The Old Crem 3,581 Posted January 1 Wow at Julie Walters and Joe Bugner. Didn’t expect either. Surprised how low down Esther Rantzen is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 514 Posted January 1 Just six returnees this year. Chomsky, Whale and Law as expected, as well as Castro, Redgrave and Farrakhan. Also, just noticed Akihito isn't back either! Surprising, but probably a good decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted January 1 Bit surprised that Shannen Doherty didn't return. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 596 Posted January 1 Excellent list imo. Great to see Glynis Johns make her very long awaited debut. I too think dropping Yoko Ono is a bit of a risk and would definitely would have considered bringing back Douglas Hurd but otherwise this list could achieve mega success! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 353 Posted January 1 David Attenborough should have been added ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,624 Posted January 1 Quite a few names I've never heard of. Lot of older picks, that usually spells success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 445 Posted January 1 Whoo, love a fresh list with fresh old faces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted January 1 Great to see Carter on No.1 and Cheney falling out of the Top 30. Beckenbauer and Glynis Johns are great inclusions. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted January 1 Loved the 2023 list. This one is chancey. There’s yer nailed ons, get you 8 or so. Hmm. But I’m garbage at this in general, so what do I know? Ha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 353 Posted January 1 If Julie Walters dies in 2024, it will be a blow ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 353 Posted January 1 1 minute ago, Lewd_Squirrel said: Nice list. I think my shadow list is better, how is yours ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,392 Posted January 1 I think it looks decent. I doubt it'll top this year, but the prospective pool of DL people who seemed like certs was pretty skimpy. Most of the gambles get an "I didn't really think of that, but I can see it" approval from me. Few other random notes: Above all I'm enraged they couldn't commit to the bit and keep DVD at 1. What happened to having a sense of humor? I guess with Lear and now Johns, 101 is the age to be if you want them to finally take notice. Hope Eva Marie Saint can survive the year. I figured they'd pick either the Pope or Bruce Willis. I don't think either will die this year, but I'm glad they went with Francis instead. Although he is pretty damn high up. It's okay guys, we forgive you for missing Benny. Predictable, but glad to see Gene Hackman and Clint Eastwood on the list. Not sure either will die, but they're the kind of name I get antsy about not appearing. They clearly kept Wagner to spite me. To SPITE me I'm telling you. As for the other Bob (Duvall) returning, eh, I don't mind it. He was a lot more quiet than I figured last year. As opposed to Linden who still attends cons and so on and so forth. Blix and Fritzl making it is nice. Proves the DL committee didn't fully go into a coma in 1999. Julie Walters is the only pick I'm convinced is probably a dud. Yeah, she pulled out of something but she is pretty old and did still film a movie after. Most likely it was nothing. I cut her from my DBN team. (Which also had Sly Stone. Plagiarism.) Dropping Ono... why? If I'm counting right I don't even think they had to. Almost certainly she's in worse health than Redgrave or something. Mildly surprised Hurd didn't return. Very surprised with Attenborough. Not that I really expect him to die, but two years without him is pretty shocking, given how they'd never live it down if they missed him, and guys like Cheney and Scales they clearly don't want to take the risk. Since my gut reaction was that it looks pretty good, I'm feeling a final score of 3/50 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted January 1 If I have to complain: Seriously, Fritzl over Cooke? Keeping Duvall but dropping Yoko? Otherwise a mostly very good list. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted January 1 Just now, La Tombe said: I think my shadow list is better, how is yours ? I don't think I have a shadow list, but my 2024 list will be updated, when New year's hits, on the west coast, or when I wake up. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Father Brown 209 Posted January 1 Great list but I would've picked Attenborough. He's too big of a miss. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 314 Posted January 1 7 minutes ago, La Tombe said: I think my shadow list is better, how is yours ? We shall see I am pretty new to this and in 2022 and 2023 I did lists on my own and I was not near as good as DeathList. 2022-8 and 2023- a meager 5. They have 15 of my own picks which gives me hope I can do better this year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
six feet blunder 161 Posted January 1 Decent list but surprised the committee picked Julie Walters instead of June Spencer or Eileen Derbyshire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 514 Posted January 1 Decent list overall. I like all of the newcomers this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thadee 118 Posted January 1 Where should we post our own DL guys? Which topic 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted January 1 Biggest duds are Francis, Draper, Walters and Cheney for me this year. Draper wasn't particularly famous before he was ill: strikes me as too much of a FFBI pick. If he wasn't promoted a million times over, I highly doubt we'd even look at him, even with his illness. Francis & Cheney are plenty healthy. Walters pulled out of one thing and recovered from cancer once, as was pointed out earlier - not a likely hit in the slightest. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted January 1 I'm not in a state to be objective and fair at this moment,I have consumed alcohol and I'm in shock Yoko Ono has been dropped and I am stunned and smarting that Julie Goodyear is not on the list. However once I have consumed some Pepsi Max and passed some time typing up my Derby Dead Pool teams I am sure I will then be able to see that despite the two things that stunned me that it is a good list! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted January 1 Buzz, finally an astronaut on DL Good list, most I've agreed with the drops in some time. Avoiding Attenborough is really playing with fire though. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted January 1 Just now, thadee said: Where should we post our own DL guys? Which topic 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morrisey 32 Posted January 1 55 minutes ago, Grimgrass said: Ono is a very bad drop, also Hurd and Attenborough didn't make it back on. One of them should replace Benedict, imo (they dropped one more name than was necessary). Very glad to see Dame Patricia on, at last! Surprised i'd have replaced have kept Yoko Ono in replacement of Pope Francis honestly. I think he has a few more years in him 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
