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R.I.P. Michael Crichton

Started by Raffine, November 05, 2008, 01:35:35 PM

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Raffine

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27557143

Wow. MSNBC just announced author Michael Crichton has passed away after a 'private battle' with cancer.
If you're an Andy Milligan fan there's no hope for you.

ER

I just heard! Such sad news! Studs Terkel last week was bad enough even though he was in his 90's, but I didn't even know Michael Crichton was ill. Such a sad and untimely passing!
What does not kill me makes me stranger.

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Captain Tars Tarkas

Just wait until someone clones him and opens a theme park...

WingedSerpent

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_en_tv/obit_crichton_7

Michael Crichton has died at the age of 66.  This is sad news for all of his fans, like myself.

Jurassic Park is both one of my favorite books and movies.

His books were both fascinating, interesting, and some of the best modern science fiction being written today.  Not one to limit himself, Crichton's work included historical fiction, social commentary, and others.  His latest book Next, was a great read which realistically delt with genetic engenering.  JP was the monster movie version, Next delt with gene patents, research, and the problems that could happen today.

This is a loss for the literary world.

At least, that's what Gary Busey told me...

Torgo

Wow.....that really sucks. I didn't even know that he was ill.

My thoughts go out to his friends and family in this time of tough loss.  He was a great writer as well.
"There is no way out of here. It'll be dark soon. There is no way out of here."

Allhallowsday

Hardly mentioned is the fact that CRICHTON wrote and directed WESTWORLD.  We will miss you!   Good night, MICHAEL
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Mr. DS

Thanks for the awe inspiring stories, RIP.   :bluesad:
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indianasmith

His books always entertained me, but they also made me think.

Ah Michael, we hardly knew ye . . .
"I shall smite you in the nostrils with a rod of iron, and wax your spleen with Efferdent!!"

Shadow

Quote from: indianasmith on November 05, 2008, 11:35:02 PM
Ah Michael, we hardly knew ye . . .

Indeed. I had no idea he was that tall.

RIP.
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Trevor

RIP, Michael.

He was the guy who answered my question as to why I liked (and still do like) dinosaurs as a kid: in Jurassic Park, he has Alan Grant say that children saw dinosaurs as 'symbolic parents'.  :smile:
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

Pilgermann

That's really a shame.  I'm afraid that I've only read Sphere which was pretty good and WAY better than the film, but he was certainly a man with some interesting ideas.