Meme brought to you by the letter "J"

[caz963]

Courtesy of fried_flamingo - who, out of the goodness of her heart, gave me such a nice letter :-)

1. Comment on this post.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

The characters I've chosen all come from films and TV - I was trying to think of some from books, but none of my faves have a name beginning with J! And I couldn't think of any female characters I like whose names begin with J, either. (I'm sure I'll think of a bucketload once I've hit "post".)



1. Yes. Of course. Who else but the wonder that is Joshua Lyman?



All fangirling aside, Josh is, IMO one of the best TV characters to have come along in recent years. An arrogant, loudmouthed, wisecracking, emotionally constipated (!) guy with a heart of gold, who'd do anything for his friends and who had an unfortunate propensity to stick his foot in his mouth, Josh could easily have been an abrasive character; but the writing, combined with Brad's innate charm quickly turned him into the favourite of many.

It doesn't hurt that Brad is very nice to look at, has charisma that hits you between the eyes, even from the other side of a TV screen, and is one of the sexiest men in existence. But that's just my opinion :-)

2. Jed Bartlet.



The greatest president America never had. I still think that Jed's entrance at the end of the WW pilot is the best introduction of a character in a TV show EVER - and it'll take a lot to shake me from that belief! Bartlet was the president we all wanted, never mind just our friends across the pond. An intelligent, ethical and thoughtful man who had to face some tough choices and who did some things that we may not all have agreed with, it's probably the one time we all wished that US presidents could run for a third term!

3. John Smith



Pic from cheesygirl

Whaddya mean, that's cheating?? Oh no it's not!

I think DT is one of the best Doctors ever - yes, he's cute, but he has that amazing energy and the ability to play manic one minute and emo the next. He's going to be an incredibly tough act to follow. I mustn't forget though that there have been nine other "John Smiths"... I grew up with Doctor Who and I'm so pleased it's been brought back in such great style.

4.Dr. John Carter



I was a huge fan of ER and actually I more or less stopped watching when Carter left. I don't think I was ready to invest in any more new characters after all that time! Carter had been the heart of the show since Mark Greene died, and he'd come so far in - what was it? eleven seasons? - from his days as a med student right up until he became the lynchpin of the ER (and the show). I read this week that he's going to appear in 4 of the show's final episodes this season, so I'll make a point of watching!

5. There seems to be a pattern here - Captain John Sheridan



I was a huge fan of Babylon 5 - a sci fi show which may have paved the way for BSG in that although it had state of the art special effects, it was nonetheless more concerned about the characters and the storytelling than how many things they could blow up each week!
Sheridan didn't appear until the second season of the five season arc, but he was everything you could want from a Sci-fi hero. Bit of a maverick, some skeletons in his cupboard - and ready to sacrifice himself for the greater good. And yeah - I was a Sheridan/Delenn shipper ;-)



So if you wanna play, just comment and I'll give you a letter!

Comments

[cantbesilent.livejournal.com]

Oh, "J" is such a good letter for this game! Lucky you! I used to love ER and Carter, and even though at this point I couldn't care less, I'll probably watch at least some of his stuff when it airs later this year. For old times sake. :)

I'm fairly bored, so I'll play (as long as you're not too evil with the letter! lol)

[caz963.livejournal.com]

It wasn't so much that I decided to stop watching ER because Carter left, it was partly because that season co-incided with my starting my training and so I didn't have time to watch much of anything. But it was Carter who'd been holding the show together and he did leave a hole... but yeah, I'll watch the final few - I read that Anthony Edwards is going to be in the finale - in flashback of course!

So... your letter... how about... "B"?

[zinke.livejournal.com]

'J' - a good letter choice! *g*

Okay, I'm trapped at home watching the torrential rain so hit me with your best shot!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

It was, wasn't it? I think she was being extra kind to me!

So how abour "L" for you? :-)

[zinke.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I wonder what I'll do with that one....

[caz963.livejournal.com]

*taps fingers and wonders...* *g*

[fried-flamingo.livejournal.com]

It probably says a lot about how shallow I am that I didn't even consider literary or female characters. I just jumped straight to the hot guys!

I do love your choices though (#1 was a total surprise! ;))

Whaddya mean, that's cheating?? Oh no it's not!

It's not cheating, it's just very clever manipulation of the rules *g*

Oh I so loved John Carter, and I adored the Carter/Benton relationship (not in a slashy way though!). I loved how that mentor/student relationship grew and one of my favourite images from the show was when Carter became addicted to prescription drugs and when he realised he had to get help, it cut to a shot of him in the plane, with Benton sitting right beside him. *tears up a little bit*

Fab characters!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

It probably says a lot about how shallow I am that I didn't even consider literary or female characters.

God, I laughed so hard at that!!

At least I'm not as blatantly bad at the, um... "manipulation of the rules" as Jed *g*

I'd forgotten that scene you mention in ER, but yeah, I remember tearing up, too. Those were the days, eh?

Do I give you a letter back or have you had enough? ;-)

[fried-flamingo.livejournal.com]

I'm all tagged out for now *g*

This was such a fun meme!

[quaggy]

Carter!!! I loved Carter!! I had a major crush on him of the levels that a certain someone has her number 1 pick for the letter J.

Hit me! I'll take any letter.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes, well Carter was very crush-worthy - I wasn't at the level of fangirling with him that you appear to have been reached, but he certainly kept me watching!

Okay, so for you... "W".

[quaggy]

Man, you don't make things easy, do you? I'm totally draw a blank here, but I bet I will do my best! :-D

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Sorry :( Do you want a different one?

[quaggy]

Now where's the challenge in that! :-) It's totally cool. It's just going to take my a little longer, I think.

[tashira-ronin.livejournal.com]

arg good suggestion and great summaries though my J would have Jack, Jack, Jack an well Jack. I love John Smith! nice choice to still get in DW. Good to see Bab5, though I loved crusade too. Letter Please:)

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I did think about including Jack, but I don't think he makes my top five, sorry.

I loved B5 - I didn't get to see much of Crusade because I don't think it ever aired on terrestrial TV did it? Or if it did, it was on at such a stupid time that I couldn't watch it.

Anyway, letter... "S".

[tashira-ronin.livejournal.com]

Thank you for my S I will go and collate!

[tashira-ronin.livejournal.com]

Oh and I meant Jack from Pirates, Jack from SG1, Jack from Torchwood and Jack from Nightmare Before Christmas.. whew almost as many Johns as Jacks in the J category.. Remarkably few female characters start with J... wonder why

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Ah, well I was thinking Jack from TW initially, but yeah there are a lot!

[ozzyols.livejournal.com]

meme me baby!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Okay, so how about... "D".

[ozzyols.livejournal.com]

Oooh D... delightful!

[kiss-me-cassie.livejournal.com]

Me me me! I want a letter!
Because it is rainy and blah and today is just made especially for memes and baking. :)

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Now I have this picture in my head of you jumping up and down waving your hand in the air!

So... how about - "M"?

[kiss-me-cassie.livejournal.com]

Well, you weren't entirely worng? Bouncing in my chair. *g*

I'm off to make breakfast first - banana oat nut pancakes - but will get to it shortly.

[hooloovoo_42]

An all round excellent set of choices. I'm not sure whether I would have remembered Sheridan was a John, but if I had, he would be a definite. I'd have probably gone with Jean Luc instead of the lateral thinking of John Smith.

Go on, hit me! (can I have a D please?)

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I confess Picard did cross my mind, as did James Bond and a fair few others, but as I had to write something about the characters, I thought I should go with the ones I could actually, you know, say something about!

You want a D? Oh, Go on then... :-) - sorry that one's gone! How about... um... "G"?