We love to list things. I think we do it so we can have something to argue about. No matter who compiles it, we flock to the lists and then the debate begins. “Why wasn’t this person/movie/team included?” “How did person/team/movie make this list?” the arguments go on and one. Some of these list are very well done (Empire’s 500 Greatest Movies of All Time list comes to mind and can be experienced right here), others not so much (Entertainment Weekly’s various attempts at the same type of list).
I had a subscription to EW once, and I hated it. They seem more interested in making nice with the actors and studios than actually giving you any real information on anything interesting. The potential for great things is there, but just has never been realized. It’s too bad. I think that they could be the US equivalent of Empire if they really tried, but it will never happen. EW's most recent list is at least interesting. EW has listed (according to them) The100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years. The characters are from movies, TV and video games. Why did they do this? Your guess is as good as mine. You can buy a copy of EW to read the reasoning behind the list (then tell me because I refuse to buy the magazine) or view the entire list here. Here is the top 20:
20. Ally McBeal from Ally McBeal
19. Morpheus from The Matrix series
18. Sue Sylvester from Glee
17. Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider franchise
16. Bridget Jones from the Bridget Jones series
15. Shrek from the Shrek series
14. Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski from The Big Lebowski
13. Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean series
12. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from The X-Files
11. Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld
10. SpongeBob SquarePants from SpongeBob SquarePants
9. Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City
8. Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs and its sequels
7. Edward Scissorhands from Edward Scissorhands
6. Rachel Green from Friends
5. The Joker from The Dark Knight
4. Tony Soprano from The Sopranos
3. Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series
1. Homer Simpson from The Simpsons
20. Ally McBeal from Ally McBeal
19. Morpheus from The Matrix series
18. Sue Sylvester from Glee
17. Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider franchise
16. Bridget Jones from the Bridget Jones series
15. Shrek from the Shrek series
14. Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski from The Big Lebowski
13. Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean series
12. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from The X-Files
11. Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld
10. SpongeBob SquarePants from SpongeBob SquarePants
9. Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City
8. Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs and its sequels
7. Edward Scissorhands from Edward Scissorhands
6. Rachel Green from Friends
5. The Joker from The Dark Knight
4. Tony Soprano from The Sopranos
3. Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series
1. Homer Simpson from The Simpsons
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