Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away :(

This year can get in the fucking bin

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[–] 57 points 1 week ago (1 child)

The Royal Shakespeare Company describes the actor as a "colossus"

Close, but he was actually Professor Xavier.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    This one really bummed me out.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    With Alzheimers and Lewy Body dementia, I am glad he can rest now.

    What a terrible combination of diseases to suffer from simultaneously.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Pretty much. Most have an image of how they wish to go, peacefully in their sleep is a good one. But to have that combination is to be in such a dreadful state. Alas, it is not of our choosing at the end of it all.

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  • [–] 88 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Mr. Spock: A Vulcan would face such a loss without tears.

    Young Spock: How?

    Mr. Spock: By understanding every life comes to an end when time demands it. Loss of life is to be mourned, but only if the life was wasted.

    --Star Trek: TAS, Yesteryear

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    [–] 23 points 1 week ago

    I didn't know he was 86, it's less surprising in that context. Still a bummer, a legend is gone.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    His obit better goddamn start with stardate. I'm not even a trekie.

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    A great actor, and a decent human. Rest peacefully Captain. You've earned it.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    man. I really thought shatner would go before him and chekov.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Shatner was recently on Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiners podcast and he still looked the same as he did like 20 years ago and still sharp as a tack. I think what help keeps his mind sharp is he stays up to date on stuff. Like he was quite knowledgeable about AI for example. for being 95 he acts like he's in his late 60s.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago

    From when 1st saw him in dune as a child, I saw him as a role model and father figure. I cried hard all the way home after watching Logan because of him and I never cried in a movie in my life. I hope he understood how much impact he had on the lives of his fans. The characters he played really embodied what it meant to be the change you want in the world.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago

    Oh noooooo! I've been dreading this day for years I fucking love him

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago

    It's been a rough fucking year.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago

    He was very cool. RIP

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Loved his performance as Lenin. RIP

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    RIP, one of the greats for sure.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    He will be missed.

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    RIP in Peace my man.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 week ago

    Oh shit.

    This Magic set is gonna blow up!

    There are signed cards in the collector packs.

    It will be because of his influence.

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    [–] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Stewart died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a "brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's and Lewy Body Dementia, according to a statement

    Wtf kind of description is that

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    The BBC also published an obituary, Sir Patrick Stewart: Actor who moved effortlessly between Star Trek and Shakespeare.

    He was a great human being and incomparable on stage and screen, where he led The Next Generation where no one has gone before. May he rest in peace.

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