1. Jack Bauer (24)
Jack Bauer is the hero of heroes when it comes to television. He’s almost like a machine if you think about it, very two dimensional. Yes, he’s got issues, and yes he’s often conflicted. But in general he has no problem torturing a friend if he/she has what he needs to save the day. In fact, he’s a bit predictable when it comes to decision-making time. This, however, is why he’s the hero of heroes. He’s always trying to do the right thing, systematically, no matter what, and he often goes against orders to do the right thing.

2. Jack Shephard (Lost)
This guy I just sorta feel sorry for. Since the beginning of the show he’s always been the leader of the survivors of flight 815. Jack Shephard has always been struggling to do the right thing, but at the end of the day he almost always ends up doing something stupid that gets people in trouble. If you ask me there’s been a total role-reversal in the later seasons, making Sawyer or even Locke the hero. I get the feeling that all Jack wants to do now is chill out, lay out on the beach, and let other people worry about the problems.

3. Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)
Many people would say that Jack Donaghy isn’t exactly the hero, and that indeed Lemon should be classified as the hero here but I would beg to differ. Jack Donaghy is always there watching out for Lemon and making sure that she gets what she wants. Remember when Jack “promoted” the girl in accounting so that she would break up with the guy that Lemon liked? He’s always pulling stuff like that.

4. Jack Bristow (Alias)
A hero veiled in secrecy for almost the entire show. You always knew that he was hiding something, and at times they led us to believe that he indeed was the villain. Alas, he was not. I guess you could almost called him an anti-hero seeing as many times he had to do bad things to keep his daughter safe. I mean, how many people did he shoot at point blank range?

5. Jack O’Neill (Stargate SG1)
Jack O’Neill in the Stargate SG1 adaptation of the film always struck me as too much of a hero. He’s always a very good guy, he’s funny and witty, and he’s always doing the right thing. A bit of a disappointment if you ask me, considering the character that he’s based on. Jack O’Neill from the original Stargate film was a broken down army dude that lost his little boy due to an accident with his own gun. He joins the Stargate team because he has nothing to lose. Yes, the TV show Jack also lost a son, of course, but he doesn’t act like it.

Did I miss any?

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