Crash Davis 12 Posted October 1 The "Deathlist" is Dead, Jim..... 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 692 Posted October 1 On 06/09/2024 at 17:03, drol said: At this point it's quite surely going down as a major disappointment. Very much so, considering what an explosive start the list had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 168 Posted October 1 13 hours ago, Crash Davis said: Jim..... Bruh..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Obit 828 Posted October 1 11 minutes ago, mymango said: Bruh..... Do you have to make a public declaration of your arousal every time someone mentions this name? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,189 Posted October 2 At this rate, we can expect 1-2 more hits for the rest of the year. In other words, the worst DeathList of the 21st century to date, and worst since 1993. The DeathList 2024 is a major disappointment, so many unnecessary misses (Irwin, Field, Hardy, Doherty, Delon, Earl Jones, Fujimori, Graham) despite a fair number of chosen candidates who are inexplicably still with us (Carter, Starmer-Smith, Chomsky, Woodward etc). 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted October 2 Fujimori's a war criminal who had been exaggerating his health for a decade.Graham is a voice actor so it's east to see why maybe they didn't think he met the fame leve threshold to make the list. And Delon's major health decline wasn't made public until January. Irwin,Field and Doherty though should have 100% been picked given their health status and fame level's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted October 2 2 hours ago, The Daredevil said: At this rate, we can expect 1-2 more hits for the rest of the year. In other words, the worst DeathList of the 21st century to date, and worst since 1993. The DeathList 2024 is a major disappointment, so many unnecessary misses (Irwin, Field, Hardy, Doherty, Delon, Earl Jones, Fujimori, Graham) despite a fair number of chosen candidates who are inexplicably still with us (Carter, Starmer-Smith, Chomsky, Woodward etc). Very easy to say when you’re literally the user who proposes 250 names of “must haves” for next year’s list. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted October 3 Jimmy Carter is a good metaphor for the list. There is not a single fucking reason why the list should not score, exactly as there is not a single rational reason for him to be still alive. This list risks to be the worst in more than 30 years, and it is not even remotely as bad as it was sometimes. Carter, Chomsky, now even Van Dyke are on the clock. Laine looked horrible last year. Skinner was on his deathbed five years ago. Starmer-Smith was already a cadaver there years ago. Whale and Nolan have had "terminal" cancer forever. Woodward has one of the longest Alzheimer's cases in America. Hackman looked dead last year. Law has been sick for years, yet he is the only elder footballer not to cop it. Rantzen has another alleged terminal cancer. Flack has fucking ALS at 87. Rollins has suffered from years of pulmonary fibrosis. And even without them, Nelson, Castro, Marcos, Bardot, Le Pen and many others are over 90 and could go at any moment (most of them have also been very sick in the past). Jimmy is just the tip of the iceberg, what's going on is nonsensical. It was nonsensical in July and it is even more nonsensical now. If you want to see it from another perspective, it's a miracle. 24 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mango 168 Posted October 3 My thoughts almost exactly, @drol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Obit 828 Posted October 3 My own perspective at this point is that it could absolutely have been better (Irwin, Field, Doherty were all misses imo), but at this point it is utterly ridiculous just how long some of these have kept going. I didn't necessarily think it was an especially great list when it was revealed but 4 hits by October is some incredibly bad luck. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,392 Posted October 3 I think William Russell, Doherty, and JEJ are the only deaths I'd call misses, in terms of "I think they'd have made the 2025 list had they lived". Field and Irwin were ignored for so long I assume they'd just never pick them for whatever reason. The score with the aforementioned three would still be pretty mediocre, but not as abysmal as it looks at the moment. (I also wanted to see Corman and Gossett on the list, but I didn't really expect them to be picked, so whatever.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 314 Posted October 3 In the three years I have had my own list, this year I have the potential for the first time to have more hits then the main list, and when I saw the list the beginning of the year I had high hopes the Mainlist was at least going to make it into the mid to high teens in hits. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 737 Posted October 4 You know it’s bad when my main DDP team and B team are both beating the deathlist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted October 4 Watch us suddenly get like 10+ more hits, between now, and Dec. 31st. lol 7 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted October 4 15 hours ago, drol said: Jimmy Carter is a good metaphor for the list. There is not a single fucking reason why the list should not score, exactly as there is not a single rational reason for him to be still alive. This list risks to be the worst in more than 30 years, and it is not even remotely as bad as it was sometimes. Carter, Chomsky, now even Van Dyke are on the clock. Laine looked horrible last year. Skinner was on his deathbed five years ago. Starmer-Smith was already a cadaver there years ago. Whale and Nolan have had "terminal" cancer forever. Woodward has one of the longest Alzheimer's cases in America. Hackman looked dead last year. Law has been sick for years, yet he is the only elder footballer not to cop it. Rantzen has another alleged terminal cancer. Flack has fucking ALS at 87. Rollins has suffered from years of pulmonary fibrosis. And even without them, Nelson, Castro, Marcos, Bardot, Le Pen and many others are over 90 and could go at any moment (most of them have also been very sick in the past). Jimmy is just the tip of the iceberg, what's going on is nonsensical. It was nonsensical in July and it is even more nonsensical now. If you want to see it from another perspective, it's a miracle. Put them all on the immortal list 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobytomi 109 Posted October 4 In my opinion some to drop: James Whale Julie Walters Daniel Barenboim Tom Baker Buzz Aldrin Sonny Rollins Dennis Skinner Dick Cheney Sly Stone Joe Bugner Linda Nolan Robert Wagner Pete Murray Louis Farrakhan Robert Duvall Opinions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted October 4 2 minutes ago, Bobytomi said: Sonny Rollins Dennis Skinner no for these two, agree with the others 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,027 Posted October 4 The arguments this year about misses have been quite tedious but with the amount of drops the official list is going to have to make come January, I can imagine next year being much worse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 353 Posted October 4 7 hours ago, Bobytomi said: In my opinion some to drop: James Whale Julie Walters Daniel Barenboim Tom Baker Buzz Aldrin Sonny Rollins Dennis Skinner Dick Cheney Sly Stone Joe Bugner Linda Nolan Robert Wagner Pete Murray Louis Farrakhan Robert Duvall Opinions? Absolutely not agree with Daniel Barenboim, the famous conductor has had many health issues during these past years. These year, he had to cancel some concerts : https://www.radioclassique.fr/classique/concerts-festivals/daniel-barenboim-renonce-a-nouveau-a-des-concerts-pour-raisons-de-sante/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted October 4 Suprised no-one has said "Oh, that's a bad miss!" concerning Clive Everton! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted October 4 wouldn't mind Angie Dickinson being brought back to the list next year… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobytomi 109 Posted October 4 (edited) The returns I most look forward to are Yoko Ono and David Attenborough (this last will turn 99 in 2025, and remember not everyone who makes it to 99 makes it to 100) Edited October 4 by Bobytomi 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 737 Posted October 5 20 hours ago, Bobytomi said: In my opinion some to drop: James Whale Julie Walters Daniel Barenboim Tom Baker Buzz Aldrin Sonny Rollins Dennis Skinner Dick Cheney Sly Stone Joe Bugner Linda Nolan Robert Wagner Pete Murray Louis Farrakhan Robert Duvall Opinions? Those are all good picks to drop, although James Whale is a bit of a legacy pick. I’d keep him on there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,569 Posted October 5 21 hours ago, Bobytomi said: In my opinion some to drop: James Whale Julie Walters Daniel Barenboim Tom Baker Buzz Aldrin Sonny Rollins Dennis Skinner Dick Cheney Sly Stone Joe Bugner Linda Nolan Robert Wagner Pete Murray Louis Farrakhan Robert Duvall Opinions? I think Pete Murray needs to stay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 596 Posted October 5 20 hours ago, Bobytomi said: In my opinion some to drop: James Whale Julie Walters Daniel Barenboim Tom Baker Buzz Aldrin Sonny Rollins Dennis Skinner Dick Cheney Sly Stone Joe Bugner Linda Nolan Robert Wagner Pete Murray Louis Farrakhan Robert Duvall Opinions? Personally the only two I consider are safe drops are Julie Walters and Louis Farrakhan. I agree with @msc a few posts above that James Whale and Linda Nolan can't go on forever with terminal cancer. Sonny Rollins "how the hell is he still alive with his pulmonary fibrosis condition?" Tom Baker, Dennis Skinner, Buzz Aldrin, Robert Wagner (COPD), Pete Murray and Robert Duvall are all in their 90s and at this point in their lives a fall or common cold could finish them off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
