RIP Patrick Stewart

[CyberCubed]

Patrick Stewart almost feels like the loss of a historical figure or a real life savior despite playing fictional characters. It's almost as if he should go down in the history books. There's going to be very few legendary actors left after the next 10 years.

[neatoman]

This might possibly be the best opening monologue of any video game ever, Stewart nailed it.

[ranger_scout]

We lost a true legend in the world of entertainment. R.I.P. Patrick Stewart.

[Darth Knuckles]

This one feels like a really big loss. I feel like I've known about him my whole life as I'm sure others do. I didn't watch Star Trek: The Next Generation when it first aired but I saw a few parts of some episodes. I was at least conscious of it and I knew Jean Luc Picard. I really started watching him all of the time after he was cast as Charles Xavier in X-Men. He did such a good job in all of those movies he was in. I even thought he should have gotten an Oscar nomination for Logan.

And just five years ago I got to actually watch all of the Star Trek series, Original through Voyager, as well as all of their movies. I remember him the most obviously for Star Trek and X-Men, but I also wanted to mention TMNT, his hilarious episode on Frasier, for being The Prince in Bambi II, and in this years' The Sheep Detectives. I will miss his presence, his voice, and his ease to both have fun and be funny. You will be missed.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Patrick Stewart almost feels like the loss of a historical figure or a real life savior despite playing fictional characters. It's almost as if he should go down in the history books. There's going to be very few legendary actors left after the next 10 years.

It does feel that way. Emotional misattribution at it's most faulty and yet.... there it is.

[Andrew NDB]

Hey, he did that Castlevania Lords of Shadow intro, too, didn't he?

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Hey, he did that Castlevania Lords of Shadow intro, too, didn't he?

Not just the intro - he played one of the key villains across the entire game. That game was terrific. An honest masterpiece by every imaginable facet.

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by IMJ

It does feel that way. Emotional misattribution at it's most faulty and yet.... there it is.

I'm not sure if that's really misattributed. The way 'stardom' has changed in this social media age with celebrities becoming more 'down to earth' and 'close to the fans' in a rather disingenuous way makes it harder for someone to reach that status of a cultural icon because that has always involved an air of grandeur and intangibility.

At least in music and acting, sports are a different bag.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I'm not sure if that's really misattributed. The way 'stardom' has changed in this social media age with celebrities becoming more 'down to earth' and 'close to the fans' in a rather disingenuous way makes it harder for someone to reach that status of a cultural icon because that has always involved an air of grandeur and intangibility.

At least in music and acting, sports are a different bag.

No, no, no.... The "misattribution" is more like he isn't actually "Captain Picard" - he's an actor. Stewart played an infinitely noble starship Captain as an actor. He isn't actually an infinitely noble starship captain. Misattribution in the context that we were discussing it above.

[Barkworm]

Oh, I see. I thought you were referring to the idea that there won‘t be any legendary actors left in a few years.

[ZariusTwo]

Most celebrities nowadays are either politicians or personalities who have to speak politically to get noticed

[Powder]

Re-visited the live-action X-Men films in his memory, great stuff. He was one of the best to do it, & often really well cast. Always loved his whole vibe, even outside of acting, falling somewhere between cozy stoner & an aristocrat. You've gotta be charming to balance that. Glad he was able to leave a mark on TMNT, too.