There are cold-blooded maniacs who prefer to torture their victims with their own hands. There are the bad-asses who must have at least a few henchmen around to help out with the heavy lifting of pain infliction. Then there is the rare breed of villain who prefers to think of him or herself as "above" the common labor of applying crushing physical or psychological agony personally for fear it might put a nick in their nails --- and besides, watching is just a lot more fun. Examples of Televised Torture include: