Five Desert Island Characters
Sometimes when we can’t sleep, my wife and I lie in bed and
play Five Desert Island. Sometimes it’s movies or albums. The other night it
was five TV characters you’d take with you to a desert island. We issued an
immediate disclaimer that this hypothetical question is not about survival – no
picking Macgyver because you think he’ll actually get you off the island. The
goal is to select five TV characters you’d be willing to spend the rest of your
life with.
Note: I originally posted this blog over a year ago, before
there even was such a thing as Orange is
the New Black, and my answers have changed. Here’s my (updated) list, in no
particular order:
1 ) President
Laura Roslin, BSG (I could spend
eternity with a beautiful prophet, discussing the ethical implications of
government authority, what constitutes survival, and if/when circumstances
dictate we abandon the rule of law)
2) Spike
“William the Bloody,” Buffy (SOO much
better than Angel, plus sexy and hilarious)
3) Suzanne
“Crazy Eyes,” OITNB (because
sometimes her feelings get messy like dirt, and she appreciates dandelions, and
if we all get up each other’s business too much on this island, she knows how
to mark her territory)
4) Felix,
Orphan Black (every desert island
needs a gay bartender/artist in chaps and nothing else)
5) Claire
Underwood, House of Cards (this pick
is part eye-candy, part intellectual stimulation, and part psychology
experiment – I wonder what she’d be like if she could only scheme with/against
four other people)
So now I'm curious -- who are your five desert island characters?
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