Which fictional
character would you
like to be?
This is a pretty simple question, but it’s one that takes a bit of thought.
You might say you would like to be John Mcclane from the “Die Hard” flicks, but do you really? Do you really want to have that luck that every time you go to visit an estranged family member, that you’re going to stumble upon a terrorist plot that only you can stop? And you’ll likely get shot, stabbed, blown up, and will have to run barefoot over broken glass, all while waiting for the perfect time to smirk and say something sarcastic?
Or perhaps the fictional character you would like to be is Jo March from “Little Women.” Sure, she’s smart and funny, and is arguably the best loved character from that book, but remember…she lives in the 1800s. And folks, say what you want about the 1800s, but I’m willing to bet that it smelled back then. Plus, no TV, no internet, no Women’s Rights, and appendicitis was pretty much a death sentence, so…
So what I’m saying is, think about which fictional character you would like to be, but also bear in mind the potential downside to it. Now here’s my choice:
Batman. I would choose to be Batman.
Pros: I’d be a good looking billionaire with lots of cool gadgets and toys, that car, a seemingly endless supply of sidekicks to act as cannon fodder, and of course, rooftop sex with Catwoman. Doesn’t it get any better than that? I don’t think so.
Cons: Hack writers, the Joker, and Adam West. In that order.
Columbo — people have actually called me that. I am a messy dresser, I ask a lot of questions, and I am not as dumb as I look.
Obi-Wan Kenobi or Gandalf. Either way I’m a wizard.
Han Solo did okay. The Professor on Gilligan’s Island had a pretty decent gig. Gulliver had a one of a kind adventure with only minimal pain. Will Robinson had that cool robot pal. Prospero with a little anger management might have been a different guy. And Robert Redford as Sundance, the kid in The Sting, or The Natural were all cool guys (two of them even lived, right?).
Silver Surfer. Powerful and can explore the cosmos to my heart’s content? Sign me up!
A male version of Carrie Bradshaw. Barry Bradshaw?
Larry David and Larry David as George Steinbrenner. I’d love to fictively own the Yankees, even though I understand very little about sports. And it would be great to be socially uninhibited.
Dream from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comics, of course. With J. Peterman from Seinfeld being a close runner up.
This is an easy one. I’d be the mucker, Billy Byrne. Fabulous tale of redemption, it appeals to me on a deep level.