Thoughts on the 2025 Deathlist

[GEMINEYE 211]

Great list, but surprised to see James Whale dropped, especially after his recent hospital stay. But I can see at least 20 of these going in 2025. Good job!

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,921]

Great list! Would expect a better hit rate this year than last 

[Banana 879]

Much more commendable list from years past

[Stogiagio 42]

Just now, GEMINEYE said:

Great list, but surprised to see James Whale dropped, especially after his recent hospital stay. But I can see at least 20 of these going in 2025. Good job!

Or maximum 6 of them

[Sly Ronnie 949]

Al-Assad aside, must the oldest aggregate of any DeathList.

[Dying Probably 647]

13 minutes ago, Grimgrass said:

The drops:

1. Pope Francis
2. Tom Brokaw
3. Norman Tebbit
4. Roberta Flack
5. Ted Turner

 

Thoroughly questionable ones here.

[888-333 15]

I fell the way about Staurt Hall with Fritzel he could have even died already off the Radar During the Summer and it was never Reported

 

Good thing Roul Castro is not on the List he is a Bad omen the Other list he was on was 2021 another imfamous drought Year, and both years he was subject to a hoax which prooved to be Bull  

[Insane 360]

Just now, Dying Probably said:

 

Thoroughly questionable ones here.

well there has to be some questionable drops when we have 6 people die out the 50

[Fox B 40]

The irony if Cheney picks this year to cark it...

[Zsa Zsa's leg 916]

I do think the Flack drop is the worst one. She's 88 with ALS. All around though, this seems like a great list.

[Miranda lass 115]

I know she isn't doing good at all, but did feel sad to see Julie Goodyear on the new list. 

John Williams is a great addition I did keep saying he should be on

While I am surprised Tom Baker and Willie Nelson are no longer on

And it feels the right choice to have David Attenborough back on

[Grimgrass 571]

Looks like every name born in 1930 or earlier were kept on. They make up 19/25 of the carryovers.

[gcreptile 11,301]

I feel like 2024 was an aberration and this list is kind of back to normal.

[Deathrace 1,203]

Surprised King Charles wasn't included. 

[Bobytomi 154]

20 minutes ago, Grimgrass said:

The drops:

 

1. Tom Brokaw
2. Norman Tebbit
3. Willie Nelson
4. Roberta Flack
5. Raul Castro
6. Ted Turner

I'm afraid that these names are going to be miss, they could have dropped Duvall and Wagner instead of one of them, but basically a good list, I liked several debuts and comebacks here.

[Windsor 2,270]

It is an old list but considering my own offering this year, I'll stay quiet...

[wannamaker 1,486]

Not a bad list, some risky drops and some weird returnees/newcomers but it will probably be a return to form, no Yarrow is bad but tbh his declining health wasn't really mentioned in any major news sources.

[Dying Probably 647]

VERY old names this year - only 3 are under 80 years old (Nolan, Assad and Weinstein), and the median age is 95 years old (!!)

[dimreaper 831]

24 minutes ago, Grimgrass said:

The drops:

 

1. Vanessa Redgrave
2. Denis Law
3. Tom Brokaw
4. Norman Tebbit
5. Roberta Flack
6. Ted Turner

 

Pretty risky drops. 

[Lafaucheuse 4,197]

Risky drops, strange moves overall, several misses to come BUT all I care is Eva Marie Saint and Frankie Valli being included

[Master Obit 880]

I'm surprised to not see

Tomiko Itooka - 117

Inah Canabarro Lucas - 117

Ethel Caterham - 116

 

Might as well have them at this point if the strategy is to just pick really old people.

 

I will say that the list will probably get double digits, but I can't see it doing extremely well.

 

[arghton 7,037]

Angie Dickinson, Kim Novak (Ill? Not ill? Not been keeping up on this one), Armani, Clive Davis and Hal Linden are classic committee pick names but all feel like the next 3-4-year bedblockers. Weinstein and Asma are Durst types - "seem ill, feel risky" but hopefully Durst repeats too.

 

Duvall and Routledge are the worst keeps, neither of them are known to be ill and both are still quite active. Meanwhile, I can not see Flack or Brokaw making it to 2026

 

Otherwise decent list with lots of good new picks. 

[Dying Probably 647]

Just now, arghton said:

Meanwhile, I can not see Flack or Brokaw making it to 2025.

 

Can you not?

[SovietJohnny 108]

What?? No Peter Falk?

[dimreaper 831]

I'm disappointed they keep placing Robert Wagner on the list. He's famous and old, but has no known ailments or diseases, unlike Denis Law, Tom Brokaw, and Ted Turner.