Because you like Bertie Wooster in Jeeves and Wooster
Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.
The singer and ukulele player of her girl band, Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk is the life of a party and the woman of a man's dreams. See them in Some Like It Hot.
Stuck in space, Ryan Stone will either make it back to Earth and have one hell of a story to tell. Or she will burn into the ether. See them in Gravity.
A crooked cop, Harvey Bullock is the product of a not-so-just criminal justice system. See them in Gotham.
Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.
After surviving a CIA mission that was supposed to kill him, ex-military man John Reese bets it all on a chance to redeem himself. See them in Person of Interest.
Barbara Kean is loving, selfless, and caring. But, she's less stable than she'd like to admit. See them in Gotham.
In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.