tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post845548376312360582..comments2023-11-05T07:24:00.960-05:00Comments on The TV guy: In Praise of the VillainsPhillip Ramatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-91515219894270568142007-02-11T15:36:00.000-05:002007-02-11T15:36:00.000-05:00First of all, "Hollywood," that's Mr. Ramati. :-)S...First of all, "Hollywood," that's Mr. Ramati. :-)<BR/><BR/>Second of all, if you actually read the post, I didn't criticize Itzin, I praised his performance. It was the writers I criticized for their preposterous plotting.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-47219084201036651542007-02-10T00:21:00.000-05:002007-02-10T00:21:00.000-05:00Ramati,You're an idiot. Itzin was lights-out.Ramati,<BR/><BR/>You're an idiot. Itzin was lights-out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-14115651373175885712007-02-08T16:45:00.000-05:002007-02-08T16:45:00.000-05:00My favorite bad guy - Michael Chicklis in the shi...My favorite bad guy - Michael Chicklis in the shieldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-90401698235620666432007-02-08T15:13:00.000-05:002007-02-08T15:13:00.000-05:00I'll grant you Penny Johnson Jerald on "24" of be...I'll grant you Penny Johnson Jerald on "24" of being a villain of that caliber. That being said, "24" has yet to come up with a villain to equal her. Itzin was good in his performance, but the character was badly written.<BR/><BR/>Bellick and Kellerman (not to mention the whole conspiracy) are all self-serving characters and don't have that gray area, which is precisely why I didn't include them in this.<BR/><BR/>As for your other note, "The Shield" gets it better than most in this respect, since you can argue that Vic is both the hero and the villain of the show, as is Kavanaugh.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.com