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** Bennett. I think perhaps I love her a little more than is healthy (especially because she only appeared in three episodes) but...I just can't help it. She's a socially awkward genius who was so happy when someone finally paid attention to her that she perceived Caroline's leaving her behind as rejection. (Is it bad that I can understand that?) Plus, it's [[Summer Glau]], do I need to say anything else?

* Sir Humphrey Appleby, [[Magnificent Bastard]] and master of [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]] from ''[[Yes Minister]]''. His speeches alone would make me fall in love in him!

** President David Palmer. If every American politician was one-third the man he was, this country would have to rename itself the USA; United States of Awesome!

** Without David Palmer, we might not have had president [[Barack Obama]]. He was that awesome that he is credited for America voting in the first African president.

** Toby Ziegler is a beautiful, beautiful man. He's prickly, and arrogant, and almost always pissed off, yes. But it's because he believes ''so deeply'' in his lofty, near-unreachable ideals about the good that government can do for its people that when everyone around him is playing politics and compromising instead of going for the money shot and doing the absolute best thing for the greatest number of people, he is offended on behalf of ''humanity''. He's the picture of what politicians should be in the very best universe.

* Clayton Webb from Jag. He was an important CIA officer that is always involving the characters in his schemes. He was cold and unemotional and given that he plays chess with peoples lives that is understandable. He has something of a rapier wit which kind of goes with that. He is something of a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] but never QUITE crosses the [[Moral Event Horizon]](he can come close) He is however incorruptable, and He is an example of a heroic Chessmaster. As it turns out, he has a heart of gold and is willing to go to bat for his friends and even to put [[Honor Before Reason]]. He is the sort of person that would be hard to understand in real life and indeed on TV, but he is a very good character.

** The entire SG-1 team (at least the original) were Crowning Characters Of Awesome in their own right. O'Neill has got to be one of the wittiest characters ever, Daniel Jackson's pure goodness and anthropologic and cultural wisdom, Teal'c's sheer badass-ness, Carter's [[Techno Babble]] and competence...

*** Oh, agreed, and I would add Daniel's completely-believable transformation from nerd to badass over the series. Except that he's still pretty much a sweet nerd, he's just badass now. And that's ''awesome''.

** Agent Timothy McGee. A brave, kind, adorkable special agent who writes novels in his spare time?

** Ah, Ziva. Main character love interest, beautiful singer, attractive, kickass, mysterious past, unusual name, assassin, unusual name, cute "flaw" of misunderstanding expressions--emotionally damaged, uses her sexuality like a weapon ([[Character Development|early on]], at least), has a broken family, distant, cutthroat in protecting loved ones--you're like a character who was kicked out of the land of Mary-Sues as a baby to be raised by wolves.

* I love Vince Noir from [[The Mighty Boosh]]. He's funny, charming, handsome, funny, handsome, treats women like gold, is a raving bisexual, has the best fashion sense I have EVER seen, has a smile that makes everyone, regardless of gender, absolutely ''melt'', and has no sense of reality, exactly like previously mentioned troper. May have something to do with the fact that Noel Fielding. He dressed up ''as a freaking jazz spirit'' and looked like sex. I could go on all day.

** I have to second this. He's just so damn cheery, it's impossible to be in a bad mood when he's on screen (much like wearing a poncho). That, and I can't get through a single episode without pointing out at least one article of clothing of his we either both share, or I want. And I'm a GIRL. He (and Noel, to the same extent) are one of my partial fashion inspirations. I can't say I always have the courage dress quite as flamboyant as he, but he's always on my mind when I try to have a little fun with my daily outfits.

* Vyvyan from [[The Young Ones]] is the most awesome character in any sitcom ever. Period. Pretty much all of the main cast in that show can claim their characters to be the high points of their careers, but this applies most to Adrian Edmondson. There's no practically no point of comparison, certainly not in ''Bottom'' or any of Edmondson's other later works. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FTFifA3btU this].

** Mike. Unflappable in the face of danger, completely unsurprisable, more than able to think circles around the other flatmates, always out for a quick buck, and just witty in general. He set up a roller disco in Rick's room ''while he was in the bathroom''. An unexploded atomic bomb crashes into their house and his intial reaction is to ''sell it to foreign governments.'' Being sane is a pretty big plus in ''[[The Young Ones]]''-verse, but to be [[Genre Savvy]] enough to use the craziness to your advantage puts him over the top.

* Two words: [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch|SABRINA SPELLMAN]].

* Cat and Jade from ''[[Victorious]]''. Now, every character in that show is pretty awesome in their own way, but Cat and Jade reach [[Character Depth]] unheard of in a Nickelodeon show.

** Castle himself, for that matter. Starts off as a bit of a [[Jerkass]], and definitely a guy with a bit of a Peter Pan complex, but under it he's brave and loyal, and he's willing to step back to see the woman he loves be happy. Also he's a [[Papa Bear]] and that won me over from the get-go.

*** But you're forgetting the some of the best things about Castle! He's [[Fun Personified]]. He's [[One of Us]]. He's a freaking Shipper! He's [[Genre Savvy]] from being a writer and he keeps the show light-hearted and a barrel of laughs. [[Papa Wolf|Unless you mess with his daughter, mother, or Beckett]].

** Oh, and Alexis, who is a teenager and somehow the only sensible person in her family, but still wonderfully snarky and independent.

** I have a soft spot for Ryan. Lovely bromance with Esposito, has his moments of awesome - "Knockdown" in particular. And he's just so ridiculously adorkable.

* [[Alex Mack]]. The [[Naive Everygirl]] who could turn into a puddle, tried to stop her hometown's dangerous chemical plant and had an awesome assortment of hats. A great Nickelodeon Nineties character.

* No love for [[Leverage]]? Everyone is awesome. EVERYONE. My personal favorites are [[Badass Adorable|Parker]] ([[Phantom Thief|brilliant thief]], [[Cloudcuckoolander|more than a little crazy]], great character arc as she learns to care about people, and oh yeah, [[Fetish Fuel|gorgeous]]) and Eliot ([[Badass Long Hair|extremely badass]], [[Real Men Wear Pink|gourmet chef]], [[Deadpan Snarker|cranky]] [[Papa Wolf|but protective]], [[Obfuscating Stupidity|way smarter]] [[Hidden Depths|than people]] [[Genius Bruiser|give him credit for]], and played by the [[Mr. Fanservice|insanely hot Christian Kane]]). But then there's [[Team Dad|Nate]] and [[The Heart|Sophie]] and [[Techno Wizard|Hardison]], and even secondary characters like [[Magnificent Bastard|Sterling]] and Maggie. All worthy of being gushed over.

* Ambassador Deleen on [[Babylon Five]]. She has so much charisma and knows how to inspire people. She has splendid virtues, and sometimes shocking faults. You can tell she is an emotional and passionate person but she keeps that bottled up behind a mask of regal grace.

** Lennier. He is so devoted and tries so hard to be heroic even when he doesn't look or feel heroic. He serves faithfully for years and hardly asks anything in return. And he has a dry, unassertive personality that every once in awhile will awaken. And he just reminds me of me.

* Did I seriously just read through this whole page with no mention of [[Twin Peaks|Special Agent Dale Cooper]]?

* '''[[Fringe|Walter. Bishop.]]''' Television has been without a genuine, honest-to-God [[Crazy Awesome]] [[Mad Scientist]] for far too long.

* OK, I might be alone in this but Len, from [[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]. He goes from not wanting any help and trying to steal Kit’s deck, to accepting Kit as a fellow rider and close friend. Once he starts to trust other, he tries to keep them safe, but he has very little leadership experience, so it's not easy. When he loses a teammate, he takes the lost hard, and it’s when he loses someone that his rage comes out. When his girlfriend, Kase (who is also a Ventaran Rider) is vented, he makes Strike (whose got a nice body count and had nearly beaten him before) [[Bring Me My Brown Pants|need some new pants]]. It also doesn’t hurt that he uses a rapier, which just is epic.

* Thomas Cromwell on ''[[The Tudors]]''. For all that he's King Henry's go-to guy for getting nasty work done (like framing Anne Boleyn for adultery), Cromwell himself is not evil or sadistic. He lacks the blatant cruelty of several other prominent schemers (Thomas Boleyn, Edward Seymour, Henry himself at times) and genuinely believes in his Reformation. He's technically cast in a villain role, but he never goes after a person just because he doesn't like them, which can't be said for, well, anyone else in the main cast. (Except for Jane Seymour and Katherine Parr, maybe.) And even if you hated him, you ''cannot'' say he deserved to die the way he did.

* My long distance dedication goes out to the [[3rd Rock From the Sun|Solomon Family]], formerly of Rutherford, Ohio. Hell, let's include all the crazy people they met over the years too. Never has a [[Sit Com]] family given me so much comfort viewing or have been so close to my line of thinking! <Does the salute>

* [[The Thick of It|Malcolm Tucker]]. [[In the Loop|Malcolm Tucker]], [[Magnificent Bastard|Malcolm Tucker]], [[Cluster F-Bomb|Malcolm Tucker]]. Like [[Foe Yay|Nicola]], you just can't help being seduced by his scary charm, his highly entertaining baroque swearing, and his infamous bollockings. His dedication to the job is tremendous - there's not a person in Whitehall you'd want more in a crisis than Malcolm. Remember, Tucker's law always applies, and [[Camp Straight|don't TOUCH the scarf]], [[Real Men Wear Pink|it's Paul Smith]]!

** The Doctor himself. Older than any human could ever be, and yet still learning, he is the core of the show. He's funny and serious and crazier than crazy but he will make you run in terror if you cross him. He's smart enough to save all of reality, and yet still knows the pain of loving and losing.

** Sarah Jane Smith, full stop. Snarky, determined, smart, and brave enough to face down the destruction of her planet without a weapon, she was so awesome they had to give her her own show.