http://www.poewar.com/how-good-is-your-bad-guy/ Writing Career Center Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:32:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.poewar.com/how-good-is-your-bad-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-225180 Katya Thomas Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:55:54 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4743#comment-225180 How about Stringer Bell on the Wire as one of the all time great bad guys people love? How about Stringer Bell on the Wire as one of the all time great bad guys people love?

]]> http://www.poewar.com/how-good-is-your-bad-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-220436 Key Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:25:05 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4743#comment-220436 Excellent points. A shallow, stereotypical villain is exceedingly annoying; a real person is so much better! I like your point that the antagonists are the protagonists of their own stories: they should have their own objectives, obstacles, etc. And you're perfectly right that people often like the bad guys. I've always preferred Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker, and I'm sure a lot of people would agree with me. Excellent points. A shallow, stereotypical villain is exceedingly annoying; a real person is so much better! I like your point that the antagonists are the protagonists of their own stories: they should have their own objectives, obstacles, etc. And you’re perfectly right that people often like the bad guys. I’ve always preferred Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker, and I’m sure a lot of people would agree with me.

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