Rick or AJ?

Really? I thought their mother was funny - in her own way, of course, but funny.

I just love the "chemistry" - for lack of a better term - between the two brothers. They really balance each other out well. You're right; they're both so funny in their own way. It was just one of those teams that worked.

I loved the brotherliness of the brothers but charmer AJ was my favorite. I was into the preppy look at the time. AJ was also the sensible one. He had a real house, a nice car, and more self-control than Rick. Their personalities played off each other nicely. Yet both of them had lots in common.

Hey JKMerengue, here is another one voting for "the older brother" !

AJ. Not because the actor is pretty, generally I'm not much for blonds for one thing (er, I have a couple of cousins who both looked quite a bit like that when young, and we do not get along particularly well - yep, not fond of blonds), but because of the type of character he is. I like it when those character types who usually end up in supporting roles get a more prominent one, and the way AJ is presented I'd say he is definitely more one of the usual supporting characters instead of one of the normal protagonist ones - at least as they are have been played for the last five or six decades - and more so, one of those who in war movies or the darker actioners usually gets killed at some point. The 'good man', the likable, straight-laced guy whom the more shady main character likes, and whose death (possibly because he tries to do what the hero refused to do) may be one of the main reasons for the hero to start on his journey. Rick is much more the normal hero, so it is quite nice to see him paired with a character type who more often ends up as the sacrificial lamb on an equal partnership. And just nice to see the 'nice guy' as one of the heroes.

Although I have to admit I also like the fact that AJ wasn't written as a complete white knight. He does seem to be quite willing to break the rules at times, seems to be make a pretty good con man when needed and it is hinted that he can get angry enough that he might murder somebody if provoked badly enough. So there is a dark side to him, even if it is not very prominent, at least not when compared to Rick.