11 Of My Favorite Bromances

Everybody loves a good bromance. Well at least I do. In case you have never ever heard of the term bromance well here is the direct quote from (but where else then) Wikipedia

A bromance or “man-crush” is a close but non-sexual relationship between two men, a form of homosocial intimacy

What I like even more is the Aristotle quote which rather accurately describes bromance even though it is centuries old (I love me some old Greeks really I do)

It is those who desire the good of their friends for the friends’ sake that are most truly friends, because each loves the other for what he is, and not for any incidental quality

House – Wilson – be-all-end-all bromance has been going strong for five seasons now. Given House and Wilson have been prone to their occasional tiffs but in my opinion Wilson is House’s constant. One person that truly accepts him – warts and all. What I like best about this particular bromance (and it does tell a lot about the thespian talent of Robert Sean Lenard and Hugh Laurie) are the silent moments between them, when gestures and looks communicate so much more then words (check out season five final episode and you’ll know what I mean).

Sam – Sock – Ben – yes I am aware Reaper has been canceled but for some reason I got quite fond of this particular trio. Yes they can be terribly goofy, silly, juvenile, not to mention rather careless when handling heavy machinery but you cannot help but love them and their interactions.

Hurley – Charlie – another strong bromance that got rudely interrupted with Charlie’s untimely death however it has not stopped Hurley from talking to his dead friend. After all he does see dead people. I absolutely loved those two together.

Sean McNamara and Christian Troy – if there is any bromance that will top House – Wilson relationship in weirdness stakes then it would be the McNamara – Troy relationship. Now I was only a sporadic Nip/Tuck viewer I will be the first to admit that but even when I caught it in the reruns it was beyond bizarre – Christian slept with Sean’s wife and was the father of his child and that was just the tip of the iceberg (side note – to me the story lines of Nip/Tuck read like a soap opera but unlike soap opera you would usually get a lot of rude bits thrown in).

Frasier and Niles – Frasier was one of my old time favorites and Niles and Frasier’s relationship was one of the reasons why I was so fond of the show. Given the characters were quite pompous and snobbish and whathaveyou but it was quite funny to watch. Of course I will not lie to you another reason why I loved the show was because Eddie the dog was priceless.

Balki and cousin Larry – by now my dear faithful readers you know I love me a good sit-com. And I think in Balki and cousin Larry we saw the light-hearted side of bromance even before the term was coined way back when in the 80s.

Ianto and Captain Jack Harkness – now anyone who has ever watched Torchwood knows that this is not so much of a bromance but a full-on romance. As far as I’m concerned that is perfectly fine with me. Especially when both men in question are quite pretty. I know shallow, shallow blogger

Chandler and Joey – another bromance from the days gone by, Chandler and Joey had their share of touching man-on-man moments. They have bonded over Baywatch and their love for each other grew over the years (especially once the duck and the chick came into the scene and they had to raise the little ones together).

Hiro and Ando – one of the funniest duos back in the day when I still watched Heroes. Given Hiro was the man with the power and a man on the mission but even when he was trying to “Save the cheerleader, save the world” Hiro always had time for his BFF.

David Brent – Tim – Gareth – have you ever watched the original The Office? Since it was created by Ricky Gervais, it had plenty of awkward moments (every time I remember that dance scene I shudder in horror). But it cannot be denied it also had it’s fair share of bromance moments between the three co-workers. Of course it did nothing to ease the awkwardness in fact it was the bromance bit that made it worse. But it was Ricky Gervais after all.

Gav and Smithy – one of my favorite discoveries of last year was Gavin and Stacey. It is filled to rafters with quirky characters and funny story lines (if you haven’t seen it what are you waiting for?) And even though the series is about Gavin and Stacey one of the most heart warming relationship of the show is between Gavin and his long time BFF Smithy. Hilarious does not even begin to describe it.

So tell me dear readers what are some of your favorite bromances that have graced our screens?

July 30th, 2009 | bertas | 1 Comment |