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 ZergSmasher wrote:
Pretty sure rumors of Sam Neill's death have been very much exaggerated. Or was that what that "zarjaz nor scrotnig" thing was telling us and the joke flew over my head?

Alan Grant was a comics writer, and a damn good one. Dr. Grant from JP's name is absolute coincidence. End of the film tells me so.

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Then you are a very weird person and i feel like you should take some time to take some much needed self-reflection.

No, there is nothing weird or strange about not feeling bad and even being glad that someone who both was an apologist for atrocities and advocated for going back to a culture and government that committed said atrocities. It is strange that you have a problem with people expressing their hate for him though.

 creeping-deth87 wrote:

Yeah, and I'm sure no American politician has ever denied atrocities committed by US servicemen. Do you call for their blood as well?

Yes, 110%.


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Crispy78 wrote:
Aw no...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-singer-dead-at-74

This is the one this year that really hurt. He turned out to be kind of a fething idiot and ultimately his own decisions may have helped bring his death to pass, but Meat Loaf is one of the absolute greatest rock singers to ever live and probably my personal favorite. RIP

 Just Tony wrote:

 ZergSmasher wrote:
Pretty sure rumors of Sam Neill's death have been very much exaggerated. Or was that what that "zarjaz nor scrotnig" thing was telling us and the joke flew over my head?

Alan Grant was a comics writer, and a damn good one. Dr. Grant from JP's name is absolute coincidence. End of the film tells me so.

Okay now I feel kinda silly

Zarias and scrotnig are words invented for use in the 2000 ad comics

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarjaz_(disambiguation)

Rip to a man who significantly influenced pop-, sci-fi and geek culture.

Farewell to David Warner. He got his head sliced off The Omen, preferred Shakespeare in Klingon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and was a Russian Sub-Mariner Duran Duran fan in Doctor Who among many, many things. but I'll always think of him first as Evil Genius in Time Bandits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219839

MarkNorfolk wrote:
Farewell to David Warner. He got his head sliced off The Omen, preferred Shakespeare in Klingon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and was a Russian Sub-Mariner Duran Duran fan in Doctor Who among many, many things. but I'll always think of him first as Evil Genius in Time Bandits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219839

I'll probably remember him most from Baldur's Gate 2. "Ah, the child of Bhaal has awoken. It is time for more...experiments."

Gul Madred for me.

Just this once….in respect of his passing.

There are five lights :(

MarkNorfolk wrote:
Farewell to David Warner. He got his head sliced off The Omen, preferred Shakespeare in Klingon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and was a Russian Sub-Mariner Duran Duran fan in Doctor Who among many, many things. but I'll always think of him first as Evil Genius in Time Bandits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219839

Christopher Plummer as Chang was the Shakespearean, Warner played Chancellor Gorkan.

Paul Sorvino has gone as well, aged 83.

Damn. That one hurts.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Gul Madred for me.

Just this once….in respect of his passing.

There are five lights :(

THERE. ARE. FOUR. LIGHTS!

RIP to one of the best villains in all of Star Trek!

 Void__Dragon wrote:

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
Then you are a very weird person and i feel like you should take some time to take some much needed self-reflection.

No, there is nothing weird or strange about not feeling bad and even being glad that someone who both was an apologist for atrocities and advocated for going back to a culture and government that committed said atrocities. It is strange that you have a problem with people expressing their hate for him though.

It is a nearly universal rule of manners not to speak ill of the dead, especially at a memorial (or online memorial thread).

With the corollary being if you can't say something nice say nothing at all.

There's a time and place to discuss Abe's actions and policies WRT Japan and World War 2, but a memorial is not that time or place.

Super weak.

Bernard Cribbens has left the building.

I just saw about Bernard Cribbens now. What a real shame, a terrific actor.

Sad day indeed.

A sad day indeed

Wee Turnip picked up The Hobbit thanks the wonderful Jackanory* version he was part of and just assumed Hobbits looked like him

And he dun fighted the Daleks a fair few times (its kind of timey wimey)

RIP

* a simple 70-80s kids TV show that had celebs and the like just read stories, he was in a few and he could tell a tale with the best of them

I’m gonna have to stick on Dalek Invasion of Earth tonight I think.

There was also news/rumour Wilf would be returning to Dr Who :(

His Jackanory reading of the Hobbit was what got me into... well, all of this really.

It strikes me that he's been a constant on TV my entire life, 50+ years. A sad loss.

Multiple sources are reporting that Nichelle Nichols (Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series) has died.

Indeed. A sad day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62373143

https://intl.startrek.com/news/remembering-nichelle-nichols-1932-2022

A really nice article here from the Star Trek website. Truly a pioneer, genuine amazing person. As someone who always preferred Star Trek, it's a real shame.

Truly a sad day for Trek fans everywhere. RIP to a pioneering actress.

Bill Russell, NBA legend, also passed away. He and Nichelle Nichols were cultural icons of the 60's.

Bill Russell was also an activist and I think won a Medal of Freedom IIRC.

Learned yesterday of the passing of the voice of baseball, or at least the Voice of the Dodgers, Vin Scully passed away at 94.


He had an amazing career, which saw him broadcast games where the oldest person was born during the Civil War, and the youngest was born in 1994. (He broadcast a spring training game in which Connie Mack was managing, and his final broadcast one of the players, Julio Urias was born in 1994)

Roger E. Mosley: Magnum P.I. actor dies aged 83 after car crash - BBC


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Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73 - BBC

Edit: Was sharing the news regarding Olivia Newton-John, then saw it had already been posted.

Yeah, Olivia's death is every headline here in Oz today.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/10/snowman-author-raymond-briggs-dies-aged-88


Very sad to hear of the passing of Raymond Briggs, Father Christmas and The Bear were some of my absolute favourites.

Of course to me more importantly was When the Wind Blows, which really I think is a must read for any 40k fan. If you ever want to better appreciate the lore and atmosphere of 40k, then this is a book which should really be a part of a 40k reading list.

Sad but not unexpected after the reports of the accident - Anne Heche has died after her car crash

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/12/anne-heche-death-actor-dies-week-after-car-crash-aged-53