Because you like Dan Burns in Dan in Real Life

Angela Martin is uptight and puritanical, outside of the affair she's having with a co-worker. See them in The Office.

Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.

Frank Ginsberg is the number one Proust scholar in the world, but he recently failed at committing suicide. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Charlotte York is an idealistic art curator who loves horses, tennis and Elizabeth Taylor movies. See them in Sex and the City.

Michael Bluth is the only sane person in a family of eccentrics. At least, that's how he thinks of himself. See them in Arrested Development.

Don't tell anyone Kate Austen was under arrest when the plane crashed. See them in Lost.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

In his heart, this student rebel is more of a lover than a fighter. See them in Les Miserables.

Jeff Winger thinks he's too cool for school, which is a problem because he just enrolled in community college. See them in Community.

Much more than just "Coach Taylor's wife," Tami Taylor is making herself known in town as a caring, persistent guidance counselor. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

Frodo might have carried the ring, but Samwise Gamgee carried the ring bearer. See them in The Lord of the Rings.