Thursday, June 19, 2008

2007-2008 Best Male Character

Best Male Character
Chuck Bass (Gossip Girl): first nomination
~Some would consider Chuck the bad guy on Gossip Girl, but throughout the season he grew into one of the funniest characters and really carried the show at key moments. Plus his perpetual attitude and yet loyalty (at times) makes him a lot more complex then he initially seemed.
John Casey (Chuck): first nomination
~We haven't seen an episode of Chuck sense January, but that doesn't mean John Casey has been forgotten. Probably the funniest character of the show, as he pretends to not care for Chuck at all (although he does have Chuck's entire house bugged) yet you know he does feel some type of comaraderie. I just wish we had a full season of Major Casey, instead of only 13 episodes.
Desmond Hume (Lost): first nomination
~Desmond was never one to be overshadowed on Lost, but this was the season where he really took over. His scenes with Penny may have been the most memorable parts of the season, and hopefully next season he returns to the show in an equally amazing way.
Dexter Morgan (Dexter): first nomination
~Dexter would've earned a nomination last season too if I only had watched Dexter before the Don Awards. This year that problem didn't exist as while I don't have Showtime, I did spend the time during the winter to watch it, and Dexter once again made you love his complicated murderous personality.
Dr. James Wilson (House): first nomination
~It's true that one episode can really propel you to stardom, and for a long time Wilson has been the underused star of House, sometimes sadly for only a few lines an episode. However, when they finally revolved an entire episode around Wilson's feelings in the season finale, they had not just the best House episode of the season, but the best House episode ever. The emotion was amazing, and Wilson carried it. Its time he finally gets the recognition he deserves.

2 comments:

mark the ill said...

uh, how about chuck?

Don Wisniewski said...

My first problem with putting Chuck here, is that I would have to kick someone off. Casey was by far my favorite character on Chuck, Wilson produced an amazing episode of television and deserved it all along. Desmond and Dexter both easily earned it, and Chuck Bass (GG) was an absolutely a blast all season in a show that was nearly as good as Chuck.

The other thing about Chuck, is while he is essential to the show, and Zachary Levi does a good job with him, I just don't care for him as much as other characters. He is a great middle-man to keep the story going, and he does bring humor (although not nearly as much as Casey) and is amazing for his character. But top 5 in television this year... Chuck wasn't even that close (as there were a bunch of character, including 2 from FNL, perennial member Sawyer, and many more) who barely missed the cut.