{"id":447,"date":"2012-04-13T11:50:08","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T11:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profbanks.com\/?p=447"},"modified":"2012-04-13T11:50:08","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T11:50:08","slug":"guess-whos-coming-to-dinner-part-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profbanks.com\/?p=447","title":{"rendered":"Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, Part III"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, Friday Night Lists is a good intention, and even after this last installment of my Dinner Guests series, I’ll be keeping it up (so suggest topics for lists you’d like to see!), but here’s the thing about Friday night: If I’ve been singlemomming since oh-dark-early Thursday morning, my Friday night “WOO HOO” excitement is sneaking an ice cream bar over the kitchen sink before crashing into bed at 8.30. (More on this subject in another post<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

This list was perhaps the hardest of all three to write, because some of my favorite characters from film or fiction just wouldn’t make good dinner guests or conversationalists. I mean, need I cite passages of Katniss’ table conversation, or post the video of Denethor eating? (Not that I like Denethor, just to be clear.) But that’s why you won’t find Gamera on my list, much as I love him. Other favorite characters are not included because I would prefer to host them in more intimate settings (I’m looking at you, Frank N. Furter).<\/p>\n

I’ve included pictures of those characters for which there are photos\/clips or official pictures from things like dust jackets. In a couple of cases, though, with book characters, I’ve chosen not to post a picture. I’m a really visual reader, and I prefer to keep my pictures in my head uncontaminated by other people’s faces as long as possible.<\/p>\n

As always with my Friday Night Lists, please add your own in comments!<\/p>\n

MY FICTIONAL GUESTS<\/strong><\/p>\n