Because you like Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice in The Wire

As a doctor-in-training, John Dorian should have his head in the game. But most of the time, it's in the clouds. See them in Scrubs.

For Louie C.K., comedy is tough but fatherhood is even tougher. See them in Louie.

Rayon is kinder to the world than the world is to her. See them in Dallas Buyers Club.

Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.

Dee Reynolds is selfish, narcissistic, and a target of extremely cruel ridicule. See them in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

Barry Egan has too many anger issues to list here. See them in Punch Drunk Love.

Lazy and cynical‚ Bernard Black is the ultimate curmudgeon. See them in Black Books.

Blunt, petty, neurotic, Larry David can never live and let live. See them in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Mac is a karate-chopping, beer-chugging schemer. See them in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

Frederick Frankenstein is an eccentric (O.K., maybe a little insane) professor who is excited to be delving into his family's past. See them in Young Frankenstein.

Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.