alt Hacker NewsTim Curry has died
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Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab.
RIP
I tried this on a whim and I’m surprised it works:
A few weeks ago I had Fable build https://curry-combat-2.com: Super Curry Combat II Turbo: Legend Edition, a Street Fighter clone where every fighter is a Time Curry character.
It, was to me, surprisingly good for an AI slop project. Though Fable not suggesting the Doctor from Red October or Homolka from Congo in its initial roster is the biggest indication to me that we're far from general AI.
The Clue
Top Movie Peak Performance by the great Tim Curry
Sadly space has now been corrupted by capitalism
Known for his role in Command & Conquer. “…in spaace!”
2016 all over again?
Oh, no. Not doctor Pool!
Rocky Horror is one of those (movie, but also stage, if you go to see it) things where you're either in the culture already or you're not. Go to your first show, and be completely lost as the audience calls back things you obviously don't know yet. It gets better after you've seen it
He was in one of my favourite Tales from the crypt episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394935/
Now, the salesman guy was IMO the best actor in that episode, but Tim Curry played several roles, and played as the daughter, which was absolutely hilarious. So if you can, watch that episode - Tim was a hilarious guy. I wonder who had the idea of him playing multiple roles (he was good in his other roles too, but playing the daughter was by far the funniest part).
I'll always remember him for the prophetic quote from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
It was only years later that I understood this to be a statement about all the corpse forward products produced by over-aggregated companies.
Whenever it seems like the product just doesn't do what you want, and charges too much for it, remember this paraphrase:
They didn't make it for YOU...
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Rest in peace
Dammit
Had no anticip...ation of that.
Who is the third since they come in 3s? Can we lose one bad one for the two good? I’ve got someone in mind.
He has gone to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.. :')
> Curry had a stroke while receiving a massage
This happened to an acquaintance of mine. He had a pain in his neck, and went to a chiropractor. The chiropractor massaged his neck, which released a blot clot that went into his brain and gave him a stroke. His life afterwards was severely degraded. He was only in his 40s.
I'll never let a chiropractor touch me.
RIP Premier Cherdenko
His tacky, over the top performance / role in Sorted ruined that otherwise nice movie.
I was horrified that after his stroke they kept rolling him out in a wheelchair to perform for fandom nerds.
Guy should have been allowed to live the rest of his life in dignity quietly, tending to his garden, not tap dancing for 40+ year old adults still obsessed with "The Time Warp".
RIP His soul is escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq1Nr58hM