What TV Character Would YOU Be?

Dee, who pens the wonderful Little Miss Chatterbox blog, had a post on Sunday that asked: what sitcom character would you be when you grow up? -- taken from ABFreedom's blog.

She offered three: 1) Sydney Bristow from the series Alias. 2) Elaine from Seinfeld. 3) Jackie from That 70s Show.

I thought about that for a moment and came up with my first three. But instead of limiting myself to sitcoms, I cheated and expanded the venue to TV in general (but not movies -- that would be a geometrically different level -- perhaps to be visited later?).

Here are my three:

1. Captain James Tiberius Kirk from the original Star Trek series:

Low tech, campy, but strikingly original for its time, Star Trek and specifically Captain Kirk embodied, for me, the quintessential Leader Who Didn't Mind Changing The Game. As was later revealed, Kirk reprogrammed the computer in his academy during the "no-win" Kobayashi Maru scenario so that he could win. That was most certainly "out of the box" thinking. Brash, bold, with pointed sideburns and "normal" musculature -- that is to say, no six-pack abs and massive biceps -- Kirk always seemed to "get the girl" and extract himself and his ship from any number of perilous predicaments. Physical when necessary, able to make the tough decisions whilst keeping in mind the greater good -- Jim Kirk is where I would be first.

2. James T. West from the original Wild, Wild West:

Gosh. Another James T. And Robert Conrad was and is one tough, short cookie. Once again, in the mid-60s, another TV show offered a high-risk/high-gain hero whose brash take on life placed him in frequent danger -- which he managed to extract himself from at the last moment. Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon was the perfect sidekick for West. And I shall never forget West's most perfect foil: Michael Dunn as Dr. Miguelito Loveless! Ah. They simply don't make series like this anymore. Say what you will, the Wild Wild West movie plainly sucked. Will Smith is a nice guy but he ain't no James West!

3. Hoss Cartwright from Bonanza:

I identified with Hoss for a few, ahem, reasons. First, I was just a little "chunky" and "large" back when -- and I found myself in the role of "second" or "partner" for a few of my friends. Hoss somehow managed to keep his great power in check and mostly remained in the background; he was shy, reticent, gentle, honorable and most importantly, humble. Alas; you pissed him off to your considerable regret.

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Such are my choices.

Yours?

BZ