NFT: The 100 Greatest TV Characters of the 21st Century

I have no reason to continue reading this list:).

but an absolute dogshit ranking.

it was walter H white for me
I will watch that show 10x times in my lifetime
he is ingrained in my mind forever

But better than mR WHITE?
wtf?

at 52 is where I stopped. Garabge

b*llsh*t.

In comment 14948577 smshmth8690 said:

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b*llsh*t.

Exactly.

on THE WIRE.

Cool cool cool

And yet is mentioned four times in the top spot (Peggy Olson) says it all.

Tami Taylor is number 3? Really?

This list is garbage.

and Dominic West. Or maybe the writer did.

That list sucked.

Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) didn't even make the top 100?

Michael Scott below David Brent. NO!

Not one character from NCIS?

not defending the list in any way, I was shocked by some of them BUT no Tony Soprano because of the timeline/rules they made.

this.

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Of Justified. Great charecter.

In comment 14948615 MOOPS said:

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and Dominic West. Or maybe the writer did.

The writer missed a whole lot. Even by the low standards of the whole "top X list" genre this one's pathetic.

Rust Cohle at 100? Walter White at 40?

Snubs...
Agree on Draper and Tony Soprano also...
Stringer Bell
Tywin Lannister
Gus Frings
Richard Splett from Veep
Randy Marsh
Rafi from The League

It signals how bad it'll be from Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle (which is a great show) over Rusty Cohle.

Glad to see some NoHo Hank (Barry), Roman DeBeers (Party Down), Jared Dunn (Silivon Valley) and general Broad City love on there.

Walter White and Charlie Kelly are absolutely not getting their due in this list. If anything, Saul and Walter White should be fairly close together.

“ We limited ourselves to only one character from each show (our discussion of Arrested Development got particularly heated), and we only considered shows that began on or after January 1, 2000 (so, no The Sopranos).”

Omar as numberv1 but glad that he and Al Swearengen we’re in top ten.

Stopped at Rust Cohle at 100. It that wasn't bad enough, the suggestion that he beats Colin Farrell's character in season 2 by "a slim margin" is insulting.

In comment 14948690 Big Al said:

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“ We limited ourselves to only one character from each show (our discussion of Arrested Development got particularly heated), and we only considered shows that began on or after January 1, 2000 (so, no The Sopranos).”

Makes it even dumber - would be like ranking the top baseball players of all time and limiting it to one per team thus excluding Lou Gehring and Joe Dimaggio or ranking top players of the 1940's and not including Ted Williams because he started playing in 1939. Just a complete bunch of morons.

fun seeing/reading characters that I haven’t seen in a while but the ranking is brutal and there’s too many deserving actors/actresses left out.

that the rules were dumb. Just pointing out that the criticism was flawed because a number of posters did not seem to be aware of the rules.

In comment 14948690 Big Al said:

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“ We limited ourselves to only one character from each show (our discussion of Arrested Development got particularly heated), and we only considered shows that began on or after January 1, 2000 (so, no The Sopranos).”

Yeah that's why I was simply happy that my 2 favorite shows of all time were at least represented...and can't argue with their picks...

Abed and Nora Durst... each should have won an Emmy for their performances.

In comment 14948716 moze1021 said:

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In comment 14948690 Big Al said: Quote: “ We limited ourselves to only one character from each show (our discussion of Arrested Development got particularly heated), and we only considered shows that began on or after January 1, 2000 (so, no The Sopranos).” Yeah that's why I was simply happy that my 2 favorite shows of all time were at least represented...and can't argue with their picks... Abed and Nora Durst... each should have won an Emmy for their performances.

Danny Pudi and Carrie Coon, respectively, of course.

glad to see her on here. Man, one day I’ll watch that show again when I have more time, one of my all time favorites.

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I have no real strong sense for guesses for top 5... Don Draper has to be at least top 10. I'd like to see Dexter top 20.

Yeah fuck this list.

Makes no sense in any way, shape or form and was a waste of time.

Either way, Al Swearingen is my #1.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

It's a laughable list. No Lorne Malvo? Seriously?

what some illustrator, pot-head girl thought about characters during one of the best decade-long runs in TV history.

there's no way to put together a 'best of' list without a bunch or whining. Here's my whine...

Schitt's Creek is a great show, the best character shouldn't be Moira Rose... the son, David Rose is the unquestionable heart of that show.

Supposed to be one character from each show, so why two from "the Office"?

Shameless is another great show, but Fiona isn't the star of that show by any measure. Big snub to William H. Macy.

No love for "the Middle"? I thought this was a great show, but picking the best is tough. I'll go with Axl Heck.

Also... no love for "Ozark"? No question that Marty Byrd is one of the most complex characters on any show.

"Vikings" is missing a spot. Although he bowed-out a few seasons ago, Ragnar Lothbrok is an indelible TV character; might even defer to the son, Bjorn.

Steven Colbert... really?!

No "Big Bang Theory"? Come on... I know the show dragged on a little too long (so did Friends), but you have to give it to Sheldon Cooper.

Thankfully... no "Two Broke Girls" that show is a stain on entertainment that will remain for a long time.

...the character he portrayed in the "Colbert Report" may well be the best complete piece of acting of our lifetime - the way he could perform liberal comic satire in the character of an extreme Conservative talk show host, over the top set and artwork, screaming eagles and all - spinning polarized political perspectives on their head using comedy was absolutely brilliant - for at least a solid year, he fooled countless Republican Representatives, even was invited to host the White House Correspondents Dinner - they clearly had no idea what they were dealing with. He always blew me away with how fast he could create comedy using that character - just brilliant.

Outside of him, I'd say it's - another Daily Show alumni - Steve Carell - his Michael Scott was OUTSTANDING - I don't know if any single character in history has made me laugh and cringe as much - his portrayal of Scott was dynamite. My kids have each on their own fallen in love with that series, watching every single episode.

And Dexter's sister was one of the most compelling characters ever.

Was there a more interesting female character than Carmela Soprano?

In comment 14948977 GiantEgo said:

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And Dexter's sister was one of the most compelling characters ever. Was there a more interesting female character than Carmela Soprano?

You're not noticing a pattern here?

no thank you.

That list is awful.

hahaha, shouldn't be in the top 1 million

thats funny

I am glad that Vic Mackey got some recognition, and Stringer Bell should have been on the list but...

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Hadn't heard of more than half the shows or characters

behind dozens of nobodies. I think the author was too young to be familiar with the show. lol