Padme Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 The original Darth Vader https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/29/darth-vader--dave-prowse-dies-aged-85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Padme said: The original Darth Vader https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/29/darth-vader--dave-prowse-dies-aged-85 Thus far 2020 has killed-off Darth Vader, Bond, the Yorkshire Ripper and Maradona - to name just a few! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucketfoot Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 David Prowse once spoiled the ending to Empire Strikes Back in an interview...two years before the film would even premier....talk about a world before the internet. Second to last paragraph - he drops the dime, very nonchalantly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I've seen a lot of people on social media using the unmasked Vader photo, which is in fact Sebastian Shaw. Nevertheless, Prowse is the true Vader. Rest easy, and may the Force be with you always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 7 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Thus far 2020 has killed-off Darth Vader, Bond, the Yorkshire Ripper and Maradona - to name just a few! Interesting tie ins as Prowse was in Casino Royale and performed as a 'phone book ripper' called Jack the Ripper. He was also one of the first actors to embrace appearing at comic cons - so from a certain point of view - he also helped mainstream cosplay culture. And I thank him for that too! But yeah between 2020 and Kathleen Kennedy there aint gonna be no OT characters left! **** His embodiment of Vadar will forever be the one striking fear as he stalks through my galaxy. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, soon said: Interesting tie ins as Prowse was in Casino Royale and performed as a 'phone book ripper' called Jack the Ripper. He was also one of the first actors to embrace appearing at comic cons - so from a certain point of view - he also helped mainstream cosplay culture. And I thank him for that too! But yeah between 2020 and Kathleen Kennedy there aint gonna be no OT characters left! **** His embodiment of Vadar will forever be the one striking fear as he stalks through my galaxy. RIP To be fair, it was time to move on from the OT characters anyways. The sequel trilogy was always gonna be their “farewell” no matter what. Even the original Lucas outlines for the sequels had Han and Luke both dying. Leia was supposed to live, but then Carrie’s real death in 2016 (another shitty year) put a stop to that, sadly... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, rocknroll41 said: To be fair, it was time to move on from the OT characters anyways. The sequel trilogy was always gonna be their “farewell” no matter what. Even the original Lucas outlines for the sequels had Han and Luke both dying. Leia was supposed to live, but then Carrie’s real death in 2016 (another shitty year) put a stop to that, sadly... Well, if thats the case, they didnt need to have them be an absentee father and a burnt-out Jedi before they killed them off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucketfoot Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, soon said: as he stalks through my galaxy. Sounds a bit sexy, that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 RIP to half of Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 RIP. He played such an iconic role and any Star Wars fan will agree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 hours ago, soon said: Well, if thats the case, they didnt need to have them be an absentee father and a burnt-out Jedi before they killed them off! On one hand I agree, but I also think the story coulda been more boring if Han was just a military leader and Luke was just a “super Jedi,” as expected. By the time the sequel trilogy came along, family drama had already become pretty “baked into” the dna of the franchise, despite it not being there initially (as I said in my blog). So now it’s kinda hard to suddenly imagine starwars (and particular the Skywalker saga) without any of the family drama aspects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 15 hours ago, rocknroll41 said: On one hand I agree, but I also think the story coulda been more boring if Han was just a military leader and Luke was just a “super Jedi,” as expected. By the time the sequel trilogy came along, family drama had already become pretty “baked into” the dna of the franchise, despite it not being there initially (as I said in my blog). So now it’s kinda hard to suddenly imagine starwars (and particular the Skywalker saga) without any of the family drama aspects. I hear ya. You make a good point about how family drama is part of the dna of the franchise. And Ive enjoyed you blog very much so far btw. I need to take some more time reading it when Im not otherwise distracted. I think Han having grown into a present father would also be in keeping with the OTs archs, though. It doenst even seem like thats what fucked Ben up? Or the family drama could have been from master luke and his padawan Leia - the difficulties of that relationship is old school too. Maybe Luke says Leias not ready to train Rey? Anyways... I loved the fake out of Chewies death in TROS I dont mind new characters at all. I like the disney era novels so currently my favourite Star Wars character is Eryka Quell (who? lol). I even read a comic about Anne Tico haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, soon said: I hear ya. You make a good point about how family drama is part of the dna of the franchise. And Ive enjoyed you blog very much so far btw. I need to take some more time reading it when Im not otherwise distracted. I think Han having grown into a present father would also be in keeping with the OTs archs, though. It doenst even seem like thats what fucked Ben up? Or the family drama could have been from master luke and his padawan Leia - the difficulties of that relationship is old school too. Maybe Luke says Leias not ready to train Rey? Anyways... I loved the fake out of Chewies death in TROS I dont mind new characters at all. I like the disney era novels so currently my favourite Star Wars character is Eryka Quell (who? lol). I even read a comic about Anne Tico haha I think the family drama in starwars just naturally tends to happen between different generations (father and son, uncle and nephew, etc.). Tho it is refreshing how Mando shows that there are such a thing as good dads in the starwars universe too lol. I think when Ben Solo was a little kid his powers were already a bit out of control and he overheard Han and Leia calling him “a monster” behind his back. Also he saw them sending him to Luke shortly after as a form of abandonment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 He is in Clockwork Orange and has a role in one of my favourite Hammer bodice rippers, the immortal Vampire Circus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 My husband told me yesterday that the Green Cross Code man had died. After a couple of minutes going on about his 70s childhood he finally got to mentioning he was also Darth Vader. Talk about burying the lede. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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