Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
He may be gone, but we still have his works.

Gallifrey Stands.

Everything you heard in #LOTR from #JohnHurt was first take. Not because I was rushed, but because it was perfect. We all will miss him.

The World's Foremost Authority Has Died: Prof. Irwin Corey Was 102

Richard Hatch, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ star, dead at 71



Richard Hatch, who was best known for his role as Captain Apollo in “Battlestar Galactica,” died Tuesday. He was 71.

Hatch got his start with the Los Angeles Repertory Theater as well as shows in Chicago and off Broadway before moving to the silver screen, where he debuted in 1971 on “All My Children.”

His first major role came in “The Streets of San Francisco” as Inspector Dan Robbins in 1976, the final season of the detective show.

But his most famous part was Captain Apollo in the 1978 “Battlestar Galactica” TV show, a role for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Over the years, Hatch also made guest appearances on shows including “The Waltons,” “Hawaii Five-O” and “Baywatch.”

He also spent much of his later career attempting to revive “Battlestar Galactica,” including novels based on the series.

Hatch even went as far as to write, co-direct and produce a trailer for a spinoff called “The Second Coming,” but Universal Studios rejected his pitch.

Instead, the studio ordered a remake from Ronald D. Moore in which Hatch played Tom Zarek, a terrorist-turned-politician, for 22 episodes over the show’s four-season run.

“Richard Hatch was a good man, a gracious man, and a consummate professional,” Moore tweeted after the news broke. “His passing is a heavy blow to the entire BSG family.”

“Richard Hatch, you made our universe a better place,” wrote Edward James Olmos, who starred in the reboot. “We love you for it. Rest In Peace my friend. So Say We All.”

“I share tragic news with a heavy heart,” wrote composer Bear McCreary, who broke the news. “Richard Hatch is no longer with us. Goodbye Tom Zarek / Apollo.”

“R.I.P. Richard Hatch. Thank you for all your kindness and advice over the years,” wrote “Galacticast” actress Casey McKinnon. “We'll miss you."

Hobby game pioneer Loren Wiseman has passed away, according to a post by Munchkin Line Editor Andrew Hackard on the Steve Jackson Games forum. Wiseman was a longtime game designer who co-founded one of the earliest hobby game companies, Game Designers’ Workshop, in 1973. He was the co-creator of Traveller, which launched in 1977 and is still being published today (see “’Traveller’ RPG Returns”). Beyond the design of the game, it was notable for the plain black covers the company used to package the line.
Wiseman’s game design career paused after GDW closed in the mid-90s, but resumed when he was hired by Steve Jackson Games in 1998, where he worked on the company’s roleplaying games, including GURPs Traveller.

In 2003, Wiseman was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
Kind of surprised this wasn't discussed earlier but, Trish Doan, the bassist of the band Kittie died earlier this week


http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7693158/kittie-bassist-trish-doan-dies-at-31

 Breotan wrote:
61 is way too young to be dying. I just hope it wasn't some stupid elective surgery he was undergoing.

 chromedog wrote:
RIP Bill Paxton.

One of a few actors who can claim the "killed by Alien, Predator AND Terminator" accolade.