Because you like Richard Hendriks in Silicon Valley

Donkey is proof that if you're annoying enough you can change the world; he's the reason that his friend Shrek does, well, anything. See them in Shrek.

A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.

Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.

There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.

Honest, true, and just, Ned Stark is a good man. Unfortunately, those traits are not assets in Westerosi politics. See them in Game of Thrones.

Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.

Driven yet empathetic, Emily Prentiss brings humanity to the pursuit of inhuman killers. See them in Criminal Minds.

Michelle Richardson's world revolves around her boyfriend. Alas, his world doesn't revolve around her. See them in Skins.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

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

Lucille Bluth doesn't understand the question, and she won't respond to it. And you're probably better off. See them in Arrested Development.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.