I already regret this, but.....

[lagilman]

I need suggestions for characters from televised media (ideally television, movies are good too) who would qualify, either self-described or otherwise, as "functional alcoholics."


Go.

Comments

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Nathan, in "Leverage". (Tho' I suspect you have him down already.)

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

Everyone on Deadwood, most detectives, definitely Philip Marlowe, James Bond (although you probably already had that one), Don Draper (most of the time)

[badgermirlacca.livejournal.com]

In Grantchester, the vicar, Sidney Chambers.

[rosefox]

Every character ever played by Robert Downey Jr. or modeled on Sherlock Holmes.

[javacatz.livejournal.com]

Dennis Leary in Rescue Me
Holly Hunter in Saving Grace

[jeymien.livejournal.com]

If this were Facebook, there'd be a thousand likes on this answer.

Also, possibly you could go with Dean Winchester from Supernatural as well.

[smoemeth.livejournal.com]

Karen ("Will & Grace")

Sterling Archer ("Archer")

Sam Axe ("Burn Notice")

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Much of the cast of M*A*S*H.

[lagilman]

oh, bless.

[lagilman]

It's like you know me...

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

It's streaming on Netflix now, so I'm watching it from the start for the first time. (I'd caught maybe two episodes, previously.)

[lagilman]

Be prepared NOW to bawl your eyes out for the series finale.


Man, M*A*S*H. You couldn't watch that show religiously and not grow up to trend liberal, I think.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

that new series Backstrom, its only had 2 eppies so far, and its set in Portland.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Well, damn. Who were you again...?

(M'wife and I watched all of Leverage this last six months or so. It is not impossible that your support for the show had some bearing on that decision.)

[nomercles.livejournal.com]

Do you need it to be specifically alcohol, or will generalized substance addiction do the trick?

[kriz1818.livejournal.com]

Nick and Nora Charles.

Or did you want more recent ones? Sorry. :)

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

My first thought was Leo McGarry from The West Wing, but I think I may have misunderstood the question...

[brickhousewench.livejournal.com]

Well THAT explains it!

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Pretty much everyone in Glastonbury but we're not on TV!

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

But also, Life On Mars' Gene Hunt.

[sorek.livejournal.com]

I see someone watched Tuesday's episode of Supernatural, Dean literately used the line "I prefer the term 'functional alcoholic'".

[lagilman]

Which at the time reminded me of the line from Leverage where Nate admits to the same thing, which was triggered last night by a third thing, leading o this question.

Assuming you know why I do a thing or for what reason may prove you wrong. ;-D

[lagilman]

Yeah ,I'm looking for functional alcoholic, not recovering/in recovery.

[lagilman]

Specifically alcohol, specifically functional.

[jennielf.livejournal.com]

I just saw the movie Chef last night and the character Tony played by Bobby Cannavale is a functional alcoholic. He reminds me of a functional alcoholic/chef friend of a friend I once knew, as well. Down to the head gear and everything. Weird.

BTW - if you haven't seen that movie yet, I highly recommend it! Good structure, pacing, and OMG the food pr0n.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I'm a little late to the party, but the late Harry Caray qualifies.

[camille-is-here.livejournal.com]

Ooo, Grantchester.