"I want to be a role model for maybe that kid that feels he's a little weird or she's a little weird. The kid in school that doesn't quite fit the mold, someone that wants to be different..."

-Adam Lambert

Okay, okay no Adam this time around....except the above picture and quote. Come on there's gotta be a little! Anyways, I'll give you guys a break. More of my Top 25 characters!

21. Luke Danes (Gilmore Girls)-

To not love Luke Danes is sheer blasphemy. He was like a father to Rory, one of the best friends Lorelai Gilmore could've ask for, he could be completely selfless and generous and despite his gruff exterior he really was just a big softy underneath it all. But I like that we didn't know all of that right away. We got to see Luke's soft side occasionally in the beginning but it came out more over the years as he went through different situations (Jess, April, Lorelai). During the last year of the show we didn't quite get our required dose of Luke with Lorelai or otherwise (one of many reasons season 7 was kind of bad) but even then he was always just Luke a good guy trying to do right by everyone even if that means inconveniencing himself. What I also loved about Luke is he felt like a regular guy, someone you could actually know. The larger then life characters and wonderfully fantastic to watch but I think now and then it's nice to see a character that is very special and important in his unextraordinary way.

20. Spike aka William the Bloody (Btvs/Angel)-

Joss has made many characters that have gone down wild roads, ending up in the last place you'd ever expect them to be but when it comes to Buffy I would say that Spike is the best example. He was a down and dirty slayer killer with a mad lady and quite a body count, who could have possibly guessed that someday he would fall for our slayer? In fact there was a time I would have put money against it. But it happened and Spike began to show his true colors, he may have s been evil technically speaking but there was good somewhere in there somehow. Then everything changed again and he became the second member of a very exclusive club, he fought against the demon inside him even when logic said he wasn't capable of such things and won. He got a soul, he saved the world, he moved to Angel. And I adored every second. Spike kept us guessing all through the years and though he lost of lot of who he became when he made the move to Angel I was so pleased they kept his character going for so long considering he was originally slated to be killed off. Instead he fell for Buffy, got a soul, destroyed the Hellmouth, saved the world and became a champion. Like I said he kept us guessing.

19. Winifred "Fred" Burkle (Angel)-

Fred was cute, hyper, nervous and smarter then your average everyday smart person. I thought she was a perfect addition to the cast. For years Angel and co. had been saving damsels in distress it was only a matter of time and totally natural that one would join them one day. She maybe didn't have the occult knowledge to really measure up to Wes but she had a good head on her shoulder, a bigger amount of courage then she realized and she was quirky as hell which I adored. She was Wesley's perfect match in every way you could think of unfortunately that fact seemed to be lost on the show and they only made it together in time for Fred to die. Some say better then nothing but it was still maybe the most unfair relationship, character treatment in the entire Joss-verse. Just the same the time we had with Fred was important, she was good example of how even though the game was immensely dangerous and really not for humans they could still be important players. They wasted a lot of her time on her relationship with Gunn but still...

18. Mark Antony (Rome)-

I can't describe how wonderful James Purefoy is as Mark Antony. He becomes Antony in such a way that you truly believe and feel as though you're watching the genuine article. He brings intense detail and confidence even in some of Anotony's more basic actions and scenes. I particularly enjoy the last few episodes featuring Mark Antony and his time with Cleopatra. They took Antony to a very different place at that point, different aspects of his personality were brought out at the end of the character and yet he was still Antony. This mythical god like character, self serving, totally indulgent and arrogant with one beast of a temper and irrational...but you couldn't help but love him and you didn't even really know why. They really good have painted him as a one dimensional character but The they really did great with him during that second season, working at his different sides up through the end. James and Lyndsey Marshal (Cleopatra) have this wild chemistry that makes them that much more believable as their characters. James last scenes of the series always make me cry, always. He summons up some great emotion that hits you right through the heart. I so wanted to see him again history didn't go that way. I can not believe he is not a more famous actor, he seriously has the chops big time.

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Onto randomness!I mentioned last blog the only thing I'm currently watching is Rescue Me(argh summer reruns) but it's turning out to be a great, interesting suprising season. However the most surprising moment was a couple episodes back when one of the main characters had a very coprock moment when he goes under for a surgery. TO HYSTERICAL! See it's a musical number but the ending is still very, very Rescue Me. There was another last night but it's not up yet but the above is probably funnier.

Other then that....end of june/beginning of july is traditionally the worst time for tv addicts. There's very few shows on, spoilers tend to be very scare because most shows are only just beginning filming if that and re-runs dominate so as you imagine I'm not pleased. Makes a girl not want to blog.

Nothing else to mention. Probably be awhile before I post my next blog, weeks. Just taking a little break but I'll still be here and everything just not blogging.

Ashley

"Why can't men have strong feminine sides? Does that make them less of a man? I don't know why our society has such an emphasis on masculinity and femininity-it's really gross. I don't think you're truly sexy until you don't care about that."

-Adam Lambert, Rolling Stone

I can not describe how much I love his outfit, utterly fabulous. Speaking of finally got Adam's Rolling Stone. Great article, as I said before very Adam. Honest, funny and just Adam being himself. Bought 3 copies, framed one. Need I remind everyone I'm obsessed? Don't worry I'll take it easy....this time. I'll just include one video, this is Adam pre-Idol days performing at the Art 4 Life Benefit. You wanna talk about very fabulous, very Adam... just click the pic below (pic actually from the performance, the vid itself was filmed live so it's not the best quality but it's plenty good)!

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Taking a breath from all things Adam (HA!) getting back to my countdown thing...but seeing as I am talking about men I adore more then words Zachary Quinto just announced his next project, as-yet-untitled film about the world financial meltdown. And I quote, "I would play a sort of young financial analyst who comes from a rocket science background and applies that knowledge to the financial world." Don't know that project has been cemented but it's interesting none the less. Right countdown....

23. Wash (Firefly)

It's hard to fully appreciate all the Firefly characters because we knew them for such a short amount of time however Wash was the perfect comic relief. On a show that had a character for everyone, covering the complete spectrum (thank you Joss!) of different kinds of people Wash always had a way of lightening every scene, making great jokes and comments and yet he wasn't just the side kick. They gave him things to do, relationships to deal with and he wasn't a push over, never letting the captain pull rank on him. In fact he could be down right feisty when he wanted to be. However he was one of the characters that probably got the least exposure over the run of series so we never really got a the chance to get know him fully and unfortunately that became permanent when he was abruptly and utterly shockingly executed in the Firefly feature film Serenity.

22. Jack Mcphee (Dawson's Creek)

A lot of people discredit Dawson's Creek as nothing more then a teen soap and I will agree that sometimes that's all it was but unlike a lot of other teen soaps of the 90's sometimes it broke the rules and conventions. Jack is exactly that, he was one of the first featured gay character in prime time tv. Which is saying something because this was a show for teens, it was totally unheard of at the time and more importantly it wasn't all Jack was. He was a caring brother, a loyal friend and a wonderfully sweet guy. He actually ended up lasting through the end of the series end long after his sister had jumped ship. They could have introduced him as the gay character to get ratings and then dropped him quicker then he first appeared but they stuck with him and his stories. He had up's, down's and relationships just like the other cast members and was never treated as the token gay character or had all his focus on that one element of his character.

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Onto random things. My contacts list is in utter shambles and there are just so many people. I've let it run wild so to anyone whos blogs I'm missing or anything it's just really hard to keep track of it all. Apologies but it's really hard to deal with it.

Seeing as it's summer re-run season the only thing that's currently on is Rescue Me however my interest in this season is totally peaked. Season 4, though plenty good sort of lacked just a little. Season 5 is much better! Need I bring up Garrity's cancer storyline, brilliant. Surprises, weirdness everything I love from Rescue Me and the season is only half in.

So naturally my mind runs wild with speculation about what might come next, namely Mike and Damien. I feel like I am picking up on a vibe, I think I'm probably reading way to much into but just the same I still feel like I'm picking up on something? Anyone else feeling this at all?

And you know if it weren't for everything that happened with Mike in season 3 and the lack of anything about it since I probably wouldn't see anything but it's just....I feel like there's something there and of course I managed to find some other people that suspect something so that only makes me wonder more. And...man I miss all my shows so much, Rescue Me is great but so not enough.

Ashley

***Don't worry it's not all about Adam....just some***

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Look at him! WOW! Love it, love it, love it! Haven't had the chance to buy the issue yet (though I've been checking stores since yesterday) it isn't released in my neck of the woods till Friday but I've read some small snip-it's from the article and it is very Adam, very brave and honest as is Adam...actually that's the perfect way to describe it. Very Adam.

Adore him, DUH!The Rolling Stone website has even posted a video of Adam getting his first look at the cover (along with a BTS vid on the photoshoot), they even framed it for him. Which I so plan to do when I get my copy....or copies (I'm getting 3) in two days! Two days!!! They also released scoopage that his album will be out sometime in the fall (He's with 19 and RCA) so double yay!!!! Another little cute Adam clip, he did a cameo on Best Week Evera little while back. Funny! Another thing I love about Adam (amoung the thousands of reasons) is that he is so not afraid to make fun of himself or any given situation he is in.

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This isn't all Adam...though new recruits are always welcome. I was trying to think of some reason to blog & for no other reason then I had nothing better to do I thought I'd do another little character countdown list...thing. Haven't finished it so I'll only post a little at a time but it gives me an excuse to blog.

Honestly though most of my time on the internet is now spent stalking Adam websites and updates. You guys are witnessing the birth of my latest obsession (those of you who know me know I do that and I get really I'll say focus-y), in case you couldn't tell. Anyway....

Starting slow....over a year since my last character list, that was my top 50 (took way to long!) so I'm going for Top 25. It was so fun to read through my old list and see how things have changed.

Actually it was harder to narrow down then I thought! Bumped a lot of characters that I adore but I'm happy with the final 25 (...and several ties that I just couldn't pick between). Obviously this is the kind of list that fluctuates constantly but as of right now these are my Top 25 Favorite Tv Characters...

25. King Henry VIII (The Tudors)-

When The Tudors first premiered I've got to admit I wasn't immediately into it but somehow I became a fan and I think the biggest part of that is Jonathan Rhys Meyers and his intense, actually bordering on scary when required, performance as Henry Tudor in every episode. Committed and believeable, he is one of those actors who really becomes the character to the point where you forget they aren't actually that person. Before The Tudors I had no idea JRM was capable of such a performance but luckily someone did and they lucked into the perfect Henry. I can't imagine anyone playing him better. Henry can be one monster of a monarch but such were the times I suppose and what with everyone around him pretty much having a alterior motive sometimes I kind of sympathize with him and even his perference for chopping heads.

24. Angel/Angelus (Btvs/Angel)-

Angel was this loveable tortured guy with a big heart, bigger problems and a bigger tendancy to brood. But he had very good reasons. Love troubles again and again, an enemies list like not other and amoung other things facing apocolypse on a regular basis all while struggling with his inner demons, namely Angelus. I must say gun to my head I would probably pick Angelus over Angel. He's twisted and manipulative, disboloical as Cordelia once put it and not to mention frightening (nailing a puppy to a door!). David always seemed to have so much funny playing him plus let's face Angelus was a lot less whiney then Angel what with no tortured humanity holding him down. But you can't have one without the other and that's an important part of both characters through the entire run of the series. Still I never felt like saw quite enough of Angelus, both in his actual appearances and in the sense of his nasty nature, even after he...they got his/their own show.