(September 17, 2016 at 9:51 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Oh, a couple of others I identify with --

Gurney Halleck, from Herbert's Dune ... A musician and a romantic, a teacher and a fighter, unafraid of a scrap but preferring a laugh and a story.

Book Gurney or film Gurney?

Book, of course. I rarely watch films at all anyway. Wasn't it Patrick Stewart who played him in the film?

Favorite fictional characters... hmmm

Roland Deschain... Dark Tower series
John Locke... Lost
Hannibal Lecter
Chandler Bing... Friends
John Reese... Person of Interest
Quinlan... The Strain
Crow T Robot... MST3K

Favorite is Dr. Manhattan

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(September 18, 2016 at 2:04 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Book, of course. I rarely watch films at all anyway. Wasn't it Patrick Stewart who played him in the film?

Yeah, in possibly one of the weirdest casting choices ever made. Though we are talking about David Lynch here.

Yeah, I saw about 20 minutes of the movie ... I couldn't stomach any more of the abomination.

(September 18, 2016 at 1:59 am)Thena323 Wrote: Too many "favorites" to list.

I identify with the spin-off version of Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Particularly around the time he got his throat slit, and thereafter. Someone has to take on the burden of making the decisions that no one else wants to, or is able to make. Gotta be someone tough, focused, able to function alone, and pretty much okay with being hated and reviled.

Oh, I just LOVED Wesley... He was such a striking example of character growth and change, thinking back on that first episode.

Felix and Cosima from Orphan Black (Cosima is like my spirit animal)
Tyrion and Petyr Baelish from 'Thrones
Snape (books and films)
Storm from The X-Men

This is probably the most random ensemble of people I've ever thought up in my head, but those are some faves.

(September 19, 2016 at 6:50 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Felix and Cosima from Orphan Black (Cosima is like my spirit animal)
Tyrion and Petyr Baelish from 'Thrones
Snape (books and films)
Storm from The X-Men

This is probably the most random ensemble of people I've ever thought up in my head, but those are some faves.

I assume you mean Tyrion and Littlefinger from the show since you said 'Thrones? 

Book Tyrion is very different. He's much darker and crueler than his fairly vanilla TV show counterpart. Especially after he's shipped off to Essos. He's still likable because you've experienced so much with him and he is understandably miserable, but he does some fucked up shit. It should also be noted that he murdered Shae out of anger in the book. In the show he only strangles her after she attacks him. That makes a big difference in terms of characterization. 

Book Petyr is pretty much the same, with the exception of the way others perceive him. In the show everybody seems to know he's a scheming weasel, but trust him anyway. Varys sees through him in the show and the two are basically rivals. In the books he is very low-key. Nobody really knows how clever and conniving he is. Varys admitted to having difficulty reading him, and that's Varys' job. The story makes much more sense when you realize how many people underestimated Littlefinger. He never could have done everything he did if people thought of him as they do in the show.

(September 19, 2016 at 7:01 pm)Aegon Wrote:

(September 19, 2016 at 6:50 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Felix and Cosima from Orphan Black (Cosima is like my spirit animal)
Tyrion and Petyr Baelish from 'Thrones
Snape (books and films)
Storm from The X-Men

This is probably the most random ensemble of people I've ever thought up in my head, but those are some faves.

I assume you mean Tyrion and Littlefinger from the show since you said 'Thrones? 

Spoiler alert, please!

It's ok I didn't read.

I like them both in the books too, so far. I'm only 3/4 of the way through book 2 though. I've been reading on and off for months, and I'm a fast reader, but I just have no time to sit down and read for ages anymore.