I'm thinking death comes in threes. Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall, & ?. Then I thought

[applegrove]

maybe it is Michael Brown, Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall. Vibes to all the families.

[LordGlenconner]

1. James Garner

Died 2 weeks ago.

[Control-Z]

20. Based on the superstition, yes,

James Garner would be the first of this trio. I really loved the actor and man.

[lonestarnot]

29. OMG. I didn't know. Son of a bitch. I loved him too!

[MADem]

34. Phillip S. Hoffman, who co-starred with Robin Williams in PATCH ADAMS nt

[Lint Head]

2. Everything comes in threes if you wait long enough.

[riderinthestorm]

3. Am I morbid? Me too but my mind went to Mary Tyler Moore

Another staunch liberal icon whose elderly....

It's all too sad.

Micheal Brown's death as a "message" along with these particular two however is extremely poignant

[Danmel]

9. Mary Tyler Moore isn't a liberal

http://thechicagolibrary.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/feminist-icon-mary-tyler-moore-is-a-john-mccain-supporter-who-loves-bill-oreilly/

[HERVEPA]

11. So close. She's a Rethuglican/Libertarian

http://thechicagolibrary.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/feminist-icon-mary-tyler-moore-is-a-john-mccain-supporter-who-loves-bill-oreilly/

[HERVEPA]

12. Danmel. beat me by two seconds!

[pokerfan]

4. Star Trek Actress Arlene Martel Died today

In addition to Star Trek, Martel is also known for appearances on Hogan’s Heroes, Bewitched, The Wild, Wild West, Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Gunsmoke.

http://www.treknews.net/2014/08/12/arlene-martel-dead-dies/

[longship]

18. And, most importantly, "The Outer Limits"

And probably the greatest episode of that program, Harlan Ellison's Demon with a Glass Hand.

Starring Robert Culp, Arlene Martel, and the iconic Bradbury Building (which has been featured in many films):

Here it is:
?itok=B4eBY2vB

And here's Martel with Culp:


The intro to the program:

"Through all the legends of ancient peoples — Assyrian, Babylonian, Sumerian, Semitic — runs the saga of the Eternal Man, the one who never dies, called by various names in various times, but historically known as Gilgamesh, the man who has never tasted death ... the hero who strides through the centuries ..."

Here is the entire episode (Hulu):
http://www.hulu.com/watch/155121/the-outer-limits---original-demon-with-a-glass-hand

(bing):
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/demon-with-a-glass-hand/17wupdjjp

BTW, this is a real gem. Well worth a look. One of the best SciFi episodes ever on TV.

[calimary]

21. Oh no! T'Pring! She who did not want to be the consort of a legend! Shit!

And she coulda had Spock... Shit - it was all arranged and everything...

"Amok Time" is one of my favorite Original Series episodes (along with "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "The Enterprise Incident," of course). She's gone too? Beautiful woman.

Wow - this IS a shitty week...

[eShirl]

5. that's so stupid

every death has a death that came before it, and a death that came after it

[applegrove]

6. But it is a saying. Sure if you do the math it's always going to work. But sometimes you

just want to suspend the science and wonder at how connected we humans are, even in death.

[eShirl]

10. It's said every damn time someone famous dies

It has become trite

[edhopper]

7. No they don't

Once you reach three, you start counting again.
People die every day, in random groupings.
It's a silly myth that has it's roots in the holy trinity to give more credence to a religious concept.
No reflection on reality.

[ailsagirl]

8. My first thought when I heard about Lauren Bacall

Not to say I believe it, but it still popped up in my mind.

[MannyGoldstein]

13. My dad almost bit it tonight

From an insanely #%^*ed up prescription. That would have been a fun #3 for me.

He's headed to the ER now, I think he'll be OK.

#%^* #%^* #%^* #%^* !!!

[applegrove]

15. Vibes to you all.

[MannyGoldstein]

16. Thanks.

That and a few Valium would be appreciated!

Tomorrow I start yelling at people until I find out who #%^*ed the thing up. I am so god damed angry that I can't even begin to put words to it.

[calimary]

22. Oh no!!! Not this, too! Damn - I hope he's okay!!!

Hmmm... that's certainly all you need to cap off a glum week, and shit, it's only Tuesday...

[MannyGoldstein]

26. I think he'll be OK, thanks

At least it's likely that the rest of the week will be better.

[calimary]

38. Well, one can certainly hope so, anyway.

Especially regarding you and your dad.

[TDale313]

28. I'm very sorry to hear that.

Hope he's doing ok.

[MannyGoldstein]

30. I'm pretty sure he's OK, thanks

The potential problems are dehydration and temporary organ failure, he's ist in the ER now where I trust that they'll catch and handle either of those two.

He got a prescription yesterday for a pretty serious drug and the dosage on the label was for about 10x the maximum allowable daily dosage for any human being, and probably 20x for him. Fortunately he felt like he was about to take The Dirt Nap after only half a day's dosage and stopped.

[applegrove]

33. Oh that is too scary. Glad to hear he will be okay.

[longship]

14. Confirmation bias.

Confirmation bias (Wiki)

Confirmation bias (RationalWiki)

[onehandle]

17. Bill O'Reilly is the third.

Only a loofah of that stature of falafel could complete the three.

[Ishoutandscream2]

19. I'm thinking it will be Bob Hope

Or Colonel Sanders.

[calimary]

23. Bob Hope is already up there.

The Colonel too, I believe.

[Ishoutandscream2]

24. I know

Poor attempt at a joke at a very hard time.

[calimary]

25. Sorry about that. My sense of humor isn't as keen at the moment.

AND I just found out that T'Pring died, today! SHIT! That beautiful, alluring, exotic Vulcan woman who was Spock's bride in the episode "Amok Time". One of my all-time favorite ANYTHING episodes. Arlene Martel.

Shit. What a crappy week. Will Pitt wrote something here today about that same lament. And criminy - it's only Tuesday.

[Ishoutandscream2]

27. Amok Time is a great episode!

It seems all of our "icons" are dying off. It's incredibly sad. My son told me yesterday of Robin's death, and it just took my breath away.

[Blue_In_AK]

31. James Garner

[littlemissmartypants]

32. Magic 3...Threefold death...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122830927
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifunctional_hypothesis

[Tanuki]

35. Yes, three-fold death is an interesting archetype with a long history in many cultures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threefold_death

[alphafemale]

36. Not this superstitious crap again.

Sure death comes in threes.

If you wait long enough. Or if you count minor celebrities.

Or if you ignore when 4 or 5 people die within a short period.

[CBGLuthier]

37. The threes thing is dumb but the woman who starred in Texas Chainsaw Massacre died last week

Makeup artist Dick Smith died two weeks ago. People of some fame or another die every day.