Phil Esterhaus (Michael Conrad), Hill Street Blues.
"Hey! Be careful out there."
Mal: Take your people and go. Captain: You would have done the same. Mal: We can already see I haven't.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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DavidS - Jul 27, 2022 10:03:08 am PDT #16523 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
-t - Jul 27, 2022 10:21:36 am PDT #16524 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Adriana is the standout from the Sopranos for me, too.
Fiona - Jul 27, 2022 10:24:15 am PDT #16525 of 30000
Sorry, but it was, "Let's be careful out there". We watched this religiously at the time. Esterhaus's death was a real, huge shock, second only to Henry Blake's in M*A*S*H. The difference here being that it was actually the actor who died.
meara - Jul 27, 2022 10:37:12 am PDT #16526 of 30000
There are many many deaths on greys anatomy you could use!!
Also, the secretary was Mrs Landingham wasn’t it? (And if so, why does my brain remember that??)
Catherine Christman on MRS SANDRINGHAM - THE WEST WING
-t - Jul 27, 2022 11:16:49 am PDT #16527 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
George would be my pick for Grey's. Or the guy who blew up, did he even have a name?
NoiseDesign - Jul 27, 2022 11:37:55 am PDT #16528 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
There were quite a few on ER. Mark Greene, Robert Romano, Greg Pratt, and Lucy Knight all come to mind.
askye - Jul 27, 2022 11:47:14 am PDT #16529 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
John Ritter died while he was on 8 Simple Rules --he and Katey Sagal played parents and Penny from Big Bang Theory was one of their kids. They wrote his character as dying in the show with the family dealing with it.
Dana - Jul 27, 2022 12:13:10 pm PDT #16530 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Love a quickly scheduled meeting in which our CEO announces that some part of our company was acquired/merged (he had a shitty connection, so I missed the details), and this is good news, it doesn't affect you at all, did I mention that it's good news? It's a bit doth protest too much.
I'm actually not worried because the product I'm on has been doing very well, the team is hiring, and also I'm the only tech writer.
Trudy Booth - Jul 27, 2022 1:00:02 pm PDT #16531 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Sorry, but it was, "Let's be careful out there". We watched this religiously at the time. Esterhaus's death was a real, huge shock, second only to Henry Blake's in M*A*S*H. The difference here being that it was actually the actor who died.
Yes! And the phrase was later immortalized in song on Cop Rock. [link]
Oooh! Hill Street Blues had a great "death." In its pilot one of two imperiled officers had died, but when the show was picked up the character had been so well received he pulled through. [link]
Then there's Roseanne I & II where they killed Dan Connor because John Goodman wanted to get going on his film career, resurrected him for the sequel, then killed Roseanne when she shot her mouth off and made the show The Connors... which harkens back to Valerie/Valerie's Family/The Hogan Family where Valerie Harper annoyed someone and was killed off. And, of course, Eight is Enough which was supposed to be about a big happy stable family and then Diana Hyland died, recasting her was deemed evil, and they made him a single dad with a girlfriend.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2022 1:30:49 pm PDT #16532 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sorry, but it was, "Let's be careful out there".
Oooh, that's right.
We watched this religiously at the time. Esterhaus's death was a real, huge shock, second only to Henry Blake's in M*A*S*H. The difference here being that it was actually the actor who died.
I was also a Hill Street fan, so I remember it as well.
I don't watch Grey's!