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[/caption]Perry Mason
Portrayed by Raymond Burr, Perry Mason was the most successful legal dramas on television until Law & Order came on the scene. Mason would defend a client that usually was accused of murder after threatening the victim in public. By the end of each episode, he would clear his client's name and get a courtroom confession from the real guilty party.
The formulaic outline of the show made it highly predictable. Yet, for the time period, it was still pretty impressive. The lawyer for the underdog who only defended innocent clients.
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[/caption]Captain James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk
Sure, William Shatner's portrayal of Captain Kirk has some weakness, namely Shatner's acting style, but he led the crew that inspired generations of writers, scientists, and visionaries. Star Trek continues to be one of the most popular television and movie franchise around, thank in part to the exploits of the original captain, Kirk.
The captain that explored new worlds and boldly go for the girl, even if she was green, every time.
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[/caption]Lucas McCain
He was a widower trying to raise his son on ranch just outside of North Fork, New Mexico; if only the local law could handle the rowdies that would come to town. When trouble would brew, Lucas would grab his trusty modified Winchester and head out after the bad guy.
Even when he was chasing the baddies, he still had words of wisdom for his son. "A man doesn't run from a fight, Mark...but that doesn't mean you should go running *to* one, either."
The thing that always brought me back was to watch Chuck Connors wield that amazing Winchester.
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[/caption]Wonder Woman
This is probably my inner boy speaking here, but there is something to be said for a gal running around in a skimpy outfit with a lasso at her hip. I think I complimented one of my older sisters when I said she looked like Lynda Carter, I could be wrong.
Princess Diana of the Amazons fights for truth, justice, and the American way as Wonder Woman. Always seeming to come to the aid of Major Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman keeps the nation safe from wrong doers. What always fascinated me was that Diana Prince (her alter ego) landed a job that dealt with top-secret military issues.
At any rate, this show was great. Sure it fed little boy fantasies, but it still had some great moments that had nothing to do with her outfit.
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[/caption]The Doctor
Saturday and Sunday mornings in rural Colorado were filled with the adventures of Doctor Who. Sure, he was on Monday through Friday in the afternoon, but the weekend meant two full stories would be mine to watch. Well, one if I couldn't sneak out to the television on Saturday morning.
Doctor Who is a Time Lord from Gallifrey who seems to have a soft spot for planet Earth and the humans that live there. Traveling around in a time capsule that resembles a British blue police box, he and his companions save the day fighting aliens, cosmic powers, and other Time Lords.
Over the decades this character has been around, The Doctor has been portrayed by 13 different actors, only 11 of which are considered official. William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccelston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith. The other two people to portray The Doctor were Peter Cushing in Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks -- Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. and Richard Harndall who portrayed the first Doctor in the 20th Anniversary Special.
The Doctor that I am most fond of is would be Tom Baker's. Due in part that his episodes were the first that I saw and the fact that he was the one to portray the character the longest. When I think of the Doctor, I think of "all teeth and curls" first.
The more recent series of Doctor Who have portrayed a darker, more complex Doctor than the earlier incarnations, but this does not detract from the greatness of the character. With each actor that appears as the character, the story becomes deeper and more absorbing. With only one regeneration left, I wonder how much they are going to change the universe we fans love so dearly.
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