Because you like Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

Effortlessly sexy, calm, and collected, Eric Northman is equally at home ripping off heads and flirting with waitresses. See them in True Blood.

Bo Dennis once dreamed of being prom queen, but then she found out that she's part of some ageless secret race that feeds on humans. See them in Lost Girl.

It's impossible to say whether Winifred Burkle is cuter than she is smart, or vice versa. See them in Angel.

Veronica Mars is a sarcastic private eye whose biggest mission is surviving high school. See them in Veronica Mars.

Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress who can read minds and break hearts. See them in True Blood.

Omar Little is a pretty chill guy, as long as you can forgive the stealing and killing people. See them in The Wire.

Kathryn Merteuil may be a vain sociopath, but you won't be able to look away. See them in Cruel Intentions.

On the football field, Tim Riggins has it together. But off the field, he sports bloodshot eyes and broken hearts. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

Gruff and sarcastic, Detective Harry Dresden use unconventional ways to track down perps, including using magic and the supernatural. See them in The Dresden Files.

Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.