IN REMEMBRANCE--2023 AD

[Dannyalcatraz]

Actor and comedian Richard Belzer has passed. He was widely known for portraying Detective John Munch on Law & Order.

Comedian, 'Law & Order' icon Richard Belzer dead at 78 - UPI.com

Actor and comedian Richard Belzer has died at the age of 78.

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Bit of TV trivia: he portrayed the John Munch character for over 22 years in 10 shows on 5 networks. The character was also referenced as a “NYPD contact” in the BBC series Luther, and popped up in a comic or two.

 

[Ulfgeir]

Famous Manga-artist Leiji Matsumoto has died.

Leiji Matsumoto, legendary manga creator, dies aged 85

 

[aco175]

I seen where we are on watch for former President Jimmy Carter, as he has been moved to home hospice.

 

[trappedslider]

Bit of TV trivia: he portrayed the John Munch character for over 22 years in 10 shows on 5 networks. The character was also referenced as a “NYPD contact” in the BBC series Luther, and popped up in a comic or two.

Hence why he was a key part of The Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis (a huge number of television shows belong to a single connected universe, and that universe exists in the mind of a child, Tommy Westphall.)

 

[Hriston]

Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu was confirmed this weekend as one of the victims of a pair of massive earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria two weeks ago. He was 31.

 

[Aeson]

I'll always remember the scene when Detective Munch introduces himself to a suspect, and the suspect repeating the name as Defective Monk. The character was mentally challenged, and it was a natural mistake for him, but it was priceless.

 

[trappedslider]

I'll always remember the scene when Detective Munch introduces himself to a suspect, and the suspect repeating the name as Defective Monk. The character was mentally challenged, and it was a natural mistake for him, but it was priceless.

That was one of the cross overs between H:life on the street and Law and Order.

 

[Ryujin]

Game designer Jonathan M. Thompson, owner of Battlefield Press, died yesterday, at the age of 51.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Barbara Bosson, who was nominated for Emmies for Hill Street Blues, died last Saturday. She was 83.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Famous Manga-artist Leiji Matsumoto has died.

Leiji Matsumoto, legendary manga creator, dies aged 85

My favorite anime before I even know what that was - Our Star Blazers (based on Battleship Yamato)

I still get chills watching the Wave Motion Gun