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besleybean · June 20, 2016 4:17 pm

See I feel guilty cos I was hard pressed to get past Benedict, Simon and Zachary etc.
But I did like him. He was good.

Schmiezi · June 20, 2016 5:31 pm

What a great loss. :-(

tonnaree · June 20, 2016 6:32 pm

On a side note: Why can't people research things before they repost them?!?!? Someone just posted on my Facebook that Anthony Hopkins had died and I was totally freaked out until I did a quick search.

I ALWAYS do a search and confirm when I hear of any celebrity death. It only takes a minute.

mrshouse · June 20, 2016 6:42 pm

But to be honest, it wouldn't take me by surprise this year.

tonnaree · June 20, 2016 6:54 pm

Sssssssssh! mrshouse! Don't say that out loud!

mrshouse · June 26, 2016 9:00 pm

And the next one... The German actor Götz George.
A good actor in "Tatort" (a German crime series taking place in various cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) but also versatile in films like "Schtonk" (about the faking of Adolph Hitler's diaries) and most impressive in "Der Totmacher", a movie about a killer of young boys in post -war-Germany.
I could need a break, 2016.

Last edited by mrshouse (June 26, 2016 9:10 pm)

SusiGo · June 26, 2016 10:20 pm

This is sad. I always liked Götz George. He was very versatile, as you say, and could do a lot more than "Kommissar Schimanski" although it was his most iconic role.

JP · June 26, 2016 10:30 pm

Okay, if the reset button for 2016 doesn't work, maybe someone should pull the plug.

gently69 · June 27, 2016 8:27 am

I didn't like him that much but I have to admit that he was a very good actor.

Yitzock · June 27, 2016 5:29 pm

JP wrote:
Okay, if the reset button for 2016 doesn't work, maybe someone should pull the plug.

I did see a post on Tumblr wondering if we can stop 2016 without saving and start over.

JP · June 27, 2016 5:48 pm

Well, maybe there are also some backups. Anyone knows?
Or it's all just Sherlock's MP. Considering the airing date of TAB...
WAKE UP, SHERLOCK!

stoertebeker · June 27, 2016 9:04 pm

No break, I'm afraid... Bud Spencer is dead
He was 86, so he reached a very decent age, but it's still sad. I loved his movies, especially the once together with Terence Hill, when I was a child.
RIP Flatfood

JP · June 27, 2016 9:38 pm

After thinking about the beginning of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (this was the title, right?), now I think of MIB. Maybe all the aliens are leaving, before we screw up this world completely?

(sorry for being sarcastic, gallows humor is the only way I can offer now)

nakahara · June 28, 2016 6:39 am

stoertebeker wrote:
No break, I'm afraid... Bud Spencer is dead
He was 86, so he reached a very decent age, but it's still sad. I loved his movies, especially the once together with Terence Hill, when I was a child.
RIP Flatfood

He was a part of my childhood too. Very sad news.

gently69 · June 28, 2016 8:44 am

Part of my youth? Yes, same here. Like many others who left this year so far. Unbelievable.

Russell · August 30, 2016 6:41 am

Can we say it again all together now? 'Dammit, 2016!'
Yes, he had a fantastic long life, but I was still sadly struck to hear that Gene Wilder passed. Especially hearing from the family's (wonderful) statement that it was Alzheimer's. Willy Wonka to so many, a fantastic comedian in so much else (he and Richard Pryor were something else!). Love what the family wrote:

gently69 · August 30, 2016 7:35 am

Don't know much about him but of course... RIP.

tonnaree · August 30, 2016 12:21 pm

I adored Gene. He showed comic genius in the films he made with Mel Brooks and I even loved the silly comedies he made later with Richard Pryor.

However, as Willy Wonka, Gene defined a huge part of my childhood. That movie always filled me with wonder and happiness. As I sit here thinking about him, I can't help but have "Pure Imagination" playing in my head.

Goodbye Gene, thank you for the love.

besleybean · August 30, 2016 6:11 pm

Such a talent. But at least he had a good innings.

SusiGo · November 11, 2016 8:47 am

I am sad to hear about the death of Leonard Cohen. He knew it was coming and I recently read a review of his last album which was pointing to this as well. He is another voice that will be sadly missed.