Topic: Yahoo's 99 Greatest TV Characters since Tony Soprano (so basically of the 2000s)

[Rob K]

Another one of those pointless lists really, but some discussion is might arise from it. And because i got nowt better do to this Friday evening....

On January 10, 1999, a bathrobe-clad Tony Soprano first bent over to pick up a Star-Ledger in his driveway — and TV changed forever. We’re celebrating this new Golden Age of Television by paying tribute to our favorite TV characters who’ve debuted since The Sopranos premiered. No reality TV here, folks: just the 99 richest, most fascinating fictional characters from both comedies and dramas to grace the small screen over the past decade and a half. We love TV… and these people are the reason why.

There's a little spiel for each one at the links.

99-90
99. Cookie Lyon, Empire
98. Richard Harrow, Boardwalk Empire
97. Toni and Candace, Portlandia
96. Louis Litt, Suits
95. Jane Kerkovich, Happy Endings
94. Abby Sciuto, NCIS
93. Walter Bishop, Fringe
92. Abed Nadir, Community
91. Felicity Smoak, Arrow
90. Nero Padilla, Sons of Anarchy

89-80
89. Wilhemina Slater, Ugly Betty
88. Brian Griffin, Family Guy
87. Red Reznikov, Orange Is the New Black
86. Jackie Peyton, Nurse Jackie
85. The Governor, The Walking Dead
84. Stefon, Saturday Night Live
83. Dexter Morgan, Dexter
82. Mindy Lahiri, The Mindy Project
81. Lorne Malvo, Fargo
80. Sue Sylvester, Glee

79-70
79. Alice Morgan, Luther
78. Mal Reynolds, Firefly
77. Bender, Futurama
76. The Trinity Killer, Dexter
75. Nicki Grant, Big Love
74. Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead
73. Mort/Maura Pfefferman, Transparent
72. Claire Underwood, House of Cards
71. Arya Stark, Game of Thrones
70. Dwight Schrute, The Office

69-60
69. Molly Solverson, Fargo
68. Alison Hendrix, Orphan Black
67. Nate Fisher, Six Feet Under
66. Laura Roslin, Battlestar Galactica
65. Diane Lockhart, The Good Wife
64. Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad
63. Jerri Blank, Strangers With Candy
62. Constance Langdon, American Horror Story: Murder House
61. Saul Berenson, Homeland
60. Amy Jellicoe, Enlightened

59-50
59. Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl
58. Bree Van de Kamp, Desperate Housewives
57. King Joffrey Baratheon, Game of Thrones
56. Josh Lyman, The West Wing
55. Charlie Kelly, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
54. Patty Hewes, Damages
53. Ari Gold, Entourage
52. Denny Crane, Boston Legal
51. Sydney Bristow, Alias
50. Seth Cohen, The O.C.

49-40
49. Raylan Givens, Justified
48. Veronica Mars, Veronica Mars
47. The Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who
46. Jenna Maroney, 30 Rock
45. Stringer Bell, The Wire
44. Borat Sagdiyev, Da Ali G Show
43. Frank Underwood, House of Cards
42. Cristina Yang, Grey’s Anatomy
41. Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock
40. Rust Cohle, True Detective

39-30
39. Dr. Gregory House, House
38. Stella Gibson, The Fall
37. Kenny Powers, Eastbound & Down
36. Ben Linus, Lost
35. Selina Meyer, Veep
34. Boyd Crowder, Justified
33. Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren, Orange Is the New Black
32. Gemma Teller, Sons of Anarchy
31. Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother
30. Gus Fring, Breaking Bad

29-20
29. Lucille Bluth, Arrested Development
28. Jack Bauer, 24
27. C.J. Cregg, The West Wing
26. Al Swearengen, Deadwood
25. Olivia Pope, Scandal
24. Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
23. The Dowager Countess, Downton Abbey
22. Phil Dunphy, Modern Family
21. Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation
20. Vic Mackey, The Shield

19-10
19. Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
18. Jimmy McNulty, The Wire
17. Gob Bluth, Arrested Development
16. Carrie Mathison, Homeland
15. Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation
14. Coach Eric Taylor, Friday Night Lights
13. Valerie Cherish, The Comeback
12. Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
11. Peggy Olson, Mad Men
10. David Brent, The Office (U.K.)

9-1
9. Tami Taylor, Friday Night Lights
8. Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones
7. Michael Scott, The Office
6. Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls
5. Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
4. Omar Little, The Wire
3. Don Draper, Mad Men
2. Walter White, Breaking Bad
1. Liz Lemon, 30 Rock

[Brian Blessed]

Daryl at 74? Nonsense!

[Rob K]

Daryl at 74? Nonsense!

I'm not having Abed at 92 either!

<<<<<< It's got to be this guy for number 1 anyway.

[Kashinoda]

98. Richard Harrow, Boardwalk Empire
92. Abed Nadir, Community
76. The Trinity Killer, Dexter 

Credibility, this list has none.

I'll predict the top 3:

1. Walter White, Breaking Bad
2. Omar, The Wire
3. House, House

1 and 2 are pretty much certs.

[Ziltoid]

Wonder where Hannibal will be featured

[Red_Irishman]

Jesse Pinkman at  64?

[Elzar]

If Hodor isn't number 1, I will not be happy.

[Tonyh8su]

Walter White will most definitely be number 1. Only seen 1 episode of Breaking Bad but, I'll be shocked.

Haven't actually seen most of the shows that the characters are listed from. Delighted to see Charlie Kelly from Sunny as well!

Dwight Schrute at 70 though?

[gerrardisgod]

Walter White, Omar Little, President Bartlet, Jack Bauer and John Locke.

Be surprised if they're not in and around the top five.

[dave 5516]

Al Swearengen and Seth Bullock.

[Tonyh8su]

Oh Ari Gold from Entourage will definitely be in the Top 50 too.

Even though Johnny Drama for me is the better character! ha

[Barneylfc∗]

Surprised to see Jesse Pinkman so far down the list.

Walt will definitely be number 1. I'd expect Hank and Saul to appear somewhere in the list too.

[sideshowme]

some odd choices there.  including the walking daryl at all is particularly bizarre - the fact that he's ranked higher than richard harrow is just inexplicable.

al swearengen deserves to come top of the whole thing by a mile.

[livesound]

John Locke should be right up there. Also, Walter from Fringe should be way higher 

[momo22]

Oh Ari Gold from Entourage will definitely be in the Top 50 too.

Even though Johnny Drama for me is the better character! ha

Ari Gold is 53 mate.

[Il Capitano]

Ari Gold is 53 mate.

Should be #1, he's a fucking legend.

I expect to see Stringer Bell, Agent Cooper, Frank Underwood, Saul Goodman, Sherlock Holmes, Don Draper, Hannibal Lecter, The Doctor and Rust Cohle.

And Larry David. 

[Xxavi]

If Hodor isn't number 1, I will not be happy.

I love the show, but am I missing something with Hodor? I see so many mentions of him...

[Bird Bird Bird The Bird Is The Word]

Bollocks to the list's order.

I'd like Prop Joe to get some recognition though.

[Skidder.]

Terrible article - Probably just robbed from someone's IMDB list.

Joke worthy of Yahoo.

[Redman0151]

I'm glad they just accepted Tony soprano as the best and went from there.

Walter White will win probably

[sideshowme]

boyd crowder has to be up there.

[Party Phil]

I agree Mr. White will probably be top with a smattering of wire characters in the top 20. Of course if it wasn't completely biased towards American TV Super Hans would walk it.

[Pistolero]

stopped reading at 98.....

[Lucas21]

I'm not having Abed at 92 either!

<<<<<< It's got to be this guy for number 1 anyway.

Only started watching Parks and recreation at Christmas
 (kind of a Chris Pratt is cool, let's watch this)
never have I been so impressed with a character than Ron Swanson. Hilariously brilliant

[Circa1892]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Frank Underwood make the top 5.

[RedSince86]

Only 79?



She steals every scene in Luther.

[Macphisto80]

Walter Bishop at 93?

That alone tells you that list was compiled by morons. I'm not the biggest fan of Fringe, but John Noble in that was outstanding. He made that show by himself.

[red mongoose]

Terrible article - Probably just robbed from someone's IMDB list.

Joke worthy of Yahoo.

Indeed. Louis Litt from the profoundly stupid "Suits" ahead of Richard Harrow. It's too stupid to take seriously. That won't stop me from getting angry, unfortunately.

[Bird Bird Bird The Bird Is The Word]

Indeed. Louis Litt from the profoundly stupid "Suits" ahead of Richard Harrow. It's too stupid to take seriously. That won't stop me from getting angry, unfortunately.

 

Why does this happen?

I hate these lists, but if I saw my favourite characters on it or omitted, it bothers me in either sense.

[red mongoose]

Why does this happen?

I hate these lists, but if I saw my favourite characters on it or omitted, it bothers me in either sense.

I don't know, mate, but it's as regular as clockwork 

[RedSince86]

Walter Bishop at 93?

That alone tells you that list was compiled by morons. I'm not the biggest fan of Fringe, but John Noble in that was outstanding. He made that show by himself.

I second that he was amazing in it.

Underrated TV show.

[El Lobo]

Peter Griffin 1st right?

[Kashinoda]

Indeed. Louis Litt from the profoundly stupid "Suits" ahead of Richard Harrow. It's too stupid to take seriously. That won't stop me from getting angry, unfortunately.

Sounds like someone just got Litt up.



I'd have Richard in my top 15 in all honesty, fantastic character.

[RideTheWalrus]

Roslin from BSG? The worst character! Starbuck has to be in there.


Hannibal, too. Frank Underwood.

[Fiasco]

Vern Schillinger won't be eligible will he? As well as a few others from Oz. Oz started in 1997 I think and although it ran until mid-2000's they probably won't include anyone from there.

Omar Little, Walter White, Stringer Bell and Marlo Stanfield should all make the top 10.

[Il Capitano]

What's everybody's beef with Richard Harrow?   

[WelshMike]

Tyrion will be right up there, probably top ten.

[Malaysian Kopite]

I think Homer will be in the top 3, just for his mainstream recognition alone.

[RedSince86]

I love the show, but am I missing something with Hodor? I see so many mentions of him...

[10 years on]

I think Homer will be in the top 3, just for his mainstream recognition alone.

2000s?