D&D Minis concept artist
Visiting Artist
Warrior
267 Posts
    
 | | 02/15/2006 7:47 AM |
| http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=34628
Died at the age of 59 - darn, he was my favourite character! | |
Stop oppressing my culture, you ethnocentric b***h! | |
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Newtoncain
Commander
2985 Posts
Land of 10,000 taxes
| | 02/15/2006 8:18 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Visiting Artist
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=34628
Died at the age of 59 - darn, he was my favourite character!
Bummer | |
They just don't know what's good in life...Conan, tell them what is good in life.
To rip the boosters. To count the minis spilled out before you, and to hear the indifference of the women... | |
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Ack
Underboss
1476 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 8:36 AM |
| :(
very sad day. | |
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Sean-Khan
Commander
2731 Posts
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Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
New York
| | 02/15/2006 9:12 AM |
| Oh no.
Im gonna hafta pull out my action figure and have him hang out on my desk for a while. :( | |
Champion of the Skulk
Vindicated Champion of the Twig Blight | |
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Grim
Sergeant
482 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 10:13 AM |
| | Too bad. Great character actor. | |
I am a leaf on the wind...Urrk!!--Wash, "Serenity" | |
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Orion72
Underboss
1917 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 10:52 AM |
| NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Temperance
Sergeant
525 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 11:30 AM |
| | He was certainly one of the best parts of B5. | |
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Peter Lee on the WotC board
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PatEllis15
Commander
4463 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 1:29 PM |
| R.I.P.
G'Kar was far and away my favorite character in B5... I always played the narn when I played the CCG because of that as well!
Pat E | |
"Games evolve. Otherwise we'd still be pushing rocks around the dirt. What do you think the cavemen said when some dude showed up with sticks?" - Chairman7w | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 3:27 PM |
| wow, bummer...I just finished watching season 5 yesterday and I still have to watch River of Souls and A Call to Arms. Great actor and will miss him but will enjoy his acting for years to come. He also played a great Romulan (Commander Tomalak). [:(]
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"There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain."
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jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
Walnut Creek, CA
| | 02/15/2006 6:12 PM |
| Babylon 5 is my favorite series, due in no small part to the incredible contributions by Andreas. He was exceptionally talented at his craft, and brought something special to a genre that typically lacked real depth of character.
He is the second major actor from the Babylon 5 series to pass (Richard Biggs, Dr. Stephen Franklin). | |
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IanB
Commander
3112 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 6:59 PM |
| | He and Peter Jurasik really elevated that show from 'meh' to 'very good' with their performances. Sad to see him go so young. | |
Anson on WotC boards | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 02/15/2006 9:11 PM |
| | Uncle Owen died today too [:(] | |
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Can of the Cave Beer
Commander
2838 Posts
| | 02/16/2006 1:10 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by jgsugden
He is the second major actor from the Babylon 5 series to pass (Richard Biggs, Dr. Stephen Franklin).
There was also Tim Choate. Although he may not have been a "major" character, Zathras was certainly a significant character.
I originally stumbled on the news of Andreas' passing this morning during my (non-approved) web surfing at work. I was simply stunned. Andreas and Peter (Jurasik) certainly made B5 what it is. Their actions and interactions kept the series from getting dull and allowed JMS the time to make what could have been an easily forgettable show into something memorable.
I've always been on the "more B5" front, but after Andreas' passing--I don't know anymore. I simply cannot imagine a B5 without G'Kar.
While typing this, my mind has been spinning through the images I've seen over the years, and two stick out as particularly amusing.
First: I managed to catch this on TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes. G'Kar and Londo are going at each other like usual, and after the two exchange pronunciations of "Centauri" (Cen-Tor-E/Cen-Tar-E) they finish by singing "po-tay-toe"/"po-tah-toe"/"let's call the whole thing off."
Second: This is a picture (off-set) of Andreas in full costume--with a smoke hanging out of the side of his mouth. It just struck me as funny.
Rest well, Andreas. | |
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Aramus
Warrior
181 Posts
| | 02/18/2006 9:07 AM |
| | Bummer i liked his character as well | |
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