getaway_machine made me start thinking about top five lists and—while this is somewhat painful to do—I think I've got a top five fictional characters list:

1. Daniel Jackson
2. Remus Lupin
3. Edward Elric
4. Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
5. Cho Hakkai

I went for character complexity on this list and I should note that Raphael is Beyond Lists.

Also, while I'm doing Top Five Lists, let me mention the ones I'm actually sure of:

Top Five Buffy Episodes
1. The Zeppo
2. Restless
3. The Body
4. Hush
5. Once More With Feeling

Top Five Angel Episodes
1. Not Fade Away
2. I Will Remember You
3. A Hole in the World
4. Waiting in the Wings
5. Deep Down

Top Five SG-1 Episodes
1. Menace
2. Revisions
3. Prototype
4. The Other Side
5. Abyss

And finally,

Top Five Fandoms
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, SG-1
2. Firefly, Harry Potter, Fullmetal Alchemist, Saiyuki
3. Farscape, Chuck, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ultimate Spider-Man, Heroes
4. SGA, Battlestar Galactica, Pushing Daises, Veronica Mars, Alias, Wonderfalls
5. Doctor Who, Highlander, Death Note, LotR

TMNT and Star Wars defy classification. Like seriously.

Also, I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting some fandom because I have too many. Also, this list only begins to explain how I look at fandom. It would take a few essays for me to talk about why I have them grouped liked this.

Anyway, discussions on any of the above is encouraged, especially if you start formulating your own top five lists. I love lists with five things in them.