Midweek Roundup: Villains, Pub Signs, Cloris Leachman And More

The comments on the list of villians are quite harsh... apparently everyone has a favorite villian who wasn't listed. I do like the idea of head-to-head battles that are won by votes determining lists like that. And I agree that Davros and the Master were certainly oversights.

Amusingly, there also seems to be debate over whether the list really included only fictional villians, as Satan was listed in the number one slot. To be fair, it's not the Satan character from the Bible, but it's still drawn some indignant criticism.

Sent by Sarah H. | 11:23 AM | 9-24-2008

The list of villains appears in the Telegraph, not the Guardian.

Sent by sam | 4:27 PM | 9-24-2008

Right you are, sam. Fixed. (I crossed it up in my brain with the pub-sign thing, I believe, but thanks for the heads-up!)

Sent by Linda Holmes | 4:31 PM | 9-24-2008

I have objections. Firstly, Voldemort is absurdly high on the list for such a one-dimensional character. I would far rather face a man who could be defeated by "love" than Professor Moriarty, with his lovely cold, wicked heart.

Also, there is no way Mrs. Coulter should be above the White Witch, if only because the White Witch didn't bore us with her on-again-off-again relationships. "Keep your work and pleasure separately," she might have said.

Sent by Katie | 9:47 AM | 9-25-2008

I've never read the books, and when I heard Mrs. Coulter, I immediately thought, but Ann Coulter isn't fictional! Hee.

Sent by ferretrick | 10:47 PM | 9-25-2008