Clearly 2017 wants to be the new 2016

Sithdarth · 01-29-2017, 01:05 AM

So we lost John Hurt:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/entert...ohn-hurt-obit/

And earlier Mary Tyler Moore:
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mary...ow-1201969717/

Things aren't looking too great for 2017.

Bobbey · 01-29-2017, 10:07 AM

To be honest though, more and more of the beloved actors we know and love (and grew up watching) will pass away in the upcoming years. A lot of them are aging boomers and some of them have had problems with substance abuse in the past causing them to have shortened lives due to that lifestyle. It's very unfortunate to say the least, and I think 2017 may end up being as bad, if not worse, when it comes to celebrity deaths.

For me though, I'll be especially heartbroken if John Williams passes away this year (he's 84 according to his Wiki page). Not being able to discover new music written by him in future films is mind-boggling to say the least.

Flarecobra · 01-29-2017, 06:16 PM

You also forgot about Miguel Ferrer.

But yeah, we are kind of getting into that period of time when the older actors that we grew up with ARE starting to die off, and it's more noticeable because of stuff like social media and the like as well.

Solid Snake · 01-29-2017, 07:38 PM

I can't really care much about celebrities dying at elderly ages when we'd expect them to pass away (note that this perspective would not apply if/when we lose a celebrity at an age far too young to be reasonably anticipated) when so much of 2017 so far has been the Antichrist incarnate fucking up my country with policies so monstrous that George W. Bush now looks like a goddamn canonized saint by comparison

At this juncture the greatest loss of 2017 is the loss of human decency. Rest in peace, human decency! You'll be missed.

***Fenris*** · 01-29-2017, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solid Snake

so much of 2017 so far has been the Antichrist incarnate fucking up my country

The worst part is that was literally only one week. Like, only 25% of 2017 so far has been this and it's already this bad.

Solid Snake · 01-29-2017, 11:50 PM

Has it only been one week?
It feels like it's been years already.

Sithdarth · 01-30-2017, 06:36 PM

Really I think it's gotten so bad that even mourning awesome people is still so much better than the reality of Trump that it is still an escape.

But anyway I have been thinking that our generation is pretty screwed because we came basically right after a generation with a large population boom so there is a disproportionate number of awesome people of advanced age right now.

01-29-2017, 01:05 AM	#1
Sithdarth Friendly Neighborhood Quantum Hobo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Outside the M-brane look'n in Posts: 5,403	Clearly 2017 wants to be the new 2016 So we lost John Hurt: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/entert...ohn-hurt-obit/ And earlier Mary Tyler Moore: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mary...ow-1201969717/ Things aren't looking too great for 2017.

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Bobbey I mustache you a question. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Laval Posts: 768	To be honest though, more and more of the beloved actors we know and love (and grew up watching) will pass away in the upcoming years. A lot of them are aging boomers and some of them have had problems with substance abuse in the past causing them to have shortened lives due to that lifestyle. It's very unfortunate to say the least, and I think 2017 may end up being as bad, if not worse, when it comes to celebrity deaths. For me though, I'll be especially heartbroken if John Williams passes away this year (he's 84 according to his Wiki page). Not being able to discover new music written by him in future films is mind-boggling to say the least. __________________ The key to being a big league pitcher is the 3 R's: readiness, recuperation, and conditioning! You see, after the game, a lot of guys like to ice up their arm. Still, other fellas think that heat is the way to go. But I have discovered the secret, Henry: hot ice! That's right: hot ice. I heat up... the ice cubes! It's the best of both worlds! -Phil Brickman Last edited by Bobbey; 01-30-2017 at 08:01 PM.

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Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	You also forgot about Miguel Ferrer. But yeah, we are kind of getting into that period of time when the older actors that we grew up with ARE starting to die off, and it's more noticeable because of stuff like social media and the like as well. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

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Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	I can't really care much about celebrities dying at elderly ages when we'd expect them to pass away (note that this perspective would not apply if/when we lose a celebrity at an age far too young to be reasonably anticipated) when so much of 2017 so far has been the Antichrist incarnate fucking up my country with policies so monstrous that George W. Bush now looks like a goddamn canonized saint by comparison At this juncture the greatest loss of 2017 is the loss of human decency. Rest in peace, human decency! You'll be missed. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

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Sithdarth Friendly Neighborhood Quantum Hobo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Outside the M-brane look'n in Posts: 5,403	Really I think it's gotten so bad that even mourning awesome people is still so much better than the reality of Trump that it is still an escape. But anyway I have been thinking that our generation is pretty screwed because we came basically right after a generation with a large population boom so there is a disproportionate number of awesome people of advanced age right now.