Here are mine Daniel

These are my favorite characters throughout the years and yes it is a weird grouping, I know. I do not watch enough TV to have 20 favorites from on-air programs, so many are from childhood. Also I am only including characters that were around when I was, so no Lucy but I am also including favorite all time TV shows and a few are definitely before my time, so thank god for re-runs and complete season DVD releases.

1.)Michael Scott- the best character hands down, we could watch The Office seasons over and over forever and we do.

2.) Angelica Pickles- was the cartoon embodiment of me as a child (sigh), however I lived too far away from my cousins to torment them, but I guess there where a few male cousin make-overs. She is also why I hope I have a boy.

3.) Gregory House- I wish I could be as blunt and honest as House but I do not have the brilliance to back it up. I find everyone who tries to psychoanalyze House is annoying.

4.) Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth- my generation Mulder and Scully. I have been a fan of David Boreanaz since the Buffy days, but Booth is a more fun, interesting, and a much less depressed character than Angel. Side Note: male vampires must be so disturbed and depressed all the time, the poor actors must be dark, handsome and never smile; I think that job would take its toll. Brennan is just an awesome-female-scientist-power, even if she does have emotional issues; everyone needs a quirk.

5.) Bart Simpson- the never-ending rebellion and pranks

6.) Cosmo Kramer- only a genius could invent Kramer, full of idiosyncrasies and an atmosphere of bad luck

7.) Cartman- South Park mostly all the same opinions as Daniel and I. Loved the insheeption episode! Cartman is actually my least favorite character but an absolute necessity to make the show. I like Kyle.

8.) Dwight K Schrute- The pranks on Dwight are hilarious and I would say Dwight could rival Kramer in regards to uniqueness, but arrogance and the need for power are definitely his best features.

9.) Rachael Green- you can’t live during the 90’s and not obsess about FRIENDS, Rachael was my favorite. It takes guts to give up your parents’ money and work as a waitress.

10.) Sam Weir- adorable on Freaks and Geeks; makes me feel I should have been nicer to the nerdy boys. He was so innocent and genuine, as all kids should be. His expressions are priceless.

11.) Buffy the Vampire Slayer- kick ass, hot-forbidden-boyfriend, so idolized

12.) Stewie Griffin- hilarious; the perfect antidote to Peter’s stupidity and annoyance

13.) Andy Millman- all the comedy of the office, with extra famous actors and showing the vanity of celebrities- a cultural message, nice.

14.) Kerry Bradshaw- a show really just for women, that was not a soap opera drama fest (to include Melrose Place, Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate House Wives etc.). Kerry was unapologetically self-absorbed and materialistic, refreshing.

15.) Dylan McKay- my first crush, oh what a hot bad boy

16.) Daria- 5^th grade marathon weekends, my new favorite color was black and the last good TV show made by MTV

17.) Raymond Barone- a believable portrayal of husbands, wifes, and family.

18.) Jonathon Taylor Thomas (J. T. T.)- haha another awesome 90’s crush, but he was on an actually decent show- Home Improvement, remember, the whole family could watch it.

19.) Zack Morris- my 2^nd and more appropriate crush for my age, when my mom stopped letting my watch 90210 after Brenda and Dylan had sex on prom night.

20.) Steve Urkel- all kids of the 90’s imitated him. I mean really the 90’s kind of sucked, especially music-wise but Steve Urkel was a child’s rare gem, simply funny and annoying to adults.

Favorite All Time TV Shows:

· The Office

· I Love Lucy

· Seinfeld

· Charlie’s Angels (Only the Farrah Fawcett season)

· Bones

· The Wonder Years

· The Munsters

My Favorite T.V. Characters (90s and 00s)

So I only included shows from the 90s and 2000s. I also don't watch any shows on HBO or Showtime, so you may notice few shows from these stations. I am not saying these are the greatest characters of all time or that you should think they are, all I am saying is they are my favorite characters to watch. Also, I could only come up with 20 characters. I could obviously think of more characters but I started thinking, could I sit and watch these characters for hours on end.

 

20. Eric Foreman in That 70s Show, Topher Grace

19. Daria in Daria, Tracy Grandstaff

18. Master Shake in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Dana Snyder

17. George Costanza in Seinfeld, Jason Alexander

16. Gregory House in House, Hugh Laurie

15. Sam Weir in Freaks and Geeks, John Francis Daley

14. Bart Simpson in The Simpsons, Nancy Cartwright

13. Temperance Brennan in Bones, Emily Deschanel

12. Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin

11. Fox Mulder in X-Files, David Duchovny

10. Andy Millman in Extras, Ricky Gervais

9. Michael Bluth in Arrested Development, Jason Bateman

8. Phillip J. Fry in Futurama, Billy West

7. Stewie Griffin in Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane

6. Will Smith in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith

5. Bender Rodriguez in Futurama, John DiMaggio

4. Eric Cartman in South Park, Trey Parker

3. Cosmo Kramer in Seinfeld, Michael Richards

2. Homer Simpson in the Simpsons, Dan Castellaneta

1. Michael Gary Scott in The Office, Steve Carell

 

Daniel

The Refs Suck

So after watching a handful of Colorado Avalanche games this season I have come to the conclusions that the Refs in the NHL hate the Avalanche. Either that or they really suck at their jobs. After watching the San Jose/Colorado game tonight and watching Matt Duchene get called for three penalties that should not have been called it made me really hate these refs. Plus, when Kyle Cuminsky was elbowed in the face there was no call. Or how about all the elbows and crosschecks to T.J. Galliardi? Then at the end of the game when Colorado pulls their goalie San Jose tries to clear the puck and it hits a ref, more like the ref got in the way of the puck, and ends up in the hands of a Shark whom scores the empty net goal. Not only that the puck hit a San Jose player on the bench and the play should have stopped.

This is not the first game where the refs made bad calls against the Avalanche. In Philadelphia Craig Anderson was called with interference in the last minutes of a tie game. Then the Flyers scored a power play goal and the Avs lost. Also, when Colorado played New Jersey, Cody MCleod was given a game misconduct and a five minute major penalty for a gentle boarding. I do agree that he should have been penalized but five minute major and getting kicked out of the game, you have got to be kidding me. Luckily the Avs won that game.

The Refs better get their shit together or they are going to ruin the Avs season.

 

P.S.

John-Michael Liles is awesome.

Pretty Pictures- punch of red

I am bored so I have been grouping my pictures by color so to start off RED:

Durango Honeymoon

Durango is like 9 hours away, that is a long drive for never leaving the state. Also driving to the southwest corner of Colorado there are no big towns, all the bathrooms are pretty nasty. Once you are on the mountains though, it is beautiful. The train ride takes all day, from 9am to 6:30pm, and costs $100 a person, but I think it was worth it. The sights are beautiful and you can appreciate it and take a ton of pictures since you do not have to drive yourself or pay attention to where your are going. We stayed at O-BAR-O cabins, which was adorable! A queen size bed, a mini-kitchen (still larger than my Paris apartment kitchen), a comfy couch, a private deck and grill over looking the river and I saved the best for last- a large stone fireplace next to the bed. Our first day there we actually got to use the fireplace because it rained all day. We drove up into the mountains and by Lake Vallecito and the foggy, rainy atmosphere made the surrounds extra majestic and bewitching. The rest of the trip I had a fever and was completely nauseous so it was a blur. Now I’ll just post some pictures because I think they are the most fun part about blogs and facebook anyway. Like Hannah I enjoy your artwork and food pictures and Briehn I love your doggie pictures!