10 awesome television characters we wish we could be (+Pictures)

5. Jack Bauer – 24

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It’s hard not to get excited when you see the typical American hero seemingly overcoming any and all obstacles to catch the bad guys. So is the case with Jack Bauer, who is the kind of good guy who pushes himself to all limits while catching the bad guys. Bauer took terrorists to task during a time when terrorism was greatly feared in the American vernacular. Watching him fight through incredible odds and being nearly bulletproof, Bauer was the kind of overachieving gun-wielding hero we used to identify back in those old westerns of yesteryear. Bauer’s love for his country drives him to all ends to save American life as we know it. Let’s go outside and kick some ass!