[scifinoir2] Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction
OK we are getting too serious in here people. I like it, but I thought Id reintroduce some scifi J http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=1 http://io9.com/5360293/top-10-most-corrupt-mayors-from-science-fiction/gall ery/?selectedImage=1 You think your city's leadership is bad? Just look at these 10 stand-out examples of terrible mayors and awful city leaders from science fiction and urban fantasy. They steal, they kill, they won't give the people air! Thanks to S.J. Edwards, Elizabeth Bear, DJ Chaotica, Larry-Bob Roberts, Zack Stentz, Daphne Gottlieb, Paul McEnery, James McGirk, Jessy Randall, Kevin Schmidt, Morgan Johnson, Susie Kay, Kat Page and David Fraser for the suggestions! 1.Bill Murray playing The Mayor In City Of Ember He's the textbook example of a corrupt mayor who's only interested in saving his own skin. He knows the underground city of Ember is on its way out, and soon it'll be uninhabitable due to power failures and dwindling supplies. But instead of trying to cope with the problem, the mayor tries to hoard as much stuff for himself as possible, in a secret room and puts together meaningless commissions to study the problem. Here he is in this video, eating sardines in the grossest possible manner. 2. Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Okay, so Lando is the kind of scoundrel we love to watch. And he's a perfect counterpart for Han Solo. But would you really want him in charge of your city? His Cloud City of Bespin seems like a pretty corrupt, messed-up place. And then he goes inviting Darth Vader and his crew there, which is not good city planning at all. And then after Vader has demolished half the city in his battle with Luke Skywalker, Lando takes off and leaves his city behind. Call that leadership? Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=3 http://io9.com/5360293/top-10-most-corrupt-mayors-from-science-fiction/gall ery/?selectedImage=3 3. Aunty Entity in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome She does keep the city of Bartertown humming along except when she gets stuck into an idiotic power struggle with Master/Blaster, and everything grinds to a halt. Plus she rules with an iron fist, and forces people to fight to the death in a deadly arena. That's not the kind of leadership our post-apocalyptic cities need! Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=4 http://io9.com/5360293/top-10-most-corrupt-mayors-from-science-fiction/gall ery/?selectedImage=4 4. Mayor in RoboCop 2 He makes deals with drug dealers and criminals. And then he mismanages the city's finances and winds up handing the entire city over to the evil OCP. This clip pretty much says it all. And when he's in a tight corner, he just loses his shit. Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=5 http://io9.com/5360293/top-10-most-corrupt-mayors-from-science-fiction/gall ery/?selectedImage=5 5. Mayor Wilkins, in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, season 3 Your average terrible mayor may let the city fall apart, or make deals with drug lords, or bulldoze your house for no reason. But a really awful mayor, like Wilkins, makes cozy arrangements with vampires and tries to kill off the town's only protector. And then tries to turn into a demon so he can eat the high-school graduating class. Now that's bad leadership. Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=6 http://io9.com/5360293/top-10-most-corrupt-mayors-from-science-fiction/gall ery/?selectedImage=6 6. Vilos Cohaagen, in Total Recall. He's an evil administrator of the Mars settlement, keeping the mutants down and ruling with an iron grip. He uses mind-control and brainwashing to keep his minions in line. And worst of all, he won't give the people air. WTF, Cohaagen? Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=7 http://io9.com/5360293/top-10-most-corrupt-mayors-from-science-fiction/gall ery/?selectedImage=7 7. Mayor Bentham Rudgutter, in Perdido Street Station by China Miéville. He's always described as sitting regally on his throne, or sitting behind his desk with an air of utter command. He rules over New Crobuson, with its corruption and oppression and he's not averse to making deals with the city's crime syndicates as well as its demons. He systematically rounds up dissidents and has them tortured, and he's not above imposing martial law if the situation gets out of hand. Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=8 http://io9.com/5360293/top-10-most-corrupt-mayors-from-science-fiction/gall ery/?selectedImage=8 8. Father in Equilibrium Father rules over the city-state of Libria and outlaws all human emotion, even the love of a small puppy. To this end, he keeps the people doped up on a drug called Prozium, and keeps everyone under constant surveillance. (Similar to other figureheads like
RE: [scifinoir2] Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction
The minute I saw this thread title, I said to myself, If Rudgutter's not on it, it's invalid. If none of you have partaken of the book, I recommend it, for its sheer realism. After reading it the first time through, I felt compelled to bathe. (Once you read it, you'll understand.) And then I read it again. (Further proof of how good it is -- someone I once called a friend stole my copy last year.) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:36:04 -0700 Subject: [scifinoir2] Top 10 Most Corrupt Mayors From Science Fiction OK we are getting too serious in here people. I like it, but I thought I’d reintroduce some scifi J http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=1 You think your city's leadership is bad? Just look at these 10 stand-out examples of terrible mayors and awful city leaders from science fiction and urban fantasy. They steal, they kill, they won't give the people air! Thanks to S.J. Edwards, Elizabeth Bear, DJ Chaotica, Larry-Bob Roberts, Zack Stentz, Daphne Gottlieb, Paul McEnery, James McGirk, Jessy Randall, Kevin Schmidt, Morgan Johnson, Susie Kay, Kat Page and David Fraser for the suggestions! 1.Bill Murray playing The Mayor In City Of Ember He's the textbook example of a corrupt mayor who's only interested in saving his own skin. He knows the underground city of Ember is on its way out, and soon it'll be uninhabitable due to power failures and dwindling supplies. But instead of trying to cope with the problem, the mayor tries to hoard as much stuff for himself as possible, in a secret room — and puts together meaningless commissions to study the problem. Here he is in this video, eating sardines in the grossest possible manner. 2. Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Okay, so Lando is the kind of scoundrel we love to watch. And he's a perfect counterpart for Han Solo. But would you really want him in charge of your city? His Cloud City of Bespin seems like a pretty corrupt, messed-up place. And then he goes inviting Darth Vader and his crew there, which is not good city planning at all. And then after Vader has demolished half the city in his battle with Luke Skywalker, Lando takes off and leaves his city behind. Call that leadership? Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=3 3. Aunty Entity in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome She does keep the city of Bartertown humming along — except when she gets stuck into an idiotic power struggle with Master/Blaster, and everything grinds to a halt. Plus she rules with an iron fist, and forces people to fight to the death in a deadly arena. That's not the kind of leadership our post-apocalyptic cities need! Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=4 4. Mayor in RoboCop 2 He makes deals with drug dealers and criminals. And then he mismanages the city's finances and winds up handing the entire city over to the evil OCP. This clip pretty much says it all. And when he's in a tight corner, he just loses his shit. Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=5 5. Mayor Wilkins, in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, season 3 Your average terrible mayor may let the city fall apart, or make deals with drug lords, or bulldoze your house for no reason. But a really awful mayor, like Wilkins, makes cozy arrangements with vampires and tries to kill off the town's only protector. And then tries to turn into a demon so he can eat the high-school graduating class. Now that's bad leadership. Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=6 6. Vilos Cohaagen, in Total Recall. He's an evil administrator of the Mars settlement, keeping the mutants down and ruling with an iron grip. He uses mind-control and brainwashing to keep his minions in line. And worst of all, he won't give the people air. WTF, Cohaagen? Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=7 7. Mayor Bentham Rudgutter, in Perdido Street Station by China Miéville. He's always described as sitting regally on his throne, or sitting behind his desk with an air of utter command. He rules over New Crobuson, with its corruption and oppression — and he's not averse to making deals with the city's crime syndicates as well as its demons. He systematically rounds up dissidents and has them tortured, and he's not above imposing martial law if the situation gets out of hand. Link directly to this page: http://io9.com/5360293//gallery/?selectedImage=8 8. Father in Equilibrium Father rules over the city-state of Libria and outlaws all human emotion, even the love of a small puppy
