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Who are the most interesting and popular antiheroes of television over the past 65 years?
Characters like Tony Soprano, Walter White, Don Draper, Dexter Morgan are obvious ones – men who broke the rules of society in dramatic and horrific ways. Still we followed their actions week to week, season upon season.
Yet compelling antiheroes can be ‘good’ guys and gals, too.
Remember the decent, wholesome and ‘classic’ antihero like Thomas Magnum, who upheld the law and was ethical, moral and caring towards his clients and friends alike?
What about Archie Bunker? Although he was a man whose ideology of the 1970’s reflected that of the 1950’s, he was a character that America loved to see argue with his son-in-law, his daughter, and even his wife, every Saturday night.
‘Remember the emotionally damaged antihero like Adrian Monk from Monk? A former brilliant SFPD detective suffering from over 300 phobias, but with support from his personal assistant and former superior officer, Mr. Monk still functioned well enough to solve murders.
Sheldon Cooper? A beloved antihero on The Big Bang Theory, this selfish and sarcastic antihero still brought us laughter for 12 seasons on CBS.
My book. I’m No Superman! Antiheroes in Popular Culture (Volume 1), showcases the Top 80 antiheroes of All-Time. Characters such as the fugitive, Richard Kimble, to amusing men and women like Basil Fawlty, Fred Sanford, Larry David, Fleabag,and Selena Meyer made the list too. Even antiheroes from the Game of Thrones (Tyrion and Jame Lannister plus Daenerys) are featured in this book
Take a moment and read about your favorite antiheroes and just what made them tick – many in awful ways like Ben Linus from Lost to funny ones like Maxwell Smart of, Get Smart.
Lastly, if you enjoy this book, do not forget to look at volume 2 that focuses on movie characters!
