Harold Ramis dead at 69

*Ninjinister* · 02-24-2014, 12:02 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ry?id=22651174

This is... quite distressing, to say the least. He'd been having health issues for a while, and had to re-learn how to walk, but I was always hopeful for another Ghostbusters out of the entire original crew.

*ObiWanFan4life* · 02-24-2014, 01:19 PM

I....have nothing. This is just heartbreaking. I loved Groundhog Day, he was a very talented comedy director. R.I.P.

Gin Rummy · 02-24-2014, 01:22 PM

So Sad. I loved him In Stripes & Ghostbusters. He was a Brilliantly funny actor & a even funnier writer. RIP.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 02-24-2014, 01:44 PM

very sad news. RIP

the fixer · 02-24-2014, 01:59 PM

This is just heartbreaking...
RIP, mr. Ramis...

~~Leo656~~ · 02-24-2014, 03:03 PM

Unbelievably sad and upset by this. "Ghostbusters" was one of those life-changing things in my life. When I was a kid, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I'd say "a Ghostbuster", and Egon was always my favorite. As I got older and saw other films he'd directed and acted in, I became a much bigger fan of him as a creative genius in general, although those two movies are still my favorites of his.

Nobody wanted Ghostbusters 3 more than I did, but I really hope they drop it, now. It simply can't work without him. I'm sure eventually they'll reboot it or remake it, but it simply can't continue in the same universe, or at least it shouldn't. The game was the "third movie" and that's good enough.

*Candy Kappa* · 02-24-2014, 04:13 PM

This is sad news, 69 isn't that old. I kinda feel a bit selfish thinking there won't be any Ghostbusters 3 now that he is gone, but besides Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, I don't have all that big of a relationship with his career compared to other actors. But that doesn't make his passing any less sad.

*triplexxx* · 02-24-2014, 04:23 PM

Another great comedic talent in this world I'm going to miss, RIP Harold

*The Fifth Turtle* · 02-24-2014, 04:30 PM

He will always be known as Egon to me. Other than GB I really didn't follow his line of work. Rest in peace my fellow Chicago an.

*BubblyShell22* · 02-24-2014, 04:56 PM

Man, this sucks. R.I.P., Egon.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 02-24-2014, 09:50 PM

Agreed. Egon is- gone. RIP, good sir. Another comedic talent gone too soon- so sad.

*blindturtle02* · 02-24-2014, 10:49 PM

Aw no. RIP, sir. Very sad to hear this as Ghostbusters is one of my favorite movies ever. Too many childhood favorites passing away lately.

~~Leo656~~ · 02-24-2014, 10:53 PM

Earlier today someone on Facebook asked me why all the good celebrities are passing away. I told him it was because they can't stand to live in a world where Seth Rogen is considered a comedic genius.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 02-24-2014, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

Earlier today someone on Facebook asked me why all the good celebrities are passing away. I told him it was because they can't stand to live in a world where Seth Rogen is considered a comedic genius.

bwahahahahahaha

*Wildcat* · 02-24-2014, 11:05 PM

I just saw this on IMDb. Very shocking. I didnt know he had health problems.

I dont wanna come off as a jerk but I hope Bill Murray feels guilty about holding GB3 now.

I still think it can happen and probably will but now it can't have a big focus on the original team. I mean I always pictured Ray and Egon as the ones that continued the business and recruited new members.

~~Leo656~~ · 02-24-2014, 11:12 PM

Egon was the most competent and the one who developed the equipment. Even in the Extreme Ghostbusters spin-off, Egon was the only original member to stay. He's irreplaceable. Nobody wanted GB3 more than I did but it's officially time to let it go. Give it a few years, a respectful grace period, and then start waiting for the inevitable reboot. Leave the original universe alone. The guy who created most of it is gone.

*Wildcat* · 02-25-2014, 12:01 AM

Well Ive read some ideas about either having a new team somewhere else and just mentioning the original one with maybe a cameo by Dan...or...the original team has long since broken up and new scientists want to restart the business so they track down Ray for help.

I think that second idea is pretty good actually. Wouldn't have to go in depth about what happened to the others.

I don't mind a remake if they wanna do that instead.

*Raph's Girl* · 02-25-2014, 12:12 AM

Wingnut · 02-25-2014, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

When I was a kid, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I'd say "a Ghostbuster"

Right there with you man.

Harold Ramis was a true genius. His influence will be seen in comedy/film for decades, whether future generations realize it or not.

What I would give for some Ecto Cooler right now...

RIP

**Jester** · 02-25-2014, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

Earlier today someone on Facebook asked me why all the good celebrities are passing away. I told him it was because they can't stand to live in a world where Seth Rogen is considered a comedic genius.

Didn't Ramis work with Rogan?
Yeah...Knocked Up...thanks IMDb!

02-24-2014, 12:02 PM	#1
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Harold Ramis dead at 69 http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ry?id=22651174 This is... quite distressing, to say the least. He'd been having health issues for a while, and had to re-learn how to walk, but I was always hopeful for another Ghostbusters out of the entire original crew. __________________

02-24-2014, 01:19 PM	#2
ObiWanFan4life Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,724	I....have nothing. This is just heartbreaking. I loved Groundhog Day, he was a very talented comedy director. R.I.P. __________________ "The force will be with you, always" - Obi-Wan Kenobi

02-24-2014, 01:22 PM	#3
Gin Rummy Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 648	So Sad. I loved him In Stripes & Ghostbusters. He was a Brilliantly funny actor & a even funnier writer. RIP. __________________ Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'

02-24-2014, 01:44 PM	#4
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	very sad news. RIP __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

02-24-2014, 04:13 PM	#7
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	This is sad news, 69 isn't that old. I kinda feel a bit selfish thinking there won't be any Ghostbusters 3 now that he is gone, but besides Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, I don't have all that big of a relationship with his career compared to other actors. But that doesn't make his passing any less sad. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

02-24-2014, 01:59 PM	#5
the fixer Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BELGIUM Posts: 395	This is just heartbreaking... RIP, mr. Ramis...

02-24-2014, 03:03 PM	#6
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Unbelievably sad and upset by this. "Ghostbusters" was one of those life-changing things in my life. When I was a kid, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I'd say "a Ghostbuster", and Egon was always my favorite. As I got older and saw other films he'd directed and acted in, I became a much bigger fan of him as a creative genius in general, although those two movies are still my favorites of his. Nobody wanted Ghostbusters 3 more than I did, but I really hope they drop it, now. It simply can't work without him. I'm sure eventually they'll reboot it or remake it, but it simply can't continue in the same universe, or at least it shouldn't. The game was the "third movie" and that's good enough.

02-24-2014, 04:23 PM	#8
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,819	Another great comedic talent in this world I'm going to miss, RIP Harold __________________ Please don't shoot me Mr. Big Mike. I'm too young and good-looking to die, well too young. I got a father, I got a mother, I got a grandmother, I got a little sister...and a little brother this high (raises hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand) and then I got a great big brother this high (slaps gun and runs). "Fright Night" - Three Stooges

02-24-2014, 04:30 PM	#9
The Fifth Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago sewer Posts: 2,488	He will always be known as Egon to me. Other than GB I really didn't follow his line of work. Rest in peace my fellow Chicago an.

02-24-2014, 04:56 PM	#10
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Man, this sucks. R.I.P., Egon. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

02-24-2014, 09:50 PM	#11
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	Agreed. Egon is- gone. RIP, good sir. Another comedic talent gone too soon- so sad. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

02-24-2014, 10:49 PM	#12
blindturtle02 Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tx Posts: 2,627	Aw no. RIP, sir. Very sad to hear this as Ghostbusters is one of my favorite movies ever. Too many childhood favorites passing away lately. __________________ Please don't remove my nice hat and wack me in the butt with it.

02-24-2014, 10:53 PM	#13
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Earlier today someone on Facebook asked me why all the good celebrities are passing away. I told him it was because they can't stand to live in a world where Seth Rogen is considered a comedic genius.

02-24-2014, 11:05 PM	#15
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	I just saw this on IMDb. Very shocking. I didnt know he had health problems. I dont wanna come off as a jerk but I hope Bill Murray feels guilty about holding GB3 now. I still think it can happen and probably will but now it can't have a big focus on the original team. I mean I always pictured Ray and Egon as the ones that continued the business and recruited new members. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

02-24-2014, 11:12 PM	#16
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Egon was the most competent and the one who developed the equipment. Even in the Extreme Ghostbusters spin-off, Egon was the only original member to stay. He's irreplaceable. Nobody wanted GB3 more than I did but it's officially time to let it go. Give it a few years, a respectful grace period, and then start waiting for the inevitable reboot. Leave the original universe alone. The guy who created most of it is gone.

02-25-2014, 12:01 AM	#17
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	Well Ive read some ideas about either having a new team somewhere else and just mentioning the original one with maybe a cameo by Dan...or...the original team has long since broken up and new scientists want to restart the business so they track down Ray for help. I think that second idea is pretty good actually. Wouldn't have to go in depth about what happened to the others. I don't mind a remake if they wanna do that instead. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

02-25-2014, 12:12 AM	#18
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	__________________