The 2025 Grim Reaper Thread

[kelownabomberfan]

1 hour ago, Piggy 1 said:

His best performance ,and Ive watched it 10 times ,is in Tombstone. Never fails to make me laugh. RIP.

One strange movie is The Island of Dr. Moreau. Apparently Kilmer was tough to work with as he was "going through some things" as he found out during filming that he was getting divorced. If you ever watch it, note the blue arm band Kilmer is wearing. The director begged him to take it off as it made no sense for his character to be wearing it, but he wouldn't take it off.

[SpeedFlex27]

Val Kilmer: Tombstone: Doc Holiday kills Johnny Ringo in a showdown.

 

Edited April 3 by SpeedFlex27

[iHeart]

https://deadline.com/2025/04/jay-north-dies-73-dennis-the-menace-actor-1236361631/

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clem-burke-blondie-drummer-dead-obituary-1235311703/

[iHeart]

https://deadline.com/2025/04/alice-tan-ridley-dead-1236364740/

 

AGT also ran from 15 years ago (she made it to the semi finals)....and Gabourey Sidbe's mom

 

[Goalie]

On 2025-04-09 at 3:57 PM, iHeart said:

https://deadline.com/2025/04/alice-tan-ridley-dead-1236364740/

 

AGT also ran from 15 years ago (she made it to the semi finals)....and Gabourey Sidbe's mom

 

RIP but I think we at the point here where we could post a random obituary from the free press and more people would be like oh that guy eh, I remember seeing him at the store. Cuz semi finalist on a show 15 years ago is WHO. 

[iHeart]

https://deadline.com/2025/04/wink-martindale-dead-1236369288/

 

he was quite active on youtube in the last several years

Edited April 15 by iHeart

[iHeart]

On 2025-02-26 at 11:47 AM, iHeart said:

Good god! I guess we'll always have Inspector Gadget (1999)

https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/26/michelle-trachtenberg-dead-gossip-girl-actress/

a cause of death has been determined

https://deadline.com/2025/04/michelle-trachtenberg-cause-of-death-1236370374/

[Goalie]

https://deadline.com/2025/04/nicky-katt-dead-cause-dazed-and-confused-1236368019/
 

Clint is dead. He offed himself. 

Edited April 17 by Goalie

[bigg jay]

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/21/europe/pope-francis-dies-intl

 

[iHeart]

[Goalie]

16 hours ago, iHeart said:

Almost like god wasn’t a big fan. Shocking lol. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Who to choose, who to choose?

[iHeart]

yeah I saw Conclave trend on X too

[SpeedFlex27]

The Vatican appoints these Popes when they're in their mid 60's & then works them to death. By the time they pass away, they have no idea what they're doing or going on. After that, they just do what they're told what to do. They should appoint them in their mid 40's when they're young & vibrant. Then have them retire at 65-70. To me, it is a form of elder abuse that has been allowed to continue for a thousand years. However, I guess it's a calling (for death). 

Edited April 22 by SpeedFlex27

[iHeart]

wasn't Pope John Paul II in his 50s when he got the job?

 

 

Edited April 22 by iHeart

[SpeedFlex27]

3 minutes ago, iHeart said:

wasn't Pope John Paul II in his 50s when he got the job?

He was 58. By the time he was in his 70's the schedule was killing him. They should (but don't) have a retirement escape. Keep the position young. 

[iHeart]

4 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

He was 58. By the time he was in his 70's the schedule was killing him. They should (but don't) have a retirement escape. Keep the position young. 

so how did Benedict get out?

[SpeedFlex27]

10 minutes ago, iHeart said:

so how did Benedict get out?

He did the smart thing & actually resigned due to health reasons but he was 85 when he left. Benedict did receive widespread condemnation for doing so. It just isn't done & Pope Francis stayed on to the end. 

Edited April 23 by SpeedFlex27

[SpeedFlex27]

If anyone here is Catholic & is interested to see the inner workings of the Catholic Church how they choose a Pope thn you should watch The Shoes Of The Fisherman from 1968 starring Anthony Quinn. From all I've read the politics behind choosing a Pope is accurate even if the political intrigue in the main plot isn't. I've seen TSOTF twice & I'm not Catholic. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

so how did Benedict get out?

Lack of popularity. 

 

[iHeart]

https://people.com/leapfrog-founder-mike-wood-dies-by-assisted-suicide-amid-alzheimer-s-battle-report-11720321?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4-d9PzLIDxxDOY8HL61X9DQBf6Z6hNW2qkMpkU6hYmhSzfBZWUEp493Aenfg_aem_jsXamG9hWYgdW2QNxcEStA

[bigg jay]

NFL Hall of famer & former WCW wrestler Steve McMichael.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44823944/hall-famer-bears-icon-steve-mongo-mcmichael-dies-age-67

 

[iHeart]

and Canadian childhoods have taken a hit (she created Under the Umbrella Tree)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/renowned-canadian-puppeteer-noreen-young-dead-at-85-1.7513889

[Goalie]

On 2025-04-23 at 8:26 PM, bigg jay said:

NFL Hall of famer & former WCW wrestler Steve McMichael.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44823944/hall-famer-bears-icon-steve-mongo-mcmichael-dies-age-67

 

This one is wild. Earlier in the day I got a notification from a site I follow that he was being taken to hospice and then was taken off his life support thing. Guess not long after or did he even make it to hospice.