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Sorry to those of you who actually take this idiotic mess seriously. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST REDICULOUS THING EVER!!!! Does anyone else see the problem with this whole thing? 75,000 people voted, and 17% of them voted for Tina Belcher, arguably the worst character on "Bob's Burgers". Also, how the hell, how the actual HELL, did Sheldon Cooper not make it onto this list?! Who the hell is in charge of this thing anyway? I wonder how they feel about humanity stooping to such a level as to vote a cartoon character as "best character on TV". Not even a good cartoon character at that! -end rant-
i just knew about the poll today.i would have voted for benedict's sherlock.many don't seem to agree with the result though
No Rumplestiltskin?
So after a brief reflection these are how I think the rankings should be forgive me for not doing percentages . Arya Stark, Boyd Crowder , Ichabod Crane , Ron Swanson , Allison Hendrix , Monday Lahiri , Illana Wexler , Mellie from Scandal that Phillip dude from the Americans and Kevin Spacey's character from house of cards ... On a slight popular culture agenda note Sophia Bursset is an amazing character I love her depth and gravitas ,but she is more so lauded for being transgendered as opposed to be an amazing actress . I'm done . Dropped my mike
Ludicrous ... This Bob''s Burger's chick over Arya Stark ?? I like Sherlock Holmes but over Allison on Orphan Black... Ron Swanson is way too low as well as Mindy Lahiri I cry mutiny !
Really? Only 4% for Frank Underwood?
This guy teaches you the way politics are in the real world and yet you don't seem to estimate it.
I really hope that it's just that people have not watched House of Cards yet. Please do.
I can't be the only one who finds John Watson to be the most interesting character on "Sherlock," right? I mean, sure, Sherlock is the flashier one, the star, the genius. But John is the quiet support, the one who manages to keep the high functioning sociopath tied to the real world. It takes a singular character to be able to do that. Additionally, I would argue that Martin Freeman's acting is far more full of subtlety and nuance than the estimable Mr. Cumberbatch. Yes, Benedict Cumberbatch thrills the ladies and gents alike with his striking features, lovely baritone, and all the sparkling charisma that goes with being a terrific actor playing a terrific character in an altogether terrific program. But I could watch Martin Freeman's face all day long and never be bored by how much he can convey with no words at all. Martin Freeman's John Watson is the heart and soul of that lovely show.
Seriously?! Our collective mental age in this country is slowly creeping toward infancy. With all of the compelling, intelligent and ADULT characters that were named in this poll, the majority of the adults that voted chose a cartoon character. Get a job, get laid and grow up. Please. The gene pool is begging!
Melissa McCarthy - so funny - great actress !
And Mike also.
TINA FOR THE WIN, BITCHES.
THANK YOU for recognizing Sue Heck as one the best TV characters. It's high time she and actress Eden Sher got some recognition!! I love The Middle and Sue is the best character on it. I love watching Eden Sher week after week bring life to one of the funniest characters in a sitcom today. Eden Sher is long overdue for an Emmy.
Your list was rather UNinteresting. Kyle on 'Hit the Floor" and Sophie on "Two Broke Girls" are the charatcers that I have to watch their scenes over and over again, because they are written so well and so enjoyable!
My personal pick wasn't on the list - Roger the alien in American Dad. Funniest character on TV now, hands down.
Dan Mintz...nope. that show is gutter trash mediocre .
Sherlock...is the best!! he trumps everyone else on the list.
Where's Reddington? James Spader made that character intriguing and addicting from the start.
Billy Bob Thornton's character from Fargo. He was pure evil personified.
Raymond "Red" Redington as portrayed by James Spader on The Blacklist and Sheldon Cooper as portrayed by Jim Parsons on The Big Bang Theory have both been mentioned, but I agree that they should not have been left off of this list. Olivia Pope as portrayed by Kerry Washington on Scandal and Schmidt played by Max Greenfield on New Girl were also totally snubbed.
Hannibal Lecter!!
Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla, "Once Upon a Time"). You totally missed the deepest, most fleshed out, most heartbreaking , (and relatable) character on TV right now.
And the only bright shining point in a fairly crappy show.
Hard to pick one. But the best character list should include Red Reddington from The Blacklist and Cyrus Beene from Scandal.
Regina from Once Upon a Time would floor the rest :)
And at least put someone up from The Walking Dead. Seriously!
This list made me so angry that for the first time I had to notify you of a horrible injustice!! I went through your list twice thinking surely you hadn't gotten it all wrong.
How in the hell could you leave off Donna from SUITS??? One of the best characters on TV EVER!!
You either want to be her, her BFF or date her. Brains, Looks and Wit? It is a crime Sarah Rafferty has never been nominated for a major award. I'm a guy and hell I would kill be as awesome as Donna.
I think award voters and your writing staff all need to be bitch-slapped for this. Even better if Donna herself got to do it!!
Several of Tatiana Maslany's characters from Orphan Black should be here, not just Alison. What about Sarah? Cosima? And who could forget Helena?
Jax teller** stupid autocorrect lol
In my opinion this list was severely lacking. Just to name a few.
Daryl Dixon-walking dead, Bo-lost girl, anyone from true blood, klaus-the originals, anyone from supernatural, Jacob teller-sons of anarchy, Sheldon cooper- Big Bang theory, Damon Salvatore-vampire diaries, Meredith grey-greys anatomy, Neal caffery-white collar, the Doctor-Doctor Who, Vanessa Ives-penny dreadful, kiera Cameron- continuum....I could go on I'm sure but the point is, this wasn't a very good top 25 there were very few characters I actually agreed with.
So sad Joe Carroll from The Following isn't on the list!
I do like Arya, but I think that Daenerys is definitely a better character from GOT. In terms of her character growth, she has arguably chaned as much if not more than Arya. Also, I know you didn't consider pilots, but as Penny Dreadful has a full season out I'm not sure if it was considered. I'm surprised no one from that show is on here, especially Vanessa Ives (Eva Green). Her performance is electrifying.
You did a disservice to this list by omitting Robert Taylor who plays Walt Longmire on Longmire. Great character actor, great show!
IDGAS VERA FARMIGA (NORMA BATES) DESERVES TO WIN. SHE IS SO TALENTED AND FULL OF CHARISMA, HER ACTING IS ACTUALLY SO LEGIT AND CONVINCING. LOVE HER ENDLESSLY.
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James Spader as RED in "The Black List" and Johnny Lee Miller's SHERLOCK HOLMES in "ELEMENTARY"
Hannibla Lecter! Daryl Dixon! Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham!
Seriously...no characters from Supernatural? Any one of them deserves to be listed. Dean, Sam, Bobby, Crowley, Castiel...take your pick, all AMAZING characters!
sheldon cooper!!!!!!!
I think two amazing chatacters have been overlooked: Damon Salvator, The Vampire Diaries & Darryl Dixon, The Walking Dead. I was seriously shocked that these weren't included.
Sarah Manning from "Black Orphan".
i love vera farmiga
Eyal Lavin from "Covert Affairs" (played by Oded Fehr) Absolutely!
i like vera farmiga. and Vera Farmiga's nice. I loved him from his act to the bates motel movie .. all he has his superb act.i love her.. i love the role norma bates on bates motel!
After Outlander premieres Saturday, you will need to add Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) to your list!
Seriously...I said EXACTLY what everyone else said about The Walking Dead...so many great characters to choose from, but NONE were a choice, and YES the fact that fans would march on Hollywood and take out the writers if Daryl Dixon died is truth. Definitely should have been one of the choices. Come on EW!!!!
I love Arya and had to pick her, much of her story from the books missing that truly bring the awesome - But if Daryl Dixon had been on he would have won for me- or Michonne (only reason not to include any of them would be if the choice between them was too hard) But come on. Daryl Dies and We Riot!!!
Also missing, and deserving to be considered:
Pam from True Blood
Irisa from Defiance
Castiel from Supernatural
Max Black from 2 Broke Girls
Walt Longmire should have been on your list from "Longmire". A great show on A&E. Lots of great characters on that show!
I have to say that not mentioning Hannibal (Mads Mikkelson) or Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) from Hannibal was quite an oversight! And even tho it's a new show Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) or Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett) certainly deserve an honorable mention for Penny Dreadful
norma bates!!! she's one crazy, physco, best woman ! phenominal.
NORMA BATES all the way!
NORMA BATES all the way!
NORMA BATES SHOULD WIN! SHES THE BEST ON TV, LEGIT!
Not one character from Walking Dead? I call BS! Darryl has a following (which includes me) that is ready to riot if he gets killed off!
Dr. Daniel Pierce on Perception!
Uhm... Where's the doctor.....?????? DOCTOR WHO!!! Are you people crazy!? :P
What?! NO ONE FROM THE WALKING DEAD?!! There's so many to choose from, but maybe that was the problem...too hard to pick just one? I think I'd go with Daryl!
I cant believe there is no one from Thw Walking Dead in this poll. Im for Norman Reedus or anyone from the walking dead. " Lizzie look at the flowers"
Silicon Valley: Jared/Donald >>> Bachman all day, every day
My favorite character on tv is a tie between Timothy Olyphant's Raylan Givens on Justified, and Robert Taylor's Longmire. Of course neither of them is on your list.
Sarah/Allison/Helena/Cosima/Rachel?????
Where fk is Hannibak Lecter????
ok so i picked Arys Stark but the i seen Tina Belcher was a choice and i gotta say..... Louise Belcher is only 50,000xs better than Tina.
How could you leave out Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) from Castle??!!
Where are Emily Thorne and Kate Beckett ? Two incredible female character.
Sheldon Cooper-The Big Bang Theory is truly the best character on tv!
Sam Heughan as James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser (aka Jamie Fraser) and Caitriona Balfe as Claire Beauchamp Randall in "Outlander" (Sony/STARZ production headed by Ron D. Moore). Author Diana Gabaldon gave her blessing on the casting and the fans have seen the sneak peek of Episode 1 and they are OVER THE MOON thrilled!!!
I love Boyd Crowder, but I had to vote for Sherlock Holmes. But where was Oliver Queen(Arrow)????!!!!! That show is fricking awesome!!!!!
I agree with the Crowley comment but for a main role it would have to be Castiel for me! Sorry Jensen. ..you're still my favourite crush of all time! Also, Hannibal makes my skin crawl so i guess he's the best actor on today!
James Spader (the Blacklist) is the best.
You forgot Robert Taylor as Walt Longmire
Sherlock is the best this season. The critics love it, the audience loves it. It has great writing, action and our favorite sleuth, Sherlock BBC.
Paul Spector on The Fall - on Netflix. Creepy and fascinating. Jamie Dornan does an amazing job in this role!
I'm just glad Laverne Cox was on this list all the rest can lose for all I care #SophiaBurset
As portrayed on TV Stephen Colbert is definitely a fictional character.
Come on you gotta put Daryl Dixion on that list! If Daryl Dies We Riot!
it was so hard to choose between alison hendrix and norma bates. i voted for alison but i still love norma.
Where is the doctor? You can't have a poll without the doctor, the T.A.R.D.I.S., and his companion :D
You forgot Once Upon A Time! Regina or Rumple would have been ah-mazing additions to this list!
Sheldon played by the Emmy nominated Jim Parson from the Big Bang Theory.
Emily Thorne (Emily Vancamp)
Oh and yeah, no Sheldon Cooper? :(
I'm pretty disappointed that Stewie (Family Guy) is not on this list :( And I think Alex Vause is more deserving than Sophia Burset (Orange is the new black) but that's just me. But thanks for including at least one Modern Family character, especially Phil Dunphy!
They haven't included 'Peter Dinklage'
Coz dey know den ds poll will b one-sided..nd unfair to other people in d list....
Johnny Lee Miller, Lucy Loo, Jim Parson????
Rick Grimes bitch!
Rick or Morty
Where is Hannibal Lecter? The show named after him is the best on TV
Stephen Colbert is not fictional...
Sarah Shahi's Shaw from Person of Interest would get my vote, but since she's not listed I'll go with Ron Swanson.
Along with my previous comment of Dean Winchester and Ragnar Lothbrok, there is also Jax Teller (Sons of Anarchy) and Sheldon (Bing Bang Theory). These would definitely get more votes than many of those listed.
Stephen Colbert is fictional? So much for the criteria.
And Arya from GoT? C'mon now, that's just silly.
You definitely missed Dean Winchester (Supernatural) and Ragnar Lothbrok (Vikings)!
I only clicked this link to vote for Daryl Dixon then to realize he didn't make the cut. The fact that fans would go crazy if he died makes him an obvious choice to be considered for best tv charachter
Wow Phil did you read mine before you posted or are we kindred IASIP Bros. Posted nearly at same time.
C'mon! Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito) from Always Sunny! DeVito completes the show and the fact that he embodies his character. The show, in general, deserves more respect and recognition.
Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day, It's Always Sunny In Pilladelphia) You asshats!
Where's Nucky Thompson or anyone from Boardwalk Empire?
Schmidt from new girl should be on this list!
Rodney from Legit is a straight-up MAC! I think he is the only one who can give Tina a run for her money.
I am sorry Carol from Walking Dead was not listed - I would have voted for her in a heartbeat. She had an incredible storyline this season and watching her have to shoot the sociopathic little girl was shocking and riveting. She was robbed a best supporting actress nomination in my opinion. Melissa McBride is fantastic.
How can Jax Teller (SOA) NOT be included here?!
I think this would've been much better as a bracket instead of, pick one favorite from these 25 awesome characters.
Daryl Dixon
Dean Winchester!
Love Ichabod, Boyd and Diane, but surprised by the omissions on this list: Red (Blacklist), Vanessa (Penny Dreadful), Sherlock (Elementary), and I agree with the Crowley suggestion (Supernatural),
Rick Grimes from "The Walking Dead". He may not make the smartest decisions but they always come from his strong moral core, which is the hardest thing keep in a lawless, dangerous world.