Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Breaking Bad, Dexter, Homeland, The Wire, The Sopranos, House of Cards, The Walking Dead, The Americans, Justified, Boardwalk Empire, Sons of Anarchy, True Blood, Lost, and Game of Thrones.� Rule 1:Start with an anti-hero. A. Make him middle-aged.Anti-heroes between the ages of 35 and 55 can often be found leading lives of quiet desperation, tied down by two kids and a suburban home. These protagonists will encounter midlife crises, affairs, and pressure from characters both older and younger. Right now, as the economy continues to skid, a middle-aged �person losing his edge isn't a bad metaphor for a generation grappling with the fallout of the long-gone American Century. Try a guy who's lost a bit of his mojo and who's struggling to get it back: an avatar for boomers holding on to their golden age but aware of their mortality. (See Mad Men's Don Draper, House of Cards' Frank Underwood, Breaking Bad's ...