Book 3,551 Posted January 1, 2022 I'm a little shocked they dropped the Pope 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted January 1, 2022 It’s a good list ! Personally I love it, Great inclusion with Chomsky, Kundera and etc… sorrry I’m drunk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,129 Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Book said: I'm a little shocked they dropped the Pope Better to drop the Pope than drop the soap…. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six feet blunder 161 Posted January 1, 2022 Think Linda Nolan & Shannon Doherty far more likely than Bobby Charlton & Dennis Law 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted January 1, 2022 WTF DVD first though ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted January 1, 2022 it is DENIS LAW. Jeez Louise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted January 1, 2022 James Whale and Bill Turnbull are great additions, but don't know if dropping Linda Nolan, Shannen Doherty and Benedict XVI were good ideas, also surprised that there's no Frank Field or Alagiah. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted January 1, 2022 Lol @ DvD Total BS choice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted January 1, 2022 Nice list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,311 Posted January 1, 2022 Best list for years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,164 Posted January 1, 2022 Pleased to see Joss Ackland finally included. Also impressed that the Committee have chosen Nigel Starmer-Smith presumably partly due to a shortage of commentator options following Walker and Alliss buying the farm. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted January 1, 2022 This is probably one of the year I’m saying this but this is a good list, the only missing is Pope Benedict XIV, Trintignant and Glynis Johns but that’s ok this is good 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted January 1, 2022 Seems like Shane's been sentenced to death. Carter and Phillips could've been a bit higher (or, honestly, as #1 and #2), Attenborough and Akihito seem like wasted picks, pretty sure they won't die this year. Could add Berlusconi to that group, too. Joss Ackland, Marianne Faithfull, Pele, Norman Tebbit, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robert Durst, James Whale, Unabomber (even though a bit risky), Gorba, Godard, Hurd are great new picks. A bit suprised Frank Field isn't there. 18 minutes ago, msc said: 1. Ali Khamenei 2. Bob Newhart 3. Barbara Walters 4. Pope Benedict XVI 5. Imelda Marcos 6. Yoko Ono 7. Linda Nolan 8. Joanne Woodward 9. Willie Nelson 10. Betty Boothroyd 11. Raul Castro 12. Bernard Cribbins 13. Vanessa Redgrave 14. Shannen Doherty Dropping some of the perennial dementia sufferers, folks with stage four cancer and frail soon 95-year old Pope Benny might prove to be bad choices. Lots of good drops though, I don't think Cribbins or Nelson will go yet. Jiang Zemin is the one big name I would've wanted to see on this DL as he's been hanging on for so long. Maybe Martti Ahtisaari too, but I think he might make it to '23. However this seems like a great list. Happy to see Jerry Lee Lewis and Gorbachev return. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,881 Posted January 1, 2022 Benedict XVI should have be kept on instead of Akihito or QEII IMO 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,027 Posted January 1, 2022 I am very confused with Sir Michael Gambon being on the list. I haven't personally seen anything that might suggest he is seriously ill or anything, just early signs of alzheimer's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,384 Posted January 1, 2022 I’ve not usually got a problem with putting Dick first, but on this list it’s absolute fucking madness. 1 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2022 Number 1 and 40 are horrible choices and where the hell is Frank Field(?) but, other than that, it's a decent enough list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 293 Posted January 1, 2022 Very poor list this year. No Frank field or the pope. Yet Michael Gambon and Macgowan again. What is the matter with this community. Nichelle Nicholls should have been on the list too 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnythegamemaster 40 Posted January 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, Stuart Beck said: I am very confused with Sir Michael Gambon being on the list. I haven't personally seen anything that might suggest he is Ill or anything. Can't decide what's the most confusing; Gambon's inclusion or Dick Van Dyke in the top spot. Got to be a last minute replacement for Betty White, right? I just read some stuff about Gambon having memory problems but I wouldn't consider that a death sentence within the next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,311 Posted January 1, 2022 Not a bad list.Frank Field is a massive miss though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, Leon Brittan said: Very poor list this year. No Frank field or the pope. Yet Michael Gambon and Macgowan again. What is the matter with this community. Nichelle Nicholls should have been on the list too You're right about the examples you gave (also, just noticed there's no Barbara Walters, who will surely be this year's Larry King silly miss) but, compared to last year, the list is still ok, if nothing special. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Duke 100 Posted January 1, 2022 Surprised to see Bill Turnbull on there, but no George Alagiah? Silly, if you ask me. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,881 Posted January 1, 2022 No issue with Gambon. Fairly sure it's been implied he has dementia/alzheimers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,027 Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, jonnythegamemaster said: I just read some stuff about Gambon having memory problems but I wouldn't consider that a death sentence within the next year. Yeah I did see something that said he had early signs of Alzheimer's, but as you said that's not a death sentence. (Take a look at Prunella Scales for proof) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 1, 2022 Gorbachev is a good addition, Michael Gambon not so much. Overall it feels like they're playing it safe after last year's underwhelming results. Could have been worse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
