I likely have seen Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves no less than 1,000 times and that’s no exaggeration. I was obsessed with it when I was younger.  The sound track hooked me, I loved Kevin Costner but I also couldn’t wait to repeat the lines of one of the best bad guys that I feel Hollywood ever produced – Alan Rickman. Who could forget the line he spat out, proclaiming that “he would cut his [Robin Hood’s] heart out with a spoon” when he found him. He was funny and hateful all in the same breath. He was the villain you loved to hate.

I remember seeing him for the first time in Die Hard. Hearing his character, Hans Gruber, say Bruce Willis’s character’s name “McClane” in that thick accent over and over again was music to my ears.  I knew he was talented then and I followed him every step of the way in his career since, even when he got a chance to play characters that weren’t as villainous but more hilarious, like Metatron in Kevin Smith’s movie, Dogma. He could even pull off a western with the likes of Tom Selleck in Quigley Down Under.

Then the Harry Potter books came to life on the big screen and the news broke that Rickman would play Professor Severus Snape. I couldn’t imagine another actor that would have played that character better.  He brought out his vial attitude and meanness like no one else, making it believable and what I pictured while reading the books. And then years later in the series, he showcased the tender and tortured emotions of a broken man, bringing tears to my eyes.

To say he’ll be missed is an understatement.  He was truly one of the greats and I’ll continue to cherish his movies and the wonderful characters he played. Thank you, Alan, for entertaining us all for years. Hollywood and the world over lost a legend but your memory will live on for generations to come.

I’ve seen Pump Up the Volume so many times that I can recite it word for word and sing along with the entire soundtrack. I had the movie poster hanging in my room. I revered Christian Slater.

I binge-watched all of his movies after falling hard for him in that one. And I would drag my mom or friends to see any new ones at the theater for years later.

I’ve followed his career closely since those early days and he sadly didn’t have a lot of great movies or TV shows after his teen heart throb days but I still watched them all.  I didn’t care.  Anytime I saw his name show up in my Entertainment Weekly I would check out whatever it was. I had a history with this guy.  He was one of my first celeb crushes (the very first was Tom Selleck – who wouldn’t love those Magnum P.I. eyebrows in the opening credits, I mean come on – hot pocket!).

Now, years later, a little show on USA Network called Mr. Robot made a big splash with critics and fans like me with Christian as one of the main characters. He finally got a winner again.

And tonight he was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for the show. I squealed and clapped at the TV, making my daughter shake her head and scold me for being so loud and my husband laugh.

The show is so great and he’s beyond deserving for the award. If you’re looking for a show to get caught up in, watch this one.  It’s like nothing else on TV – completely different. You too will then see why Christian needed a second chance with his career. He’s so talented and his character in this show is a perfect role for him. Congrats Mr. Slater! I knew Mr. Robot would be your Cinderella story.  Thank you for hanging in there for more than “four decades of entertainment” as he said in his acceptance speech. I’ll be anxiously awaiting Mr. Robot Season 2 and whatever awesome new projects this award will now gift you.