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681906, Which character would you save from their on-screen death?
Posted by Af-1, Thu Jul-10-14 08:54 AM
The first one I always think of is Sonny Corleone - I wish I could've flagged him down 10 minutes before he reached that toll booth and told him what's about to happen.

(I figure everyone's seen The Godfather but to avoid future spoilers maybe just put the film title in your post title then mention the character in the actual message.)
681909, Boba
Posted by hardware, Thu Jul-10-14 09:49 AM
just so we'd have more
681923, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posted by KnowOne, Thu Jul-10-14 11:39 AM
nm
681936, He didn't die*
Posted by CaptNish, Thu Jul-10-14 03:23 PM
Remember, "In its belly, you will find a new definition of pain and suffering as you are slowly digested over a…thousand years." And in the EU (which no longer exists as canon, hence the asterisk), he got out.
681952, He got out!?
Posted by spades, Thu Jul-10-14 06:48 PM
wow.
681996, yeah, I think he was saved by his armor.
Posted by CaptNish, Fri Jul-11-14 10:33 AM
It was in TALES FROM JABBA'S PALACE.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/A_Barve_Like_That:_The_Tale_of_Boba_Fett
682686, I think now Lucas has even said that he survived
Posted by mrhood75, Wed Jul-23-14 04:45 PM
Which is a 180 from what he used to say, but yeah.
681912, Mellish - Private Ryan
Posted by BennyTenStack, Thu Jul-10-14 10:17 AM
I still hate Uppom.
681933, Man, that shit was so hard to watch.
Posted by placee_22, Thu Jul-10-14 02:46 PM
I agree, Upham was a bitch
681939, I've seen that movie probably 15 times.
Posted by BennyTenStack, Thu Jul-10-14 03:31 PM
And that part is still very hard for me to watch. It affects me every time.
681979, it really is
Posted by RobOne4, Fri Jul-11-14 02:25 AM
top 5 movie for me and when that knife starts going in and he is telling that German guy to stop. Really uncomfortable scene.
681990, They fucking nailed that scene.
Posted by muzuabo, Fri Jul-11-14 08:57 AM
And yes it was hard to forgive Upham for that shit. You're in a war. No time for nice guy shit.
681924, Billy (The Departed)
Posted by KnowOne, Thu Jul-10-14 11:40 AM
nm
681968, dawg. I'm saying. WHY
Posted by astralblak, Thu Jul-10-14 09:31 PM
I was so mad
681975, Well, it happened in Infernal Affairs.
Posted by Anfernee, Fri Jul-11-14 12:41 AM
Tony Leung got murked.

It's only fair Leo gets murked too.
681928, From The Wire
Posted by Marauder21, Thu Jul-10-14 12:38 PM
Wallace. Still gets me every single time.
681969, nah, he is kind of an essential death
Posted by astralblak, Thu Jul-10-14 09:32 PM
I still save Omar
681930, I want to save Prince Whatever from the Mountain in GoT.
Posted by Frank Longo, Thu Jul-10-14 01:54 PM
681953, YES!
Posted by spades, Thu Jul-10-14 06:49 PM
682709, Fucking YES!
Posted by Pete Burns, Thu Jul-24-14 02:56 AM

What the blood claaat???
681935, RE: Which character would you save from their on-screen death?
Posted by MC_LOGIC, Thu Jul-10-14 03:12 PM
ASAC Hank Schrader

Cochese

Radio Raheem

Martin's Mama Bird
681966, Why they kill Cochese?! (c) Martin
Posted by Laz aka Black Native, Thu Jul-10-14 09:24 PM
http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=H0PMrs-OnnU
681943, Gale Boetticher.
Posted by Nodima, Thu Jul-10-14 03:48 PM
yes I googled it.


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681981, Another Breaking Bad one...
Posted by Af-1, Fri Jul-11-14 05:20 AM
Hank (as mentioned above), plus Andrea. I phukin hated Todd and his uncle!
681950, G-Baby in Hardball, man that broke a brutha down
Posted by Ray_Snill, Thu Jul-10-14 05:05 PM

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681984, Good one!
Posted by Af-1, Fri Jul-11-14 05:25 AM
682243, WORD!
Posted by ThaAnthology, Tue Jul-15-14 01:23 PM
Save G baby! Save G Baby!
681956, jim kelly- enter the dragon
Posted by aolhater, Thu Jul-10-14 07:39 PM
bill duke-predator
ice cube-boys n the hood
682624, ^great list
Posted by phenompyrus, Tue Jul-22-14 05:01 PM
681963, Bodie, The Wire
Posted by Laz aka Black Native, Thu Jul-10-14 09:18 PM
Steve, Chronicle
681970, yeah man with Bodie
Posted by astralblak, Thu Jul-10-14 09:33 PM
I was like fuuuuuuck
681973, Wallace.
Posted by Hitokiri, Fri Jul-11-14 12:03 AM
that shit was tragic.
681995, The only TV death that really fucked me up
Posted by CaptNish, Fri Jul-11-14 10:31 AM
For everyone in that room.
682041, I cried real tears for Wallace
Posted by Kei2Lyfe, Sat Jul-12-14 12:44 PM
:(
682024, this one hurt
Posted by makaveli, Fri Jul-11-14 07:12 PM
682181, Bodie had me literally pissed off for like a day
Posted by Mynoriti, Mon Jul-14-14 08:46 PM
lol
683650, I almost quit the show after that. That death really hurt.
Posted by Lardlad95, Sat Aug-09-14 06:14 PM

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard
682724, He and Wallace. Yes.
Posted by Brew, Thu Jul-24-14 10:26 AM
Bodie was def #1 though, for me. I loved that dude like a TV brother haha.
681971, Gregory Thomas aka Derek Luke's character
Posted by astralblak, Thu Jul-10-14 09:35 PM
in the 1st season of the Americans

he went out like a fucn G though
681977, JC's chick in NY Undercover.
Posted by JFrost1117, Fri Jul-11-14 01:01 AM
682042, Raheem
Posted by Kei2Lyfe, Sat Jul-12-14 12:49 PM
I would've warned him not to let Bishop hold the gun.
Raheem AND Mr. Quiles could still be here. Bishop too, maybe. Although
he probably would have gone that route eventually.


But fuck Radames though.
682046, Jefferson (The Dirty Dozen) and Carlito
Posted by Grand_Royal, Sat Jul-12-14 03:19 PM
682108, Carlito!!
Posted by Af-1, Mon Jul-14-14 08:23 AM
Good one!
682182, shot by that chain snatchin', jive ass, maricon motherfucker
Posted by Mynoriti, Mon Jul-14-14 08:47 PM
682185, i keep trying to think of another way to end "cruel intentions."
Posted by Joe Corn Mo, Mon Jul-14-14 09:09 PM
i think he had to die because the writer wrote such a likeable villain
that they couldn't bear to give him a happily ever after, monogamous relationship
type of ending.

so they had to kill him.

but the ending seems so...
i dunno. forced?
and you really don't want to see him die.


but what else would have worked?
still, i wish he didn't die.
682254, Gotdamnit, man, stop the monologue
Posted by magilla vanilla, Tue Jul-15-14 02:36 PM
and slash that motherfuckin' Mountain's throat, Oberyn!
682255, Gisele is Fast and Furious 6
Posted by JiggysMyDayJob, Tue Jul-15-14 03:04 PM
she was too fine and too much of a bad ass to go out the way she did. Han was a sucka for that.
682568, Benny in City of God
Posted by Robert, Mon Jul-21-14 06:03 PM
682583, Cochise- Cooley High
Posted by NoShelter, Mon Jul-21-14 11:32 PM
682663, Theresa (Diane Keaton) in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Posted by SankofaII, Wed Jul-23-14 11:49 AM
like damn, if she ONLY had her senses up when she saw Gary (Tom Berenger)'s crazy ass at the gay bar, that not only was he closeted, but he was fucking crazy, she could have passed his ass up when he showed up at her place *AND* had her door locked or just went out with her homegirl Katherine (Tuesday Weld), she would have been fine...

such a great movie but ugh though at the ending...

682687, Frank (Brendan Gleeson) in "28 Days Later"
Posted by mrhood75, Wed Jul-23-14 04:50 PM
682688, If I was Michael, I would have let Tessio off for old time's sake
Posted by mrhood75, Wed Jul-23-14 04:54 PM
Yeah, might not be the smartest move, but if he had given Tessio a little more information beyond "Just be patient!", Tessio wouldn't have said yes to Barzini. Just exile him to Las Vegas or Italy or something.

Shoot, Frankie Pentangeli went out better than Tessio.
682705, nah, you can't let the guy who was gonna facilitate your assasination go
Posted by Mynoriti, Wed Jul-23-14 10:55 PM
even if he had good reason. michael even respected Tessio's move, but how would that look to his own family if he let something that huge slide.

683766, It's more that it was so easily avoidable.
Posted by mrhood75, Mon Aug-11-14 01:24 PM
If Michael had just told him, "Be patient, I got something in the works that's gonna put us on top permanently," it would have all been gravy. Instead, he just stayed on that "Be patient!" shit, basically begging a guy who'd been loyal to the family since before Vito got into crime to turn against them.
682703, almost every character that got got on the Wire
Posted by BigWorm, Wed Jul-23-14 09:47 PM
Wallace: damn that hurt.

D'angelo: for like the next three eps I didn't believe he was dead.

Stringer: wut how is there even still a show after this?

Bodie: damn. just...damn.

Omar: DAMN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


I know everyone is going crazy over the death toll in Game of Thrones, but after how much The Wire fucked with me, I don't think another TV show could ever make the death of major characters hurt that much.
682710, Boardwalk Empire...
Posted by Pete Burns, Thu Jul-24-14 03:00 AM
All I wanted was for Richard Harrow to get away with the girl and Tommy.


*deep sigh*



What the blood claaat???
682728, I think it added juice to the show, but I miss Jimmy too.
Posted by Nodima, Thu Jul-24-14 11:10 AM

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"This is the streets, and I am the trap." © Jay Bilas
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682734, Yea agreed.
Posted by Brew, Thu Jul-24-14 12:09 PM
That was one of the best seasons of TV I've ever seen and that finale made my head explode, but I def miss Jimmy. He was unreal on that show. He and Harrow together were the fucking BALLS. They went out (as a pair) about as gangsta as you possibly can with that fake suicide letter, though so we got that.

Harrow tho....I agree with the OP. All I wanted was the happiest ending for that dood. One of the most tragic TV characters I can remember.
682736, Man, everyone they've killed!
Posted by CaptNish, Thu Jul-24-14 01:02 PM
Even Gyp. lol

But seriously. Slater. Tommy. Rich da Gawd.
682711, Christopher Moltisanti
Posted by Cold Truth, Thu Jul-24-14 05:38 AM
I rode for all the deplorable shit Tony did except for when he was fucking over Chrissy. Chrissy fucked up a few times, but nobody from the Soprano family on that show was more bout it than Chris.

His undying love and dedication toward Tony combined with his struggle with alcoholism and immeasurable sacrifice of Adriana made him the most human and relatable character on the show. Clearly, he's no saint himself, but since we're looking at this show from the bad guys perspective, he was about the rules like a motherfucker and as the seasons went on he illustrated a powerful moral compass where the rules of engagement were concerned and had the balls to check Tony for skirting the rules on several occasions.

Definitely a stand up guy, as far as morally vapid mafia scumbags are concerned, and my favorite character on the show. His murder was the one that made me hate Tony.

682723, Fully agreed.
Posted by Brew, Thu Jul-24-14 10:21 AM
Chris was either the most loyal or second most loyal (Sil being the only other candidate) to Tony throughout the series, and Tony abused him like a motherfucker just cause he knew he had a/some weakness(es).
682737, You just reminded me how shook I was when....
Posted by CaptNish, Thu Jul-24-14 01:03 PM
...Adriana made the realization that it was over. That shit was sad.
682740, Yea I talked about this with my roommates yesterday.
Posted by Brew, Thu Jul-24-14 01:48 PM
I was devastated at that point.
682714, RICKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! nm
Posted by DVS, Thu Jul-24-14 08:20 AM
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682725, ^^^ great one.
Posted by Brew, Thu Jul-24-14 10:26 AM
682729, Wallace
Posted by SammyJankis, Thu Jul-24-14 11:17 AM
And by extension Bodie in Season 4
683773, yup. lets not bother to read the previous replies
Posted by astralblak, Mon Aug-11-14 02:27 PM
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683645, RE: Which character would you save from their on-screen death?
Posted by TR808, Sat Aug-09-14 02:53 PM
Im still hoping somehow

Brody is still alive

like maybe the let him hang for a few then cut him down.
683651, Game of Thrones
Posted by Lardlad95, Sat Aug-09-14 06:19 PM
Robb Stark. Dude was a brilliant tactician, but not necessarily a great strategist, but I feel like if he'd been given a little more time he would have become one of the greatest commanders in the History of Westeros.

Also, I'm upset that Maester Luwin died in such an unglamorous way. Dude as a wise man.


"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard
683763, Franky Four Fingers
Posted by jigga, Mon Aug-11-14 01:11 PM
683770, Bullet Tooth Tony
Posted by mrhood75, Mon Aug-11-14 02:22 PM
683785, Boris The Blade
Posted by jigga, Mon Aug-11-14 04:21 PM
But at least him & BTT got some significant mileage past the opening credits
683765, Not sure if it counts, but Fry should have brought Seymour back
Posted by mrhood75, Mon Aug-11-14 01:22 PM
Fry was such a prick for that.