Roderick Blank: 28-38. A top executive for an upscale fast food chain, Roderick Blank is a man way too content with his perfectly planned existence. A week before his wedding to a banal fiancee, however, Roderick is e-mailed a list of every woman he's ever had sex with...and, mysteriously, every woman he EVER WILL have sex with. A good-hearted rogue of wicked intelligence and subversive wit, Roderick casts away his betrothed and launches into an ultimate male fantasy -101 women without the "will-she-or-won't-she" factor! Like a modern day King Midas, Roderick's exhiliration turns into exhaustion and finally, full-blown madness. Roderick meets the love of his life - but alas, this angel is not on the List. He later meets a twisted maneater who calls herself Death Nell - this dark fairy IS on the List. When it comes to his soul, the List is the gift that keeps on taking. Only by embracing his mortality and giving up his need for control does Roderick outwit the List and come to a state of enlightenment. Lead;
Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx: 25-38. Striking fear into the hearts of men everywhere, "Death Nell" is a headline grabbing, wig-and-costume changing femme fatale, who mates with her male victims before putting them into fairy tale-style comas. Going beyond her lurid media sensation status, Death Nell reveals herself to be a strangely likable, world-weary ex-chemist of playful, intellectual firepower. Incognito and on-the-lam, she continuously crosses paths with Roderick Blank, a man going through his own comically shocking journey. Finally confronting him, Death Nell melts back into her real persona, Gillian De Raisx, letting flow the details of her sad, tragic life with a warmth and humor unexpected from a terrifying villainess. Roderick is caused to wonder, is he her final victim, ultimate soul-mate, or both? Lead;
Dr. Miranda Storm: 25-35. The girl of every man's dreams to an almost satirical degree, Dr. Miranda Storm is a sweet and adorable veterinarian, who can't help causing men to actively injure their own pets in order to spend more time with her. Miranda stops the fable of Roderick Blank and his 101 women in its tracks. There can be no other woman - Dr. Storm is kind, caring and can make a martini as well as she can tell a joke. In Roderick, Miranda has found a much-needed friend, one who inspires her to turn her quirk of thinking inanimate objects have feelings into a children's book. Alas, the randy Roderick wants more than friendship and while Dr. Storm is quite articulate in protest, she can't prevent their companionship from coming to a darkly comic and downright tragic end. Lead;
Trixie: 20s. Trixie is more than Roderick's assistant; she's his conscience, the only one who sees the good deep down, really deep down, inside him. Being Roderick's closest confidante as well as a sharp-tongued lesbian, Trixie is immune to the radioactive cloud of desire emanating from her boss' mythical List. It is Trixie who convinces Roderick to bury the document and to live his life with mystery, wonder and morality. As fiercely protective as she is critical of her warped rascal of a boss, Trixie's attempts to humanize Roderick are only half-successful, but she poignantly never gives up. Lead;
Alpha: 50s. More a God than a man, Alpha is a smooth gentleman with all the answers. Enigmatically representing an enigmatic organization, Alpha explains to Roderick the strange technology that produced the List that knows oh-somuch of his sex life. Initially, an ominous, seemingly science fiction villain, Alpha warms into the flesh-and-blood role of benevolent guide. As if watching an ant trying to carry a candy bar, Alpha takes a bemused interest in the plight of the hapless mortal Roderick, marveling at the twists and turns of his literal bedtime story, while giving out sage advice that Roderick can never seem to quite follow;
Alpha: 20s. As Alpha's sleek, young protege, Beta is the most professional of the of the enigmatic organization's agents, matter-of-factly spouting mind-boggling information of The Machine, an all-knowing but erratic device that his supposed to save the world, but keeps coughing up nonsense like Roderick's List. Despite his eerie calm, Beta can't help be caught up in the escapades of this poor civilian;
Fred: 30s. Alpha and Beta's comic relief, Fred doesn't even warrant a cool code name. Openly buffoonish, but capable of efficient, CIA-style violence if called upon, Fred serves as the tale's Geek chorus, commenting on Roderick's action with hearty vulgarity and the accidental insight of a Shakespearean Fool;
Fiona Wormwood: 28-38. Insufferably perfect and perfectly insufferable, Fiona Wormwood is the classic, passion-lacking fiancee who dazzles with her beauty and breeding, but never quite makes it to the altar. Her workedout-to-the-last-detail wedding to the equally clinical Roderick Blank gets outrageously sidetracked by forces beyond her control. Her revenge against Roderick is swift and effective - and even a little sympathetic, revealing a depth and grace one never knew she had;
Cynthia Rose: 20s. "Cyn" for short, Cynthia Rose is a naughty minx who has becomes this month's Playboy Playmate in order to piss off her rich, powerful father. She gets a little more than she bargained for, as she must flee a mass uprising of creepy guys wanting their magazines signed. This daffy, modern-day Marilyn Monroe is rescued by the rogue Roderick Blank, who frustrates her by NOT attacking her. The instantly smitten couple plans a devilish consummation under her father's nose at the family mansion - but the plan goes spectacularly awry, leaving Cyn a screaming wreck;
Cressida Warfield: 25-32, female, a bisexual rock star with the power to hypnotize both sexes, Cressida Warfield turns the rakish Roderick Blank into a quivering schoolgirl with a come-hither glance from the stage, devastating Trixie, Roderick's lesbian assistant and Cressida's number-one fan. The sultry singer takes Roderick back to her hotel, but before he can revel in the wish fulfillment of bedding down a rock star, Cressida mischievously reveals it was all a ploy to make her female guitarist jealous;
Devon Sever: 28-38, female, a brutally charismatic executive with Flavor Creation, Devon Sever effortlessly dazzles the conference room of Fast Food entrepreneurs, notably a highly aroused Roderick Blank. She inspiures Roderick into a flash-forwarding montage depicting them as the ultimate Power Couple. However, the stone-cold business superstar has other plans, using Roderick for a quick sexual fix and throwing him away like Kleenex, before calling home to her loving house-husband and bed-ridden son;
Hope Hartlight: 30-40, female, the author of a series of self-help books, Hope Hartlight is the healing influence the lothario Roderick Blank needs after a punishing parade of devilish vixens. Older and wiser, Hope takes him away from the loud bar scene and into the hearth where she soothes Roderick with her best-selling platitudes and her genuine love. Her best efforts are no match against the mysterious powers of Roderick's list;
Lester: 25-40, male, Roderick's raucous co-worker and best friend, Lester rejoices in his pal's sudden explosion of sexual conquests, gleefully unaware of the spooky list behind it all. The Devil on Roderick's shoulder, Lester encourages the worst in Roderick. He half-heartedly takes part in an intervention to curb Roderick's ladies-man-ia, but can't help celebrating when his friend is ravaged by a busload of schoolgirls;
Xavier: 25-40, male. As Roderick's more laid-back friend and co-worker, Xavier tries to be a voice of reason for his suddenly sex-obsessed buddy, but doesn't try that hard. Like all single males, he can't help being impressed, yet when Roderick sets his sights on Xavier's unrequited love, Dr. Miranda Storm, the fangs come out. Their friendship survives as Xavier gives in to the fact that Roderick has no control over his actions;
Zack: 35-40, male. Representing the cozy sanctity of marriage, Zack acts as a gentle mentor to Roderick at his bachelor party, anxious to welcome him into the married-man fold. When Roderick breaks off his engagement to Fiona Wormwood, Zack takes the news worst of all. Later, when Roderick abandons another highly suitable marriage candidate, it is Zack who calls for an intervention, attempting to put a stop to his friend's caddish behavior. Alas, Zack, like most of the people in Roderick's life, is unaware of the strange forces at work.
From:The National Ledger