{"id":32689,"date":"2012-04-09T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=32689"},"modified":"2018-01-10T14:05:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T22:05:50","slug":"tv-madness-2012-mackey-zorro-stark-cameron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/tv-madness-2012-mackey-zorro-stark-cameron\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Madness: Mackey vs. Zorro – Stark vs. Cameron"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve had quite a lot of close races in the TV Madness tournament, including last Wednesday’s match-ups. While Omar Little easily bested Michael Knight, Angel and Sarah Walker ran a neck-and-neck race, which at the time of writing this is too close to call. We’ll see how it shakes out by the time Monday afternoon rolls around.
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Today, corrupt cop Vic Mackey goes up against a legendary icon of the big and small screen, Zorro. There have been many incarnations of Zorro over the years, especially on television. A few of them were animated series, which we’re not dealing with in this tournament, and a few more were simply made-for-TV movies. I know that we had a playoff to determine which Clark Kent would enter the tournament, but I simply assumed that most everyone thinks about Disney’s ‘Zorro’, starring Guy Williams as the masked vigilante, whenever they think about ‘Zorro’ on television. Therefore, Guy Williams is the Zorro in this tournament.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Vic Mackey<\/strong> \u2013 Mackey made antiheroes cool again. When ‘The Shield’ debuted in 2002, viewers were ready to root for heroes who were less than reputable. We’d been doing it for three years already with Tony Soprano, and then along came Vic Mackey, a corrupt detective working in the most corrupt precinct in Los Angeles. He bribed, cajoled, beat, tortured, kidnapped and killed to get his way. He wasn’t all bad, though. He was a devoted family man, which helped ground his character. We needed an excuse to root for his awfulness, and the fact that he cared so dearly for his family was it.<\/p>\n

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Strengths:<\/span> Mackey’s sheer intimidation factor goes a long way. His sneering bald dome isn’t something you want to see kicking in your front door. Mackey is also a great planner, who continuously sets up elaborate (often illegal) scams, cons and thefts in order supplement his meager police wage.<\/p>\n

Weaknesses:<\/span> Mackey, like so many other antiheroes, is an egomaniac. He’s prideful, arrogant and constantly thinks he’s right even when he isn’t. His pride caused a lot of problems during the seven-season run of ‘The Shield’. Also, if anything were to happen to his family, he’d be heartbroken. But I don’t think Disney’s Zorro has the balls to go after someone’s family.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Zorro<\/strong> \u2013 Whenever I think of Zorro, I always picture Guy Williams dispatching his enemies and their henchmen with his swashbuckling skills.<\/p>\n

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Strengths:<\/span> He’s clever and can think up elaborate plans to help people who need his vigilante skills. He’s also a dynamite fencer.<\/p>\n

Weaknesses:<\/span> Mackey has a gigantic gun. Zorro has a cape, a tiny sword and a mask. He seems overmatched here.<\/p>\n

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Vic Mackey vs. Zorro<\/strong><\/p>