Because you like Virginia Woolf in The Hours

A consummate schemer with a knack for solving mysteries, Shawn Spencer has trouble taking anything seriously. See them in Psych.

Though he has a brilliant mind for mathematics, Christopher has a much harder time processing the rest of the world. See them in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Member of the student council, captain of the fencing team, and part-time model, Juri Arisugawa is idolized by everyone around her. See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Cinder has been beaten down by the world, but she's learning that her cyborg abilities are pretty helpful. See them in Cinder .

Nick Carraway is the perfect observer: always there for the events, but never too involved. See them in The Great Gatsby.

Burton Guster is a level-headed investigator with a "Super Sniffer" nose. See them in Psych.

Blaine Anderson is a put-together prep school boy with the voice of an angel. See them in Glee.

C is for cookie, and that's more than good enough for him. See them in Sesame Street.

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.

If the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not like Vanya Hargreeves? See them in The Umbrella Academy.