Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted October 11, 2012 As promised the Babylon 5 thread. Below is a list of the main players and selected guest cast. There are at least 5 early deaths. Is the show cursed? Bruce Boxleitner (1950- Michael O' Hare (1952-2012) Claudia Christian (1965- Jerry Doyle (1956- Mira Furlan (1955- Richard Biggs (1960-2004) Andrea Thompson (1959- Bill Mumy (1954- Jason Carter (1960- Tracey Scoggins (1953- Stephen Furst (1955- Patrica Tallman (1957- Peter Jurasik (1950- Andreas Katsulas (1946-2006) Jeff Conaway (1950-2011) Robert Rusler (1965- Julie Caitlin Brown (1961- Mary Kay Adams (1962- Tim Choate (1954-2004) Ed Wasser (1964- John Vickery (1950- Marshall Teague (1953- Walter Koenig (1936- Ardwright Chamberlain (1957- Joshua Cox (1965- Theodore Bikel (1924- June Lockhart (1925- J Michael Straczynski (1954- Christopher Franke (1953- D C Fontana (1939 - 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted July 21, 2015 Theodore Bikel has died at 91. http://variety.com/2015/film/news/theodore-bikel-fiddler-on-the-roof-star-dies-at-91-1201544826/ Reuters UK Obit: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/21/us-people-bikel-idUKKCN0PV25720150721 Sorry but he will always be Zoltan Karpathy to me: https://youtu.be/9yh0I_e9rKc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 21, 2015 He was the murderer in my favourite episode of Columbo... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted July 21, 2015 He was the murderer in my favourite episode of Columbo... Ah yes, the episode that includes this creepy little moment: https://youtu.be/pkAi2obw1Lo At the time, nothing; to today's viewers, yep, just a little creepy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 22, 2015 Theodore Bikel has died at 91. http://variety.com/2015/film/news/theodore-bikel-fiddler-on-the-roof-star-dies-at-91-1201544826/ Reuters UK Obit: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/21/us-people-bikel-idUKKCN0PV25720150721 Sorry but he will always be Zoltan Karpathy to me: https://youtu.be/9yh0I_e9rKc At last a hit for my Unusual Suspects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,150 Posted July 22, 2015 He was the murderer in my favourite episode of Columbo... Ah yes, the episode that includes this creepy little moment: https://youtu.be/pkAi2obw1Lo At the time, nothing; to today's viewers, yep, just a little creepy. It's a real shame that anyone would find that "creepy". There's nothing wrong with paying someone a compliment, whatever their age. And in this case it set up a line in which an intelligent character wittily turns a cliché upside down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted July 22, 2015 I absolutely agree Toast, at the time it would just have been seen as a compliment cleverly worked way back in 1977. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,150 Posted July 22, 2015 I absolutely agree Toast, at the time it would just have been seen as a compliment cleverly worked way back in 1977. So why are you saying it's creepy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted July 22, 2015 I absolutely agree Toast, at the time it would just have been seen as a compliment cleverly worked way back in 1977. So why are you saying it's creepy? I'm saying how it would look to today's viewers. Middle aged married cop makes suggestive statement to possible witness/suspect during his line of work - could you get away with writing that sort of stuff today without it leading to some sort of disgrace/shame/witchunt/newspaper outrage, given the apparent age of the girl? I think not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,150 Posted July 22, 2015 I absolutely agree Toast, at the time it would just have been seen as a compliment cleverly worked way back in 1977. So why are you saying it's creepy? I'm saying how it would look to today's viewers. Middle aged married cop makes suggestive statement to possible witness/suspect during his line of work - could you get away with writing that sort of stuff today without it leading to some sort of disgrace/shame/witchunt/newspaper outrage, given the apparent age of the girl? I think not. He just told her she was pretty! He was being kind, that's all. What a horrible world this has become. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 23, 2015 As promised the Babylon 5 thread.Below is a list of the main players and selected guest cast. There are at least 5 early deaths. Is the show cursed?Bruce Boxleitner (1950-Michael O' Hare (1952-2012)Claudia Christian (1965-Jerry Doyle (1956-Mira Furlan (1955-Richard Biggs (1960-2004)Andrea Thompson (1959-Bill Mumy (1954-Jason Carter (1960-Tracey Scoggins (1953-Stephen Furst (1955-Patrica Tallman (1957-Peter Jurasik (1950-Andreas Katsulas (1946-2006)Jeff Conaway (1950-2011)Robert Rusler (1965-Julie Caitlin Brown (1961-Mary Kay Adams (1962-Tim Choate (1954-2004)Ed Wasser (1964-John Vickery (1950-Marshall Teague (1953-Walter Koenig (1936-Ardwright Chamberlain (1957-Joshua Cox (1965-Theodore Bikel (1924-June Lockhart (1925-J Michael Straczynski (1954-Christopher Franke (1953-D C Fontana (1939 - Make sure You update this list to show that Theodore Bikel has passed on. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted July 23, 2015 I absolutely agree Toast, at the time it would just have been seen as a compliment cleverly worked way back in 1977. So why are you saying it's creepy? I'm saying how it would look to today's viewers. Middle aged married cop makes suggestive statement to possible witness/suspect during his line of work - could you get away with writing that sort of stuff today without it leading to some sort of disgrace/shame/witchunt/newspaper outrage, given the apparent age of the girl? I think not. He just told her she was pretty! He was being kind, that's all. What a horrible world this has become. toast, have you ever heard of tumblr and social justice warriors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 23, 2015 Theodore Bikel has died at 91. http://variety.com/2015/film/news/theodore-bikel-fiddler-on-the-roof-star-dies-at-91-1201544826/ Reuters UK Obit: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/21/us-people-bikel-idUKKCN0PV25720150721 Sorry but he will always be Zoltan Karpathy to me: https://youtu.be/9yh0I_e9rKc I am glad that this was posted in this thread as the episode he appeared (TKO from series 1) was the first episode of the show to win an award. The episode is fairly mediocre about a martial arts tournament that a friend of Garibaldi wants to enter but alongisde that there is the aftermath of the death of Ivanova's father and a rabbi (Bikel) comes from Earth to visit her. The award came from a Jewish group and was for the positive portrayal of Judaism in television. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 28, 2016 Jerry Doyle dead aged 60. This is being reported on a Dutch website. This show must be cursed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted July 28, 2016 http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Jerry-Doyle-Babylon-5-Star-and-EpicTimes-8497226.php News here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted July 28, 2016 Bruce Boxleitner (1950-Michael O' Hare (1952-2012)Claudia Christian (1965-Jerry Doyle (1956-2016)Mira Furlan (1955-Richard Biggs (1960-2004)Andrea Thompson (1959-Bill Mumy (1954-Jason Carter (1960-Tracey Scoggins (1953-Stephen Furst (1955-Patrica Tallman (1957-Peter Jurasik (1950-Andreas Katsulas (1946-2006)Jeff Conaway (1950-2011)Robert Rusler (1965-Julie Caitlin Brown (1961-Mary Kay Adams (1962-Tim Choate (1954-2004)Ed Wasser (1964-John Vickery (1950-Marshall Teague (1953-Walter Koenig (1936-Ardwright Chamberlain (1957-Joshua Cox (1965-Theodore Bikel (1924-2015)June Lockhart (1925-J Michael Straczynski (1954-Christopher Franke (1953-D C Fontana (1939 - Updated for Doyle and Bikel. i need to use more names from this list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted September 28, 2016 Ron Thorton who was responsible for the pioneering use of CGI effects for the series has a Go Fund Me page set up to cover expenses for his unspecified serious illness. The use of CGI allowed B5 to create space battles on a limited budget whereas on DS9 about the same era they relied on model work so space battles tended to be someone looking at a monitor and describing what is happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 29, 2016 D C Fontana (1939 - So she wrote for Babylon 5 and Star Trek? Cool. I have never watched B5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted September 29, 2016 D C Fontana (1939 - So she wrote for Babylon 5 and Star Trek? Cool. I have never watched B5. She wrote a couple of early episodes. B5 is excellent and is very rewarding. Apart from Series 5. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted November 24, 2016 Ron Thorton who was responsible for the pioneering use of CGI effects for the series has a Go Fund Me page set up to cover expenses for his unspecified serious illness. The use of CGI allowed B5 to create space battles on a limited budget whereas on DS9 about the same era they relied on model work so space battles tended to be someone looking at a monitor and describing what is happening. Ron Thornton has died agex 59. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted May 10, 2017 Curt Lowens who appeared in a couple of episodes as Varn has died aged 91. http://www.thewrap.com/curt-lowens-holocaust-survivor-rescuer-actor-dies-91/ Other credits include parts in Wonder Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, Mission Impossible and the 1980s V. Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Lowens IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523142/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted May 12, 2017 Douglas Netter producer has died aged 95. Hardly a victim of the curse. Just been reported on Facebook. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted May 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Douglas Netter producer has died aged 95. Hardly a victim of the curse. Just been reported on Facebook. It's a curse like: everyone who worked on opening King Tut's tomb in 1922 are now dead. Spooky! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted June 18, 2017 Coffin lodger posted in Dead of 17 thread , but this needs updated. Stephen Furst at 62/3https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/06/17/us/ap-us-obit-stephen-furst.html?mcubz=2&_r=0 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 19, 2017 On 2016-7-28 at 21:04, Bibliogryphon said: Bruce Boxleitner (1950-Michael O' Hare (1952-2012)Claudia Christian (1965-Jerry Doyle (1956-2016)Mira Furlan (1955-Richard Biggs (1960-2004)Andrea Thompson (1959-Bill Mumy (1954-Jason Carter (1960-Tracey Scoggins (1953-Stephen Furst (1955-2017)Patrica Tallman (1957-Peter Jurasik (1950-Andreas Katsulas (1946-2006)Jeff Conaway (1950-2011)Robert Rusler (1965-Julie Caitlin Brown (1961-Mary Kay Adams (1962-Tim Choate (1954-2004)Ed Wasser (1964-John Vickery (1950-Marshall Teague (1953-Walter Koenig (1936-Ardwright Chamberlain (1957-Joshua Cox (1965-Theodore Bikel (1924-2015)June Lockhart (1925-J Michael Straczynski (1954-Christopher Franke (1953-D C Fontana (1939 - Updated for Doyle and Bikel. i need to use more names from this list. I am more and more convinced there is a curse. Thought Stephen Furst was brilliant and he directed several episodes. Very sad. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
