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paulzolo
What's a life?
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Who? Well, he was the creative genius behind Alien, Dark Star, Total Recall and much more. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43415
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LaptopAcidXperience
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Fri May 08, 2009 10:01 am
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Location: Harrogate
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RIP Dan, you wrote at least three of my favourite films and are a big inspiration.
Pity the article linked to is so badly written.
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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A real shame. His name appeared in some position on many of my favourite films.
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Sad news. Apart from Alien, Total Recall, etc, I loved The Return of the Living Dead which he wrote and directed and was an early example of the modern horror/comedy genre.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Clearly he's left a legacy that will be enjoyed by many people for a long time to come. Few of us could aspire to more than that. That's one of my all time favourite lines  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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paulzolo
What's a life?
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AICN is written by Americans who are clearly over dosing on caffeine and orange squash. I was hoping for a mention on the BBC News Site this morning, but no joy. Just checked. Still nothing. What kind of hacks work at the Beeb anyway?
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pcernie
Legend
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He was just great, and he always seemed so genuine in interviews - the extras on the Alien set mentioned in Paul's link are well worth a watch...
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paulzolo
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There is buckets of stuff to watch in that set. I went through them all earlier this year. It’s the kind of quality you’d expect from more sets like this.
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pcernie
Legend
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Best of it is, it can be had around the net for about £9-11 (all four films, including the different versions and a shedload of extras)  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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