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

[Mr. Hooper 7,671]

 

39 minutes ago, Andy said:

I met Erin Grey (Wilma)

Lucky dog. 

 

[Andy 6,930]

8 hours ago, filmmusic said:

I have never seen Buck Rogers. Is it good?

Good?  Well, maybe if you grew up with it. Objectively in 2025?  No, I can’t recommend you blind buy it.  It’s campy, dated, oozing 70s disco aesthetic, with lots of sex and spandex. A GREAT theme by Stu Phillips and Glen Larson. 
 

BUT… it may be worth a look. There’s an irresistible charm and friendliness in it. Warm and approachable in contrast to the dark and disturbing stuff we get now.  Just don’t expect to take it seriously. 

 

 

8 hours ago, filmmusic said:

He was a handsome man I see..

I can’t help but smile at your phrasing. That’s almost verbatim how his robot friend Dr. Theopolis describes him upon first meeting him. 
 

[Naïve Old Fart 12,533]

43 minutes ago, Andy said:

 lots of sex and spandex.

I've ordered the Blu Ray 

[Tallguy 6,686]

58 minutes ago, Andy said:

A GREAT theme by Stu Phillips and Glen Larson. 

SO good!

 

RIP Mr. Gerard.

 

Lee Majors lives.

[Andy 6,930]

Glen Larson also got a co-credit for writing the theme to Battlestar Galactica.  Now, I'm the biggest Stu Phillips fan, and have read his biography, but it's unclear how much Larson, who was musically inclined and had a band, contributed to that theme.  He may have had a knack for memorable tunes more than we know.

[Jim 6,136]

The Buck Rogers theme was damn cool.

[Naïve Old Fart 12,533]

The BUCK ROGERS theme was not as rousing or as militaristic as the theme for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, but it had a nice playful and romantic quality.

[Tallguy 6,686]

20 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

The BUCK ROGERS theme was not as rousing or as militaristic as the theme for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, but it had a nice playful and romantic quality.

 

I love the hook for the part "What am I, who am I, what will I be?" and the horns that play right after it are amazing. It's MUCH shorter than BSG, unfortunately. But it packs a punch.

[filmmusic 2,916]

4 hours ago, Andy said:

Good?  Well, maybe if you grew up with it. Objectively in 2025?  No, I can’t recommend you blind buy it.  It’s campy, dated, oozing 70s disco aesthetic, with lots of sex and spandex. A GREAT theme by Stu Phillips and Glen Larson. 
 

I have Star Trek The original series, and I enjoyed it. Maybe it's along the lines of that one? Or maybe worse?

Although I'm not sure I'm very keen on the 70s disco aesthetic.

[Naïve Old Fart 12,533]

@filmmusic, it's got

 

5 hours ago, Andy said:

 lots of sex and spandex.

 

I mean, what more do you need?! 

[filmmusic 2,916]

31 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

@filmmusic, it's got

 

 

I mean, what more do you need?! 

If it concerns men too, ok, I'm in! 

[Nick1Ø66 7,664]

14 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

 

Lucky dog. 

 

 

Nah, Princess Ardala all the way.

 

[Naïve Old Fart 12,533]

Oh, no! Give me Mariangela Melato,  in FLASH GORDON, any day.

[Andy 6,930]

 

3 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

Oh, no! Give me Mariangela Melato,  in FLASH GORDON, any day.

If we’re switching to Flash Gordon then it simply has to be Ornella Muti!!

 

For those unfamiliar with the Buck Rogers feature film edit, the opening credits are definitely Bond inspired.  Features the lyrics @Tallguy was quoting.  An awesome pop theme. 
 

https://youtu.be/BINijYepahA?t=70

 

 

 

[tomsmoviemadness 4,585]

James Ransome has died.

 

 

Star of The Wire & It: Chapter 2 among others.

Apparently by suicide.

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,649]

Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74

[FBC Director 10,606]

17 hours ago, tomsmoviemadness said:

James Ransome has died.

 

 

Star of The Wire & It: Chapter 2 among others.

Apparently by suicide.

 

 

Anyone else see him in the movie Ken Park?

[Naïve Old Fart 12,533]

R.I.P., Brigitte Bardot.

[A24 5,005]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,649]

Absolute stunner in her day.

 

Pity about the anti-Semitism 

[A24 5,005]

She didn't like gays either so she never became a gay icon.

[FBC Director 10,606]

Phwoarrrr

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,649]

6 minutes ago, FBC Director said:

Phwoarrrr

 

She's probably the Original Fox News woman, Drax.

[FBC Director 10,606]

It was on the news.

[A24 5,005]

I knew Drax would be triggered. 

[FBC Director 10,606]

Just now, A24 said:

I knew Drax would be triggered. 

 

Well a part of me was

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,649]

Drax likes blondes

[A24 5,005]

And she liked manly things:

 

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,649]

Fawk!

[FBC Director 10,606]

Oh baby

[Mr. Hooper 7,671]

3 hours ago, A24 said:

And she liked manly things:

 

 

I've just purchased a Harley-Davidson.

[Xander Harris 8,919]

Perverts!

[Jurassic Shark 15,940]

4 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

I've just purchased a Harley-Davidson.

 

Like a miniature?

[Mr. Hooper 7,671]

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Like a miniature?

And a doll to go with it.

 

[Xander Harris 8,919]

They’re action figures!

[Mr. Hooper 7,671]

5 minutes ago, Xander Harris said:

They’re action figures!

Don't tell me they got to you... How much are they paying you to call them "action figures"??

[FBC Director 10,606]

[Xander Harris 8,919]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Don't tell me they got to you... How much are they paying you to call them "action figures"??

I was joking. They’re all dolls.

[Mr. Hooper 7,671]

Bardot and her singing gave me Vanessa Paradis vibes...

 

 

 

[FBC Director 10,606]

[A24 5,005]

6 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

And a doll to go with it.

 

 

She even has the gap between her front teeth! 

 

 

4 hours ago, FBC Director said:

 

What a short bodyguard.

[FBC Director 10,606]

I read that she was pretty based, too.

[Jurassic Shark 15,940]

3 hours ago, A24 said:

What a short bodyguard.

 

I guess she got a discount. 

[Jurassic Shark 15,940]

RIP Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration.

 

https://bbc.com/news/articles/cr5z5p633q5o

[The Score Cleaner 9,299]

RIP Perry Bamonte (Keyboardist from The Cure)

[tomsmoviemadness 4,585]

 

 

[Glóin the Dark 1,730]

[A24 5,005]

Shhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!

[A24 5,005]

The year starts bad for Tommy Lee Jones:

 

 

https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/entertainment/tommy-lee-jones-daughter-victoria-found-dead-at-san-francisco-hotel-on-new-years-day

[Glóin the Dark 1,730]

Béla Tarr is dead.