Because you like Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Back in his hometown, Richie Tozier has been punched, dragged to a crackhouse and now has to kill a clown. See them in It.

A contemptuous aristocrat, Violet Crawley is unafraid to exert her authority and voice her opinions, no matter how harsh they are. See them in Downton Abbey.

Detective Alec Hardy doesn't let anyone get too close to him. See them in Broadchurch.

Loyal to his family and associates and distrustful of anyone else, Tony Soprano is a good guy to have on your side. See them in The Sopranos.

Everything is handed to Sarah Cameron on a silver platter. The problem is that she doesn't want any of it. See them in Outer Banks.

Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.

A tough tomboy with a protective streak, Maximum Ride is a human-bird hybrid. See them in Maximum Ride.

Yukiteru is a reclusive observer who would rather watch life go by than participate in it. See them in The Future Diary.

A rebellious blue-haired art student, Karou has mysterious connections to a magical world. See them in Daughter of Smoke and Bone .

Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.

Yes, she's an "older" woman, but that just makes Mrs. Robinson sexier and more seductive. See them in The Graduate.

Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.