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A rather brilliant and thought provoking piece written by Soulmanure (copyright pending) got me thinking. . .
Are cigar smokers portrayed as 'Good guys' in popular culture, or are we increasingly seeing ourselves depicted as the 'Bad guys' (for want of a better term).
Let me give you an example, in the 80's there were programmes like: 'The A-Team' where the ' hero' (George Peppard) was rarely seen without a cigar clenched between his teeth, however, in more recent times, producers and directors appear to use cigars as little more than a prop. A short-hand way of suggesting that a character is either ' evil or just generally subversive.
My question/challenge is this:
Can my fellow BOTL provide examples of characters seen smoking cigars in popular culture (old and new) and suggest whether or not they consider them to be: 'Good', 'Bad' or 'Subversive'?
I'll start.
Hannibal Smith (George Peppard) in: The A Team' = Good guy
Who's next?
Are cigar smokers portrayed as 'Good guys' in popular culture, or are we increasingly seeing ourselves depicted as the 'Bad guys' (for want of a better term).
Let me give you an example, in the 80's there were programmes like: 'The A-Team' where the ' hero' (George Peppard) was rarely seen without a cigar clenched between his teeth, however, in more recent times, producers and directors appear to use cigars as little more than a prop. A short-hand way of suggesting that a character is either ' evil or just generally subversive.
My question/challenge is this:
Can my fellow BOTL provide examples of characters seen smoking cigars in popular culture (old and new) and suggest whether or not they consider them to be: 'Good', 'Bad' or 'Subversive'?
I'll start.
Hannibal Smith (George Peppard) in: The A Team' = Good guy
Who's next?
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