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Temperance "Bones" Brennan
Temperance "Bones" Brennan, also called Tempe, is Kathy Reichs's fictional forensic anthropologist from the 1997 novel Déjà Dead and, in a distinct younger version played by Emily Deschanel, the Fox series Bones (2005–2017).
Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor is David Tennant's incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, lead from 2005 to 2010. Known for companions Rose, Martha, and Donna, reluctant regeneration, the Fourteenth Doctor return, and new Big Finish audio adventures from 2027.
Tenzin (The Legend of Korra)
Tenzin is the airbending master who trains Avatar Korra in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), Nickelodeon's sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender by Konietzko and DiMartino; his training conflicts with Korra's probending ambitions.
Teresa Lisbon
Teresa Lisbon, fictional CBI senior agent and later FBI agent in The Mentalist (2008-2015), played by Robin Tunney; deuteragonist to Patrick Jane, raised three brothers after their mother's death, and marries Jane in the finale "White Orchids".
Terminator
Terminator is an English word with several meanings, most famously The Terminator, the 1984 James Cameron film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger that began a film, television, and games franchise.
Terminator (franchise)
Terminator, the James Cameron-created sci-fi franchise begun with The Terminator (1984) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, spans six films, TV, and games, centered on Skynet, time travel, and Sarah and John Connor, with repeated reboots and tangled rights history.
Thanos (Squid Game)
Thanos (타노스), born Choi Su-bong, is Player 230 in Squid Game season 2, a debt-ridden rapper played by T.O.P (Choi Seung-hyun), killed by Myung-gi in a bathroom fight.
The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
The Day Will Come When You Won't Be is The Walking Dead season 7 premiere (AMC, October 23, 2016), episode 84, written by Scott Gimple, directed by Greg Nicotero, depicting Negan's killings of Abraham and Glenn.
The Flash
The Flash is DC Comics' Scarlet Speedster, a title held by Jay Garrick (1940), Barry Allen (1956), and Wally West (1986). Super-speed hero powered by the Speed Force, base Central City, member of the Justice Society and Justice League.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (H2G2) is Douglas Adams's comedy science fiction franchise that began as a 1978 BBC Radio 4 series, became a five-book "trilogy" from 1979, and spawned a 1981 BBC TV series, a 1984 game, and the 2005 film; its canceled 2019 Hulu adaptation died in 2026.
The Itchy & Scratchy Show
The Itchy & Scratchy Show is The Simpsons' fictional ultra-violent cat-and-mouse cartoon, aired within Krusty's show. Itchy kills Scratchy each short; inspired by Herman and Katnip and Tom and Jerry, it satirizes cartoon violence and TV censorship debates.
The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen: 2001 Fox comedy-drama spin-off of The X-Files following hackers Byers, Frohike, and Langly; 13 episodes, 13-million-viewer pilot, canceled after a move to Fridays, famous for its World Trade Center pilot plot.
The Master (Doctor Who)
The Master (Doctor Who): the Doctor's Time Lord arch-nemesis and childhood friend from Gallifrey, driven mad by the Untempered Schism; played by Roger Delgado, John Simm, Michelle Gomez (Missy), Sacha Dhawan, and others from 1971 to 2022.
The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series)
The Menagerie is the only two-part episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, aired 17 and 24 November 1966. Written by Gene Roddenberry, it wraps the rejected pilot The Cage in a court-martial framing story, won a 1967 Hugo Award, and canonized Captain Pike.
The Same Boat
"The Same Boat" is a title shared by several works: Same Boat, a 2020 Chris Roberti time-travel romance comedy filmed secretly on a cruise ship; The Walking Dead season 6 episode 13 (2016); and picture books by Saltzberg and Shapiro.
The Simpsons future predictions
The Simpsons future predictions: claimed forecasts by the animated sitcom, led by the 2000 "Bart to the Future" Trump presidency gag and the Kamala Harris outfit parallel, with many viral claims debunked as fabricated or AI-generated images.
The Simpsons house
The Simpsons house, 742 Evergreen Terrace, is the fictional two-story Simpson family home in Springfield, with a flexible floor plan and a rarely seen rumpus room; a $120,000 real-life replica was built in Henderson, Nevada in 1997.
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (CBS, 1959-1964) is Rod Serling's anthology series of self-contained science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories with ironic twist endings, unified by his on-screen narration. Over five seasons and about 155-156 episodes it won three Emmys and three Hugos and was revived in 1985, 2002, and 2019.
The Walking Dead (season 11)
The Walking Dead season 11 is the 24-episode final season of AMC's post-apocalyptic series, airing August 2021 to November 2022 in three blocks, showrunner Angela Kang, ending with the finale "Rest in Peace".
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is the season 5 premiere of Game of Thrones, the 41st episode overall, aired April 12, 2015 on HBO. Written by Benioff and Weiss, directed by Michael Slovis, it features the show's first flashback, Cersei's Maggy the Frog prophecy, and drew nearly 8 million viewers.
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell, aka Theodore Bagwell, is a fictional Prison Break character played by Robert Knepper: a Fox River inmate, white supremacist group leader, and sexual predator in all five seasons.
Third Doctor
The Third Doctor is Jon Pertwee's incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who (1970-1974), exiled to Earth by the Time Lords, working for UNIT with companions Liz Shaw, Jo Grant, and Sarah Jane Smith, ending in Planet of the Spiders.
Thirteen (House)
Thirteen (Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, Dr. Remy Hadley) is a fictional internist on House, M.D., played by Olivia Wilde from Season 4 (2007) to the 2012 finale, defined by her applicant-number nickname and her Huntington's disease storyline.
Thirteenth Doctor
The Thirteenth Doctor is a Doctor Who incarnation played by Jodie Whittaker (2017–2022), the first female Doctor, cast under showrunner Chris Chibnall; her era featured the Flux, the Timeless Child revelation, the Division, and regeneration into David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor.
Tiffany Doggett
Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett, a fictional inmate in Orange Is the New Black played by Taryn Manning, an evangelical zealot and Piper's season 1 enemy who becomes the show's most transformed character, dying in season 7 after an overdose.
Tim Riggins
Tim Riggins is the fictional Dillon Panthers fullback played by Taylor Kitsch in NBC's Friday Night Lights (2006–2011, 76 episodes), known for "Texas forever," his retconned age, and prison arc.
Time loop
Time loop (temporal loop): a fiction plot device in which characters repeat a set period until it is broken. Known from Groundhog Day (1993), Russian Doll, Edge of Tomorrow, and time loop games like Outer Wilds; earliest known example is a 1927 short story.
Time Lord
Time Lords are the fictional alien race from Doctor Who, native to Gallifrey in the Kasterborous constellation, founded by Rassilon and Omega, able to regenerate twelve times, ruled by a High Council of six chapters, and nearly wiped out in the Time War.
Time War (Doctor Who)
The Last Great Time War is Doctor Who's off-screen war between the Time Lords and Daleks, created for the 2005 revival; the Doctor ended it with the Moment, a Time Lock sealed it, and The Day of the Doctor later revealed Gallifrey survived.
Timeline of Star Trek
The Timeline of Star Trek, also called the Star Trek timeline, orders over a thousand years of in-universe history across a dozen series and 14 films.