History Quotes / TheyWastedaPerfectlyGoodCharacter

->'''Craig''': Just use my analogy. They're like, in a {{boy band}} and [[Wrestling/RebeccaKnox this]] is the crazy one.\\

'''Vinny''': Where Wrestling/{{Charlotte}} is Wrestling/RicFlair's daughter, full stop. [[Wrestling/BritaniKnight Paige]] is English, full stop. Becky has red hair, full stop. And I thought about this and I said 'You know what this is off the top of my head. We know Becky had to go through growing up in Ireland just to train anywhere, talked about this in NXT. Had to travel the world to train, she had an injury, almost quit, had to be talked to coming back, that's a great fucking story. Charlotte grew up the daughter of the of the best of all time. There's a tremendous burden on her and she's delivering, that's great fucking story.' Well okay, she was delivering on NXT.\\

-> In a [[ReimaginingTheArtifact timely update]] of the character, [[Creator/BenKingsley Osama Bin Kingsley]] plays the [[MagnificentBastard brilliant terrorist]] who [[TheChessmaster manipulates the entire country into doing his bidding.]] ''(plays a clip of him saying "[[spoiler: My name is Trevor. Trevor Slattery.]]")'' Wait, what? ''("I'm [[spoiler:an actor. The Mandarin. See? He's not real.]]")'' [[NoJustNoReaction No. You can't do that.]] [[EvilIsCool They were doing]] [[CreepyAwesome such a good job]] and they [[spoiler:turned him into a punchline?]]
-->-- '''WebVideo/HonestTrailers''', ''Film/IronMan3''

-> You know that [[EnsembleDarkhorse quirky side character]] that’s really interesting and entertaining but ultimately overshadowed by the boring lead that’s got no real personality or motives? Digger’s like a comic that’s all about that quirky side character.

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-> "Movie earns an extra 10 sins for the colossal waste of talent in hiring the two guys from ''[[Film/TheRaid2Berandal The Raid 2]]'' only to hire then say only a few lines and get eaten by the Spaghetti Monster and promptly wastes them."
-->-- '''Jeremy Scott''' of ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'' on the Kanjiklub members, ''Everything Wrong With Franchise/StarWars Episode VII: Film/TheForceAwakens''

->How do you screw up [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot magic ninja death cult]] as a villain concept?!
-->-- '''[[Creator/BobChipman Moviebob]]''', discussing '''the Hand''' from ''Series/IronFist2017''

->Poor Creator/PeterCapaldi. He's practically holding this show up with his bare hands at the moment, finding nuggets of gold in some pretty unremarkable episodes. But he's fighting a losing battle...What shocked me was just how functional the dialogue between the Doctor and Clara was. It was painfully bland, standard Doctor/companion material 101. It could literally be transferred from [[StrictlyFormula any other set of regulars]] without changing a single line, that's how lacking in individuality and personality it was.
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/sleep-no-more-written-by-mark-gatiss.html Joe Ford]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS35E9SleepNoMore}} "Sleep No More"]]

->[[VillainProtagonist He was misguided in his quest, sure,]] but we can all understand the unbelievable pain he must have felt and his desire for vengeance. On top of that, he didn't make any grand speeches or act like he was the star of ''Shakespeare in Space''. He was just a regular guy (piloting a space necromancer's flying tomb) who had everything taken from him and desperately needed someone to blame, making this face-tattooed, time-traveling alien one of the most relatable (and interesting) characters in all of ''Star Trek''. In comparison, Kirk's main motivation throughout the series is that ... he ''really'' wants to be a spaceship captain?
-->-- '''Cracked''' article ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-movies-that-followed-wrong-character/ Four Movies That Followed The Wrong Character]]''

->"Typical of the failings, the Horned King, who should have been mysterious, was as ordinary as the leader of a street gang. As Roy Disney said later, their approach was "too literal-minded. He was just a guy." The use of close-ups and too much activity gave the impression that here was a man one could argue with. He should have been as unreachable and intimidating as [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Chernobog]]. No one should speak in his presence. The words should wither in one's throat. We should not even know if this evil creature was man, animal or demon. Here was unlimited power on the verge of taking over the world that somehow had to be stopped, and that was the special challenge to the tiny band of characters who carried the hopes of the future on their uncertain shoulders. It seemed an impossible burden for the heroic cast as well as the inexperienced staff of the studio."
-->--'''[[Creator/DisneysNineOldMen Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston]]''' on [[Disney/TheBlackCauldron The Horned King]], quoted from ''Literature/TheDisneyVillain''

-->-- ''Cracked'' article ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-movies-that-followed-wrong-character/ Four Movies That Followed The Wrong Character]]''

-->-- WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' review

->'''Craig''':"Just use my analogy. They're like, in a {{boy band}} and [[Wrestling/RebeccaKnox this]] is the crazy one."
->'''Bryan''':"Yeah, they all have to have a [[InsistentTerminology character]], a wacky character."
->'''Vinny''':"[[BigNo No!]] They don't have characters, they have a {{tag line}}."
->'''Craig''':"Right."
->'''Vinny''':"Where Wrestling/{{Charlotte}} is Wrestling/RicFlair's daughter, full stop. [[Wrestling/BritaniKnight Paige]] is English, full stop. Becky has red hair, full stop. And I thought about this and I said 'You know what this is off the top of my head. We know Becky had to go through growing up in Ireland just to train anywhere, talked about this in NXT. Had to travel the world to train, she had an injury, almost quit, had to be talked to coming back, that's a great fucking story. Charlotte grew up the daughter of the of the best of all time. There's a tremendous burden on her and she's delivering, that's great fucking story.' Well okay, she was delivering on NXT."
->'''Bryan''':"I was gonna say, let's not go crazy here."
->'''Vinny''':"Paige grew up in a {{wrestling family}}. Father's a wrestler mother's a wrestler brother's a wrestler and they've all been in England and her brother wanted to come to come to the US so badly but he couldn't make it! She's living out the dream for her whole fucking family, that's a great fucking story! And then I thought about the girls who are already on the roster. Hey, you know what? The Wrestling/{{Bella|Twins}}s have been around forever and there's a lot of people who think they only get opportunities because of who they're dating and now they have to prove that they deserve their spots. That's a great fucking story, these are all great fucking stories! None of them are being used, because the people making this TV show are so fucking stupid! I don't want to give them anymore of my money! It's why I want to quit the network!"
-->--''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter The Bryan And Vinny Show]]''.

-> "Movie earns an extra 10 sins for the colossal waste of talent in hiring the two guys from ''[[TheRaid2Berandal The Raid 2]]'' only to hire then say only a few lines and get eaten by the Spaghetti Monster and promptly wastes them."
-->-- Jeremy Scott of ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'' on the Kanjiklub members, ''Everything Wrong With Franchise/StarWars Episode VII: Film/TheForceAwakens''

-->--[[Creator/DisneysNineOldMen Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston]] on [[Disney/TheBlackCauldron The Horned King]], quoted from ''Literature/TheDisneyVillain''

-->--Creator/JohnKricfalusi on [[Disney/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[Blog/JohnKStuff "Disney Gets Almost Specific"]]

->''Every time I watch a show, I get hooked on [[EnsembleDarkhorse one particular character who isn't a main character]]. He or she only gets about one or two scenes per episode, and I watch while slowly and unconsciously ripping a hole out of the sofa pillow with my teeth, because it seems like only I can see the potential in this person that ISN'T being exploited!''
-->--'''[[Website/PlatypusComix Peter Paltridge]]''', [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/fpo/survival/parker.html Oops! All Parker!]][[note]]Parker from ''Series/{{Leverage}}''.[[/note]]

-->--'''Dr. Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/ on]] ''Doctor Who'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS32E6TheAlmostPeople}} The Almost People]]

->''Vinny''':"Paige grew up in a {{wrestling family}}. Father's a wrestler mother's a wrestler brother's a wrestler and they've all been in England and her brother wanted to come to come to the US so badly but he couldn't make it! She's living out the dream for her whole fucking family, that's a great fucking story! And then I thought about the girls who are already on the roster. Hey, you know what? The Wrestling/{{Bella|Twins}}s have been around forever and there's a lot of people who think they only get opportunities because of who they're dating and now they have to prove that they deserve their spots. That's a great fucking story, these are all great fucking stories! None of them are being used, because the people making this TV show are so fucking stupid! I don't want to give them anymore of my money! It's why I want to quit the network!"

->Craig:"Just use my analogy. They're like, in a {{boy band}} and [[Wrestling/RebeccaKnox this]] is the crazy one."
->Bryan:"Yeah, they all have to have a [[InsistentTerminology character]], a wacky character."
->Vinny:"[[BigNo No!]] They don't have characters, they have a {{tag line}}."
->Cragi:"Right."
->Vinny:"Where Wrestling/{{Charlotte}} is Wrestling/RicFlair's daughter, full stop. [[Wrestling/BritaniKnight Paige]] is English, full stop. Becky has red hair, full stop. And I thought about this and I said 'You know what this is off the top of my head. We know Becky had to go through growing up in Ireland just to train anywhere, talked about this in NXT. Had to travel the world to train, she had an injury, almost quit, had to be talked to coming back, that's a great fucking story. Charlotte grew up the daughter of the of the best of all time. There's a tremendous burden on her and she's delivering, that's great fucking story.' Well okay, she was delivering on NXT."
->Bryan:"I was gonna say, let's not go crazy here."
->Vinny:"Paige grew up in a {{wrestling family}}. Father's a wrestler mother's a wrestler brother's a wrestler and they've all been in England and her brother wanted to come to come to the US so badly but he couldn't make it! She's living out the dream for her whole fucking family, that's a great fucking story! And then I thought about the girls who are already on the roster. Hey, you know what? The Wrestling/{{Bella|Twins}}s have been around forever and there's a lot of people who think they only get opportunities because of who they're dating and now they have to prove that they deserve their spots. That's a great fucking story, these are all great fucking stories! None of them are being used, because the people making this TV show are so fucking stupid! I don't want to give them anymore of my money! It's why I want to quit the network!"

->''"You've dashed my hopes yet again."''
-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', in reaction to the easy defeat of a cool-looking white-faced ninja in ''3 Ninjas''.

->''"A decentralised organisation engaged in seemingly random acts of violence and brutality, driven by a clearly religious faith in something beyond the perception of “outsiders”? A Star Trek villain that has moved beyond the “nation state” concept of “Star Empires” or “Unions” or “Central Commands”? And they happen to have a name that ties into [[TheWarOnTerror the defining geopolitical conflict of our time?]] How do you mess that up?"''
-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2015/05/01/star-trek-enterprise-regeneration-review/#comments Darren Mooney]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''

-->--'''[[PlatypusComix Peter Paltridge]]''', [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/fpo/survival/parker.html Oops! All Parker!]][[note]]Parker from ''Series/{{Leverage}}''.[[/note]]

->For proof of concept, just imagine an alternate version of the story in which the Ganger Doctor and the regular Doctor, despite both being good guys, [[AHouseDivided fall on opposite sides]] because the Ganger Doctor is slightly more disturbed and moved by the agony of the Gangers and thus ends up in actual conflict. You’d have had a story that actually interrogates the underlying bias that says that [[UnfortunateImplications oppressed populations should attempt assimilation]] and politely ask their oppressors to maybe stop killing them so much -- one where the moral center of the show is actually split. But instead we get both versions of the Doctor [[DebateAndSwitch acting in perfect and tedious unity.]]

->''Well, thank you, movie. Thank you for ruining the only possibly cool character in this entire film. You've dashed my hopes yet again.''

->...Still, that wouldn't have been so bad if the movie had just focused more on the villain. It could have actually taken ''StarTrek'' to some new levels, because, well, Bana's Nero was something new to the ''Trek'' cinematic universe. He wasn't some ribbed-condom-head warrior, or a space racist trying to take over the galaxy. He was a blue-collar miner with a pregnant wife who had to witness his planet, together with billions of its inhabitants and his unborn child, be consumed by a hellish supernova. That's why, when his ship got sucked into a black hole and sent back in time, Nero spent 25 years trying to find the man he believes failed to save his world: Spock.
->''Don't you want to see that journey?'' Bruce Wayne lost his parents and went from dumb child to Batman, and we can't get enough of that story. Wouldn't you love to see the steps between blue-collar family man and homicidal time-traveler with his own fucking army?!

--->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', in reaction to the easy defeat of a cool-looking white-faced ninja in ''3 Ninjas''.

--->--'''[[PlatypusComix Peter Paltridge]]''', [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/fpo/survival/parker.html Oops! All Parker!]][[note]]Parker from ''Series/{{Leverage}}''.[[/note]]

-> ''You know that [[EnsembleDarkhorse quirky side character]] that’s really interesting and entertaining but ultimately overshadowed by the boring lead that’s got no real personality or motives? Digger’s like a comic that’s all about that quirky side character.''
-->-- Commenter '''Paint''' [[http://webcomics.me/2011/03/guest-review-digger/ here]] about ''Webcomic/Digger''

--->--'''[[PlatypusComix Peter Paltridge]]''', [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/fpo/survival/parker.html Oops! All Parker!]][[hottip:*:Parker from ''Series/{{Leverage}}''.]]

--->--'''[[PlatypusComix Peter Paltridge]]''', [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/fpo/survival/parker.html Oops! All Parker!]][[hottip:*:Parker from ''{{Leverage}}''.]]

->''Every time I watch a show, I get hooked on one particular character who isn't a main character. He or she only gets about one or two scenes per episode, and I watch while slowly and unconsciously ripping a hole out of the sofa pillow with my teeth, because it seems like only I can see the potential in this person that ISN'T being exploited!''

--->--'''WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic''', in reaction to the easy defeat of a cool-looking white-faced ninja in ''3 Ninjas''.

--->--'''TheNostalgiaCritic''', in reaction to the easy defeat of a cool-looking white-faced ninja in ''3 Ninjas''.

-->--'''[[PlatypusComix Peter Paltridge]]''', [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/fpo/survival/parker.html Oops! All Parker!]][[hottip:*:Parker from ''{{Leverage}}''.]]