Members Roman Posted July 22, 2008 Members Share Posted July 22, 2008 The baddest of the bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 22, 2008 Members Share Posted July 22, 2008 Richie Novak-AMC, the guy knew he was evil and owned it and never made excuses for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted July 22, 2008 Members Share Posted July 22, 2008 Annie Richards, SuBe. Didn't stop at anything to get what she wanted. Scheming, lying, backstabbing... anything to get what she wanted. Virginia Harrison, SuBe. Don't mess with this one, because she'll impregnate you with a turkey baster! Eventually ending up in a mental hospital, it would have been great to see if one day Virginia had returned to mess with Vanessa again. Too bad the show didn't make it. Sheila Carter, Y&R. There's really no need to explain this one. And no, these might not be the GREATEST villains/villainesses, but they did a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 22, 2008 Members Share Posted July 22, 2008 The greatest villain in soap opera history to me will always be GL's Roger Thorpe. He wasn't just a "villain" but one hell of a complex character. He could commit the most devious acts, yet you knew he still loved Holly (even if their relationship was toxic), Blake, and Hart. For my money, Michael Zaslow is the greatest actor to ever grace the daytime medium. He brought so much anger, rage, sympathy, and vulnerability into a role that most other actors couldn't have handled. Also, he was never a cartoon character like other villians on other soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 Here are the winners from my boards Best of the Best Contest. These were voted on by members of my board, SON, SOS, The Buzz, SoapNet, Daytime Royalty, DRtv, Danfling's Cancelled Soap Board, and SoapCentral. Best Villians or Villianesses 01) Dorian Lord (One Life To Live) 02) Roger Thorpe (The Guiding Light) 03) Carl Hutchins (Another World) 04) Lisa Grimaldi (As The World Turns) 05) Rachel Davis (Another World) 06) Iris Wheeler (Another World) 07) Meg Hart (Love of Life) 08) Andrea Whiting (Search For Tomorrow) 09) Phoebe Wallingford (All My Children) 10) Erica Kane (All My Children) 11) John Dixon (As The World Turns) 12) Cecile de Poulignac (Another World) 13) Ben Harper (Love of Life) 14) Tracy Quartermaine (General Hospital) 15) Stefano DiMera (Days of Our Lives) 16) Claire Bannister Steele (Young Doctor Malone) 17) Ben Travis (The Edge of Night) 18) Eve Morris (The Edge of Night) 19) Liz Matthews (Another World) 20) Mona Aldrich Croft (The Doctors) 21) Delia Coleridge (Ryan's Hope) 22) James Stenbeck (As The World Turns) 23) Janice Frame Cory (Another World) 24) Phil Brewer (General Hospital) 25) Laura Hillyer (The Edge of Night) Honorable Mention Asa Buchanan (OLTL); Alan Spaulding (TGL); Sven Peterson (AW); Denise Cavanaugh (EON); Adam Chandler (AMC); Samantha Brady (Days); Victor Kiriakis (Days) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MTSRocks Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 Damn you! But I will just co-sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 Alvin, I agree with you about Roger. The cartoon thing is what has ruined so many villians in the most recent years. I was happy to see that for the most part in the contest we held at SoapsWEB that the good old villians/villianesses were the most loved by fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sedrick Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 Totally off the top of my head... 1. AMC: Billy Clyde Tuggle 2. GH: Frank Smith 3. WORLD TURNS: James Stenbeck 4. Y&R: Shawn the guy who buried Lauren alive 5. SANTA BARBARA: Kirk Cranston 6. GENERATIONS: Charles Mullin the white racist with the black mistress 7. ANOTHER LIFE: Nancy Lawson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members S&BFanForLife Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 Roger Thorpe. Roger Thorpe. Roger Thorpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 100% Right-On. ICAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 Darn it! I never saw Roger Thorpe or Michael Zaslow in action. Time to go YouTube... In my limited experience, Keith and Gina on Santa Barbara were an amazing villainous double-act. Annie and Virginia on SuBe -- I will always have a soft spot for them. And I also remember Rick Hearst and Sabryn Genet standing out on Y&R as Matt Clarke and Tricia. SG especially gave me goosebumps watching her mental deterioration. Rick Hearst still has potential to be a great "Roger Thorpe" type character on GH, come to think of it (if GH actually cared about arguably the best actor on their books). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 ^^^ Rick Hearst is amazing. He was the best Alan-Michael that GL has ever had, IMO. The thing with MZ as Roger, he could utterly terrify you - as in raping his wife, Holly or chasing a very preggers Rita through the hall of mirrors - and then make you feel such sympathy for the character by giving him a compassionate, human side when he was with family - Chrissy (or Blake) in particular. He was absolutely brilliant. Cat, when you YouTube, look for the scenes of him raping Holly. They are really good! And at the time, the SL was controversial because they were married. In the 70s (I'm assuming because I was pretty young), perhaps the social mores held that a husband couldn't rape his wife? I have no idea, but regardless, they are powerful scenes IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ilovedays Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 My Top 15 Villians 1. Stefano DiMera of course(Days) 2. Carl Hutchins (AW) 3. Roger Thorpe(there is no way Roger Thorpe is above Stefano!)(GL) 4. James Stenbeck("Hello, Barbara!)(ATWT) 5. Reginald Love(AW) 6. Grant Harrison(AW) 7. Alma Rudder(AW) 8. Orpheus(Days) 9. Gina Capwell(Santa Barbara) 10. Kirk Cranston(Santa Barbara) 11. Cecile DePoulingac(AW) 12. Molly Sherwood( Edge) 13. Nola Madison(Edge) 14. Iris Wheeler(AW) 15. Vargas(SFT)- Terrorized and kidnapped a blind Jo, cause he thought she was his mother. Im sure theres more, but those are my favorites "Join us each weekday at this time for the continuing story of Another World!" Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 It was written by The Dobsons during their HW tenure at GL. I've always though The Dobsons knew how to handle hard hitting social issues mixed in with lighter romantic and campy stuff better than any other HW(s). Ron Carlivati could learn a thing or two from them in that department. They were truly innovative writers, it's a shame they've been chased away by the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted July 23, 2008 Members Share Posted July 23, 2008 It's a crying shame. Their Santa Barbara underpinned my grade school years and introduced me to Daytime as a medium. I wish a show -- any show -- would lure them from retirement, but I understand Bridget Dobson has a whole new career in Atlanta as an artist now. Greg's GL, I have seen two scenes featuring MZ -- Holly's rape, and Alexandra tearing Roger a new one in front of half the town. I was shocked at how forceful the rape was, even though we didn't "see anything." Roger pushing her down on the bed... cut to Holly shakily pulling herself off the bed afterwards. And Roger looking at her and realizing that the one thing he truly loved, he has now shattered irrepairably. Forever. Alexandra exposing Roger was just great, goosebumpy soap. Interesting to see Holly's reaction to it and how torn she was about Roger's downfall. The glimpses of the relationship between Beverlee McKinsee's Alexandra and Holly hinted at something very interesting and powerful between those two ladies. Alex was almost maternal towards Holly, which I was not expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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