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Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard Actor, Dies Aged 69

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Re: Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard Actor, Dies Aged 69

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Post by Angostura »

Apocryphon wrote: post #115
lionize wrote: post #22

Sad news, however how is this related to Hackery?

Alan Rickman played the voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a book series well-beloved by hackers.

But before the book series, there was the Radio series, with Marvin played by the incomparable Stephen Moore

Re: Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard Actor, Dies Aged 69

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Post by patja »

arethuza wrote: post #52

"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest

If you like Rickman's work I highly recommend the Masterpiece episode "The Song of Lunch"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/songoflunch/

Re: Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard Actor, Dies Aged 69

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Post by cuckcuckspruce »

apetresc wrote: post #71
cuckcuckspruce wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I try to keep Christian apologists away from my children.

So edgy.

It's not about edge. My children are free to make up their own minds about what they do with their lives when they reach an age where they can reason for themselves. Until then, I do my best to keep any ideological or religious influence from trying to exert itself upon them.

Re: Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard Actor, Dies Aged 69

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Post by eric_the_read »

iscrewyou wrote: post #108
sageikosa wrote: post #87

Eight movies of "so much like your father" just so he could deliver the "you have your mother's eyes" line, that one time; and undo all Harry's doubts and fears in that one moment.

##SPOILER!##!!

The book was out 9 years ago, and the movie was ~4 years ago. I'm going to say this one's legit. If you haven't seen or read it by now, it's your own dang fault.

Re: Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard Actor, Dies Aged 69

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Post by venomsnake »

celticninja wrote: post #119
venomsnake wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While the three of them were antagonists, I would not qualify them as bad guys or villains. The only really bad guy I can remember he was playing was the judge in Sweeny Todd.

Really? Gruber was an out and out thief and murderer who used terrorism as a front for his plans. The Sheriff was also a proper villain, doing whatever he could to try and ensure he ended up on the throne. I concede on Snape.

But if everyone has just given what Gruber wanted no one would have gotten hurt. They open the safe, move out with the money and everyone but Bruce Willis' career is happy.
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