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[Amy45]

I always thought that there were some minor characters that could have grown from the storylines or plot contrivances that they were used for.

One good example is Alicia from Smallville. She could have a good person for Clark to talk to about his powers. Also, I thought that Gwen Raiden could have used more in Angel.

[Eegah]

Yes, it was a shocking and brilliant move to kil her off, but I still wish Buffy's Jenny Calendar had lasted longer. The bookish "technopagan" with a thing for Giles seemed like she had so much more potential.

[Nflux Forever]

During Charmed's sixth season, I liked one of Paige's slampieces who stuck around for several episodes,(his name was Richard, I think). He had a fairly decent backstory (by Charmed's standards anyway) and unlike most of the Manor Moron's love interests, he was actually quite likable and somewhat interesting. But because the crack-addled monkeys on Charmed can't write for shit, he was locked in a mind-numbing storyline where Paige didn't want him using magic anymore, at one point staging an intervention with all of his dead relatives. shudders

This post has been edited by Nflux Forever: Aug 8, 2005 @ 11:14 am.

[bigbadvoodoolou]

Yes, it was a shocking and brilliant move to kil her off, but I still wish Buffy's Jenny Calendar had lasted longer. The bookish "technopagan" with a thing for Giles seemed like she had so much more potential.

I adored Jenny Calendar, but it made her death all the more shocking by the fact that she was such a nice, interesting, and fleshed-out character. I'm sure nobody saw that coming! Of course, Robia LaMorte is gorgeous, and at the time, she was probably the hottest hottie on Buffy, a show where all the women are beautiful.

I also like Chloe O'Brien, played by Mary Lynn Rajskub, on 24. She is affectionately (but IMO unfairly) known as "Potato Face" on TWoP's 24 forums.

Most of my favorite characters from Justice League Unlimited have been minor characters: The Question (who actually had several key appearances this past season), Mister Miracle (one featured episode), Deadshot (one featured episode where he didn't even appear in costume, and an earlier cameo appearance where he did), Fire and Ice (only non-speaking cameos), Zatanna (one featured episode), and Maxwell Lord (one featured episode).

This post has been edited by bigbadvoodoolou: Aug 8, 2005 @ 12:21 pm.

[Smilla]

I also like Chloe O'Brien, played by Mary Lynn Rajskub, on 24. She is affectionately (but IMO unfairly) known as "Potato Face" on TWoP's 24 forums.

24 has had a boatload of cool supporting characters. I'm still mourning the loss of Day One's snarky, bitchy, but still friendly and adorable Milo Pressman.

[Brahmsian]

Is Oz minor enough to qualify for this thread? He was definitely cool enough.

[OT] Robia La Morte hotter than Charisma Carpenter? or, for that matter, Elizabeth Anne Allen? I'm afraid we part company on that, bigbadvoodoolou. She may have been a better actress than the other two, but not a better looker IMO. [/OT]

[oreo8704]

Is Oz minor enough to qualify for this thread?

I don't know. Seth Green was a regular for a while.

This post has been edited by oreo8704: Aug 8, 2005 @ 4:28 pm.

[Meaghan Edwards]

Mama Solis, from Desperate Housewives. She was awesome!

[Lizka]

I'm still mourning the loss of Larry from BtVS.

[radioreverie]

I'm still hoping Dr. Petra Gilmar from House will come back and slap Cameron around a bit.

[Brahmsian]

Mr. Trick was a pretty cool minor character. It's almost too bad Faith had to dust him before she could team up with The Mayor.

This thought just now popped into my head. How about Evil Faith/Mr. Trick as a couple-that-never-was?

[Rinaldo]

I agree that Larry could have continued to contribute and grow valuably for a long time -- though perhaps "mourning" is a bit strong for any feelings I'd have about a fictional character. And yes, Gwen on Angel.

With as many characters as Hill Street Blues had, I thought some of them never got used properly. I'm especially thinking of Bobby Hill (Michael Warren), who even though he got his screentime, in the 7-year run hardly ever had a subplot of his own other than being idealistic and sincere: we never saw where he lived or any of his life separate from the job, and there were almost never stories that focused just on him.

Same with Denzel Washington on St. Elsewhere. I heard that he was content to have it that way so he could take time off to make movies sometimes without being missed too much, still he never seemed to develop enough dimensions on the show.

[TudorQueen]

With as many characters as Hill Street Blues had, I thought some of them never got used properly. I'm especially thinking of Bobby Hill (Michael Warren), who even though he got his screentime, in the 7-year run hardly ever had a subplot of his own other than being idealistic and sincere: we never saw where he lived or any of his life separate from the job, and there were almost never stories that focused just on him.

I thought Bobby was a good character and he did have some plotlines - the ups and downs of his 'marriage' to Renko were a huge part of the spine of the show, there was his vagabond father Reggie showing up and Bobby dealing with his complex feelings about his father, the time he won the lottery, his brief involvement with racial politics in the department - but I do agree that they could have done more with him, especially given that some of those latter plot lines were wrapped up a bit quickly. I suspect that TPTB found it easier to write about the more openly eccentric or outsized characters like Belker, Hunter, JD Larue and Renko.

[Videostar]

I wished that we got to know Trent's bandmate Jesse on [/B]Daria[B] better. We saw him play with the band and go on a couple of excursions with Trent, Jane, and Daria, but we never got to really meet him. I always thought that he should have been the third party in the infamous love triangle in the last two seasons instead of Tom.

[JakeyIsSusan]

According to the Desperate Housewives spoiler thread, that ass clown Marc Cherry says that he'd like to bring back Ryan Carnes as Justin, "if he can think of a story for him."

And if Marc Cherry can't bring back Justin because he can't think of a SINGLE story for a character with so much potential, than Justin belongs in this thread, and Marc Cherry belongs in Antarctica where he can never run a television show after a first season again.