Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, from the original Star Trek has passed. SpaceChampion, Deadlines? What Deadlines?, JGP and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieStone Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Bill Russel - NBA legend - has died. In his 13 year career, be brought the Celtics to the NBA finals 12 times...winning 11 of them. Unbelievable. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34323568/boston-celtics-great-bill-russell-11-nba-champion-dies-88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, from the original Star Trek has passed. Sad, but wasn't her mental health declining with a row over her estate between her manager and her family? I vaguely recall reading something like that a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/31/2022 at 3:27 PM, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Nichelle Nichols, Uhura, from the original Star Trek has passed. I had a huge crush on her back when TOS was on TV. So sad and she was a huge role model. Being young white and male all the important stuff missed me. I just saw a beautiful woman. Prince of the North, Ser Scot A Ellison and dbunting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 23 hours ago, maarsen said: I had a huge crush on her back when TOS was on TV. So sad and she was a huge role model. Being young white and male all the important stuff missed me. I just saw a beautiful woman. Same here, I saw it in reruns but all I saw was a hot woman in short dress! Which is also not good I guess since I sexualized her but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Well, every Star Trek series had at least one female character that was, let's say geared towards a male audience. Just look at the first TNG episodes and the Uniform Marina Sirtis had to wear (they changed the it quite quick tho). DS9 had action barbie Terry Farrell (and with lesser sceen time Chase Masterson) Voyager Jeri Ryan. Personally, I found the way she was introduced a bit too much on the nose. And switching Lien for Ryan didn't solve any problems with Voyagers, but that's another age old rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, dbunting said: Same here, I saw it in reruns but all I saw was a hot woman in short dress! Which is also not good I guess since I sexualized her but oh well. Actually I noticed how often Shatner had his shirt off in the series and wondered why, being 12 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Vin Scully. An iconic and unforgettable voice. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34338705/vin-scully-iconic-former-los-angeles-dodgers-broadcaster-dies-age-94 Ran and Inkdaub 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Olivia Newton-John has died. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/olivia-newton-john-star-of-grease-and-grammy-winner-dead-at-age-73-195050966.html Inkdaub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) It's reported that Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73: Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dead at 73 | Entertainment | omaha.com Somehow I am more surprised by this one than most other celebrity deaths. I liked her as an entertainer though I was never one of her biggest fans. She certainly helped start off the rise of the name Olivia, which is now in the top 5 for babies most places in the English-speaking world. Edited August 8, 2022 by Ormond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Roger E. Mosley probably best known as TC on Magnum PI (original) has also died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Sandy and TC in the same couple of days. Olivia in Grease was Ginger and Mary Ann rolled into one woman, sigh Ran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Gordon Lewis of punk band Teenage Head is dead. Apparently killed by his son. SpaceChampion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Anne Heche has died a week after the car crash that put her in a coma. RIP. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/12/anne-heche-death-actor-dies-week-after-car-crash-aged-53 SpaceChampion and Ormond 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 RIP Wolfgang Petersen Das Boot is a classic. Deadlines? What Deadlines?, Ran and Corvinus85 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Just now, A Horse Named Stranger said: RIP Wolfgang Petersen Das Boot is a classic. It is indeed. Amazing film. In The Line of Fire is also terrific. The NeverEnding Story is a classic 80s fantasy film. Air Force One was a great popcorn flick, super-90s. The rest of his filmography is more variable (including Troy ) but just for Das Boot alone he'll be remembered. drawkcabi, Mindwalker and Ser Scot A Ellison 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Ran said: It is indeed. Amazing film. In The Line of Fire is also terrific. The NeverEnding Story is a classic 80s fantasy film. Air Force One was a great popcorn flick, super-90s. The rest of his filmography is more variable (including Troy ) but just for Das Boot alone he'll be remembered. In terms of directing, I don't think Troy is bad. The writing was its main weakness and we all know who wrote it. Air Force One is among my favorite hostage scenario action films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, Corvinus85 said: Air Force One is among my favorite hostage scenario action films. I always wanted to know if there really was an escape pod on AF1… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, Corvinus85 said: In terms of directing, I don't think Troy is bad. The writing was its main weakness and we all know who wrote it. Not a fan of some of the casting, which Petersen signed off on, but then there were very good actors cast as well (Peter O'Toole was a terrific Priam). But yeah, the direction was fine (and sometimes more than fine -- Achilles storming the beach with the Myrmidons is brilliant). Corvinus85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Didn't realize he also did Enemy Mine, somewhat underrated film imho. Mindwalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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