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Last but not least of my top five villains is Darken Rahl from Terry Goodkind's Legend of the Seeker. Sauvely portrayed by Craig Parker, he managed to stay perfectly groomed within a hellish underworld as the Keeper's number one servant (Why not list the Keeper as the villain? Because he's never actually appeared on the show). What he's done that's so bad: Having no qualms about torturing the souls of the dead with green flames and maggots, or sending them back as zombies to harvest more souls, or committing genocide against fairy nightwisps, he's connived clever new ways to foil the Seeker's merry band of heroes at every turn. Darken Rahl, a classic serial villain, is so elegantly casual about doing evil that perhaps some of the drama of the situation is lost, but he's definitely part of what makes the show fun to watch. Now that he's managed to escape the Keeper and return to the living, he has more to lose. Sadly, it seems Legend of the Seeker has...

Some might disagree with my next choice of villain for this list, Dr. Walter Bishop from J.J. Abrams' Fringe. Admittedly, it's a confusing choice because he's done alot of good in helping federal agent Olivia Dunham solve strange crimes. Deftly playing the drug-addled, emotionally fragile Bishop is actor John Noble, whose mesmerizing voice grabs my attention like a magnet. Although Dr. Bishop has nimbly slipped into lucid moments just in time to save the day on many occasions, the overall backstory of Fringe seems to confirm that he's caused much of the jeopardy facing two parallel worlds. What he's done that's so bad: ripped an increasingly unstable hole in the fabric of space-time, kidnapped a boy identical to his own dead son from a parallel universe, and conducted psychotropic drug experiments on numerous traumatized children. Although he's trying to make amends, what's most interesting about his predicament is that there are two Walter Bishops (both...

The next villain under the microscope is Anna the Visitor. I can't take my eyes off of her. Something about her appearance is pale olive-green, and her demeanor is coldly alien, yet she's a stunningly beautiful woman. Impressively, actress Morena Baccarin transformed herself from the sweet and charming companion on Firefly to the chilly, calculating Anna. What she's done that's so bad: Had her own daughter's legs broken and face scarred for a publicity stunt, filled a shuttle with dead human bodies, and gave a lethal injection to a woman who just gave birth. Outwardly, Anna pretends to want to help the human race with high-tech medicine and new-age religion, but her dirty deeds have only just begun. Watch this clip of Anna and feel your creepy-meter go off the scale:

Next on my list of villains is John Locke. He was always an interesting character as a good guy, but as the "smoke monster" on J.J. Abrams' Lost, he's downright scary. What he's done that's so bad: Deceived everyone by pretending to be a resurrected dead man, manipulated Linus into stabbing Jacob to death, and tricked Sawyer into blowing up the submarine with survivors trapped inside. I first saw this actor Terry O'Quinn on Chris Carter's X-Files, and there was just something about his performance that stood out. Then he was the bad guy Santiago on the short-lived series Harsh Realm, where he rarely appeared, making his evil performances something to savor. And I'll be savoring these last couple of episodes of Lost as well. Here's a clip showing how tauntingly wicked Locke can be:

Something about villains inspires me. Hopefully not inspired to do real evil in the world, but just to keep watching my favorite show to see what happens next. Maybe it's the emotional interplay between the heroes and the villains that grabs my heart and keeps me glued to the screen. But whatever it is, I have to admit some shows wouldn't be worth watching without someone to despise, or vicarously live out my most diabolical fantasy. Sometimes the great villains actually believe they're doing the right thing, and I think that's true of the following top 5 villains that have inspired me this year. First up is President Charles Logan (not because he's the baddest villain, but his next appearance is tonight and I can hardly wait). He played this character brilliantly on a previous season of 24, but somehow actor Gregory Itzin has brought even more sub-surface evil to his portrayal in this final season, and I'm so glad he's back. What he's done that's s...

This nicely done IRONMAN computer-animated series on DVD is available for free to a lucky winner in the USA. It's a very different story compared to the Robert Downey Jr. film, portraying a sober teen instead of a middle-aged alcoholic, but it looks kind of cool in the clips. Only a week left to enter at Yahoo.com . Good Luck!

This film, Where The Wild Things Are, looks so well-crafted, like a golden furry feast for the eyes. So detailed, you can almost smell the Wild Things, but thank goodness the Blu-Ray doesn't come in "smell-o-vision." I can hardly wait to get my hands on this disc, and if you want to fight me for a free copy, you can sign up to win one at www.film4.com . Not only are they giving away a sparkling new Blu-Ray of Where The Wild Things Are, they're throwing in a Blu-Ray player as well! Hurry, closing date for entries is June 4th 2010. Only one entry per person and you have to be over 16. Good Luck and may the best Wild Thing win! While you're waiting for your Blu-Ray to arrive, you can watch this clip about the making of the movie featuring the original author, Maurice Sendak : Where the Wild Things Are Video

I was searching for information on Coral Castle (that mysterious giant stone structure in Florida, supposedly built at night by a man working alone) and stumbled onto this video of an array of magnets spinning on top of glass bowls, seemingly indefinately. Is this for real?

If you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Dollhouse, you may enjoy Joss Whedon's award-winning take on the X-Men. Not only is the dialog snappy, but the video is actually sourced from static comicbook art by John Cassaday and given new animated life. I love it. Here's a small clip showing what a snooty gal the White Queen can be:

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