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Author Topic: Entertainment Weekly's top 100 characters of the last 20 years Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-02-2010 08:46 PM                        I already thought of a few that aren't on this list, but should be, such as Marty McFly, Jack Skellington, and Michael Scott, but here is the list. I put a * next to the ones I've never heard of or know absolutely nothing about, which I guess is kind of pathetic, but whatever. 1. Homer Simpson 2. Harry Potter 3. Buffy 4. Tony Soprano 5. The Joker (Heath Ledger version) 6. Rachel Green* 7. Edward Scissorhands 8. Hannibal Lecter 9. Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City) 10. Spongebob Squarepants 11. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) 12. Fox Mulder & Dana Scully (X-Files) 13. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) 14. Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski* 15. Shrek 16. Bridget Jones 17. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 18. Sue Sylvester (Glee) 19. Morpheus 20. Ally McBeal 21. Rosanne Connor 22. Cartman (South Park) 23. Austin Powers 24. Felicity Porter* 25. Woody (Toy Story) 26. Kavalier & Clay* 27. Frasier 28. Madea 29. Vincent Vega & Jules Winfield (Pulp Fiction)* 30. Steven Colbert 31. Forrest Gump 32. Beavis & Butthead 33. Sarah Connor (Terminator 2) 34. Cher (Clueless) 35. Dexter Morgan* 36. Gollum (LOTR) 37. Keyser Soze (The Usual Suspects)* 38. Elmo 39. Gob Bluth (Arrested Development) * 40. Ron Burgundy 41. Harold & Kumar 42. Sydney Bristow (Felicity)* 43. Cal Stephanides (Middlesex)* 44. Jack Bauer (24)* 45. Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)* 46. Jerry Maguire 47. Corky St. Clair (Waiting For Guffman)* 48. Red (Shawshank Redemption)* 49. Vivian Ward (Pretty Woman) 50. Pearl the Landlord (The Landlord)* 51. Omar Little (The Wire)* 52. Annie Wilkes (Misery) 53. Edward Cullen (Twilight)* 54. Juno 55. Tracy Jordan (30 Rock) 56. Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)* 57. Clayton Bigsby (Chappelle)* 58. Thelma and Louise 59. Master Chief (Halo)* 60. Mary Jones (Precious)* 61. Vic Mackey (The Shield)* 62. Jimmy Corrigan (Smartest Kid on Earth)* 63. John Locke (Lost)* 64. Maximus (Gladiator)* 65. Lorelai & Rory Gilmore (Gilmore Girls) 66. Allie & Noah (The Notebook) 67. Borat 68. Effie White (Dreamgirls) 69. Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada) 70. Mary Katherine Gallagher (SNL)* 71. Alonzo Harris (Training Day)* 72. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Battlestar Galactica)* 73. Catherine Tramell (Basic Instinct) 74. Don Draper (Mad Men)* 75. David Brent (The Office, BBC version)* 76. Tyler Durden (Fight Club)* 77. Mimi Marquez (Rent)* 78. Patty Hewes (Damages)* 79. Elphaba (Wicked)* 80. Gorillaz 81. Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)* 82. Tracy Flick (Election)* 83. Jen Yu (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)* 84. Dr. Gregory House (House)* 85. Daniel Plainview (There Will Be Blood)* 86. Karen Walker & Jack McFarland (Will & Grace) 87. Tony Stark (Iron Man) 88. Napoleon Dynamite 89. Wickus (District 9)* 90. Marge Gunderson (Fargo)* 91. Hancock 92. Christopher Boon (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time)* 93. Game boys (Characters from Uncharted, God of War, Grand Theft Auto IV) 94. Truman (The Truman Show) 95. Wilhelmina (Ugly Betty)* 96. Bernie Mac 97. Violet Weston (August: Osage County)* 98. Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)* 99. The Bride (Kill Bill)* 100. Tim Riggins (Gridiron Giant)*  |  IP: Logged Hillary Charles Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 748 From: York, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 06-02-2010 09:41 PM                     Like so many lists, it's kind of random. Out of curiosity Mike, you're not a fan of Quentin Tarantino or the Coen brothers...? And since you know Michael Scott, you might enjoy getting acquainted with 75. David Brent (The Office, BBC version), very funny once you get used to the accent. BTW, there are plenty of names on that list I don't know either.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-02-2010 10:09 PM                        Hillary - Tarantino films tend to be more violent than my taste. As for the Coens, I've just never had a chance to see any of their films but I'm really stoked for their remake of "True Grit" which comes out this Christmas. Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn... should be excellent. As for the BBC "Office" -- I'd really like to get a chance to see that too. I like British humor. Ricky Gervais is a genius.  |  IP: Logged Hillary Charles Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 748 From: York, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 06-02-2010 10:17 PM                     Well if "True Grit" satisfies, I'd recommend you catch Jeff Bridges as "The Big Lebowski." A character almost as iconic as Rooster.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-02-2010 10:20 PM                     That's a very subjective list. I could type up my own version of what I think are the 100 most important TV and movie characters in the last 20 years and there would be lots of differences. The few characters my list would have in common with Entertainment Weekly's list would probably all have different ranks in importance.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-02-2010 10:51 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley As for the Coens, I've just never had a chance to see any of their films Wow. You've got some serious enjoyment coming your way then, Mike. Make the effort to see them. Even the worst Coen Bros. films are better than 99.9% of what else is out there.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 06-02-2010 10:57 PM                        This list would have had WAY more credibility if they'd put Billy Mays on it. Even if he did play himself. Jack and Rose (Titanic) didn't make the list? Lester Burnham (American Beauty)? They're not even TRYING here.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Worthing Master Film Handler Posts: 384 From: Hereford, UK Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-03-2010 04:52 AM                     quote: Mike Blakesley Ricky Gervais is a genius (NOT) The best thing he has been in was Stardust. That's because he gets stabbed in it  |  IP: Logged Galen Murphy-Fahlgren Master Film Handler Posts: 405 From: Canton, MI, USA Registered: Oct 2007 posted 06-03-2010 10:22 AM                     First of all, there are over 100 people on that list. Second of all, Mike, you really need to make an effort to see The Shawshank Redemption. If you like Jeff Bridges, you should check out The Big Lebowski as well, but that is sort of a cult classic, whereas Shawshank Redemption is almost certainly one of the finest films of the last 50 years. I've read the short story on which it is based, and the movie is much better, and how often does that happen, really?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-03-2010 02:29 PM                        At least Clayton Bigsby is on there. He is a white supremacist... who is black. Hilarious!  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-03-2010 03:20 PM                        quote: Galen Murphy-Fahlgren there are over 100 people on that list. The list is 100 characters, not necessarily people. There are a lot of characters where you need more than one. What would the Road Runner be without Wile E. Coyote, for example.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Althaus Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Bedford, TX Registered: Dec 2008 posted 06-03-2010 03:43 PM                     Buzz needs to be with Woody, and Tyrone Biggums needs to be on there as well.  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-03-2010 03:50 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley What would the Road Runner be without Wile E. Coyote Bored.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 06-06-2010 03:54 PM                        quote: Mike Blakesley 42. Sydney Bristow (Felicity) Mike, was the parenthetical addition of "Felicity" from EW or from you? Sydney Bristow is from "Alias". quote: Hillary Charles I'd recommend you catch Jeff Bridges as "The Big Lebowski." "as" or "in"? Jeff Bridges plays in The Big Lebowski, with David Huddleston as The Big Lebowski. Semantics aside, yes, Mike, you should check it out.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-06-2010 06:14 PM                     quote: Adam Martin quote: Mike Blakesley What would the Road Runner be without Wile E. Coyote Bored. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK9o_wv1zps  |  IP: Logged

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