Because you like Dr. Gordon Freeman in Half-Life

For now Lindsay Weir is a geek, but who knows? Maybe she fits in better with the freaks. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

Paris Geller is a newspaper editor, class president, and headed for Harvard. See them in Gilmore Girls.

Nadine Franklin likes to wallow in her misery almost as much as she likes to torment her mother. See them in The Edge of Seventeen.

Effy Stonem is cool and collected with a wry smile on her face and a cigarette between her lips. See them in Skins.

You'll never get Alaska Young. And that's the whole point. See them in Looking for Alaska.

While Cassie Ainsworth's head is always in the clouds, her heart is always in the right place. See them in Skins.

Elena Gilbert is the quintessential girl-next-door who gets involved with the new "boy" at school. See them in The Vampire Diaries.

Sid Jenkins is the ultimate underachiever, but he doesn't mind. Well, he pretends he doesn't. See them in Skins.

After becoming accepted into the group of popular girls, Tracy Freeland has turned from a sweet and reserved teenager into a monster. See them in thirteen.

Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.