Tuesday Top Ten: TV Couples

 This week I'll be counting down my favorite TV couples. It was a tough time cutting it down to ten and I made changes to the list multiple times before I got a list I was mostly satisfied with. I'm sure they'll be people who will disagree with some of the couples left off the list but I based most of my selections with how long the couples were together (or simply working at building a relationship) and how good of a chemistry the characters had. 

Some Honorable Mentions for couples who missed the list:

Michael and Maria from Roswell
Seth and Summer from The OC
Chuck and Sarah from Chuck
Leonard and Penny from The Big Bang Theory
Desmond and Penny from Lost
Peter and Olivia from Fringe
Cappie and Casey from Greek
Booth and Bones from Bones

Lucas and Peyton from One Tree Hill

10. Clark and Lois from Smallville

 This couple gets bonus points since these been romantic tension between them since the 1930's. Smallville was able to take that history behind the characters and build on it in a different direction. Even while Lana Lang was still on the show once Lois was introduced there was an instant chemistry between the characters that Clark and Lana never had. Tom Welling and Erica Durance played off each other so well. Maybe it was due to the fact that you knew by the end they would be together and that Lana would end up a high school crush but the way the writers grew the relationship from acquaintance to friendship and eventually to a couple was well done.

9. Jim and Pam from The Office

One of the main reasons I started watching The Office. From the start you wanted them to be together and have the fun of the show was waiting for them to become a couple. Of course like most TV shows it wasn't as good once they got together.

8. Pacey and Joey from Dawson's Creek

Dawson fans are either Dawson/Joey fans or Pacey/Joey fans. I am all for the Pacey and Joey relationship and was happy when she ended the series with him. Dawson and Joey worked as best friends because they were both neurotic people but two neurotic people would never work as a couple long term. Pacey ba;anced with Joey much better then any other character on the show.

7. Matt and Julie from Friday Night Lights

I loved Friday Night Lights because it was such a realistic show and that stayed true with this couple. They were awkward with each other and nothing they did every seemed to go smoothly. They made mistakes that seemed realistic for teenagers to make and even when the Julie character drove you crazy you still wanted them together because Zach Gilford made you believe that Matt loved her.

6. Ephraim and Amy from Everwood

Amy reminded me of Joey in Dawson's Creek. She was a very neurotic character that never seemed to just be happy with what she had. She drove me crazy most of the time but when she was with Ephraim she was always less neurotic. It did always seem like she took him for granted but sometimes that happens when you're young and you know the guy will stick around no matter what.

5. JD and Elliott from Scrubs

For a show that was on for eight seasons (I will always consider season 9 a spin off) it amazes me that these two were only a couple for like a season and a half even through you wanted them together from the very first episode.

 4. Amaar and Rayyan from Little Mosque on The Prairie

Nessa had me download this show a few months ago and I decided to give it a try and loved it. I especially loved the growing relationship between Amaar and Rayyan. It's difficult imagining two people falling in love when you can't touch the other person but I think that is what made me love the couple so much. You didn't get to see them hold hands or kiss but you did see they way their eyes light up when the other person is near or the way the smile when the person walks into the room.

3.Marshall and Lily from How I Met Your Mother

I love these two because they seem like best friends as well as a couple. With most relationships you always get the sense that they love each other but they still have someone else who is the best friend. You do have Ted in this show but you still always feel like Marshall and Lily are each others best friends and I find that makes them such a strong couple.

2. Luke and Lorelai from Gilmore Girls

I hated ever character that the writers created to date Lorelai because I wanted her with Luke. They complimented each other so well and Luke was always less gruff when he was with Lorelai. From the start they had that dynamic that they belonged together regardless of how the writers tried to keep them apart.

1. Nathan and Hailey

When the show started and you were supposed to hate the Nathan character he was always more likable in his scenes with Haley. They had really good chemistry together and even when he was an asshole around other characters he was different when he was with Haley and you rooted for them to get together. He was refreshing to see the character mature due to the fact he was falling in love. Also any couple that can last nine seasons on a TV show without taking any time apart (minus the really bad season two arc where she leaves to go on tour) or taking time to date other people are obviously meant to be number 1.