However, not everything has to be based on real life. Television has given us many fictional queens who are just delightful to watch. These monarchs might not be great to serve in real life, but their rises to power and their on-screen reigns are deliciously entertaining. Here are my picks for the greatest fictional queen characters in television and what makes them so compelling. 7. Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (House of the Dragon) 7....
The characters are familiar in a way… because they’re very much like characters from another TV sitcom, perhaps from years or decades ago. They may have a few new twists, but at their core, they’re the same. That’s because most major TV sitcoms adhere to several character archetypes that are needed to balance out the cast and keep things interesting across all the different relationship dynamics. Of course, this is no accident and this is no bizarre coincidence....
For eleven seasons, Modern Family delivered a unique blend of family troubles, diverse opinions, and relational tension while showcasing the hilarity found within the dynamics of such a group. Through its characters, the series broke new ground while making audiences fall in love with them along the way—a trait that only the finest sitcoms can boast—and today it stands alongside the very best sitcoms of the 21st century due to its endless rewatchability....
Not only that, but those same Mafia members would wonder if the series had an insider from the Mafia world working with them. Such was the authenticity of The Sopranos and its characters. The show changed modern television in so many ways with its cinematic approach and its harsh, unfiltered violence. The Sopranos became proof for the television industry that many ideas that were once seen as “too much” for TV could actually be successful....
