Who's your favorite television character?

lefty o · 10-26-2005, 02:03 PM

Al Bundy.

10-26-2005, 02:28 PM

The proprietor of The Gem Saloon was six months ahead of everyone else in Deadwood, and he runs the town like a corrupt riverboat captain. He knows every move that every person in town makes, anticipates problems and eliminates them. His girls aren't exactly the class of the town, but he controls the most successful bar and whorehouse in all of Deadwood—bringing in $5,000 a day in 1876—and anybody that threatens his sources of income may well end up fed to Mr. Wu's pigs.

Tim Driscoll, who helped facilitate Al's swindle of the city dude Brom Garret, met such a fate, as did Persimmon Phil, who deeds as a road agent brought too much attention to Al's enterprise. Garret himself was killed at Al's behest, though Swearengen eventually abandoned his efforts to retake the Garret claim. And when Mr. Wu came to Al to avenge a murdered opium courier, the saloon boss took care of things by personally drowning the guilty junky.

But Al's hands-on approach has earned him some enemies, and his main commercial rival, Cy Tolliver—proprietor of the more upscale Bella Union—is exploiting the Wu situation to fuel a full-on race war in Deadwood. Al suspects Tolliver of trying to expand his turf.

With outsiders expressing an interest in the wealthy outpost and government soldiers threatening to bring civilization to town, Al is under siege from several directions. And when the territory's magistrate threatens him with an outstanding murder warrant from Chicago, Al decides that the official is not to leave Deadwood alive.

For all his Mephistophelean qualities, Swearengen does have a soft spot for certain people, including the whore Trixie, Jewel, his handicapped house servant, and the brain-addled Reverend Jim, whom Al was forced to euthanize.

Bookman · 10-26-2005, 08:32 PM

"Sgt. Schultz" from Hogan's Heroes, because the character is a simple Everyman who is trying his best to survive a situation which he is helpless to control. "Radar O'Reilly" in MASH is in the same boat.

Johan Malan · 10-26-2005, 11:13 PM

Eric Cartman!!!!

Charlie101 · 10-27-2005, 12:27 AM

Dale Gribble from King of the Hill

dhermesc · 10-27-2005, 08:35 AM

1. Sipowitz from NYPD Blue.

2. Al Bundy and Homer Simpson.

CV32 · 10-27-2005, 02:03 PM

Frank Barone from "Everybody Loves Raymond".

Johan Malan · 10-27-2005, 05:41 PM

Yeah Frank Barone Would be my second Choice,

Big Dog · 10-27-2005, 06:22 PM

Oh man, I forgot about that. Hehehe. It's a ringer for my family. I'm Robert, my sister is Raymond, and the parents are ringers for my own.

Frank is my Dad, exactly!!

Johan Malan · 10-27-2005, 10:30 PM

Frank is my Grandpa exactly! Rather that's how he was

Rockabilly88 · 10-28-2005, 06:04 PM

Barney Fife or Gomer Pile its a toss up.

10-26-2005, 02:28 PM	#22
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Al Swearengen The proprietor of The Gem Saloon was six months ahead of everyone else in Deadwood, and he runs the town like a corrupt riverboat captain. He knows every move that every person in town makes, anticipates problems and eliminates them. His girls aren't exactly the class of the town, but he controls the most successful bar and whorehouse in all of Deadwood—bringing in $5,000 a day in 1876—and anybody that threatens his sources of income may well end up fed to Mr. Wu's pigs. Tim Driscoll, who helped facilitate Al's swindle of the city dude Brom Garret, met such a fate, as did Persimmon Phil, who deeds as a road agent brought too much attention to Al's enterprise. Garret himself was killed at Al's behest, though Swearengen eventually abandoned his efforts to retake the Garret claim. And when Mr. Wu came to Al to avenge a murdered opium courier, the saloon boss took care of things by personally drowning the guilty junky. But Al's hands-on approach has earned him some enemies, and his main commercial rival, Cy Tolliver—proprietor of the more upscale Bella Union—is exploiting the Wu situation to fuel a full-on race war in Deadwood. Al suspects Tolliver of trying to expand his turf. With outsiders expressing an interest in the wealthy outpost and government soldiers threatening to bring civilization to town, Al is under siege from several directions. And when the territory's magistrate threatens him with an outstanding murder warrant from Chicago, Al decides that the official is not to leave Deadwood alive. For all his Mephistophelean qualities, Swearengen does have a soft spot for certain people, including the whore Trixie, Jewel, his handicapped house servant, and the brain-addled Reverend Jim, whom Al was forced to euthanize.

10-27-2005, 08:35 AM	#26
dhermesc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: East Central Kansas Posts: 1,762	1. Sipowitz from NYPD Blue. 2. Al Bundy and Homer Simpson. __________________ Liberty is for those that claim it.

10-27-2005, 02:03 PM	#27
CV32 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 88	Frank Barone from "Everybody Loves Raymond". __________________ Happiness is a warm gun. - The Beatles

10-27-2005, 06:22 PM	#29
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,412	Oh man, I forgot about that. Hehehe. It's a ringer for my family. I'm Robert, my sister is Raymond, and the parents are ringers for my own. Frank is my Dad, exactly!! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

10-28-2005, 06:04 PM	#31
Rockabilly88 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NC Posts: 166	Barney Fife or Gomer Pile its a toss up. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------- " Red flags.... May day.... theres gotta be a better way! Red tanks, Mass graves, and red liars always get their say! Cos The only good comie is a dead commie its about time we learned... the only time our people are gunna taste freedom's when the last red flag is burned" - Ian Stuart Donaldson :guitar: :gangster:

10-26-2005, 02:03 PM	#21
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 5,103	Al Bundy.

10-26-2005, 08:32 PM	#23
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 748	"Sgt. Schultz" from Hogan's Heroes, because the character is a simple Everyman who is trying his best to survive a situation which he is helpless to control. "Radar O'Reilly" in MASH is in the same boat.

10-26-2005, 11:13 PM	#24
Johan Malan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 302	Eric Cartman!!!!

10-27-2005, 12:27 AM	#25
Charlie101 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 54	Dale Gribble from King of the Hill

10-27-2005, 05:41 PM	#28
Johan Malan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 302	Yeah Frank Barone Would be my second Choice,

10-27-2005, 10:30 PM	#30
Johan Malan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 302	Frank is my Grandpa exactly! Rather that's how he was