justonecornetto 965 Posted August 6, 2022 St Elsewhere was my first choice then changed my mind, just as well. Wee point about my pick Marcus Welby, MD it ran from 1969 to 1976, you have it down as 1995 @MortalCaso Best of luck to all in the game. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,200 Posted August 6, 2022 9 hours ago, MortalCaso said: Please double check my list for any issues with your submission (spelling or birth date especially). My entry is Tales of the Gold Monkey. I know this is a small error, but I just know it will bother me if it is not changed. Thank you. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,612 Posted August 6, 2022 I'll be interested to see who is crowned the winner sometime in early 2024..... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 514 Posted August 6, 2022 Lot of interesting teams indeed. Surprised no one picked Coronation Street or Last of the Summer Wine. Best of luck to everyone playing. 10 hours ago, MortalCaso said: Please double check my list for any issues with your submission (spelling or birth date especially). My pick Steve Halliwell is born in 1946. His birth date on IMDB is incorrect. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,578 Posted August 6, 2022 Suggest, to get over a possible loophole, that we ban Match of the Day/Monday Night Football-type picks for the next round, lest anyone decides "any sportsman ever" is a valid option. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,200 Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Grimgrass said: Lot of interesting teams indeed. Surprised no one picked Coronation Street or Last of the Summer Wine. They are so obvious they were almost definitely going to be repeated, so naturally nobody picked them, all with the same fears. Corrie was my backup, however. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,354 Posted August 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Grimgrass said: Lot of interesting teams indeed. Surprised no one picked Coronation Street or Last of the Summer Wine. Best of luck to everyone playing. My pick Steve Halliwell is born in 1946. His birth date on IMDB is incorrect. Yes Coronation Street is a rich source of strong names, John Savident, Eileen Derbyshire, Julie Goodyear, Geoff Hinsliff, Barbara Knox, Ken Morley etc but alas fear of being cancelled out would have kept people from choosing it. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,636 Posted August 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Suggest, to get over a possible loophole, that we ban Match of the Day/Monday Night Football-type picks for the next round, lest anyone decides "any sportsman ever" is a valid option. Good point! I will also need to add Talk Shows as that is a major loophole. Imagine someone says The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for an endless amount of names. Wouldn't really be fair would it? Luckily, no one went that route or the sports shows. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,023 Posted August 6, 2022 I kind of expected more soap operas, but then Falcon Crest got banned... But yeah, where's Dynasty, Dallas, or my second choice Santa Barbara, The Bold and The Beautiful, Golden Girls, etc, etc..... I also thought The Love Boat would have been too risky to pick... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,654 Posted August 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Suggest, to get over a possible loophole, that we ban Match of the Day/Monday Night Football-type picks for the next round, lest anyone decides "any sportsman ever" is a valid option. 20 minutes ago, MortalCaso said: Good point! I will also need to add Talk Shows as that is a major loophole. Imagine someone says The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for an endless amount of names. Wouldn't really be fair would it? Luckily, no one went that route or the sports shows. Very good point - Presenters/panelists should still be admissible IMO. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,111 Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, MortalCaso said: Good point! I will also need to add Talk Shows as that is a major loophole. Imagine someone says The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for an endless amount of names. Wouldn't really be fair would it? Luckily, no one went that route or the sports shows. I am going to disagree on this one. Television has a huge spread of programming, unlike film for example. So you have a range of everything from light entertainment to serious documentaries and hey, even the news. Imo, folk picking shows with a huge range of guests have a problem in that the chances of their picks, only 3, are less likely to gain hits. I mean, there’s no uniques rule here. Where do you draw the line? Top of the Pops or Soul Train for example. The rules do restrict some picks safely here. Unlike the Silver Screen which I thought intended fictional casted films, not documentaries, why keep an artificial restriction here? Guests on Sunday Night At The London Palladium are no different to guests on Parkinson. Anyhow, too late for the first round but certainly something for the runner to chew over for later rounds. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,636 Posted August 6, 2022 Luckily we, as noted above, have a very long time before the next round starts! Plenty of time to gather feedback I'm interested in which show accumulates the highest # of misses. Anyone who died after the official game start will be added to the tally. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,125 Posted August 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, MortalCaso said: I'm interested in which show accumulates the highest # of misses. Anyone who died after the official game start will be added to the tally. Im hoping mine accumulates the highest misses. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,905 Posted August 6, 2022 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: I kind of expected more soap operas, but then Falcon Crest got banned... But yeah, where's Dynasty, Dallas, or my second choice Santa Barbara, The Bold and The Beautiful, Golden Girls, etc, etc..... I also thought The Love Boat would have been too risky to pick... I was considering a soap, not one of those mentioned, but thought it would have been chosen. I was also considering another programme which I am amazed wasn't chosen but I won't say what it is as I may use a theme for next year's DDP. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,636 Posted September 13, 2022 A little over a month into this game....and no hits yet That being said, I have updated the List of the Missed! Please let me know if you see anyone missing. I plan to do periodical updates on it. I foresee some of those lists growing very long 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,200 Posted September 13, 2022 43 minutes ago, MortalCaso said: A little over a month into this game....and no hits yet That being said, I have updated the List of the Missed! Please let me know if you see anyone missing. I plan to do periodical updates on it. I foresee some of those lists growing very long Bo Brundin (1937-2022), Tales of the Gold Monkey. Not sure whether he qualifies or not, but I think he does. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,636 Posted September 13, 2022 7 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Bo Brundin (1937-2022), Tales of the Gold Monkey. Not sure whether he qualifies or not, but I think he does. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you see it, he does not count as a miss. In this case, he was only in one episode of the show. Thus, he would not have qualified as a pick. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,636 Posted September 14, 2022 As due course, the day after I mention no hits.....WE HAVE A HIT. May the High Life of Miller Light us on our way. This is not a drill, we are finally off to the races. I do not have a way with words as some on this site do, but I shall try my best. (Wiki) Mark Miller died Sept. 9th of natural causes to give @justonecornetto his first hit and our first hit overall! Mr. Miller appeared in just 2 episodes of Marcus Welby, M.D so kudos for sniffing him out. At a young 97 years of age, it was quite a surprise to see him go so soon. In fact, if you can believe it, he was the third oldest selection by 14 days! I'll be quite honest, I've never heard of the fellow or most of his acclaimed titles. That being said, he is now going to go down in history, and never forgotten, as a significant milestone in this pool. Which I must say, is quite the honor indeed. Hopefully I have hit the mark and will see you all again soon. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,074 Posted October 11, 2022 I don't know if you are doing a list of the missed for the eliminated shows but Austin Stoker would have been one for Falcon Crest. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 965 Posted October 23, 2022 I think Bernard Atha counts as one of the missed for Emmerdale @MortalCaso ,he was in 2 episodes albeit playing two different characters. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,185 Posted December 3, 2022 I was just wondering what had happened to this pool. Seems we have still only had one hit! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,636 Posted December 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Toast said: I was just wondering what had happened to this pool. Seems we have still only had one hit! Yes! Seems a bit illogical with how many old/ill-health choices. I've just recently gone through all the selections....no missed deaths! I will be updating the List of the Missed before the end of the year. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,636 Posted March 1, 2023 It only took around five months....we have another hit! (Wiki) Ricou Browning died Feb. 27th of natural causes to give @gcreptile our second (and their first) hit of this pool No fancy paragraph or puns this time, I just don't give a flip. (The show was flipper....you get it? Flip? Flipper?...Ah nevermind) 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 906 Posted April 25, 2023 @MortalCaso @gcreptile According to IMDB, it appears that actor, Mal Jones, has been dead since 2014. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428726/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 906 Posted April 25, 2023 @MortalCaso @Stuartbeck: It appears that actress, Vilma Hollingbery, passed away in 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilma_Hollingbery 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites