Carbon Costume TV
Will Graham
In Hannibal, Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) is an FBI profiler who makes use of his pure empathy and overactive imagination to bring down serial killers. In an unfortunate arrangement, he seeks therapy from world renown psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington is the Idiot Abroad. When Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send him on a tour around the world, he moans and whinges every step of the way. He’s also the inventor of the Pilko Pump Pants, which you can make by sewing a travel pillow to your bum.
Ford Prefect
In the 1981 BBC adaptation of Douglas Adams’s the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Ford Prefect (David Dixon) is an alien journalist who’s doing undercover research on Earth. He chooses his name with the idea that it will be inconspicuous, when in fact it’s the name of a popular car model.
Sherri and Terri
Sherri and Terri are twin sisters in Mrs. Krabappel’s class that nobody, not even their parents, can tell apart. They like to give others, especially Bart Simpson, a hard time. Like many twins, they speak a secret language and wish they could combine into a single body.
Rust Cohle
In the HBO series True Detective, Detective Rustin Spencer “Rusty” Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) is brought in as partner of Detective Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) to solve a ritualistic murder in rural Louisiana. Dress up as either the buttoned-up 1995 Cohle or the broken-down 2012 version who’s now a suspect.
Carrie “Big Boo” Black
Big Boo (Lea Delaria) is a tough-talking, crude, and sarcastic inmate in Orange is the New Black, who uses her size to intimidate other prisoners. Though she may act and look tough, she has a soft spot especially for her dog, Little Boo.
Yvonne “Vee” Parker
Yvonne Parker (Lorraine Toussaint), better known as Vee, doesn’t let jail stop her from dealing drugs. She’s conniving and easily manipulates those around her into doing her dirty work. But when she doesn’t get what she wants, she has no problem getting physical – too bad Red didn’t learn this lesson the first time around.
Superhoodie
In Misfits, Simon Bellamy (Iwan Rheon) is a shy outcast who gains the power of invisibility. He eventual becomes Superhoodie, a masked superhero whose choice of costume is part motocross, part paintball.
Baywatch
Baywatch focused on the work and personal lives of the LA County Lifeguards. These lifeguards not only dealt with drowning swimmers and shark attacks but also dealt with serial killers and nuclear bombs. The show launched the careers of many actresses like Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra – their outfits probably had something to do with that too.
Sebastian Michaelis
In the manga and anime adaptation Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji), the demon Sebastian Michaelis has agreed to help the young Ciel Phantomhive in exchange for his soul. In the meantime, he acts as Ciel’s butler with vim and vigor.
