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First Speaker

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Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:46 PM Mar 2020

Who are your favorite fictional characters?

...yeah, it's a big field. But--here are some of mine--

Classic literature: Beatrice and Benedick, Rosalind, Prospero, Heathcliff, Mr Pickwick, Mr Micawber, Quilp, Leo Bloom, Nick Carroway, Yossarian, Ellison's Invisible Man.

SF/Fantasy: Hari Seldon, Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, Lazarus Long, Muad'dib, Corwin, Daneel Olivaw.

Mystery: Sherlock Holmes, Poirot, Ellery Queen, old and young Morse, Sergeant Hathaway, modern Sherlock.

TV: Rocky and Bullwinkle, Hoss Cartwright, Mr Gumby, Dan Fielding, Columbo, Red Reddington.

Movies: Rufus T Firefly, Charles Foster Kane, Atticus Finch, Keyser Soze, Riggs and Murtaugh, the whole cast of Pulp Fiction, and a zillion others.

I could go on all night, and some of the categories overlap. How about yours?

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Who are your favorite fictional characters? (Original Post) First Speaker Mar 2020 OP
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