Joe Pace
Favorite Fictional Characters, #354: The Sixth Day of Christmas: David
I get it. There are people who despise Love Actually. There are those who find it treacly or shallow or trite. There are those who take...
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Joe Pace
Dec 18, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #353: The Fifth Day of Christmas: Winter Warlock
Of all the classic Rankin-Bass stop-motion holiday specials, my undisputed favorite is 1970's Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. I'm a sucker...
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Joe Pace
Dec 17, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #352: The Fourth Day of Christmas: Linus Van Pelt
Yeah, he sucks his thumb. Yeah, he carries around a security blanket and lets his big sister push him around. His head is lumpy and his...
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Joe Pace
Dec 16, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #351: The Third Day of Christmas: Frank Cross
I'm cheating a bit here: this entry is really about two characters, though a single archetype. First, I love Ebenezer Scrooge. I love...
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Joe Pace
Dec 15, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #350: The Second Day of Christmas: George Bailey
I think we've all got a bit of George Bailey in us. Life rarely pans out the way we thought it might when we were young. We plan to lasso...
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Joe Pace
Dec 14, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #349: The First Day of Christmas: Karen
Kicking off my version of the Twelve Days of Christmas here at Favorite Fictional Characters with a character I really like from a...
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Joe Pace
Dec 13, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #348: Harrison Bergeron
Kurt Vonnegut, among his other superpowers, is a master of the short story. His 1968 collection Welcome to the Monkey House might be...
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Joe Pace
Dec 12, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #347: Roy Batty
True Confessions: I don't love Blade Runner. Oh, I respect Ridley Scott and adore Harrison Ford and I totally acknowledge how important...
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Joe Pace
Dec 11, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #346: Grandma Tala
Yesterday we took the boys to see Disney's newest offering, the Polynesian girl-power romp Moana. It's a lush visual experience, rich in...
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Joe Pace
Dec 10, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #345: Marvin the Martian
Bugs Bunny has had numerous antagonists over his long career. Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, the Tasmanian Devil, among others. None have...
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Joe Pace
Dec 9, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #344: Lando Calrissian
There are scoundrels like Han Solo, swashbuckling smugglers who never grow up, never settle down, never trade in the buccaneer life for...
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Joe Pace
Dec 8, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #343: Oscar Madison
I know The Odd Couple originated on Broadway with Walter Mathau as the lovable sportswriting slob Oscar Madison, and that old friend...
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