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RIP Dan O'Bannon

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Just learned today that Dan O'Bannon, the creative mind behind Dark Star and one of the driving forces behind Alien, Blade Runner and Total Recall, died yesterday after a short illness.

Another sci-fi legend gone but not forgotten. :cry:
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wow, truly a ledgendary person, ;ets hope other cary on his great ideas
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Tragic News - thanks for sharing. :shock: :cry:
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it's been a bad year. We also lost Patrick Dowling, the man who invented "vision on" and "the adventure game". Old things but underpinnings of my psyche.
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ClymAngus wrote:
it's been a bad year. We also lost Patrick Dowling, the man who invented "vision on" and "the adventure game". Old things but underpinnings of my psyche.
I thought I was the only one who remembered/adored "The adventure Game" - totally amazing - I used to watch it with my dad (that and "The Great Egg Race") - it was one of the few things I think we did together when I was kid. Sad news indeed...
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Gronda Gronda Rangdo...

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Don't you shake your leaves at me in that threatening manner. Last time I checked aspidistra were some what suseptable to WEEDOL!

Well the adventure game, dramarama, battle of the planets, starfleet, those weird BBC childrens films like A Hitch in Time, anything with T-Bag in it (I see johnhasler is available I might have to get him for something), anything by oliver postgate. Etc etc etc
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Don't forget that we also lost the author of Elite - The Dark Wheel, Robert Holdstock.
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Maybe you could start a Kickstarter Campaign to found your £4500 pledge. 8)
Thanks to Gimi, I got an eBook in my inbox tonight (31st May 2014 - Release of Elite Reclamation)!
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It's a bad year for storytelling.
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