Because you like Hal 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Emma Woodhouse knows what's best for everyone else. Just don't try to tell her what to do. See them in Emma.

Michael Kelso gets by on his good looks and his openhearted nature. See them in That '70s Show.

What Troy Barnes lacks in common sense, he makes up for with heart. See them in Community.

Armed guards, FBI agents, notorious serial killers – Hannibal Lecter has bested them all, with time to finish dessert afterwards. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

Wendy Corduroy is the ultimate in cool in Gravity Falls. See them in Gravity Falls.

Klaus Baudelaire's photographic memory saves the lives of his siblings many times over. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Edmund Pevensie isn't a bad person, but he did sell his siblings out for a tin of Turkish Delight. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Irene Adler has to use both her brains and her body to survive. Luckily, she's usually the most brilliant person in the room. See them in Sherlock.

Although Thomas Sharpe is an English baronet, he doesn't have a Shilling to his name. He's in America to sell his invention and marry rich. See them in Crimson Peak.