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Jay-me (Janet) wrote: "I don't watch any slops soaps or reality programmes so I have absolutely no idea who any of the people connected with them are. And they seem to be the majority of today's "celebrities""Actually, I second that. I have no clue on actors and actresses either. I dread that 'who would you cast to play the parts of your characters in a film' interview question because I can't picture enough celebs to make up half the cast!
I knew about David Guest because ... the hair ... and I saw him on a programme about music at some point.
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I think that Guest is the first "Celebrity" in here. Most of the others have been stars, some, if only in their own firmament.
Gareth Thomas has died, aged 71. He was Blake in Blakes 7, among many other things.
It had the most ridiculous ending, though. I hope Gareth Thomas's was better thought through.
Kath wrote: "It had the most ridiculous ending, though. I hope Gareth Thomas's was better thought through."Heart failure, from what I read. Not sure whether that was thought through or not.
It really was one of Terry Nation's high point from a writing perspective. There have been a number of discussions about a remake, but nothing has surfaced.
Short of a mass resurrection, there'll be no sequel. And us oldies wouldn't watch a remake.
Kath wrote: "Short of a mass resurrection, there'll be no sequel. And us oldies wouldn't watch a remake."They're never the same, and certainly never better.
Paul Darrow was once keen on a follow up about young characters who take on the mantle, perhaps with Avon and possibly Vila, both having survived the ending of the original series, but nothing ever came of it.
Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "Gareth Thomas has died, aged 71. He was Blake in Blakes 7, among many other things."I enjoyed Blake seven, sad to hear hes another who has passed on
Sitting here with a blank look on my face.
Alicia wrote: "Kath wrote: "Short of a mass resurrection, there'll be no sequel. And us oldies wouldn't watch a remake."They're never the same, and certainly never better."
I agree
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Sitting here with a blank look on my face."This is one person that I have heard of, I remember watching Blake's 7
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Sitting here with a blank look on my face."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake%2...
Once they killed off Blake it was rather good :-)
Just seen the news that Victoria Wood has died
Jay-me (Janet) wrote: "Just seen the news that Victoria Wood has died"Me too. Quite a shock.
At 62 as well! Thats really sad.
That's a huge loss and much too early. Here she is with one of her best moments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkfuE...
Will wrote: "That's a huge loss and much too early. Here she is with one of her best moments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkfuE..."
That was great - thanks.
That is sad and a shock to me, Very talented lady!
"We'd like to apologise to our viewers in the North.... it must be terrible for you."Victoria Wood - national treasure, comic genius, lovely lady.
RIP
I was really shocked, just seems to be so many this year
Acorn Antiques marathon round mine. Bring two soups.:'-(
She did a film set in Barrow in Furnesshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housewi...
So quite a few people locally met her
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/...
I suppose you're not surprised to note that I've never seen the film or met her but my Lady Wife enjoyed the film
That film was really good, so was the musical she wrote about the Manchester children's choir 'That Day We Sang' She was a very talented lady.
RIP Guy Hamilton. Director of Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, Goldfinger and Diamonds Are forever.
Apparently, we've also lost Chyna - a star of WWE "wrestling" and ... ahem ... some other jobs.http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article...
As Victoria Wood might have said "be naughty, be flighty, melt the buttons on my flame-proof nightie"
So sad about Victoria; especially loved Acorn Antiques and some of her short plays.
Just got a 'breaking news' alert. Prince has died aged 57.
Arrrghhh! This is getting out of control!!
He turned into a symbol for a while and his career wasn't exactly the most lively for the last few years, but I don't think that the afterlife was part of his career plan until now.
Victoria yesterday Prince today, whats going on with celebs this year ?
It's just us getting older. At one time, the old people died. Now we're the old people and our contemporaries are dying. I'm learning to accept that I'm too old to die young.
eastwood (do you feel lucky punk,well do ya) wrote: "Victoria yesterday Prince today, whats going on with celebs this year ?"It does seem worse than previous years, never a fan of him but sad to die so young
I was't much of a fan, but he did write some cracking songs for other people.
57 is too young; I'm already almost ten years past that.
Kath wrote: "It's just us getting older. At one time, the old people died. Now we're the old people and our contemporaries are dying. I'm learning to accept that I'm too old to die young."Exactly.
When Ginger Rogers died most of us barely noticed.
Firstly 'culture' is probably getting more homogenised so a wider range of people recognise individual celebs.
Secondly there are probably more celebs.
Thirdly we're older so more people we know are dying
We missed one. Percy Sledge died on the 14th.
That was last year GL
I'm sad about Prince. He was so sexy for a such a little guy.
I could never get into Prince but I'm gutted about Victoria Wood.
Arguably a lot of us could identify more with Victoria Wood - I don't know much about Prince, (except that he sang) but I doubt he possessed a uniquely British sense of humour. She was one of my favourite comedians.
M T wrote: "I could never get into Prince but I'm gutted about Victoria Wood."I couldn't name a single track of his, but then I suspect we don't take a lot of notice of singers younger than we are :-)
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slopssoaps or reality programmes so I have absolutely no idea who any of the people connected with them are. And they seem to be the majority of today's "celebrities"