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Monday Madness: Favorite Hero/Villain Duo

This Monday Madness, vote for your favorite hero/villain duos! The hero of any TV show, whether comic-book-based, sitcom, or procedural drama, always faces opposition in the pursuit of his/her goals. Often, that opposition comes from the people around our hero. But sometimes, one opposing person stands out from the crowd. They may be a twisted version of our hero, or just amazing at being evil. But you can be sure that an epic battle (of wits, weapons, or fisticuffs) is about to begin!

The pairs below are some of the more popular hero/villain duos, along with several nominated by readers of this blog. Which are your favorites? Go forth and vote!

Also, this poll is not as limited as previous ones – feel free to include older shows and villains who aren’t around for very long – just be sure to nominate ones that make an impression!

The winners of last week’s poll are here.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 5 of your favorite TV hero/villain duos. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will win!

I had a hard time coming up with duos for this list, and I know there are many more epic heroes and villains out there! As always, you can cast write-in ballots by leaving a comment, and if I receive several nominations, I may add them to the poll! Want more of a say in what makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll. Stay tuned – I have something special in mind for the rest of April and May!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 12AM April 7th.

Which is your favorite TV hero/villain duo? (Choose up to 5!)

Elena Gilbert vs. Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries) (11%, 38 Votes)
Sherlock Holmes vs. Jim Moriarty (Sherlock) (9%, 32 Votes)
The Doctor vs. the Master (Doctor Who) (8%, 29 Votes)
Emma Swan vs. Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time) (7%, 25 Votes)
Steve McGarrett vs. Wo Fat (Hawaii Five-O) (6%, 20 Votes)
Nick Burkhardt vs. Adalind Schade (Grimm) (5%, 16 Votes)
Sheldon Cooper vs. Wil Wheaton (The Big Bang Theory) (4%, 15 Votes)
Dr. Horrible vs. Captain Hammer (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) (3%, 12 Votes)
Col. Robert Hogan vs. Col. Wilhelm Klink (Hogan's Heroes) (3%, 12 Votes)
Will Schuester vs. Sue Sylvester (Glee) (3%, 11 Votes)
Temperance Brennan vs. Christopher Pelant (Bones) (3%, 11 Votes)
Richard Castle vs. 3XK (Castle) (3%, 10 Votes)
Merlin vs. Morgana (Merlin) (3%, 10 Votes)
Patrick Jane vs. Red John (The Mentalist) (3%, 10 Votes)
Agent Phil Coulson vs. the Clairvoyant (Agents of SHIELD) (3%, 10 Votes)
Luke Danes vs. Taylor Doose (Gilmore Girls) (3%, 9 Votes)
Robin Hood vs. the Sheriff of Nottingham (BBC Robin Hood) (3%, 9 Votes)
Chuck Bartowski vs. Daniel Shaw (Chuck) (3%, 9 Votes)
Buffy Summers vs. Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (2%, 8 Votes)
Nikita vs. Amanda (Nikita) (2%, 7 Votes)
Harold Finch vs. Root (Person of Interest) (2%, 6 Votes)
Veronica Mars vs. Sheriff Lamb (Veronica Mars) (1%, 5 Votes)
Sydney Bristow vs. Arvin Sloane (Alias) (1%, 5 Votes)
John Bates vs. Thomas Barrow (Downton Abbey) (1%, 4 Votes)
Annie Walker vs. Henry Wilcox (Covert Affairs) (1%, 4 Votes)
Alice vs. Jafar (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) (1%, 4 Votes)
Agent G. Callen vs. Marcel Janvier (NCIS: Los Angeles) (1%, 4 Votes)
Jane Rizzoli vs. Charles Hoyt (Rizzoli & Isles) (1%, 3 Votes)
Claire vs. Sylar (Heroes) (1%, 3 Votes)
Michael Westen vs. Anson Fullerton (Burn Notice) (1%, 3 Votes)
Dr. Lee Rosen vs. Stanton Parrish (Alphas) (1%, 3 Votes)
Tessa Altman vs. Dalia Royce (Suburgatory) (1%, 2 Votes)
Dr. Gregory House vs. Michael Tritter (House) (1%, 2 Votes)
Ryan Hardy vs. Joe Carroll (The Following) (1%, 2 Votes)
Vince Farraday vs. Peter Fleming (The Cape) (0%, 1 Votes)
Jessica Pearson vs. Daniel Hardman (Suits) (0%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 125

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Monday Madness: Favorite Brother/Sister Duo

Update: This poll is now closed. View the winners here, and check out this week’s poll!

This Monday Madness, vote for your favorite brother/sister duos! While many shows include 3, 4, or more siblings, this poll only focuses on a brother/sister pair – there may be other siblings, but only if they are less of a focus. (I may do a families poll in the future to cover families with multiple siblings like the Bluths.) As in the previous polls, I only included more recent shows, and included both half- and step-siblings, as well as adopted siblings (but not siblings-in-law).

I also did not include siblings when one of them is only in a handful of episodes. My general rule of thumb was going with siblings who had both been in at least 1/3 of the episodes. Be sure to keep that in mind with any nominations!

The winners of last week’s poll are here.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 5 of your favorite TV brother/sister duos. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will win!

I had a hard time coming up with duos for this list, so I know there are brother/sister pairs I left out! As always, you can cast write-in ballots by leaving a comment, and if I receive several nominations, I may add them to the poll! Want more of a say in what makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll.

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 12AM March 31st.

Which is your favorite TV brother/sister duo? (Choose up to 5!)

Roman and Sophia (Star-Crossed) (31%, 874 Votes)
Elena and Jeremy Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries) (17%, 468 Votes)
Oliver and Thea Queen (Arrow) (10%, 269 Votes)
Annie and Dixon Wilson (90210) (9%, 244 Votes)
Ross and Monica Gellar (Friends) (8%, 211 Votes)
Simon and River Tam (Firefly) (6%, 162 Votes)
Sookie and Jason Stackhouse (True Blood) (4%, 121 Votes)
Claire Dunphy and Mitchell Pritchett (Modern Family) (3%, 91 Votes)
Dan and Jenny Humphrey (Gossip Girl) (3%, 85 Votes)
Chuck and Ellie Bartowski (Chuck) (3%, 78 Votes)
Casey and Rusty Cartwright (Greek) (2%, 54 Votes)
Frankie and Jane Rizzoli (Rizzoli and Isles) (1%, 40 Votes)
Lindsay and Sam Weir (Freaks and Geeks) (1%, 26 Votes)
Amber and Drew Holt (Parenthood) (1%, 22 Votes)
Ryan and Lisa Shay (Suburgatory) (1%, 17 Votes)
Daphne and J.J. Powell (No Ordinary Family) (0%, 12 Votes)
Ben and Kate Fox (Ben and Kate) (0%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,462

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Monday Madness: Save One Show 2013-2014

Update: this poll is now closed. You can vote for this week’s poll here, or click the image under “Weekly Poll” in the upper left sidebar. You can also see the results post here.

It’s that time of year, when TV fans wait with bated breath to see if their favorite shows will be back next year or will suffer the horrors of cancellation!

But if you had the opportunity and could save one show, which one would it be? For the purposes of this poll, I used TV By the Numbers Renew/Cancel Index. Every live-action scripted broadcast show that they rate as on the bubble or lower, and has not yet been officially canceled or renewed, I included in the poll below.

The site will update their predictions on Tuesday, so I had to base this on last week’s results. Also, if a show is canceled or renewed while this poll is active, I will remove the option for that show. Since you can choose up to 5 shows to save in the poll, you can vote for one on every network or mix it up!

The winner of last week’s poll were the sisters of Charmed! Second place went to Buffy and Dawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), followed by a tie for third place between Mary, Edith, and Sybil (Downton Abbey) and Abby and Jenny (Sleepy Hollow). Fifth place was a tie between Beth and Maggie (The Walking Dead) and Mary, Lucy, and Ruthie (7th Heaven).

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 5 of your favorite TV shows. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will win!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 12AM March 24th.

Which 2013-2014 broadcast show would you save? (Choose up to 5!)

Beauty and the Beast (The CW) (30%, 1,597 Votes)
Almost Human (Fox) (12%, 612 Votes)
Community (NBC) (11%, 595 Votes)
Hannibal (NBC) (7%, 380 Votes)
Star-Crossed (The CW) (5%, 250 Votes)
The Tomorrow People (The CW) (4%, 235 Votes)
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC) (4%, 190 Votes)
The Mentalist (CBS) (3%, 178 Votes)
Dracula (NBC) (3%, 171 Votes)
The Crazy Ones (CBS) (3%, 140 Votes)
Enlisted (Fox) (3%, 138 Votes)
Revolution (NBC) (2%, 126 Votes)
Intelligence (CBS) (2%, 123 Votes)
The Neighbors (ABC) (2%, 104 Votes)
The Carrie Diaries (The CW) (2%, 83 Votes)
Parenthood (NBC) (2%, 82 Votes)
Nashville (ABC) (1%, 77 Votes)
Trophy Wife (ABC) (1%, 51 Votes)
Super Fun Night (ABC) (1%, 42 Votes)
Mind Games (ABC) (0%, 24 Votes)
Rake (Fox) (0%, 18 Votes)
Betrayal (ABC) (0%, 17 Votes)
Mixology (ABC) (0%, 16 Votes)
Dads (Fox) (0%, 16 Votes)
Hostages (CBS) (0%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,957

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Sisters

Since our last poll featured TV brothers, now it’s time to vote for TV sisters!

Sisters seem to be a lot less common on TV than brothers. Like the previous poll, I only included more recent shows (2000-present, hence the absence of the Huxtable sisters), and included both half- and step-sisters (but not sisters-in-law). There are some slight spoilers for a few shows (two characters actually being sisters, a sister being still alive to be in multiple episodes, etc.).

I also did not include sisters when one of them is only in a handful of episodes. For example, Robin Scherbatsky’s sister Katie is only in 2 episodes (so far). My general rule of thumb was going with sisters who had both/all been in at least 1/3 of the episodes. Be sure to keep that in mind with any nominations!

The winner of last week’s poll was Dean and Sam Winchester of Supernatural! Second place went to the Holmes brothers (Sherlock), followed by Klaus and Elijah (The Originals), Damon and Stefan (The Vampire Diaries), and Pete, Derrick, and Randy (Enlisted)!

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 5 of your favorite TV sister duos (or trios). Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will win!

Even though there are many options on this list, I know there are sisters I left out! As always, you can cast write-in ballots by leaving a comment, and if I receive several nominations, I may add them to the poll! Want more of a say in what makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll.

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 12AM March 17th.

Who are your favorite TV sisters? (Choose up to 5!)

Prue, Piper, and Phoebe Halliwell, and Paige Matthews (Charmed) (14%, 21 Votes)
Buffy and Dawn Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (13%, 19 Votes)
Mary, Edith, and Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey) (12%, 17 Votes)
Abbie and Jenny Mills (Sleepy Hollow) (12%, 17 Votes)
Beth and Maggie Green (The Walking Dead) (10%, 15 Votes)
Mary, Lucy, and Ruthie Camden (7th Heaven) (10%, 15 Votes)
Annie Walker and Danielle Brooks (Covert Affairs) (6%, 9 Votes)
Laurel and Sara Lance (Arrow) (5%, 7 Votes)
Meredith and Lexie Grey (Grey's Anatomy) (4%, 6 Votes)
Sarah and Julia Braverman (Parenthood) (4%, 6 Votes)
Kristin, Mandy, and Eve Baxter (Last Man Standing) (3%, 5 Votes)
Siobhan Martin and Bridget Kelly (Ringer) (3%, 4 Votes)
Amber and Abby Weaver (The Neighbors) (1%, 2 Votes)
Emily Thorne and Charlotte Grayson (Revenge) (1%, 1 Votes)
Cassie Blake and Diana Meade (The Secret Circle) (1%, 1 Votes)
Amy and Ashley Juergens (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) (1%, 1 Votes)
Jane Kerkovich-Williams and Alex Kerkovich (Happy Endings) (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 62

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Brothers

ABC’s new drama Mind Games premieres this week (Tuesday, February 25, at 10/9c on ABC), and since the show focuses on two brothers, our poll this week features TV brothers! First, here’s the logline for Mind Games:

Centers on the complicated relationship between the Edwards brothers: Clark, a bipolar genius in human psychology, and Ross, a slick ex-con, who solve their clients’ problems using the real science of human motivation and manipulation.

It features one of my favorite comedic actors, Steve Zahn, so I can’t wait to check it out!

I didn’t realize until I started putting together this poll that it would pit some of the most popular fandoms against each other! (Sherlock, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, etc.) I only included more recent shows (hence the absence of The Brady Bunch boys), and included both half- and step-brothers (but not brothers-in-law).

I also did not include brothers when one of them is only in a handful of episodes. For example, Seeley Booth’s brother Jared is only in 5 episodes. I’d planned to include Michael Westen and his brother Nate, until I realized Nate was only in 15 episodes out of 111. My general rule of thumb was going with brothers who had both/all been in at least 1/3 of the episodes. Be sure to keep that in mind with any nominations!

The winner of last week’s poll, by a landslide, was Battlestar Galactica!

This poll will be open for ~~one week~~ two weeks, and you can choose up to 5 of your favorite TV brother duos (or trios). Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10!

Even though there are many options on this list, I know there are shows I left out! As always, you can cast write-in ballots by leaving a comment, and if I receive several nominations, I may add them to the poll! Want more of a say in what makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll.

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 12AM March ~~3rd~~ 10th.

Who are your favorite TV brothers? (Choose up to 5!)

Dean and Sam Winchester (Supernatural) (19%, 25 Votes)
Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock) (15%, 20 Votes)
Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson (The Originals and The Vampire Diaries) (10%, 13 Votes)
Damon and Stefan Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries) (8%, 11 Votes)
Pete, Derrick, and Randy Hill (Enlisted) (5%, 7 Votes)
Don and Charlie Eppes (Numb3rs) (5%, 6 Votes)
Peter and Nathan Petrelli (Heroes) (5%, 6 Votes)
Frankie and Tommy Rizzoli (Rizzoli and Isles) (5%, 6 Votes)
Ben and Danny Wheeler (Baby Daddy) (5%, 6 Votes)
Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows (Prison Break) (5%, 6 Votes)
Francis and Sebastian (Reign) (4%, 5 Votes)
Lucas and Nathan Scott (One Tree Hill) (3%, 4 Votes)
Reggie Jackson and Dick Butkus (The Neighbors) (2%, 3 Votes)
Gob, Michael, and Buster Bluth (Arrested Development) (2%, 3 Votes)
Earl and Randy Hickey (My Name is Earl) (2%, 3 Votes)
Danny and Jamie Reagan (Blue Bloods) (2%, 3 Votes)
Adam and Crosby Braverman (Parenthood) (2%, 2 Votes)
Tim and Billy Riggins (Friday Night Lights) (2%, 2 Votes)
Jack and Declan Porter (Revenge) (1%, 1 Votes)
Tommy, Kevin and Justin Walker (Brothers & Sisters) (1%, 1 Votes)
Ethan and Dan Whitehorse (The Lying Game) (0%, 0 Votes)
Silas and Shane Botwin (Weeds) (0%, 0 Votes)
Chuck Bass and Eric van der Woodsen (Gossip Girl) (0%, 0 Votes)
Hank and Evan Lawson (Royal Pains) (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 50

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Monday Madness: Favorite Bear McCreary Show

Update: this poll is now closed. You can vote for this week’s poll here.

He’s composed music for some of TV’s top shows, and today’s his birthday! So for this first poll back after this site’s long hiatus, we’re going to celebrate the work of Bear McCreary!

I first noticed Bear’s stunning scores on the short-lived NBC series The Cape, and soon began paying special attention to who was scoring upcoming shows. I was excited to find out he’d been selected for Agents of SHIELD. His work encompasses everything from the groundbreaking Battlestar Galactica to the culture phenomenon The Walking Dead to the brand new Black Sails.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 3 of your favorite Bear McCreary-composed shows. Be sure to spread the word!

Want more of a say in what makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll. Also, feel free to suggest your own poll ideas!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around midnight next Sunday night.

What is your favorite TV show for which Bear McCreary has composed music? (Choose up to 3!)

Battlestar Galactica (35%, 43 Votes)
The Walking Dead (11%, 14 Votes)
Black Sails (9%, 11 Votes)
Da Vinci's Demons (7%, 9 Votes)
Eureka (7%, 9 Votes)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (7%, 9 Votes)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (6%, 7 Votes)
Defiance (5%, 6 Votes)
Caprica (5%, 6 Votes)
Human Target (2%, 3 Votes)
The Cape (2%, 3 Votes)
Trauma (2%, 2 Votes)
Holliston (0%, 0 Votes)
Shelf Life (0%, 0 Votes)
Daybreak (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 63

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Monday Madness: Favorite Christmas Episode

It’s hard to believe Christmas will be here in about a week! One of my favorite parts of the season are the awesome holiday episodes shows put out, and now it’s your turn to vote for your favorites! I purposely saved this poll for right before Christmas so I could add in some of 2012’s holiday episodes.

Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, Pinterest, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Our toolbar at the bottom of the page has lots of quick links to help you share this post, or you can mouse over the image above!

I know I’m missing some of your favorite Christmas episodes, so feel free to nominate more episodes on our Facebook page, tweeting me at @waterfallbooks, or by leaving a comment below. Please include both the show and episode name, and yes, you can nominate this year’s holiday episodes! (Be sure to stick with live-action, scripted shows, though it’s fine if just this one episode has some animation, like with a certain Community episode.) Please only nominate Christmas episodes that are part of a regular show, not one-off specials like “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or movie-related specials like “Shrek the Halls.”

Without further ado, vote for up to fifteen of the episodes below! Poll will close Sunday night, December 23rd, giving you one week to spread the word!

What's your favorite Christmas episode? (Choose up to 15!)

Leverage - The Ho Ho Ho Job (17%, 154 Votes)
Supernatural - A Very Supernatural Christmas (8%, 76 Votes)
Doctor Who - The Christmas Invasion (5%, 43 Votes)
Doctor Who - Voyage of the Damned (4%, 35 Votes)
Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol (4%, 35 Votes)
Doctor Who - The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (4%, 34 Votes)
The Big Bang Theory - The Bath Gift Item Hypothesis (3%, 31 Votes)
Psych - Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy (3%, 26 Votes)
Bones - The Man in the Fallout Shelter (3%, 24 Votes)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Amends (3%, 24 Votes)
How I Met Your Mother - How Lily Stole Christmas (2%, 23 Votes)
The Big Bang Theory - The Santa Simulation (2%, 22 Votes)
Castle - Secret Santa (2%, 21 Votes)
NCIS - Faith (2%, 20 Votes)
NCIS - Newborn King (2%, 19 Votes)
Bones - The Santa in the Slush (2%, 19 Votes)
Friends - The One With the Holiday Armadillo (2%, 18 Votes)
NCIS - Silent Night (2%, 17 Votes)
Psych - Christmas Joy (2%, 17 Votes)
How I Met Your Mother - Symphony of Illumination (2%, 16 Votes)
The Vampire Diaries - O Come, All Ye Faithful (2%, 15 Votes)
Community - Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas (2%, 14 Votes)
New Girl - Santa (2%, 14 Votes)
Psych - The Polarizing Express (2%, 14 Votes)
Community - Regional Holiday Music (1%, 13 Votes)
Community - Comparative Religion (1%, 13 Votes)
Eureka - O Little Town (1%, 12 Votes)
Warehouse 13 - Secret Santa (1%, 12 Votes)
Eureka - Do You See What I See (1%, 12 Votes)
Warehouse 13 - The Greatest Gift (1%, 12 Votes)
Arrow - Year's End (1%, 11 Votes)
Chuck - Chuck vs Santa Claus (1%, 11 Votes)
Veronica Mars - An Echolls Family Christmas (1%, 10 Votes)
House - It's a Wonderful Lie (1%, 10 Votes)
The OC - The Best Chrismukkah Ever (1%, 9 Votes)
Glee - A Very Glee Christmas (1%, 9 Votes)
The X-Files - How the Ghosts Stole Christmas (1%, 8 Votes)
M*A*S*H - Death Takes a Holiday (1%, 8 Votes)
The West Wing - In Excelsis Deo (1%, 6 Votes)
Seinfeld - Festivus (1%, 5 Votes)
The Office - Dwight Christmas (1%, 5 Votes)
The Office - A Benihana Christmas (0%, 4 Votes)
Go On - The World Ain't Over 'Til It's Over (0%, 4 Votes)
The Office - Christmas Wishes (0%, 4 Votes)
Monk - Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa (0%, 4 Votes)
The Mindy Project - Josh and Mindy's Christmas Party (0%, 3 Votes)
Suburgatory - Krampus (0%, 3 Votes)
Smallville - Lexmas (0%, 3 Votes)
Monk - Mr. Monk and the Miracle (0%, 3 Votes)
The Neighbors - Merry Crap-mas (0%, 1 Votes)
Guys With Kids - Christmas (0%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 276

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Monday Madness: Favorite Characters Over 50

This week, Monday Madness returns with a look at those TV characters who buck the 18-49 demographic trend and prove that interesting characters make for great TV, no matter their age!

One important note: this poll does not include characters who have lived for many decades (or even centuries), but through supernatural means still look and act like 20somethings. So no vampires, Alphas who never age, or characters frozen in time for 28 years, unless they were 50+ beforehand. I tried to find actual ages for characters closer to the cut-off point, but when in doubt, I went by the portraying actor’s age when the show came out. And for long-running shows, some characters may have been under 50 at the beginning, but aren’t now.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV characters over 50. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Get creative!

Important: I know there are dozens of TV characters over 50 who are missing from this list. You can nominate characters I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (characters from live-action scripted shows only, please, and the character must be a main cast member or appear in at least 10 episodes of the show).

Want more of a say in who makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter or like TV Breakroom on Facebook, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll. Please help out with nominations! There are only so many shows I can watch personally, so I’m counting on you to fill me in!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM October 23rd.

Who is your favorite TV character over 50? (Choose up to 10!)

Bobby Singer - Supernatural (20%, 183 Votes)
Gibbs - NCIS (11%, 98 Votes)
Ducky - NCIS (10%, 95 Votes)
Henry Spencer - Psych (6%, 53 Votes)
Rumpelstiltskin - Once Upon a Time (5%, 50 Votes)
Walter Bishop - Fringe (5%, 45 Votes)
Hetty Lange - NCIS: Los Angeles (5%, 43 Votes)
Martha - Castle (5%, 43 Votes)
Shepherd Book - Firefly (4%, 41 Votes)
Madeline Westen - Burn Notice (4%, 39 Votes)
Artie - Warehouse 13 (4%, 38 Votes)
Cliff Huxtable - The Cosby Show (4%, 34 Votes)
Clair Huxtable - The Cosby Show (3%, 30 Votes)
Jay Pritchett - Modern Family (3%, 24 Votes)
Dr. Lee Rosen - Alphas (2%, 21 Votes)
Gaius - Merlin (2%, 18 Votes)
Uther Pendragaon - Merlin (2%, 18 Votes)
Earl - 2 Broke Girls (2%, 14 Votes)
Frank Reagan - Blue Bloods (2%, 14 Votes)
Pierce Hawthorne - Community (1%, 13 Votes)
Creed - The Office (1%, 8 Votes)
Violet Crawley - Downton Abbey (1%, 8 Votes)
Sheriff of Nottingham - Robin Hood (0%, 3 Votes)
Jack McCoy - Law & Order (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 290

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Monday Madness: Favorite Brilliant Yet Crazy Characters

This Monday Madness, in honor of TNT’s new show, Perception (which premieres Monday, July 9th, at 10/9c), we’re looking at TV’s brilliant yet crazy characters. Perception centers around a schizophrenic neuroscientist (Eric McCormack) who works with FBI Agent Kate Moretti (Rachel Lee Cook) to solve complex criminal cases. Perception also stars Arjay Smith and Kelly Rowan, with special appearances by Levar Burton.

For the purposes of this poll, I’m defining “crazy” as anywhere from clinically insane to mild disorders to kind of quirky. “Brilliant” ranges anywhere from off-the-charts IQ to uniquely skilled in a certain area (though most lean toward high IQ).

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite smart, zany characters. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Get creative!

Even though there are 20-some options on this list, I know there are brilliant-crazy characters I left out! You can nominate ones I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (from live-action scripted shows only, please, and avoid villains unless they’re a major part of the show).

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM July 9th.

Who's your favorite brilliant but crazy character? (Choose up to 10)

River Tam (Summer Glau) - Firefly (16%, 1,291 Votes)
Castiel (Misha Collins) - Supernatural (11%, 916 Votes)
Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) - Sherlock (7%, 549 Votes)
Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults) - The Finder (6%, 456 Votes)
Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) - The Big Bang Theory (5%, 411 Votes)
The Doctor (various) - Doctor Who (5%, 402 Votes)
Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) - NCIS (4%, 318 Votes)
Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) - House (4%, 317 Votes)
Parker (Beth Riesgraf) - Leverage (3%, 259 Votes)
Shawn Spencer (James Roday) - Psych (3%, 244 Votes)
Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) - Community (3%, 234 Votes)
Zack Addy (Eric Mulligan) - Bones (3%, 220 Votes)
Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) - Dexter (3%, 214 Votes)
Walter Bishop (John Noble) - Fringe (3%, 210 Votes)
Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) - Monk (2%, 192 Votes)
Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) - The Big Bang Theory (2%, 188 Votes)
Mozzie (Willie Garson) - White Collar (2%, 185 Votes)
Fred Burkle (Amy Acker) - Angel (2%, 181 Votes)
Claudia Donovan (Allison Scagliotti) - Warehouse 13 (2%, 134 Votes)
Topher Brink (Fran Kranz) - Dollhouse (2%, 132 Votes)
Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) - Chuck (2%, 127 Votes)
Murdoch (Dwight Schultz) - The A-Team (2%, 125 Votes)
Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar) - Burn Notice (2%, 123 Votes)
Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) - Lie to Me (1%, 108 Votes)
Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) - The Office (1%, 94 Votes)
Gary Bell (Ryan Cartwright) - Alphas (1%, 86 Votes)
Daisy Wick (Carla Gallo) - Bones (1%, 83 Votes)
Gaius Baltar (James Callis) - Battlestar Galactica (1%, 79 Votes)
Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) - Homeland (1%, 42 Votes)
Seymour Birkhoff (Aaron Stanford) - Nikita (0%, 39 Votes)
Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (0%, 34 Votes)
Billy Chenowith (Jeremy Sisto) - Six Feet Under (0%, 15 Votes)
Jeffrey Geiger (Mandy Patinkin) - Chicago Hope (0%, 14 Votes)
Tony Hill (Robson Green) - Wire in the Blood (0%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,717

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Monday Madness: Favorite Summer Show

This Monday Madness, it’s time to bask in the delights of summer TV! As many broadcast shows go on hiatus for the summer, cable shows get a chance to shine! Also, we here in the US get the chance to experience some Canadian and British shows over the summer as well.

The selection of shows is based on US scheduling, and features shows within the past decade. I included some newer shows that had aired at least 3 episodes (giving Bunheads a little leeway since its third episode airs tonight). Not all of these shows air all their episodes in the summer – many have a split schedule, with the second half of seasons airing the following winter. Also, not all of these are still summer shows – for example, Psych has transitioned into a fall show, but since 5 of the past 6 seasons have started in July or August, I felt it qualified for the poll.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite summer shows. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Get creative!

Even though there are 30-some options on this list, I know there are TV shows I left out! You can nominate ones I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (live-action scripted shows only, please).

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM July 2nd.

What's your favorite summer show? (Choose up to 10!)

Alphas (16%, 854 Votes)
Leverage (13%, 679 Votes)
Dallas (9%, 446 Votes)
White Collar (8%, 418 Votes)
Burn Notice (4%, 231 Votes)
Rizzoli & Isles (4%, 204 Votes)
Psych (4%, 184 Votes)
Covert Affairs (3%, 182 Votes)
Suits (3%, 155 Votes)
True Blood (3%, 150 Votes)
Warehouse 13 (3%, 148 Votes)
Eureka (3%, 147 Votes)
Royal Pains (2%, 120 Votes)
Falling Skies (2%, 111 Votes)
Common Law (2%, 104 Votes)
The Glades (2%, 103 Votes)
The Closer (2%, 101 Votes)
Franklin & Bash (2%, 85 Votes)
Necessary Roughness (2%, 83 Votes)
Pretty Little Liars (1%, 67 Votes)
Lost Girl (1%, 63 Votes)
Monk (1%, 57 Votes)
Rookie Blue (1%, 55 Votes)
Longmire (1%, 51 Votes)
Melissa & Joey (1%, 51 Votes)
Army Wives (1%, 51 Votes)
Teen Wolf (1%, 51 Votes)
Breaking Bad (1%, 45 Votes)
Bunheads (1%, 37 Votes)
Weeds (1%, 36 Votes)
Awkward (1%, 29 Votes)
Saving Hope (1%, 28 Votes)
Damages (0%, 25 Votes)
Wilfred (0%, 23 Votes)
Episodes (0%, 21 Votes)
Men at Work (0%, 18 Votes)
Haven (0%, 17 Votes)
Louie (0%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,171

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Villain

This Monday Madness, as nominated by Kathy Manno, we’re looking at TV villains! Some of these villains are pure evil, while others have a redeemable side and eventually begin working with the good guys – but please vote for them as a villain, not a hero! Some of these villains are so evil they can keep you awake at night, while others are so hilarious in their villainy that you almost want them to win.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV villains. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Get creative!

Even though there are 50-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of TV villains I left out! You can nominate villains I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (villains from live-action scripted shows only, please).

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM June 25th.

Who is your favorite TV villain? (Choose up to 10!)

Crowley (Mark Sheppard) - Supernatural (8%, 630 Votes)
Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott) - Sherlock (7%, 572 Votes)
Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) - Supernatural (6%, 535 Votes)
Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) - Once Upon a Time (5%, 382 Votes)
Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) - Once Upon a Time (4%, 353 Votes)
Spike (James Marsters) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 344 Votes)
Alastair (Christopher Heyerdahl) - Supernatural (4%, 316 Votes)
Azazel (Fredric Lehne) - Supernatural (4%, 309 Votes)
Dick Roman (James Patrick Stuart) - Supernatural (4%, 306 Votes)
The Master (John Simm) - Doctor Who (3%, 229 Votes)
Angelus (David Boreanaz) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (3%, 227 Votes)
Matthew Keller (Ross McCall) - White Collar (3%, 223 Votes)
Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin) - NCIS (3%, 215 Votes)
Drusilla (Juliet Landau) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (2%, 202 Votes)
Phil Constantino (Timothy Omundson) - Jericho (2%, 169 Votes)
Sylar (Zachary Quinto) - Heroes (2%, 151 Votes)
Mr. Yang (Ally Sheedy) - Psych (2%, 146 Votes)
Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) - The Vampire Diaries (2%, 138 Votes)
Cole Turner (Julian McMahon) - Charmed (2%, 133 Votes)
Jim Sterling (Mark Sheppard) - Leverage (1%, 125 Votes)
Klaus (Joseph Morgan) - The Vampire Diaries (1%, 123 Votes)
Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) - Lost (1%, 122 Votes)
Glory (Clare Kramer) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 120 Votes)
Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) - Glee (1%, 116 Votes)
The Smoking Man (William B. Davis) - X-Files (1%, 112 Votes)
George Foyet (C. Thomas Howell) - Criminal Minds (1%, 108 Votes)
The Gravedigger (Diedre Lovejoy) - Bones (1%, 103 Votes)
Mayor Wilkins (Harry Groener) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 103 Votes)
Lindsey McDonald (Christian Kane) - Angel (1%, 103 Votes)
Anson Fullerton (Jere Burns) - Burn Notice (1%, 100 Votes)
Lionel Luthor (John Glover) - Smallville (1%, 90 Votes)
Red John - The Mentalist (1%, 86 Votes)
Russell Edgington (Denis O'Hare) - True Blood (1%, 80 Votes)
Katherine Pierce (Nina Dobrev) - The Vampire Diaries (1%, 80 Votes)
H.G. Wells (Jaime Murray) - Warehouse 13 (1%, 75 Votes)
Gormogon (Laurence Todd Rosenthal) - Bones (1%, 71 Votes)
The First - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 55 Votes)
J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) - Dallas (1%, 54 Votes)
Alexei Volkoff (Timothy Dalton) - Chuck (1%, 51 Votes)
Number Six (Tricia Helfer) - Battlestar Galactica (1%, 49 Votes)
Carla (Tricia Helfer) - Burn Notice (1%, 49 Votes)
Sheriff of Nottingham (Keith Allen) - Robin Hood (1%, 47 Votes)
Anna (Morena Baccarin) - V (1%, 43 Votes)
Daniel Shaw (Brandon Routh) - Chuck (1%, 43 Votes)
Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman) - Suits (1%, 42 Votes)
The Chameleon (Christopher Lambert) NCIS: Los Angeles (1%, 42 Votes)
Jasmine (Gina Torres) - Angel (0%, 41 Votes)
Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) - The Dukes of Hazzard (0%, 41 Votes)
Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) - Revenge (0%, 39 Votes)
Nina Meyers (Sarah Clarke) - 24 (0%, 38 Votes)
Adalind Schade (Claire Coffee) - Grimm (0%, 37 Votes)
Marie Barone (Doris Roberts) - Everybody Loves Raymond (0%, 37 Votes)
Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman) - Heroes (0%, 37 Votes)
Elias (Enrico Colantoni) - Person of Interest (0%, 35 Votes)
Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) - The X-Files (0%, 34 Votes)
Maryann Forrester (Michelle Forbes) - True Blood (0%, 32 Votes)
James MacPherson (Roger Rees) - Warehouse 13 (0%, 31 Votes)
Siobhan Martin (Sarah Michelle Gellar) - Ringer (0%, 31 Votes)
Amanda (Melinda Clarke) - Nikita (0%, 29 Votes)
Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (0%, 27 Votes)
Percy (Xander Berkeley) - Nikita (0%, 21 Votes)
Valerie Malone (Tiffani Thiessen) - Beverly Hills, 90210 (0%, 20 Votes)
Herrick (Jason Watkins) - Being Human (UK) (0%, 16 Votes)
Benny (Belita Moreno) - George Lopez (0%, 16 Votes)
Daniel Holtz (Keith Szarabajka) - Angel (0%, 15 Votes)
Weyoun (Jeffrey Combs) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (0%, 12 Votes)
Roan (Rob Stewart) - Nikita (0%, 9 Votes)
Roy Biggins (David Schramm) - Wings (0%, 8 Votes)
Peter Fleming (James Frain) - The Cape (0%, 7 Votes)
Kai Winn (Louise Fletcher) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (0%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,112

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Dads

This Monday Madness, in honor of Father’s Day this coming Sunday here in the US, we’re looking at TV dads! These dads, whether grounded or goofy, often set the tone of their shows, and no matter how difficult or stubborn, always have a soft spot for their kids. This poll is focusing on actual (both biological and adoptive) dads, since including father-like figures would have made it too lengthy – though many of the dads on this poll do have a father-like role in other characters’ lives.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV dads. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10! Fans have used Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, forums, Reddit, blogs, and chatboxes to get the word out about past polls. Get creative!

Even though there are 50 70-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of TV dads I left out! You can nominate fathers I missed in the comments until Thursday night, and I may add them to the poll (dads from live-action scripted shows only, please, and the dad must be in at least 3 episodes of the show).

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM June 18th.

Who is your favorite TV dad? (Choose up to 10!)

Rick Castle (Nathan Fillion) - Castle (14%, 1,951 Votes)
John Winchester (Jeffery Dean Morgan & Matt Cohen) - Supernatural (10%, 1,362 Votes)
Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) - Eureka (5%, 681 Votes)
Henry Spencer (Corbin Bernsen) - Psych (4%, 620 Votes)
Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) - Bones (4%, 589 Votes)
Jack Hodgins (T.J. Thyne) - Bones (3%, 367 Votes)
Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley) - Glee (3%, 366 Votes)
Rory Pond (Arthur Darvill) - Doctor Who (3%, 346 Votes)
Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) - The Cosby Show (2%, 324 Votes)
Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) - NCIS (2%, 303 Votes)
Walter Bishop (John Noble) - Fringe (2%, 283 Votes)
Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) - Criminal Minds (2%, 266 Votes)
Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel) - How I Met Your Mother (2%, 247 Votes)
Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) - Smallville (2%, 228 Votes)
Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) - Modern Family (2%, 220 Votes)
Charming (Josh Dallas) - Once Upon a Time (2%, 214 Votes)
Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni) - Veronica Mars (2%, 209 Votes)
Future Ted Mosby (Bob Saget) - How I Met Your Mother (2%, 208 Votes)
Devon "Awesome" Woodcomb (Ryan McPartlin) - Chuck (1%, 206 Votes)
John Casey (Adam Baldwin) - Chuck (1%, 200 Votes)
Angel (David Boreanaz) - Angel (1%, 193 Votes)
Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon) - Little House on the Prairie (1%, 187 Votes)
Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) - Full House (1%, 169 Votes)
Max Keenan (Ryan O'Neal) - Bones (1%, 157 Votes)
Danny "Danno" Williams (Scott Caan) - Hawaii Five-O (1%, 157 Votes)
Jackson Gibbs (Ralph Waite) - NCIS (1%, 150 Votes)
William Adama (Edward James Olmos) - Battlestar Galactica (1%, 143 Votes)
Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) - Modern Family (1%, 139 Votes)
Reginald "Red" Forman (Kurtwood Smith) - That '70s Show (1%, 136 Votes)
Steve Bartowski (Scott Bakula) - Chuck (1%, 134 Votes)
Leo White (Brian Krause) - Charmed (1%, 129 Votes)
Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) - The Office (1%, 126 Votes)
Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) - Married . . . with Children (1%, 123 Votes)
Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) - Once Upon a Time (1%, 120 Votes)
Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) - The Andy Griffith Show (1%, 118 Votes)
Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) - Modern Family (1%, 115 Votes)
Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) The O.C. (1%, 114 Votes)
Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) - The Mentalist (1%, 108 Votes)
Howard Cunningham (Tom Bosley) - Happy Days (1%, 105 Votes)
Tim Taylor (Tim Allen) - Home Improvement (1%, 105 Votes)
Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) - 7th Heaven (1%, 104 Votes)
Uther Pendragon (Anthony Stewart Head) - Merlin (1%, 101 Votes)
Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) - Leverage (1%, 101 Votes)
Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) - Arrested Development (1%, 91 Votes)
Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. (Robert Wagner) - NCIS (1%, 90 Votes)
Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1%, 88 Votes)
Marvin Eriksen (Bill Fagerbakke) - How I Met Your Mother (1%, 88 Votes)
Jack Bristow (Victor Garber) - Alias (1%, 88 Votes)
George Altman (Jeremy Sisto) - Suburgatory (1%, 84 Votes)
Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) - Blue Bloods (1%, 75 Votes)
Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) - Friday Night Lights (1%, 70 Votes)
John Walton (Ralph Waite) - The Waltons (0%, 65 Votes)
Michael (Shane West) - Nikita (0%, 65 Votes)
Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) - True Blood (0%, 63 Votes)
Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) - Falling Skies (0%, 60 Votes)
Steven Keaton (Michael Gross) - Family Ties (0%, 59 Votes)
Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland) - Touch (0%, 45 Votes)
Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) - Blue Bloods (0%, 45 Votes)
Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) - Awake (0%, 45 Votes)
Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) - ER (0%, 42 Votes)
Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) - NCIS (0%, 40 Votes)
George Bluth, Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor) - Arrested Development (0%, 39 Votes)
Will Girardi (Joe Mantegna) - Joan of Arcadia (0%, 39 Votes)
Noah Werner (Alan Tudyk) - Suburgatory (0%, 36 Votes)
Frank Barone (Peter Boyle) - Everybody Loves Raymond (0%, 32 Votes)
George Lopez (George Lopez) - George Lopez (0%, 28 Votes)
Ray Barone (Ray Romano) - Everybody Loves Raymond (0%, 28 Votes)
Andrew Martin (Ioan Gruffudd) - Ringer (0%, 26 Votes)
Jim Walsh (James Eckhouse) - Beverly Hills, 90210 (0%, 26 Votes)
Lionel Luther (John Glover) - Smallville (0%, 24 Votes)
Don Draper (John Hamm) - Mad Men (0%, 22 Votes)
Jim (Jim Belushi) - According To Jim (0%, 22 Votes)
Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) - The Office (0%, 18 Votes)
Roland Burton (Sterling K. Brown) - Army Wives (0%, 17 Votes)
Trevor LeBlanc (Drew Fuller) - Army Wives (0%, 17 Votes)
Frank Sherwood (Terry Serpico) - Army Wives (0%, 16 Votes)
Michael Holden (Brian McNamara) - Army Wives (0%, 15 Votes)
Mitch McDeere (Josh Lucas) - The Firm (0%, 4 Votes)
Walt Riggins (Jeffrey Tambor) - Bent (0%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 4,136

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Monday Madness: Favorite Non-Original Cast Members

This Monday Madness, we’re looking at non-original cast members! Sometimes these characters replaced fan favorites who had left the show (for plot, personal, or business reasons), and often their presence upset the show’s dynamics. Many had a difficult time being accepted by long-time fans of the show, while with others it seemed like they had always been a part of the story. But, begrudgingly or with open arms, we learned to love most of these characters, and now you get to choose which ones are worthy of recognition!

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite characters who joined their shows later on. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10!

Even though there are 50-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of characters I left out! You can nominate people I missed in the comments, and I may add them to the poll. I tried to limit this mostly to characters who joined after the complete first season, though with shorter-running shows I was more lenient. Want more of a say in who makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll. Please help out with nominations! There are only so many shows I can watch personally, so I’m counting on you to fill me in!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM June 11th.

UPDATE: this poll has ended. Vote for this week’s poll here: Favorite TV Dads.

Who is your favorite character who joined their show later? (Choose up to 10!)

Spike (James Marsters) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (9%, 3,410 Votes)
Castiel (Misha Collins) - Supernatural (8%, 3,064 Votes)
Winifred "Fred" Burkle (Amy Acker) - Angel (5%, 1,712 Votes)
Anya (Emma Caulfield) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 1,606 Votes)
Oz (Seth Green) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4%, 1,602 Votes)
Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) - NCIS (4%, 1,557 Votes)
Lorne (Andy Hallett) - Angel (4%, 1,481 Votes)
Woody (Kurt Fuller) - Psych (4%, 1,437 Votes)
Tara Maclay (Amber Benson) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3%, 1,230 Votes)
Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) - The Big Bang Theory (3%, 1,096 Votes)
Dr. Lance Sweets (John Francis Daley) - Bones (3%, 1,059 Votes)
Gwaine (Eoin Macken) - Merlin (3%, 1,045 Votes)
Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) - Doctor Who (3%, 995 Votes)
Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) - Glee (2%, 827 Votes)
Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) - NCIS: Los Angeles (2%, 727 Votes)
Bernadette Rostenkowski (Melissa Rauch) - The Big Bang Theory (2%, 585 Votes)
Jessica Hamby (Deborah Ann Woll) - True Blood (2%, 555 Votes)
Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) - Lost (1%, 549 Votes)
Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde) - House (1%, 522 Votes)
Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) - Criminal Minds (1%, 519 Votes)
Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor) - Bones (1%, 507 Votes)
Nell Jones (Renée Felice Smith) - NCIS: Los Angeles (1%, 503 Votes)
Alcide Herveaux (Joe Manganiello) - True Blood (1%, 491 Votes)
Sir Leon (Rupert Young) - Merlin (1%, 479 Votes)
Dawn Summers (Michelle Trachtenberg) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 476 Votes)
Sir Percival (Tom Hopper) - Merlin (1%, 456 Votes)
Col. Potter (Harry Morgan) - M*A*S*H (1%, 445 Votes)
David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) - Criminal Minds (1%, 431 Votes)
Lois Lane (Erica Durance) - Smallville (1%, 429 Votes)
Capt. B.J. Honeycut (Mike Farrell) - M*A*S*H (1%, 416 Votes)
Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia) - Gilmore Girls (1%, 389 Votes)
August W. Booth (Eion Bailey) - Once Upon a Time (1%, 363 Votes)
Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard) - Monk (1%, 347 Votes)
Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) - The Office (1%, 346 Votes)
Jenny Shepard (Lauren Holly) - NCIS (1%, 323 Votes)
Paige Matthews (Rose McGowan) - Charmed (1%, 319 Votes)
Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson) - Cheers (1%, 305 Votes)
Jesse Porter (Coby Bell) - Burn Notice (1%, 287 Votes)
Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) - NCIS (1%, 259 Votes)
Riley Finn (Marc Blucas) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1%, 258 Votes)
Sara Ellis (Hilarie Burton) - White Collar (1%, 256 Votes)
Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) - Parks and Recreation (1%, 252 Votes)
Dr. Jennifer Keller (Jewel Staite) - Stargate Atlantis (1%, 245 Votes)
Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry) - Gilmore Girls (1%, 240 Votes)
Alex McHugh (Mekenna Melvin) - Chuck (1%, 236 Votes)
Maj. Charles Winchester (David Ogden Stiers) - M*A*S*H (1%, 230 Votes)
Dr. Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) - Grey's Anatomy (1%, 227 Votes)
Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) - The Office (0%, 177 Votes)
Steve Jinks (Aaron Ashmore) - Warehouse 13 (0%, 163 Votes)
Rosalee Calvert (Bree Turner) - Grimm (0%, 159 Votes)
Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson) - House (0%, 127 Votes)
Dr. April Kepner (Sarah Drew) - Grey's Anatomy (0%, 126 Votes)
David Hodges (Wallace Langham) - CSI (0%, 124 Votes)
Hal (Damien Molony) - Being Human (UK) (0%, 115 Votes)
Ben Grogan (Ryan Johnson) - Fairly Legal (0%, 112 Votes)
Tom (Michael Socha) - Being Human (UK) (0%, 107 Votes)
Olivia Kendall (Raven-Symoné) - The Cosby Show (0%, 85 Votes)
Dr. Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) - Private Practice (0%, 85 Votes)
Tom (Bob Cledenin) - Cougar Town (0%, 80 Votes)
Jo Danville (Sela Ward) - CSI: NY (0%, 78 Votes)
Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley) - Cheers (0%, 76 Votes)
Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher) - Two and a Half Men (0%, 70 Votes)
Tuck (David Harewood) - Robin Hood (0%, 55 Votes)
Valerie Malone (Tiffani Thiessen) - Beverly Hills, 90210 (0%, 52 Votes)
Sgt. Baker (Kenneth Washington) - Hogan's Heroes (0%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 8,576

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Couples – Speculative

In part two of our TV couples Monday Madness, we’re looking at couples in speculative TV shows! Whether it’s sci fi, fantasy, paranormal, historical myths, or just a futuristic bent, these shows all have something out of the ordinary, even if the couples in them are perfectly normal human beings.

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV couples. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10!

Even though there are 40-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of couples I left out! You can nominate couples I missed in the comments, and I may add them to the poll. Want more of a say in who makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll. Please help out with nominations! There are only so many shows I can watch personally, so I’m counting on you to fill me in!

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM June 4th.

UPDATE: poll has ended. Go vote in this week’s poll!

Which is your favorite TV couple? - Speculative Division (Choose up to 10)

Mary and John Winchester - Supernatural (14%, 959 Votes)
Rumpelstiltskin and Belle - Once Upon a TIme (9%, 608 Votes)
Charming and Snow - Once Upon a Time (6%, 414 Votes)
The Doctor and Rose - Doctor Who (5%, 352 Votes)
Arthur and Gwen - Merlin (4%, 301 Votes)
Elena and Damon - The Vampire Diaries (4%, 283 Votes)
Emma and Graham - Once Upon a Time (4%, 256 Votes)
Buffy and Spike - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3%, 235 Votes)
Mal and Inara - Firefly (3%, 223 Votes)
Wash and Zoe - Firefly (3%, 213 Votes)
Leo and Piper - Charmed (3%, 209 Votes)
Buffy and Angel - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (3%, 190 Votes)
Scully and Mulder - The X-Files (3%, 178 Votes)
Ned and Chuck - Pushing Daisies (2%, 172 Votes)
Simon and Kaylee - Firefly (2%, 161 Votes)
Eric and Sookie - True Blood (2%, 154 Votes)
Peter and Olivia - Fringe (2%, 149 Votes)
Willow and Oz - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2%, 144 Votes)
Cole and Phoebe - Charmed (2%, 139 Votes)
Elena and Stefan - The Vampire Diaries (2%, 130 Votes)
Lois and Clark - Smallville (2%, 126 Votes)
Wesley and Fred - Angel (2%, 113 Votes)
Jack and Sam - Stargate SG-1 (2%, 111 Votes)
Xander and Anya - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2%, 110 Votes)
Mick and Beth - Moonlight (1%, 85 Votes)
Robin and Marion - Robin Hood (1%, 77 Votes)
Monroe and Rosalee - Grimm (1%, 74 Votes)
John and Aeryn - Farscape (1%, 74 Votes)
Max and Logan - Dark Angel (1%, 72 Votes)
Bill and Sookie - True Blood (1%, 72 Votes)
Nick and Juliette - Grimm (1%, 63 Votes)
Max and Liz - Roswell (1%, 63 Votes)
Jo and Zane - Eureka (1%, 63 Votes)
Sierra and Victor - Dollhouse (1%, 59 Votes)
Hoyt and Jessica - True Blood (1%, 55 Votes)
The Doctor and River Song - Doctor Who (1%, 52 Votes)
Fargo - Eureka and Claudia - Warehouse 13 (1%, 52 Votes)
Carter and Allison - Eureka (1%, 51 Votes)
Tru and Luc - Tru Calling (1%, 38 Votes)
Echo and Paul - Dollhouse (1%, 35 Votes)
George and Nina - Being Human (UK) (0%, 30 Votes)
Angel and Cordelia - Angel (0%, 24 Votes)
Josh and Nora - Being Human (US) (0%, 21 Votes)
Kara and Anders - Battlestar Galatica (0%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,191

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Monday Madness: Favorite TV Couples – Realistic

This round of Monday Madness, it’s time to look at TV couples! Because there are so many, I’ve divided this poll into 2 categories – realistic/contemporary and speculative. We’ll cover vampires, time travel, and spaceships next week. This week, we’re looking at couples from dramas, comedies, crime shows, and action. (And yes, it was really hard to decide where to put the couples from Chuck, with the show’s speculative elements, but since the show focuses on the spy aspect, I felt it was best to put it with the other spy shows.)

This poll will be open for one week, and you can choose up to 10 of your favorite TV couples. Be sure to spread the word so your favorites will make it into the top 10!

Even though there are 40 50-some options on this list, I know there are dozens of couples I left out! You can nominate couples I missed in the comments, and I may add them to the poll. You can also start nominating couples from paranormal, futuristic, and other outside-the-box shows for next week. Want more of a say in who makes it onto the poll each week? Be sure to follow me on Twitter, since I usually ask for nominations for the next Monday Madness the weekend before the new poll.

Without further ado, here’s the poll for this week’s Monday Madness! Voting ends around 1AM May 28th.

UPDATE: This poll is now closed. Go vote for this week’s poll – favorite TV couples in speculative shows!

Which is your favorite TV couple? - Contemporary/Realistic Division (Choose up to 10)

Rick Castle and Kate Beckett - Castle (13%, 2,303 Votes)
Peter and Elizabeth Burke - White Collar (10%, 1,703 Votes)
Kensi Blye and Marty Deeks - NCIS: Los Angeles (6%, 1,087 Votes)
Anthony DiNozzo and Ziva David - NCIS (5%, 820 Votes)
Derek Shepherd and Meredith Grey - Grey's Anatomy (5%, 775 Votes)
Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan - Bones (4%, 763 Votes)
Chuck Bartowski and Sarah Walker - Chuck (3%, 531 Votes)
Chandler Bing and Monica Gellar - Friends (3%, 505 Votes)
Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin - How I Met Your Mother (3%, 498 Votes)
Angela Montenegro and Jack Hodgins - Bones (3%, 496 Votes)
Timothy McGee and Abby Sciuto - NCIS (3%, 486 Votes)
Barney Stinson and Robin Scherbatsky - How I Met Your Mother (3%, 452 Votes)
Rachel Green and Ross Geller - Friends (3%, 447 Votes)
Leonard Hofstadter and Penny - The Big Bang Theory (2%, 416 Votes)
Lorelai Gilmore and Luke Danes - Gilmore Girls (2%, 406 Votes)
Shawn Spencer and Juliet O'Hara - Psych (2%, 391 Votes)
Michael Westen and Fiona Glenanne - Burn Notice (2%, 361 Votes)
Nell Jones and Eric Beale - NCIS: Los Angeles (2%, 318 Votes)
Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah-Fowler - The Big Bang Theory (2%, 292 Votes)
Ellie Bartowski and Devon "Awesome" Woodcomb - Chuck (1%, 249 Votes)
Gregory House and Lisa Cuddy - House (1%, 242 Votes)
Veronica Mars and Logan Echolls - Veronica Mars (1%, 231 Votes)
Alec Hardison and Parker - Leverage (1%, 227 Votes)
Jim Halpert and Pam Beesley - The Office (1%, 213 Votes)
Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (1%, 209 Votes)
Cliff and Clair Huxtable - The Cosby Show (1%, 200 Votes)
Will Schuester and Emma Pillsbury - Glee (1%, 198 Votes)
Joey Potter and Pacey Witter - Dawson's Creek (1%, 197 Votes)
Sydney Bristow and Michael Vaughn - Alias (1%, 190 Votes)
Howard Wolowitz and Bernadette Rostenkowski - The Big Bang Theory (1%, 183 Votes)
Nikita and Michael - Nikita (1%, 181 Votes)
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo - I Love Lucy (1%, 179 Votes)
Dan Humphrey and Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl (1%, 151 Votes)
Cal Lightman and Gillian Foster - Lie To Me (1%, 149 Votes)
Nathan Ford and Sophie Devereaux - Leverage (1%, 111 Votes)
Rob and Laura Petrie - The Dick Van Dyke Show (1%, 103 Votes)
Walter Sherman and Isabella Zambada - The Finder (1%, 100 Votes)
Derek Morgan and Penelope Garcia - Criminal Minds (1%, 93 Votes)
Angela Bower and Tony Micelli - Who's the Boss? (1%, 92 Votes)
Maddie Hayes and David Addison - Moonlighting (1%, 88 Votes)
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart - Hart to Hart (1%, 86 Votes)
Eric and Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (0%, 78 Votes)
Molly Flynn and Mike Biggs - Mike & Molly (0%, 75 Votes)
Michael Scott and Holly Flax - The Office (0%, 67 Votes)
Arthur and Joan Campbell - Covert Affairs (0%, 58 Votes)
Sam Malone and Diane Chambers - Cheers (0%, 54 Votes)
Michael and Nikita - La Femme Nikita (0%, 51 Votes)
Mike and Carol Brady - The Brady Bunch (0%, 38 Votes)
Dexter Morgan and Rita Bennett - Dexter (0%, 30 Votes)
Whitney and Alex - Whitney (0%, 22 Votes)
Charlie Harper and Rosie - Two and a Half Men (0%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 5,341

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