Sex, Muscle, Humor, Thuggery: Who are your favorite BAD BOYS?

POSTED BY: ladyjayne
UPDATED: Monday, February 16, 2004 01:31
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LADYJAYNE

Tuesday, January 6, 2004 10:03 PM

Yes, I have to admit it. I'm a sucker for a bad boy. Never thought I would be, but I've come to realize that I adore them. In real life I avoid them like the plague. (You would, too if you've ever worked in a juvenile prison before!) But in my novels, movies, & TV shows, gimme a bad boy over some naive sap every time.

I won't comment on Jayne just yet, but I plan to post one or two bad boys at a time and explain what it is about them that makes me crave more. I want to hear from others, too, particularly the women here, on who their favorite bad boys are and what makes them so compelling.

SPIKE:

When I say I obsess over bad boys, I mean I obsess over them. I've always had short hair, but after seeing Marsters I died it white and bought a long black leather duster.

I was a latecomer to Buffy, having only seen an episode here and there and then borrowing tapes from a friend after Season 5. One of the first times I caught a glimpse of the show was when Spike was trying to get the chip out of his head. My first response: Oh my gods! He has the COOLEST HAIR EVER! Later I was enthralled with his humorous lines, his lust for life and his utter contempt for the rules.

I love that he is completely ruled by his emotions. In the early days when we saw him with Drusilla, he was amazing. If Dru was the slightest bit unhappy, somebody died. Who could ask for more devotion than that?

I'll close for now, but next time I'll tell you about the very first bad boy I ever became obsessed with.

Let's hear about more bad boys now!

--Kala

FREMDFIRMA

Tuesday, January 6, 2004 10:23 PM

My girl is threatening me with bodily harm if I don't speak up and add Johnny Depp (as Capt Jack Sparrow) to the 'bad boys collective'.

Gotta admit, the chap had style..

-frem
diefuxdie

LADYJAYNE

Tuesday, January 6, 2004 11:53 PM

Heh heh, I'll be sure to tell my sister about the Johnny Depp addition. She ADORES him. I was thinking of adding Jack Sparrow later on. He is a terrific bad boy.

Now for my first Bad Boy love....

SIDE SHOW BOB!

Again, I think it's the hair.

Seriously, though, I kind of peeked at The Simpsons on and off during the first 2 seasons. I thought it was kind of funny in a "Oh gods, these people remind me of my own family!" sort of way. I never thought a whole lot about the show, however.

Then came the episode toward the end of Season 3, Black Widower, in which Side Show Bob married Aunt Selma. If you've read my posts on Shepherd Book here, you already know I'm a Victor Hugo fan. So when Selma opens her letter to Bob with "Dear prisoner number 2-4-6-0-1..." I thought I'd hurt myself, I laughed so hard. I was totally hooked and the ep is my favorite to this day.

How can you resist Kelsey Grammar's diabolical laugh? Or such beautiful lines as "Even murder has its ugly side." I wish I lived in the Southwest just so I could drive through cactus patches and think of him. He is certainly the only Republican I'd ever consider voting for.

--Kala

LADYJAYNE

Friday, January 9, 2004 7:36 PM

One of the best things about Bad Boys is that they can do the dirty work in order to keep the heroes clean....

SGT. CONSTANTINE BOTHARI

Even when I was a child, I liked space opera. Lois McMaster Bujold taught me how to love it as an adult. Her Miles Vorkosigan books are quite the favorites of mine. I actually started reading them long after they were published so I started in the time-line order rather than by date of publication.

He was introduced as the hatchet-faced man when Cordelia Naismith, Mile's mother, first landed on the planet that would come to be named Sergyar. For the first hundred pages, it appeared that he was just a run-of-the-mill lunatic never to be trusted. But his devotion to Cordelia and Vorkosigan House spilt over into the next generation.

When Cordelia faced her worst enemy, she knew that she would not be able to shed his blood. Fortunately, the Segeant was with her. A generation later, when her son faced certain doom lest he torture information out of his prisoner, Bothari stepped up to the plate again.

Bothari saved members of Vorkosigan house many times. The only person Bothari could never save was himself. His bittersweet demise at the hands of the woman who conceived his beloved daughter was almost too much to take. So was knowing that I'd have to read the remaining dozen or so Vorkosigan books without him being there.

--Kala

VENA

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:10 PM

Spike.

How can you not!

Two words: HIS BODY

Top that with the hair, and the OH so SEXY British accent and, and… umm, yeah.

I’ll be in my bunk.

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Mal:"someone ever ties to kill you, you try to kill'em right back!"

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KNIBBLET

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:27 PM

Waaaaay back when I was a little girl, I fell for a bad boy.

Khan Noonian Singh. Come on, people. He was a despot who ruled the Earth - what's not to like?

The fact that Ricardo Mantiban is a total babe and the accent is .... *thud*

*waking up* Okay, I'm better now. I don't know if it was a fake chest in "Wrath of the Khan-licious", but I'll still take Khan over Kirk :)

SARAHETC

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:42 PM

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
The fact that Ricardo Mantiban is a total babe and the accent is .... *thud*

Accents are nice. In this vein, I'd like to offer my new favorite bad boy: Professor Lodz, from Carnivàle. He's European, he's wicked and he's not afraid to give good head.

But Spike, yes, him. I dreamt about him last night. It's all very *sigh*.

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

CHANNAIN

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:55 PM

Logan. Yes, I mean Wolverine of the X-Men movies. Yes, I know Hugh Jackman is 6'2" and Logan of the books is 5'2". Ask me if I care. G'head

Logan has it ALL - sensitivity, character development that makes any writer swoon, strength, smart-ass remarks, shoulders out to here, long legs, nice butt, that snarl, and the most amazing hands I've ever seen - no, the hands, not the claws...

*Blinks*

I'm sorry, what was the question? OH! Right.

Kala mentioned something about the very first bad boy she fell for. I would have to go with Han Solo - Han of the first Star Wars installment. Han who wasn't afraid to shoot Greedo in the cantina and walk on out like he frelling owned the joint. That is what bad boys are about, and everyone under the sun has been trying to recreate him ever since.

Spike has indeed been amazing as the big and bad, and as the smart-ass bad boy. Adding him to the cast of Angel was probably the shiniest stroke of genius ever. And do I enjoy the fact that the writers see fit to have him shirtless every chance they get? I would have to say DUH!

Now, down to the Firefly connection. There is something about Jayne that intrigues me. He may not be the brightest bulb on the console and pretty straight talking, but at least you always knew where you stood with him. Solid body ready for anything, rugged handsomeness, and the ability to wear a goatee like a man should certainly does help.

But my all time favorite would have to be Mal. He qualifies in the bad boy category because he's not afraid to break a rule or two to get what he wants - provided the rule he's breaking is pretty stupid to begin with. Deep blue-grey eyes, nice mouth...

*blinks*

I'm sorry, what?

We have art so as not to die of truth ~ Neitzsche
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KALATHENA

Friday, February 6, 2004 8:00 PM

Hey! I didn't realize this thread had been revived.

Thanks for the mention of Han Solo. A friend of mine promised me a write-up on him, but never came through with it. He just never caught me the way he caught so many other women.

I realize that I actually do have an earlier Bad Boy love other than Side Show Bob. You'll probably think it's terribly corny, but he's just so classic...

RHETT BUTLER

I was never an Ashley Wilkes woman like my mother. To me, even when I was young, Ashley was just a big weenie. He was trapped in the past and couldn't survive in a post-slavery world.

Then there was the blockade running pirate with a penchant for lost causes. A man who wouldn't put up with anyone putting any of his folk down, even if those folk were children from his wife's previous marriages. A man who would rather survive than give in to a sense of false honor by taking a bullet in a duel. A man so seething with coolness that he could only be played by Clark Gable.

Rhett never spewed any bullshit and he never listened to any either. He knew genuine love when he saw it and he had a deep respect for it. But he also could smell a liar a mile away. He'd never be taken in by common household drapes. That's why I adore him.

--Kala

KALATHENA

Friday, February 6, 2004 8:02 PM

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The fact that Ricardo Mantiban is a total babe and the accent is .... *thud*

My friend Sarah has always claimed that the best special effect of Star Trek II was Ricardo Mantalban's chest.

And no, it was NOT a fake.

--Kala

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