My Favorite Characters-George Costanza

There aren’t to many characters that have no endeaing qualities, that go through a series refusing to improve themselves, and yet we love to watch anyway. This is..

George Costanza

My Favorite Characters-Sheldon Cooper

Last time I talked about a sitcom character who can come off cold and distance, but really has a good heart. The thing is with Benson is, it’s not that hard to see what a nice guy he really is. Some sitcom characters, you have to look a little deeper. Let’s talk today about…

Sheldon Cooper

I’ve talked a lot about him so will keep it short. Let’s put aside all the “controversy” on The Big Bang Theory and just talk about this character. Even though it had been explicitly stated that Sheldon does not have Autism, he really does act like it. So let’s see, Sheldon is pompous, arrogant, rude, a germaphobe and is only happy when he gets his way no matter what. He is a nice guy??

My Favorite Characters-Benson DuBois

So let’s go to the world of sitcoms and discuss a character I loved for years. Yeah he is saecastic and always has a joke ready, but is that all I like about him? I’m talking about..

Benson DuBois

Of course Benson, played of course by Robert Guillaume, got his start as the Butler to the Tate family on “Soap”. I’ve only seen bits of that show but it seems like he played the straight man, commenting on the craziness around him while giving a few shots at his employer along the way. Think Geoffrey from “Fresh Prince”.

My Favorite Characters-Marty McFly

Back to the Future was one of my favorite movies ever. It’s one of those films that comes together perfectly and does everything right. Today I wanted to take a look at the main character of the movie, and discuss what made that character work so well. Of course I am talking about..

Marty McFly

While it’s more than fair to point out that one of the reasons the character is so popular is because Michael J Fox 100% nailed the performance. He feels so natural, you feel like he’s just a regikar kid. He sells every scene where Marty is supposed to be looking in awe or disbelief at whatever he is seeing. Not to mention the emotional stuff he has to carry. And I always thought one reason for his friendship with Doc was that Doc gave Marty something George couldn’t, like guidance? Let’s discuss that a second.

My Favorite Characters-Alice/Beth Kane

 

So far I’ve only talked about characters I’ve loved for years. What about someone a little more current? Last fall a Batwoman TV show premiered on CW. I only watched because I knew it would tie into the epic Crisis on Infinite Earth’s crossover event (FYI that event was FANTASTIC. They hit every story point from the comics and did it well). For the first couple episodes the shoe didn’t move me much. Then I started to pay attention to the main villain of the season. I was really drawn in by her, so much I wanted to know who this great actress was playing her. I am of course taking about..

Alice/Beth Kane

I know this character had a long history in the comics but I hadn’t heard of her until the TV show, so that is what I am focusing on. I also realize that the series is still on so will try to avoid major spoilers. Still, if you haven’t seen the show at all and want to go in fresh, feel free to stop here.

My Favorite Characters-Ted Kord

When I first started to read comic books full time, and began expanding my knowledge of the DC Universe past what I had learned from watching Superfriends, I came across a new hero who really got my attention. Yeah you could argue he was a Spider-Man rip off, but I didn’t care. Of course I am referring to Blue Beetle #2…

Ted Kord

My Favorite Characters-Betty Rizzo

Grease is a fantastic musical, it’s one of the few stage shows I enjoyed as much as the movie which is just as great. That came out in 1978 starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John and has become a true cult classic. And of course, I had zero interest in seeing it for years.

Yeah, for years I avoided this movie for reasons I can’t remember or explain. But when I was married I did finally see it, in theatres even during a re-release it, and I loved it. Ok you’ll never see it on any “greatest movie off all time” lists that I write, but the music is so infectious and the characters a lot fun. If If we have “popcorn movies” this is a “popcorn musical”. You can ignore the paper thin story, one dimensional characters  and lame dialogue because it’s just so much fun!  The one character that really stood out for me, and lots of people, was the one played by Stockard Channing.  I am talking about

Betty Rizzo