RIP Sean Connery and Alex Trebek

[Tim]

news.avclub.com/r-i-p-sean-connery-1845537442

For many, me included, he was THE James Bond.  He was a hard act to follow. 

He'll be greatly missed.

[Squad 51]

That's defnitely. Know him from James Bond, of course and the novel film "The Name of the Rose". RIP Sean Connery!

You'll be missed!

[Tim]

Of course, I also remember him as the father of Indiana Jones in The Last Crusade.

[Melinda Halliwell]

I remember him for both these roles also plus other ones he done like Hunt For Red October, Entrapment, The Untouchables for which he won an oscar for, Dragonheart, King Arthur in First Knight, Robin And Marian, and Highlander 1 and 2.

The man had a very varied career.

[Squad 51]

Oh yeah, Katherine mentioned some movies I also forgot about. Still, RIP Sean Connery!

[Tim]

I've seen most of those movies myself.

[Squad 51]

Some not all.

[Tim]

Hope none of the tributes make the mistake of referring to him as English.  He hated that. 

Mr. Connery was a Scot, and proud of it.

[Squad 51]

That is certain. That way he passed good as Highlander.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Daniel Craig lead the tributes to Sir Sean saying what kind of a man he was and how he trailblazed Bond for all the other actors onward whilst Nicola Sturgeon called him a proud Scot who loved his country as well as poetry which he wrote and politics that he also liked doing.

[Tim]

These are great tributes.  Both for the role that made him famous, and for the homeland he loved.

[BettyNewbie]

Of course, they would die so close to each other.


Alex Trebek, Revered Host of ‘Jeopardy!’ for 36 Years, Dies at 80

[Tim]

I was saddened to hear of Mr. Trebek's passing.  

He was a native of my country, Canada.  In fact, he went to university here in Ottawa. 

Of course, I (and most people) knew him best from his being host of Jeopardy, a job he's had since 1984 (before a lot of you were even born).   My parents and I used to watch all the time.

He's left some pretty big shoes to fill.

[Jean]

R.I.P.

Very sad loss.

[Tim]

I know.

Someone could take over hosting Jeopardy!  But replace Mr. Trebek?  No, I don't see that happening.