Mo’ Better Retread Stuff…

…or these are a few of my favorite things.

I did this about a year ago, and being out of new and original subject matter, I’ve decided to repost some of my old shit. Well, I’m not re-posting word for word – some of my responses may have changed.

While we generally root for the hero of a movie or television show, the villain sometimes captures our interest and makes or breaks a storyline. I can’t imagine any of the following without these outstanding characters.

I’m breaking this up into catagories and I’ll start with my favorite movie villains:

Alonzo Harris – Training Day

Lumburg – Office Space

Brick Top – Snatch

Mister – The Color Purple

Begbie – Trainspotting

Hans Gruber – Die Hard

Randolph and Mortimer - Trading Places

Castor Troy – Face Off

Albert Ganz- 48 Hours

I’ll continue with my favorite villians of the small screen:

Dr. Zachary Smith – Lost in Space

Stringer Bell – The Wire

Livia Soprano – The Sopranos

Diana – V (the miniseries from the 1980s)

Lois’ Mother – Malcolm in The Middle

My next catagory is animated villains:

Mr. Sinister – X-Men, The Animated Series

Gargamel – The Smurfs

Lord Farquad – Shrek

Mum-ra – Thundercats

Skeletor – He-Man

Of course in writing about villains, we can’t forget books:

The Harkonnens – Dune

The Mule – The Foundation Series

Arienrhod – The Snow Queen

Glawen Clattuc/Smonny Clattuc – Araminta Station

I know, I know. I didn’t name your favorite villain. Tell me about it.