I remember being astonished that the shooting of J. R. Ewing seemed so important to so many people at the time, but now I can’t remember whether the character actually died.
Lorne: My little prince. Oh…what did they do to you? Angel: Nina…tried to…eat me. Lorne: Oh, you're--medic! You're gonna make it Angel. Just don't stop fighting. Doctor! Is there a Gepetto in the house?
'Smile Time'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
dcp - Jul 26, 2022 9:49:01 pm PDT #16502 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
DavidS - Jul 26, 2022 10:00:48 pm PDT #16503 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but now I can’t remember whether the character actually died.
He survived.
Mrs. Landingham.
Also taken.
-t - Jul 26, 2022 10:06:48 pm PDT #16504 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Coach on Cheers. Phil Hartman. Jack Soo of Barney Miller.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 26, 2022 10:39:50 pm PDT #16505 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
David Strickland dying during production of *Suddenly Susan* and the show's handling of his character's death as a result stands out to me. Plus, if you're also writing about Phil Hartman that's TWO of Andy Dick's costars whose deaths he had involvement in.
Jesse - Jul 27, 2022 6:38:58 am PDT #16506 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Slate just did a whole package about fictional deaths, so you might find some inspiration there? To me the answer after Joyce Summers is always Wallace on the Wire.
msbelle - Jul 27, 2022 6:43:17 am PDT #16507 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Grey’s Anatomy is ripe for this on character deaths.
Gary on 30Something was devastating.
Jimmy Smits on NYPD BLUE
msbelle - Jul 27, 2022 6:47:12 am PDT #16508 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
And Mr Hooper on Sesame Street.
The Walking Dead is similar to Greys in having many options.
-t - Jul 27, 2022 7:22:55 am PDT #16509 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, Wallace
Calli - Jul 27, 2022 7:34:00 am PDT #16510 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
How about Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan, in Farscape? She died in season 3.
-t - Jul 27, 2022 7:43:55 am PDT #16511 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And Wallace leads me right to Stringer Bell and Omar.