T.V. Squad's - Top 10 Bromances on T.V. right now

Again... the parts in italics are not mine.

Bromances have been around, well, forever really, but you'd never use the term for say, Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte (48 Hours) or Paul Newman and Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). That just wouldn't be right! And besides that, when do "buddies" turn into "bromantic pals"? Would love to hear your thoughts on that.

At any rate, "bromance" is part of our language now, and it's even the title of an MTV show starring Brody Jenner and his buds.

I'm not ashamed to say I have girl-crushes on a few TV babes (True Blood's Sookie Stackhouse springs to mind), so it's not unfeasible for a guy to have a man-crush on another guy. I don't know if that's true for all these pairings, but since I'm writing this, we'll say it is. Take a look at my top ten bromances on TV right now:

10. Jack Bauer and Tony Almada - 24

9. Hiro and Ando - Heroes

8. House and Wilson - House

7. Tim Riggins and Jason Street - Friday Night Lights

6. Vince and Eric - Entourage

5. Ted and Marshall - How I Met Your Mother

4. J.D. and Turk - Scrubs

3. Provenza and Flynn - The Closer

2. Hank Hill and Dale Gribble - King of the Hill

1. Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell - American Idol


There you have the list. Now, it is time for my thoughts.... J.D. AND TURK AT NUMBER 4!!!!!! WHY!!!!! Also, who are these Closer guys. The show should not be on the list. Who gives a crap about those two. Actually, 10 through 4 are pretty accurate. I watch most of those shows and though I am not too sure that Ted and Marshall should be as high as number five on the list, they should definitely be there. I am actually okay with the first pick... that is pretty obvious. The only problem with this is the fact that gay sex should exclude you from the list of bromance. Tony and Jack should be much higher on the list as they are so close that they probably sleep in the same bed every night.


Here is how my list would have gone...

Honorable Mention:
Lenny and Carl - The Simpsons
Fry and Bender - Futurama
Mason and Conner - Trust Me
Charlie and Frank - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The List:
10. House and Wilson - House
9. Ted and Marshall - How I Met Your Mother
8. Mike and Sam - Burn Notice
7. Mike, Kenny, Bobby, and Brendo - My Boys
6. Hiro and Ando - Heroes
5. Shawn and Gus - Psych
4. Drama and Turtle - Entourage
3. Jack and Tony - 24
2. Stewie and Brian - Family Guy
1. Turk and J.D.

Reasons:
HM1: Lenny and Carl are a classic pair, but there are way too many choices that I can not pass up
HM2: The fact that they are no longer television characters, but movie characters is the only reason they are not on the list
HM3: A Bromance for the ages... assuming the show can survive beyond the first season
HM4: I it wasn't for the fact that they are father and son (Technically), they would have been very high on this list.

10: A classic odd couple type friendship. They love to annoy the crap out of each other, but are always there for each other.
9: They are such close friends. They have been through so much, including the first time Marshall had sex. I mean, he gave him his Walkman... That's gotta count for something.
8: They have willingly and consistantly risked their lives for each other on multiple occasions. They trust each other completely, and there is always plenty of beer in the mix.
7: Such dynamic pairs, with a constant changing and re-aligning of alliances and mini-bromances. This group is teetering on the verge of Cheers greatness.
6: Hiro is much more into the bromance than Ando, which kind of gives this bromance a masculine and feminine type quality. There is no questioning, however, how far they will go to protect one another.
5: With a basket full of 80's references and a lifetime of memories, these detectives are a sure thing when it comes to bringing the bromance. No matter how much Shawn annoys Gus, the Magic Head will always be there for him.
4: THEY CROSSED SWORDS!!!!!!!
3: With all of the whisper talking between these two, you might suspect that they have been doing more than saving the world from a terrorist threat for the past 24 hours...
2: These two, though the only cartoon characters on the list, are pushing the limits of bromance with each passing episode. From their trips across the world, their musical prowess, or their trivial arguments over "cool hwhip", there is little questioning their bromantic feelings for one another.
1: The very definition of what a bromance is supposed to be. There is no question that they are in a class above the rest. They are the Babe Ruth of Bromance.


And there you have my list. Who would you have put on the list.