Because you like Baby Jane Hudson in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
A poised, stately man-out-of-time, Ichabod Crane typically faces the modern world with wry quip. See them in Sleepy Hollow.
Jenny Flint is a devoted wife and daring crime fighter, which is pretty unconventional for a Victorian maid. See them in Doctor Who.
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
A Berlin-based locksmith by day, Wolfgang Bogdanow is a world-class thief by night. He can also see out of other people's eyes, but that's a different issue. See them in Sense8.
Hunting ghosts is both a job and a passion for Abby Yates. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).
Basil Hallward is dominated, soul, brain, and power by Dorian. See them in Dorian Gray.
A Silurian lizard woman, Madame Vastra has a penchant for puzzles and interspecies romance. See them in Doctor Who.
Dutiful, composed, and aloof, Sun Bak is the fighting force behind her team of eight "sensates" who are telepathically linked. See them in Sense8.
Drusilla's hobbies include dolls, music, and killing people. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
A bureaucrat in the Land of the Dead, Manuel Calavera is a jaded, sarcastic loner who just might have a hidden heroic side. See them in Grim Fandango.
Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.