The snarky sidekick, the snooping sibling, the meddling friend, clumsy neighbor and elitist coworker are all characters that we’ve seen quite a bit of on the television screen. And, in the midst of being snarky, snoopy, meddling, clumsy and elitist, we, as viewers, notice that those characters are also really annoying. But, despite this, we do not totally hate them. In fact, we are drawn to them. In one way or another we know that the bothersome character not only has redeeming qualities, but sometimes they have the protagonist’s best interests in mind.

Tara Thornton, True Blood

Tara Thorton perpetually wakes ups on the wrong side of the bed–but with reason. She’s suffered neglect and abuse, she’s been abducted, she’s been attacked, she’s been brain washed, and she’s been vampirized. Because of her circumstances, Tara takes every opportunity she can to complain, whine, and overreact to lighter situations. The softer side of her can usually be seen when Tara deals with Sookie, whom she loves like a sister. Tara was there for Sookie when [SPOILERS] her grandmother died; Tara routinely helps with most vampire related drama, and she even sacrificed her (human) life for Sookie.

Will Smith posted a photo of “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” cast together again on his Facebook page, TMZ found. The photo was taken last week at a luncheon for the charity Sweet Blackberry — which Madame Noire’s “Mommy in Chief” Karyn Parsons founded.

Will, Carlton, Ashley, Hillary, and uncle Phil were all there–all that was missing was Aunt Viv(s) and Geoffrey. It’s good to see they’re still close 15 years after the show went off the air.

Do you still watch “Fresh Prince” reruns?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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