“Startibartfast, maker of fjords” got me started with this:

Which characters should have died, but didn’t in a MSTied movie. My candidate is the annoying boy in “The Black Scorpion.” Any number of times. But, sadly, he survived.

But I want to expand it: Let’s also talk about characters who died undeserving deaths. And let’s start by ruling out poor innocent Carrie in “Girl in Lovers Lane” as too easy. My pick is Sid Melton’s character in “Lost Continent,” who does absolutely nothing (other than being annoying comic relief) to deserve being devoured by a triceratops.

As for people who lived, how about awful Betty in “High School Big Shot”? Shouldn’t she at least have gotten winged in the crossfire?

What’s your pick?