# Characters too awful to exist

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [February 27, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176 "2022-02-27T01:28:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176/81 "2022-03-13T21:43:10Z")

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> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#):
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> In “Touch of Evil”, Dennis Weaver is ridiculously unwatchable as a cowering, doltish motel manager. Welles told him to improvise - no idea how the former was ok with such an overwrought, ham-handed, pigeon-holing performance. Luckily a small part.  
> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug2BOO4oQ14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug2BOO4oQ14)

It takes some getting used to, but after a viewing or two, he becomes the most interesting character in the movie after Quinlan. A very disturbing presence, that adds to Janet Leigh’s unease.

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### Author: ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176/82 "2022-03-13T23:25:32Z")

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almost every main comic strip character…I mean even bill Watterson has said a few times that if "Calvin really existed and was his kid he has to strangle the little SOB fairly often "

But that’s due to the exaggerated qualities of the character whos often a mouthpiece for the creator…

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### Author: ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176/83 "2022-03-13T23:37:45Z")

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I’ve always preferred Garfield. 😃

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### Author: ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-too-awful-to-exist/960176/84 "2022-03-17T00:01:09Z")

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> [@nightshadea](#):
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> I mean even bill Watterson has said a few times that if "Calvin really existed and was his kid he has to strangle the little SOB fairly often "

Assuming he [got the chance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-zSBU4bCs).

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