tv characters

Are the holidays a bore at your house? Which of our favorite TV characters would you invite to spice things up a bit?

Coming up with a good outfit is a challenge, but the casts of "Modern Family," "Friends," "The Office," and others can offer inspiration

From Ari Gold to Joffrey, these are some of our favorite TV characters whose grating personalities give us reason to loathe them.

Nowadays out-and-proud gay characters are fixtures of many of the most beloved casts on television. Here are a few favorites currently lighting up the small screen.

It’s pretty common knowledge that the most compelling TV characters always have a character flaw. In many cases, this character flaw involves the heavy ingestion of alcohol.

While alcoholism may not be so much fun in real life, it can add quite a lot to the charm and likability of a TV character.

As such, below are our seven favorite alcoholics from TV shows.

Whether they were saving the day, solving or fighting crime, making us laugh, making us gasp or delivering one great moment after another, 2010 had no shortage of great male characters.

On-screen body language toward black characters can increase unconscious prejudice in viewers.

Ever since the creation of television people have been welcoming TV characters into their homes.

Call them sluts, tramps, sexually empowered, “in touch with themselves,” or whatever your bedroom religion permits.

Still, it can’t be denied that the past decade has bred a new kind of television floozy, thanks in part to Sex and the City gently escorting us into the 2000s with its bold bedroom dialogue.

While the main characters get all the hype in shows like 24, The Office and 30 Rock, it’s often the supporting cast that makes those shows great.