Because you like Nathan R. Jessup in A Few Good Men

Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.

A majestic ruler, Mufasa is respected throughout the animal kingdom. See them in The Lion King.

Part archaeologist, part philosopher, part politician, Jean-Luc Picard is an unashamed intellectual who runs a tight ship. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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.

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

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.

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

Ted is a cursing, smoking, drinking teddy bear who's anything but cuddly. See them in Ted.

Jack Bauer is a terrorist fighter who is scared of nothing and no one. The clock is ticking! See them in 24.

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

Tom Haverford is set on being a world-renowned entrepreneur who dates models. Problem is, he's stuck in Indiana with a lazy business partner. See them in Parks and Recreation.

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