The "(Fill in the Blank) Has Died" Thread

[Romão 2,274]

He gave us the definitive portrayal of Batman. His voice and performance would be absolutely perfect for every iteration of the character. He left quite a mark on my childhood and imagination

[Giftheck 916]

I'm no DC fan, but I do have memories of watching the Batman cartoon series and every time I see a drawing of Batman, my brain automatically assigns the dialogue Kevin Conroy's voice. 66 is not old these days. This is truly shocking.

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

Sad 😞

 

just a few days ago I finally got a computer able to run arkham knight, I was eager to play batman again with his voice.

[HunterTech 987]

@Nick Parker pointed towards this comic Conroy wrote this year about how his life experiences led to him taking the Batman role, which really does serve to highlight how much all sorts of voices do matter in media:

https://why-i-love-comics.tumblr.com/post/686429424926736384/dc-pride-1-finding-batman-2022-written-by

[crocodile 7,984]

15 minutes ago, HunterTech said:

@Nick Parker pointed towards this comic Conroy wrote this year about how his life experiences led to him taking the Batman role, which really does serve to highlight how much all sorts of voices do matter in media:

https://why-i-love-comics.tumblr.com/post/686429424926736384/dc-pride-1-finding-batman-2022-written-by

Thanks for sharing this.

 

Karol

[Andy 4,085]

He was delightful.  Saw him at a convention, and he owned the room.  A really good human being as well.  Ironic that he died at age 66, the year of West's Batman.

[Edmilson 7,392]

 

[Brando 1,856]

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport and inspired the 2004 Steven Spielberg film The Terminal died on Saturday in the airport.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/12/iranian-man-who-lived-in-paris-charles-de-gaulle-airport-for-18-years-dies

[A24 4,326]

Time for The Terminal 2?

[mstrox 6,647]

The Terminal 2: “This time, it’s terminal.”

[Brando 1,856]

In a way, it’s kinda poetic that he returned to the terminal this week for a few days and that’s where he passed away.

[Giftheck 916]

Jason David Frank, best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the long-standing Power Rangers franchise, died aged 49

 

https://www.cbr.com/jason-david-frank-obituary/

[Positivatee 327]

A father of four. So young. So sad people don't or can't get the help they need. 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

R.I.P., Wilko Johnson 

[Positivatee 327]

Well he was on Arya's list. 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

R.I.P, Irene Cara 

[Positivatee 327]

Rest in peace, Theo. 

https://deadline.com/2022/11/clarence-gilyard-jr-dead-walker-texas-ranger-die-hard-matlock-top-gun-1235183554/

 

The professor is toast... 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

Is this who said "And the quarterback is toast!"?

[Positivatee 327]

1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

Is this who said "And the quarterback is toast!"?

 

Yes. 

 

 

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

Thanks for that, @Positivatee.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

RIP Christine McVie

 

What a legend, I'm glad I got to see the classic 70s/80s lineup on their final tour several years ago.  Christine has always been my favorite.

 

I effing love "Brown Eyes."  And obviously her hits on Rumours ("You Make Loving Fun", "Don't Stop") will live eternal.

 

 

[Tallguy 3,376]

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

"Brown Eyes" is one of my favourite Mac tracks, along with "Isn't It Midnight".

TUSK is their undisputed masterpiece.

R.I.P., Miss Perfect.

[Positivatee 327]

Aww gee. She made loving fun. Now she can go her own way. 

[Demodex 557]

She stopped thinking about tomorrow. 

[Positivatee 327]

Is the word given, Admiral?

 

The word is given, Mister Saavik. 

 

Rest in peace, Rebecca Howe.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/kirstie-alley-dies-71-after-cancer-battle-family/story?id=94525889&cid=social_twitter_abcn

[Disco Stu 15,495]

The Look Who’s Talking movies were HUGE in my house growing up.  The first one holds up IMO.  Alley and Travolta had great chemistry.

 

RIP

[Positivatee 327]

I hate cancer. 

 

It took Travolta's wife two years ago, and two of his beautiful movie co-stars within months. 

[Thor 7,465]

Oh no!

 

In the late 80s and early 90, I had four big US screen crushes -- Natalie Portman, Winona Ryder, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Kirstie Alley. I encountered Alley first in LOOK WHO'S TALKING in the theatre (at the tender age of 12), then on television in NORTH & SOUTH and CHEERS. Sam and Rebecca never quite had the same chemistry as Sam and Diane, but eventually I got used to the new dynamic. The STAR TREK thing wasn't until much, much later and remains a parenthesis for me as far as Alley appreciation is concerned. Was never really a big STAR TREK fan.

 

Later in life, she became rather wonky, of course (Scientology, bizarre opinions, erratic behaviour and all that), so the crush quickly faded, but it was pretty intense there for a period.

 

Sad either way.

[Tallguy 3,376]

Has anyone here ever seen her scenes in Wrath of Khan before she re-dubbed them? They're terrible. She has none of the charm, the sparkle, the edge that we know from that performance. As I understand it she was given acting lessons during filming and (I think?) during post production. She and Meyer were able to completely reinvent that performance in ADR! And she was obviously game for all of it. It became a terrific performance and it made Saavik a character we wanted to come back to. I just wonder how many other performers could have been as initially wrong footed as she was and yet have the humility and the work ethic to turn something like that around?

 

Then she went on to a rather remarkably varied career. Sure, she stuck mostly to comedy after Cheers, it was obviously where her strength was. She was on a TV series, Masquerade, right after Khan where she had that smart aleck-y kind of performance that isn't necessarily comedy but isn't straight drama either. I wish she had been able to do more like that.

 

RIP, Lieutenant.

[Glóin the Dark 1,218]

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

R.I.P., Jet Black 

[Andy 4,085]

 

Bob McGrath passed last week.  Like Fred Rogers, he seemed like the real deal.  I really miss children's entertainment that is gentle, genuine, and without snark.

[Tallguy 3,376]

13 hours ago, Andy said:

 

Bob McGrath passed last week.  Like Fred Rogers, he seemed like the real deal.  I really miss children's entertainment that is gentle, genuine, and without snark.

 

Classic Sesame Street had just the right amount of snark. I wish it had still been around when my kids were little instead of The Elmo Show.

 

When I was little I thought Bob was awesome.

[Andy 4,085]

Yes, I adored the human characters just as much as the muppet ones.   Gordon, Susan, Luis, Maria, David… they were so real to me. 
 

I have the Old School DVDs and could watch Ernie and Bert  skits forever. Their comic timing is absolutely amazing. 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Yes, between Kermit/Piggy and Bert/Ernie, Henson and Oz have to be mentioned as one of the great comedy duos of all time.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

Don't forget Statler and Waldorf.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Just now, Naïve Old Fart said:

Don't forget Statler and Waldorf.

 

Ah, but that was Henson and Richard Hunt (aka Scooter), not Oz.

[Tallguy 3,376]

This is stretching my memory but the grownup people on Sesame Street weren't really the "funny ones".

[mstrox 6,647]

They were (and are) mostly the straight-men.  Sometimes they look at the camera exasperatedly in response to the puppets.

They were (and are) mostly the straight-men.  Sometimes they look at the camera exasperatedly in response to the puppets.

 

I do miss the hour-long episodes.  It’s entirely at the expense of the non-story segments, which were always my favorite part as a kid.  Stuff like narrated real-life videos of people doing different jobs or kids playing, puppet skits, animated shorts.  Now it’s pretty much story, letter of the day, number of the day, and two longer “skit”-type segments (usually part of a series, like Elmo’s World, Cookie Monster’s food truck, etc), and then out the door.

[Tallguy 3,376]

I don't know if it still does this but in the late 90's early 2000's they sold classic Sesame Street with a disclaimer "Not intended for children."

[Tallguy 3,376]

Back to Kirstie Alley:

 

 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

I have to admit, I didn't really consider Saavik a major part of her legacy.  She was an amazing comic actress in Cheers, Look Who's Talking, etc., but I always preferred Robin Curtis Saavik if I'm honest.

[Andy 4,085]

I can't really think of her as anything but Saavik!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

3 hours ago, Disco Stu said:

I always preferred Robin Curtis Saavik if I'm honest.

Nobody's perfect, Stu.

 

It's true that Alley did herself no favours by declining to appear in III, but she definitely made an impression, in II. I can't help thinking that III, as good as it is, would have been a better film with Alley.

 

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

I always liked both Saaviks.

[mstrox 6,647]

I’m not sure I ever liked Alley in anything, tbh.  (I haven’t seen Cheers or Star Trek, but I’ve seen most of her other major movie and TV roles).  She always seemed to be doing the same thing.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

It's called having a comic persona!  Like Bill Murray or Charlie Chaplin or whatever.

[Tom 4,639]

Kelsey Grammer and the producers wanted her to be in the shot on the bridge in the TNG Cause and Effect, which would have been an absolutely perfect send off.  I think she was dealing with some health issue, which prevented it from happening.  

[Naïve Old Fart 9,498]

There was also talk of bringing her back for VI, and making Saavik a turncoat.