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Post by ChitownKnight on Aug 21, 2024 9:39:00 GMT -5
I’ve been watching the Boys, and it seems as if Homelander is the main character as he is the main focus of the show. What other shows are like this?
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Post by gerbilfacedgeek on Aug 21, 2024 9:40:24 GMT -5
Tim Burton Batman movies? (ducking)
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Aug 21, 2024 9:54:02 GMT -5
Pick any prestige drama, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, etc. On The Wire, Barksdale and Marlo got as much focus if not more some episodes than McNulty (no boy scout himself) and company.
Oh, Boardwalk Empire.
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Post by 4real on Aug 21, 2024 10:06:17 GMT -5
It’s Always Sunny.
Well they are all heels really.
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Post by Talent Name on Aug 21, 2024 10:34:42 GMT -5
Breaking Bad
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 21, 2024 11:54:10 GMT -5
The main couple in The Americans, although there's shades of grey so will depend on your perspective if they're outright villians or anti-heroes. Or maybe one of each.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 21, 2024 11:54:15 GMT -5
Betty was only nominally the main character in Ugly Betty. Vanessa Williams' antagonist character dominated the show.
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Post by Sephiroth on Aug 21, 2024 12:09:49 GMT -5
Dexter
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Post by thechase on Aug 21, 2024 12:11:01 GMT -5
The Smoggies
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Post by Feyrhausen on Aug 21, 2024 12:27:03 GMT -5
Profit. One of the first, and when the world wasnt ready tor it. 10 years later and it runs for years.
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Post by generalrancor on Aug 21, 2024 13:10:35 GMT -5
The Shield.
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Post by Stu on Aug 21, 2024 13:18:56 GMT -5
We talking about shows where the villain was the starring character? Or do you mean when a villain is the most influential character and just happens to get the most screentime?
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Post by gerbilfacedgeek on Aug 21, 2024 13:23:49 GMT -5
Do anti-heroes count?
Then...Beavis and Butt-head, Patsy and Edina, the list goes on and on.
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Post by Soultastic on Aug 21, 2024 13:24:18 GMT -5
Death Note.
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Post by 4real on Aug 21, 2024 13:41:49 GMT -5
Smackdown 2020-2024
Raw 2002-2005
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Aug 21, 2024 14:02:52 GMT -5
Legion. Although we didn't find out he was the villain until the end of season two.
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Post by bob on Aug 21, 2024 14:05:57 GMT -5
WWE - heel Roman Reigns to current (he hasn't turned face in my eyes)
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Post by Zombie Mod on Aug 21, 2024 14:16:40 GMT -5
Legion. Although we didn't find out he was the villain until the end of season two. that show melted my brain at times. Lucifer, cant get a bigger villain than the literal devil (even though it's revealed his brother is evil).
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Aug 21, 2024 14:18:34 GMT -5
Some of these are anti-Heroes… House of Cards (both the original and the US remake) Shameless (again both versions) Blackadder Til Death Us Do Part (haven’t seen enough of All in the Family to say if the US counterpart fits) Veep The Thick of It Peaky Blinders
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Post by tirtefaa on Aug 21, 2024 14:57:08 GMT -5
For the main character to be considered the villain, I think you would need to contrast that strongly with a character who *is* good. Breaking Bad comes closer since the audience usually sympathized with Jesse. A show like The Sopranos on the other hand...of I'm not rooting for Tony, who am I rooting for? I remember really wanting to like the supporting cast, but as the show went on and they were all shown to be grossly incompetent sex fiends, I wanted everyone on that show to die. Too bad they killed off Doakes in Season 2, he seemed to be the only guy who had two braincells.
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