Is it weird to develop 'feelings' for TV show characters?

[WillParkinson]

I recently watched the series finale of Enterprise. Paul and I had watched it for the first season but fell away from it. The one character I really liked on there was Charles 'Trip' Tucker. At the end of the series I was saddened to find out what happened to my favorite character (won't spoil it in case anyone wants to see for themselves).

But it got me thinking about other characters from TV shows that I really liked and how attached I got to seeing them.


Tara from Buffy The Vampire Slayer.


Joyce Summers (Buffy's Mom)


Jenny Calendar from Buffy.

(Yeah, I watched a lot of Buffy.)


Adrick from Doctor Who. (I admit I had a crush on him when I was a kid.)

When fate befell them I hurt. Sometimes even cried at the loss of 'friends'.

Tell me I'm not alone in feeling like that and not overly weird for feelings like this.