Curb the Character Cancellation – Poll

Over the last week, we ran a Curb the Cancellation Poll, which asked you to vote for the borderline show you most wanted to see come back again in the Fall. The Chicago Code led the contest all week, until that very last day when V fans bombarded the poll and it took the lead. In the end, the top 5 were V (33%), The Chicago Code (32%), Lie to Me (15%), Chuck (10%), and Human Target (6%).

All of these shows are still not renewed for another season. This week, we look at the favorite characters from these borderline shows. Which character will you miss the most if the show doesn’t return?

Here are some of the nominations and favorites from the Clackers!

Jane: One word. Two characters. Jeffster. Would miss them terribly.

Deb: It’s hard to choose which character I’d nominate from Human Target because for me, it’s all about the trio of Chance, Winston and Guerrero. I’ve said before that I don’t think there’s been as successful of an all-male trio on TV since Magnum PI‘s Magnum, Rick and TC. They’ve created a spectacular dynamic. If I had to choose, though, it would be Chance and Guerrero that I would miss the most of the three, because they have the best individual moments as well.

Brittany: I have that same problem with Chicago Code. I like all the characters, but particularly the trio of Jarek, Teresa and Caleb. I’d pick Jarek and Teresa to include for the same reason Deb said – they also have the most great individual moments. I couldn’t see the show without either of them for completely different reasons. Jarek is an incredibly watchable force on TV the likes of which I haven’t seen since Frank Pembleton on Homicide, and Teresa is such a well-written, strong female character without the show needing brownie points for having a strong female character.

Ivey: If I were still watching Human Target, it might be a little bit more difficult, because Guerrero is pretty unique. But, of the shows on this list, the only character that I would really miss is Dr. Cal Lightman from Lie to Me. My affection towards the relationship between he and his daughter is well known, but there’s not many characters like him on TV, and Tim Roth is probably one of the more under appreciated actors on TV today.

Bob: I think I would nominate Anna from V. I think Morena Baccarin does a great lizardy job with the role. Anna comes off as delightfully evil and completely devoid of emotion, except for when things go wrong and those troublesome human emotions bubble to the surface in a grade A freak out. All the scheming and killing makes for good fun. I would miss Anna.

Ruby: I would just second what Bob said about Anna from V.

Carla: This is a difficult decision. I love the uniqueness of Chuck and the characters on the show. But, I am going to have to pick Anna from V as well. Her story is one that I want to see continued. What are her plans? How will they be derailed? And, most importantly, how will human emotions change her?

It looks like V’s Anna has the most support from the Clackers — which character would you miss the most if they were gone from television forever? Vote and then share your reason in the comments. You can vote once a day until Wednesday night 11:59 p.m. ET when the poll closes.

Clacked by Carla Day
on May 05, 2011 @ 03:00 EST5EDT