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[ostarella]

So here's my list (as per Becky Black beckyblack.wordpress.com/ and Teresa Morgan teresa-morgan.blogspot.com/)




Jim Rockford (Rockford Files).



James Bronson (Then Came Bronson)



A-Team (of course!)



AJ and Rick Simon (Simon and Simon)



Remington Steele



David Addison and Maddie Hayes (Moonlighting)



Sonny Crockett (Miami Vice)



Magnum PI



Napolean Solo and Illya (Man from UNCLE)



Starsky and Hutch



Zorro



Frank Savage (Twelve O'Clock High)



Lucas McCain (The Rifleman)



Pete Cochran (The Mod Squad)



Manolito Montoya and Buck Cannon (The High Chaparral)



Roy Rogers



Mission Impossible



Kelly Robinson (I Spy)



Paladin (Have Gun, Will Travel)



Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)



Sgt. "Chip" Saunders (Combat!)



Columbo



Little Joe Cartwright (Bonanza)



Heath and Nick Barkley (The Big Valley)




Alias Smith and Jones

I noticed one thing as I made up my list of heroes - the 'availability' diminished as time went on. There were far fewer heroes to be found in the 1980s, for example, than in the 1950s. And I can't really think of any in the 90s or later. So either I'm having a mind glitch or it's really, really sad...

I tried to figure out what exactly made these folks heroes in my eyes and I couldn't come up with anything really common to all. Some were loners, but not all. Some chose a 'hero profession', others were forced into it, and still others were just trying to live their lives and ended up acting because it was the right thing to do. Some were 'quirky', not fitting in with the norm, while others were practical and realistic.

So I guess the thing that made each of these characters heroes was the fact that they did what was the right thing to do, no matter how reluctantly or gung-ho. They didn't care about diplomacy or politics or reputation - if something needed fixing, they fixed it. And I think part of my admiration for them came from my admiration of my father - who was exactly the same way. He didn't waffle around, hoping someone else would 'do something'. He just did it, like it or not.

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[billy-shriner.livejournal.com]

Look what I've started!

Oh yes, agree with Rockford, and David Addison in Moonlighting, (though as it might be an actor thing, I did want to put John McClane from Die Hard down :D) And I loved Miami Vice and Magnum! And I vaguely remember *this* Zorro as a kid :D

See, my list could have been endless...

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

The strange thing for me is my fascination with Paladin. I barely remember the series itself, but I remember the character. And most of my heroes after that show were the 'gunslinger for hire' types, even if they were 'legit' (like private eyes). Maybe that's why it was so easy to fall into writing TAT fanfic, and why my biggest interest in original writing is this type of character.

[beckyblack]

Lots of cowboys there. You Americans and your cowboys. :D

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viyc91cFI_E

:D

[beckyblack]

Aww, nice.

Anyway, I can't say nothin'. My desktop wallpaper right now is Face and Murdock dressed as cowboys. :D