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Who are some of your favorite tv show protagonists?

posted a year ago by M1sterDoct0r (4026)
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I recently did a post about the most boring tv show leads & how the supporting characters were the best part of the show.

Now, how about shows with actually interesting & well written leads.

Here are some of my faves, from the top of my head:

Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman - Better Call Saul (2015)

Raylan Givens & Boyd Crowder - Justified (2010)

John Luther - Luther (2010)

Patrick Jane - The Mentalist (2008)

John Reese & Harold Finch - Person of Interest (2008)

The Cast of Community (sorry couldn't pick one person) - Community (2009)

Matt Murdock - Daredevil (2015)

Walter White - Breaking Bad (2008)

Gregory House - House MD (2004)

Alan Shore & Denny Crane - Boston Legal (2004)

Walter Bishop - Fringe (2008)

Hannibal Lecter - Hannibal (2013)

It's always Sunny cast (again, can't pick just one) - It's always sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

Veronica Mars - Veronica Mars (2004)

Malcolm Tucker The Thick of It (2005)

Al Swearengen - Deadwood (2004)

Tony Soprano - The Sopranos (1999)

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7488) a year ago

Matlock
Tim Taylor in Home Improvement
Zach Morris in Saved by the bell

[–] Quasimodo (16388) a year ago

Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister - Sir Humphrey Appleby
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple - Miss Marple (Joan Hickson)
Agatha Christie's Poirot - Hercule Poirot
Inspector Morse - Inspector Morse
The X Files - Dana Scully
Battlestar Galactica - Lt Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
Bleak House (2005) - Take your pick from a magnificent cast.
ROME - Lucius Vorenus
Jane Eyre (2006) - Jane Eyre
Breaking Bad - Walter White
In Treatment - Dr Paul Weston
The Queen's Gambit - Beth Harmon

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6931) a year ago

Damn, that's a fine list.

[–] Quasimodo (16388) a year ago

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

Agents Mulder and Skully - the X Files

The crew of the original Starship Enterprise

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4026) a year ago

Mulder & Scully were so freaking good that they inspired so many damn clones in shows that tried to 'copy' it

[–] [deleted] a year ago

Joe Friday - Dragnet (1967)
Pete Malloy - Adam-12 (1968)
Spock and Bones - Star Trek : TOS
Father Mulcahy - MASH

[–] beantown23 (1438) a year ago

Steve Landesberg as Arthur Dietrich in Barney Miller

[–] Bloodshot77 (10456) a year ago

How can Ragnar and Floki be missing from that list?

Signed, million man.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4026) a year ago

Sorry bro, I never finished Vikings. I only watched the first season

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6931) a year ago

Some of my personal favourites include:

Samantha - Bewitched (1964)
Xena -Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Daria - Daria (1997)
Ax - Animorphs (1998)
Main cast of Smallville (2001)
Ryan and Seth - The O.C (2003)
Leslie and Ron - Parks and Recreation (2009)
Simon and Nathan - Misfits (2009)
Joan and Sherlock - Elementary (2012)
Mr. K - Go On (2012)
Beverly Goldberg - The Goldbergs (2013)
Rae Earl - My Mad Fat Diary (2013)
Main cast of The Flash (2014)
Liv Moore - iZombie (2015)
Eleven and Will - Stranger Things (2016)
Eve and Villanelle - Killing Eve (2018)

And many more.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4026) a year ago

Loved the cast of iZombie. Underappreciated show

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6931) a year ago

Severely underappreciated, but Liv was always my favourite.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4026) a year ago

Liv was great. For me, it was Blaine.

The dude playing him was so freaking good.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6931) a year ago

Blaine was my second favourite, such a good character.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (73299) a year ago

Magnum P.I.