"Ever find yourself loving a specific character on TV but slightly ambivalent about the show they're in? Sadly, it happens. Sometimes a scene-stealer finds themselves stranded in a series that doesn't deserve their brilliance. We've cogitated, consulted the archives and compiled a list of fictional creations who were arguably too good for their own shows. Consider it a counterpoint to our recent list of characters so bad that they ruined shows. Here are 20 great characters in vehicles that weren't worthy."
"What is a weekend'? The mighty Maggie Smith's waspish one-liners were a beacon of bitchy deliciousness amid all those tedious toffs with upper-class problems. Without the Dowager Countess or Violet Crawley to her friends (most of whom she loathed) Julian Fellowes' stately home saga would have been little more than a soap opera with a Fortnum & Mason account, a wardrobe full of Harris tweed and ideas above its station."
Twenty fictional television characters are identified as being superior to the shows that contain them, each providing standout performances or memorable qualities that outshine series weaknesses. Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess delivers waspish one-liners and a commanding presence that rescues a stately-home saga from soap-opera banality. Jeremy Piven's Ari Gold embodies the show's energy with ruthless, ranting, fast-talking agent work that earned three consecutive Emmys. Bender, the hard-drinking, cigar-chomping robot in Futurama, functions as the animated series' antihero, supplying profanity, theft-driven mischief and sharp comic timing. The compilation focuses on characters who elevate otherwise uneven television vehicles.
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