RIPs

[TordelBack]

Nice!  Looking closely, that anomalous lightsabre seems to be a bit different from Luke's RotJ one - it has the same base, but the 'emitter' bit seems to be Old Ben's one.  I can't really work out why the props department would have had a 'new' fourth lightsabre design on hand during the production of Empire, unless it was a leftover from Star Wars pre-production. Intriguing.

[Goaty]

RIP best Merlin (Excalibur) of all, Nicol Williamson of 73. Died of esophageal cancer on December 16.

(Didnt know he was still alive then??)

[Dandontdare]

that was my favourite of all the Arthur interprtaations ever. RIP Merlin.

[Al_Ewing]

I highly recommend watching The Seven-Per-Cent Solution if you get the chance. Nicol Williamson does one of the all-time great Sherlock Holmeses, and the rest of the cast are pretty excellent as well. He was certainly 'my' Holmes.

[Dunk!]

"Oh and lightning! Yes, lightning!"

RIP Nicol Williamson.

[James Stacey]

"Oh and lightning! Yes, lightning!"

RIP Nicol Williamson.

That was the quote I was going to post on reading of his passing.
RIP Nicol. I might have to dig out his reading of the Hobbit, which is excellent.

[TordelBack]

Ian Abercrombie (77), the (superb) voice of Palpatine on The Clone Wars, and of course Army of Darkness, JP2: The Lost World, Seinfeld and 'Old Man No. 2'  in just about every film and TV programme ever made (Voyager, Buffy, Young Frankenstein, Babylon 5, Addams Family Values etc etc).  Hate to see these hard-working character actors pass, they're so important to so many good shows (and JP2). 

Probably his best episode of TCW debuted last night, Season 4's 'Friends and Enemies'.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ian-abercrombie-elaine-s-boss-285386

[Emp]

RIP Nicol Williamson.

always loved his line in Excalibur ..."Be still, be quiet!"

[Mardroid]

RIP Nicol Williamson.

always loved his line in Excalibur ..."Be still, be quiet!"

I liked that scene in the woods when young Arthur is freaking out* and Merlin isn't exactly helping with his creepy dragon talk. Then at the end: (Words not exact.)

Arthur: What do I do?
Merlin: Do? Do nothing. Sleep... in the arms of the dragon.

Obviously in context it works better than in a forum post.

*I'd like to know what that python was doing in the early medieval British countryside, mind you.

[Roger Godpleton]

Jackie Treehorn. http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-actor-ben-gazzara,68830/

[Eric Plumrose]

Hmm. Well, it's been three days so I think it's safe to say . . .

Bill Hinzman

[COMMANDO FORCES]

Whitney Houston aged 48 (her heart isn't calling anymore)

[JOE SOAP]

Sorry for your loss CF, knew you were a big fan.

[JOE SOAP]

Jackie Treehorn. http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-actor-ben-gazzara,68830/

[vzzbux]

Whitney Houston. Like Amy, no surprise.




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