# Irritating TV characters, past and present

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-tv-characters-past-and-present/523164>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-tv-characters-past-and-present/523164 "2009-12-31T06:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-tv-characters-past-and-present/523164/61 "2010-01-02T03:29:22Z")

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If we’re talking about a show that I generally enjoyed, except that if the plotline involved one particular character, my odds of enjoyment nosedived enormously, then far and away the leading choice is **Gaius Baltar** from **Battlestar Galactica**.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irritating-tv-characters-past-and-present/523164/62 "2010-01-02T16:13:28Z")

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All this talk of Phoebe and nobody’s mentioned Ursula? They are identical twins.

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