active TV show on right now, would be....
    Charlie Crews from Life.

    He's smart,funny, essentric, gives you great introspective on how to deal with Life as it treats you...and he is trying to figure out who framed him.


    Now if ANYONE puts Jaimie Sommers as their current favorite charecter, I'll buy their mopvie ticket to I AM Legend at MO's movie blog party outting...and yes I'm still watching that trash show
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I guess no one compares to Jack Bauer, and I did forget him for some reason :)
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I heard Bionic Woman has a new writer or something, I'll find the link....and there it is.

    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_dis...
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    By the way, Jack is probably one of the best, but I think my dislike of 24 last year tainted that :)
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  • Adam Rainbolt

    1 year ago

    Spencer from "The Hills". j/k

    I have cut back the number of shows I watch/DVR this season, so the field is small.

    Coach Taylor - Friday Night Lights
    Johnny Drama - Entourage
    Barney Stilson - How I Met Your Mother
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

    Well, if we work on the assumption that Jack Bauer is the best of the best (and I'm okay with that assumption) it gets a lot harder to pick a favorite. So, I narrowed it down to my top ten favorites...in no particular order:

    Coach Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights
    John Sheppard - Stargate: Atlantis
    Gil Grissom - CSI:
    Shawn Spencer - Psych
    Jonas Blane - The Unit
    Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama - Battlestar Galactica
    Homer Simpson - The Simpsons
    Jack Shephard - Lost
    Sheriff Jack Carter - Eureka
    Jeff Probst - Survivor (

    I realize that Jeff Probst is not technically a character but I would assume he's polished a certain personality that he brings to the show every single time that probably isn't his complete true self.

    The list is also short on comic characters. I think that is mostly due to the ensemble nature of the comedies I enjoy watching (The Office, 30 Rock, etc). It's also heavy on sci-fi characters which is something else I enjoy watching.

    And no females. Just realized that. Have no idea what that's about. I'm sure a psychologist would have something to say...
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Johnny Drama, great choice!

    Nice Hills line...the fact that you know someone is named Spencer on that show is funny enough to me :)
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Jeff is an interesting choice...I do agree he's somewhat of a character.

    Lee Adama...he's cool, but never that interesting. I find many others more appealing, like Baltar, Admiral Adama, and Tigh...plus the chief.

    And Jack Shephard...very interesting.
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    Lee Adama is definitley a cool and interesting charecter with trying to manage constant changing new responsibilities (command), handle and juggle relationships with his father and friends (Starbuck), he's always willing to learn and change how he does things, always questions what he is doing and allows for others input instead of hardnosing his way is always right. He's a great interesting charecter!!!
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I will say the final episodes this past season, with him leading the trial, have been pretty good. He was amazing in those, especially the finale one I think, at least, when he gave his big speech in the courtroom.

    But I don't think the Cap'n has seen this past season, so I should hush on anything else :)
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  • Scott

    1 year ago

    Good responses. It's definitely hard to come up with one, so here's my list:

    Bruno -dancing with the stars
    Jaime -Bionic Woman
    Tim Gunn - Project Runway
    ERRRRRRRRR.....so NOT!

    Here's the real list in no particular order, after Jack Bauer of course:

    Jack Bauer -24
    Micheal Scofield -Prison Break
    Jack Sheppard -Lost
    Dwight Shrute and Jim Halpert -the office
    JD -Scrubs
    Jack McCoy -Law and Order
    Dan - Journeyman
    Spencer Reed -Criminal Minds
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  • Matt

    1 year ago

    Jack Bauer does deserve a lot of love, but my favorite would have to be Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) from The Shield. Although, if Life continues to be as good as it has been so far, Charlie Crews might replace him (at least until Season 7 of The Shield starts next year).

    All time favorite: Hoban "Wash" Washburne (Alan Tudyk) from Firefly (FOX should never have cancelled that show).
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  • D.L. White

    1 year ago

    Hard to pick just one, but I would have to say...

    Michael Weston from "Burn Notice"

    (Actually - I love the whole cast!)
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Matt...you are MY HERO!

    I fraking loved Firefly, it's one of those shows that I've still not gotten over the cancellation of...

    I was also going to add that Mal from Firefly would be one of my all-timers too, second to Fox Mulder. Mal was awesome.

    Wash was great...I still remember his final line...

    "I am a leaf on the wind..."
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Also, welcome to the site :)
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Seriously going to have to watch this show now...first my Aunt, and now you guys.
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  • nicky

    1 year ago

    I know you'll just roll your eyes Mike but my favorite character right now is Amanda on Ugly Betty. She is able to be catty, shallow and ditzy but for some reason you still love her and just wait for her to be on each episode. I really hope she gets nominated for a supporting actress role one of these days b/c she is so great! Even though you didn't like it, Ugly Betty has been wonderful so far this season and that is such a treat since many returning shows have been kinda sucky up to this point.
    Besides UB, I love Creed on the Office. I was just telling Adrian someone should put together a montage of all the random things we've learned about him. He's so mysterious...and creepy...but so so cool. Haha :)
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I wont roll my eyes, that's a good choice :)

    A Creed highlight-reel would be awesome :)
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