For me its gotta be Darth Maul he was the best thing about these awful Star Wars prequels.Also Russell Crowe in Gladiator maybe it was a blessing in disguise they migh have been tempted to make a bad sequel.

Family Matters - well she didn't die - but Judy off of ..she never came back.  Rachel and Little Richie seemed to die out for a while..but then they made a return.

Happy Day's -Richie Cunningham's older brother on  What happened to him?

Halloween V  - Didn't want Rachel Carruthers to die

MacGyver - The episode were his black friend Malcom dies, it was actually quite a shocker. I was also dissapointed when Merdock died, but always knew he'd some how magically come back, because the episodes with him always seemed to get higher ratings.

Wonder Years - The older sister...well she didn't die...but left the show...she was kinda hot.

The Original Power Rangers - To think how stupid the show is today and how at one time it used to be decent

Andy Griffith Show - When Flyod the Barber died and I liked Howard...but missed Barney being around.

I'll think of more later

John Coffey in the movie "The Green Mile", that really ticked me off  :\'( (I know, it was only a movie  ;) ), and Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street  :( , and Bambi's mother  :\'(  Pretty traumatic for a little kid!

Magnum, P.I. - I didn't want Magnum to die.

John Coffey in the movie "The Green Mile", that really ticked me off  :\'( (I know, it was only a movie  ;) ), and Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street  :( , and Bambi's mother  :\'(  Pretty traumatic for a little kid!


Or How about David from Sesame Street who died in 1990 and how about John Ritter from 8 Simple Rules? :\'(



Howard

Or How about David from Sesame Street who died in 1990 and how about John Ritter from 8 Simple Rules? :\'(



Howard


I can't believe I forgot about John Ritter, that was so sad and unexpected  :(

As far as characters, I thought Henry Blake was unnecessarily put to death because the M*A*S*H writers were bitter about McLean Stevenson's departure. Also, wished that Wesley and Fred didn't die on "Angel", or Anya on "Buffy".
Movie characters: The two black soldiers in "Apocalypse Now", Beth of "Little Women" (They would allso have to change the book, too, to get her to live.), Reka (Patsy Kensit) in Lethal Weapon 2, and the Vin Diesel character in "Saving Private Ryan", (although I'm not a big Diesel fan.)

I can't believe I forgot about John Ritter, that was so sad and unexpected  :(


That's ok,you didn't know. :(It will be 1 year in September since JR's passing. :\'(


Howard

As far as characters, I thought Henry Blake was unnecessarily put to death because the M*A*S*H writers were bitter about McLean Stevenson's departure. Also, wished that Wesley and Fred didn't die on "Angel", or Anya on "Buffy".
Movie characters: The two black soldiers in "Apocalypse Now", Beth of "Little Women" (They would allso have to change the book, too, to get her to live.), Reka (Patsy Kensit) in Lethal Weapon 2, and the Vin Diesel character in "Saving Private Ryan", (although I'm not a big Diesel fan.)


McLean lost the battle but won the war.  By getting out of M*A*S*H he was able to take on the starring role in "Hello, Larry"

;)

Happy Day's -Richie Cunningham's older brother on  What happened to him?


"Chuck" just dissappeared :o.....so did the oldest brother on My Three Sons...before Ernie came on the show....Tim Considine played "Mike" from 1960-65.....
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/M/htmlM/mythreesons/mythreesonsIMAGE/mythreesons.jpg

ummm....lets see.....

Alex Krychek(Nicolas Lea) on the X-files.  Come on, Skinner had no purpose to shoot him in the head!  His death was just completely unnecerssery for the series, it wouldve been easier just to put him back into a Turkish Prison, but the show had jumped by then anyway, so oh well.

speaking of Nicolas Lea, why did EVERY charactor in "Vertical Limit" have to die except for the main four?  I still happened to think this film was kinda dumb in the end because it was not only entirely improbable, but it also had a lot of dumb scenes, for example, when the main charactor, forget the actor's name, decided to jump from one side of the cannon to the other, completely pointless!

Kaplan in "Resident Evil."  I mean come on, if youre gonna bring a charactor back to save everyone else, much less, after that long of an absence, at least dont kill him two scenes later.

The arbitrary character of Nunen in "Armegeddon."  I mean although this guy has maybe two lines in the whole movie, he was still the man!

Will Smith's friend in "Independence Day."

Wedge in the origional "Star Wars!"  And come to think of it, Gold Leader as well!  Those charactors didnt need to die!

Spiro Pappadimos in "Guns of Navorone."  He was my favorite character, and then they just kill him off in a machine gun battle!  At least he went down honorbly.

Robert Shaw in "The taking of Pelham 123" and "Jaws."  They were just such nicely written roles in both movies.

The spanish soldier in "Alien Resorection."  Now dont get me wrong, this movie was HORRIBLE!  But at least he was a cool character.

I personally believe that Tom Skirrit couldve held out longer in "Alien." John KerryHarry Dean Stanton didnt have to die so soon either.

Bill Paxton in "Aliens."  Hudson was such a cool character!!!  "Game over man, Game over!"

Number 2 in "Austin Powers," although he does return for both sequals.

Why did Benicio Del Torro have to die before everyone else in "The Usual Suspects?"  He was sooooooo funny!

Joe Pesci in "Goodfellas."

Michael Madson in "Resivior Dogs."

The Chef in "The Shining."

Vincent D'onofrio and the origional squadrin leader(the one who picked up the stuffed bunny that was lying on a mine) in "Full Metal Jacket."

The Photographer in "The Omen."

now keep in mind, most of these characters needed to die in these movies, I mentioned it if I had thought their deaths to be unnecerssery.  And I know, I have a large list, and I have some more to add as well.

Jeff in Coupling. He didn't die (he got a sex change operation) but the third series has been terrible without him. He was only 1/6 of the cast, but easily more than 70% of the humour. Who else but him would come up with pr0n jelly or think that if he kissed a woman his mother would emasculate him with a miniature guillotine? He's crazy and I love him. :)

Mark Green in ER :(

Henry Blake in MASH :( (a scene I consider one of the greatest TV moments)

ET - when he "dies"

Yoda - sniff :(

Patrick Swayze in Point Break (or did he ?? stay tuned for the sequel)

River Phoenix in Stand By Me

Sam Elliot in Roadhouse


Aussies

Erik Thompson in All Saints

Molly in A Country Practice


Really sad ones - where the character died because the actor died

Coach in Cheers
the boss in Hill St Blues (having a blank on his name)

ummm....lets see.....

Alex Krychek(Nicolas Lea) on the X-files.  Come on, Skinner had no purpose to shoot him in the head!  His death was just completely unnecerssery for the series, it wouldve been easier just to put him back into a Turkish Prison, but the show had jumped by then anyway, so oh well.

speaking of Nicolas Lea, why did EVERY charactor in "Vertical Limit" have to die except for the main four?  I still happened to think this film was kinda dumb in the end because it was not only entirely improbable, but it also had a lot of dumb scenes, for example, when the main charactor, forget the actor's name, decided to jump from one side of the cannon to the other, completely pointless!

Kaplan in "Resident Evil."  I mean come on, if youre gonna bring a charactor back to save everyone else, much less, after that long of an absence, at least dont kill him two scenes later.

The arbitrary character of Nunen in "Armegeddon."  I mean although this guy has maybe two lines in the whole movie, he was still the man!

Will Smith's friend in "Independence Day."

Wedge in the origional "Star Wars!"  And come to think of it, Gold Leader as well!  Those charactors didnt need to die!

Spiro Pappadimos in "Guns of Navorone."  He was my favorite character, and then they just kill him off in a machine gun battle!  At least he went down honorbly.

Robert Shaw in "The taking of Pelham 123" and "Jaws."  They were just such nicely written roles in both movies.

The spanish soldier in "Alien Resorection."  Now dont get me wrong, this movie was HORRIBLE!  But at least he was a cool character.

I personally believe that Tom Skirrit couldve held out longer in "Alien." John KerryHarry Dean Stanton didnt have to die so soon either.

Bill Paxton in "Aliens."  Hudson was such a cool character!!!  "Game over man, Game over!"

Number 2 in "Austin Powers," although he does return for both sequals.

Why did Benicio Del Torro have to die before everyone else in "The Usual Suspects?"  He was sooooooo funny!

Joe Pesci in "Goodfellas."

Michael Madson in "Resivior Dogs."

The Chef in "The Shining."

Vincent D'onofrio and the origional squadrin leader(the one who picked up the stuffed bunny that was lying on a mine) in "Full Metal Jacket."

The Photographer in "The Omen."

now keep in mind, most of these characters needed to die in these movies, I mentioned it if I had thought their deaths to be unnecerssery.  And I know, I have a large list, and I have some more to add as well.


Wedge didnt die in Star Wars his fighter was just damaged and he went back to the base.He was squadron leader in Return of the Jedi.

Jeff in Coupling. He didn't die (he got a sex change operation) but the third series has been terrible without him. He was only 1/6 of the cast, but easily more than 70% of the humour. Who else but him would come up with pr0n jelly or think that if he kissed a woman his mother would emasculate him with a miniature guillotine? He's crazy and I love him. :)


Hey @sskicker,

I just saw your profile.  Are you related to the man of the same last name who was one of America's richest men back in the 1950's ? ???

That guy rocked.  Had a new son when he was 87.  Left all his money to charity too.

LB

ummm....lets see.....

Alex Krychek(Nicolas Lea) on the X-files.  Come on, Skinner had no purpose to shoot him in the head!  His death was just completely unnecerssery for the series, it wouldve been easier just to put him back into a Turkish Prison, but the show had jumped by then anyway, so oh well.

speaking of Nicolas Lea, why did EVERY charactor in "Vertical Limit" have to die except for the main four?  I still happened to think this film was kinda dumb in the end because it was not only entirely improbable, but it also had a lot of dumb scenes, for example, when the main charactor, forget the actor's name, decided to jump from one side of the cannon to the other, completely pointless!

Kaplan in "Resident Evil."  I mean come on, if youre gonna bring a charactor back to save everyone else, much less, after that long of an absence, at least dont kill him two scenes later.

The arbitrary character of Nunen in "Armegeddon."  I mean although this guy has maybe two lines in the whole movie, he was still the man!

Will Smith's friend in "Independence Day."

Wedge in the origional "Star Wars!"  And come to think of it, Gold Leader as well!  Those charactors didnt need to die!

Spiro Pappadimos in "Guns of Navorone."  He was my favorite character, and then they just kill him off in a machine gun battle!  At least he went down honorbly.

Robert Shaw in "The taking of Pelham 123" and "Jaws."  They were just such nicely written roles in both movies.

The spanish soldier in "Alien Resorection."  Now dont get me wrong, this movie was HORRIBLE!  But at least he was a cool character.

I personally believe that Tom Skirrit couldve held out longer in "Alien." John KerryHarry Dean Stanton didnt have to die so soon either.

Bill Paxton in "Aliens."  Hudson was such a cool character!!!  "Game over man, Game over!"

Number 2 in "Austin Powers," although he does return for both sequals.

Why did Benicio Del Torro have to die before everyone else in "The Usual Suspects?"  He was sooooooo funny!

Joe Pesci in "Goodfellas."

Michael Madson in "Resivior Dogs."

The Chef in "The Shining."

Vincent D'onofrio and the origional squadrin leader(the one who picked up the stuffed bunny that was lying on a mine) in "Full Metal Jacket."

The Photographer in "The Omen."

now keep in mind, most of these characters needed to die in these movies, I mentioned it if I had thought their deaths to be unnecerssery.  And I know, I have a large list, and I have some more to add as well.
Wedge didnt die his fighter was damaged and he made it back to the base.Remember he was squadron leader in Return of the Jedi.

I have to agree with BrianMannixGirl and some of the others on:

Henry Blake-M*A*S*H
Mark Green-ER
Sam Elliot-Roadhouse
Patrick Swayze-Point Break

But I haven't seen this one yet:

Gary-30 Something

He was my favorite and my friend and I called each other crying when it happened.  Goofy I know but sometimes you get so attached to characters.

Spike on "Buffy", even though they brought him back for "Angel"

Wedge didnt die his fighter was damaged and he made it back to the base.Remember he was squadron leader in Return of the Jedi.


I meant Biggs...my mistake...

I agree with Yaphett Koto, Parker shouldn't have died!
God lyk!

I
Gary-30 Something

He was my favorite and my friend and I called each other crying when it happened.  Goofy I know but sometimes you get so attached to characters.




OMG I can remember that as if it were yesterday!  I cried uncontrollably.  It was such a shcok - it was almost like it was a close friend dying.

Hey @sskicker,

I just saw your profile.  Are you related to the man of the same last name who was one of America's richest men back in the 1950's ? ???

That guy rocked.  Had a new son when he was 87.  Left all his money to charity too.

LB


'Fraid not, no. My family up to that era are all either English, Irish or Dutch. It would be cool if I were though!

On topic, I miss Compo from Last of the Summer Wine. :(

Fred Berry
Isabel Sanford
John Ritter  :\'(


Howard

Freddie Prinze

Will Lee


Howard

The Chef in "The Shining."

Halloran doesn't die in the book, in fact Kubric changed the entire ending, so Halloran shouldn't have died anyway. :)

stan In IT shouldn't have topped himself either,  it wasn't loyal

And Coffey in the Green Mile was probably one of the saddest fictional moments I've seen...
that and Mufasa in The Lion King  :\'(


(I'm a Stephen King Fan, did anyone guess?!!)

Chris (my boyfriend) says he didn't want DATA to die in Star-Trek Nemesis.
Or Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan.

Jeff in Coupling. He didn't die (he got a sex change operation) but the third series has been terrible without him. He was only 1/6 of the cast, but easily more than 70% of the humour. Who else but him would come up with pr0n jelly or think that if he kissed a woman his mother would emasculate him with a miniature guillotine? He's crazy and I love him. :)


Ohhh mannnnn!!!!  We didn't know about that on this side of the pond.

Okay, well, NOW I DON"T NEED TO SEE SAVING PRIVATE RYAN!
Darth Vader Is Luke Skywalker's father.
God lyk!

grumble grumble

Ohhh mannnnn!!!!  We didn't know about that on this side of the pond.


Sorry! :( I didn't know you had it over there. Is it exactly the same or has it been changed, i.e. are they all English (except for Jeff who's Welsh), do they still all talk about sex, does Jeff still have all his crazy ideas like pr0n jelly and Captain Subtext? If they have changed it, I bet they made Jeff Canadian.

Chico and The Man's old guy character?


Howard

Chico and The Man's old guy character?


Howard


I think Chico died befroe The Man did.  :-\\

I meant Biggs...my mistake...
And don't forget about Porkins!!! ;D ;D ;D

OMG I can remember that as if it were yesterday!   I cried uncontrollably.  It was such a shcok - it was almost like it was a close friend dying.


I know!!  As soon as it cut to commercial, my phone rang and my friend and I were sobbing to each other.  We were convinced it had to be a mistake.  Of course, my husband and her boyfriend couldn't understand how we could get so upset over a TV show.

I think Chico died befroe The Man did.   :-\\


Jack Albertson died in 1981 of Cancer.



Howard

Bjork as Selma Jezkova in Dancer In The Dark (I was freaking out through that whole last part)
Phil Hartman (Bill McNeil) on "NewsRadio" (that one was a SHOCK, remember?)
Data in "Star Trek Nemesis" (I know there was a "replacement" Data, but the original character had developed beautifully over the years)

Aussies

Erik Thompson in All Saints

Molly in A Country Practice


Here's another Aussie one - Detective Rachael Goldstein in Water Rats.  I cried and cried when she died.  Then in the final episode they killed of Jack, and you guessed it, I cried agian.

Ooh - just thought of another one - Lucy in ER.

Here's another that I thought of:

Todd-Suddenly Susan

Edith Bunker


Howard

Dawson's father on Dawson's Creek
and Jennifer on Dawson's Creek

Inspector Morse

and

Victor Meldrew from "One Foot In the Grave"

Magnum, P.I. - I didn't want Magnum to die.


How did Magnum P.I, Lyricboy? I liked him.

Mickey..from the Rocky Movies
Optimus Prime in Transformers the Movie
Augustus McCray in Lonesome Dove
Doc Holiday in Tombstone
Spock in Star Trek 2
Bobba Fett in Return of the Jedi

Magnum P.I., Colonel Blake in MASH, Tara on Buffy, John Ritter

Hannah on Lonesome Dove

Bambi's mom... in the movie, Bambi is a male deer, but I've never met a guy named Bambi, a few female strippers yes...but never a guy named Bambi

Just thought of some more:

Sgt. Elias (Willem Dafoe) in Platoon
Emma (Debra Winger) in Terms of Endearment
Shelby (Julia Roberts) in Steel Magnolias
The horse in Animal House
Maude Flanders in "The Simpsons"

Just thought of some more:

Sgt. Elias (Willem Dafoe) in Platoon
Emma (Debra Winger) in Terms of Endearment
Shelby (Julia Roberts) in Steel Magnolias
The horse in Animal House
Maude Flanders in "The Simpsons"
The horse in Animal House... that's what made the scene funny...Bubba, Moma and Jennie in Forest Gump

I have to admit I laughed at that scene, too. :-
The horse in Animal House... that's what made the scene funny...Bubba, Moma and Jennie in Forest Gump

Mary's baby along with Alice Garvey on Little House on the Prairie

The psycho girl on Sweet November...did she even die?
Definitely John Ritter
Mandy Moore on what was it-"A Walk to Remember"-she was beautiful on that movie
The guy from Law and Order-Orbach?
The boy on "My Girl"-that was so sad when I was little.
I don't know-the list could go on forever...I'm a sentimental/romantic type.

:\'(

Boba Fett, especially because died a lame death!!!!  ::)
Captain Kirk, he had a lame death in Star Trek Generations
Yoda
Mustapha
Apollo Creed
E.T.  (All though he came back later.)
Darth Maul

forgot to add one

Jock Ewing on Dallas

Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) on ER

Goose (Anthony Edwards) in Top Gun

Goose (Anthony Edwards) in Top Gun


I am with you on that one.

For me the most depressing death, would have to be the horse in The Neverending Story.  :\'(

Alllthough, he comes back later.

Goose (Anthony Edwards) in Top Gun

nice one jiminy!  ;)

Goose on Top Gun!  I'm with you on that.

Mr. Shickle (Shickle's Pickle's) and Vic on QAF....

well...not a tv character.....but Joey and Johnny Ramone (RIP)....I freakin love those guys!! :\'(


Erin :)

Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker in Return of the Jedi.  :\'(

most recently...Dana on The L Word.

Family Matters - well she didn't die - but Judy off of ..she never came back.  Rachel and Little Richie seemed to die out for a while..but then they made a return.

Happy Day's -Richie Cunningham's older brother on  What happened to him?

Halloween V  - Didn't want Rachel Carruthers to die

MacGyver - The episode were his black friend Malcom dies, it was actually quite a shocker. I was also dissapointed when Merdock died, but always knew he'd some how magically come back, because the episodes with him always seemed to get higher ratings.

Wonder Years - The older sister...well she didn't die...but left the show...she was kinda hot.

The Original Power Rangers - To think how stupid the show is today and how at one time it used to be decent

Andy Griffith Show - When Flyod the Barber died and I liked Howard...but missed Barney being around.

I'll think of more later

:( :( I watched the Wonder Years..the last eppie said the dad died of a heart attack...I also remember on Good Times when James died and they got "the telegram"..I cried...also M*A*S*H....MANY people died that I got very upset about..DEF..Anthony Edwards on Top Gun and ER...more,,,I cant think of right now

:( :( I watched the Wonder Years..the last eppie said the dad died of a heart attack...I also remember on Good Times when James died and they got "the telegram"..I cried...also M*A*S*H....MANY people died that I got very upset about..DEF..Anthony Edwards on Top Gun and ER...more,,,I cant think of right now



gosh...that last episode of The Wonder Years was depressing!! :\'(

I didn't want Marie (played by Franka Potente) to die in The Bourne Supremacy  :\'(

It was depressing when Jamie Sullivan died in the movie, "A Walk To Remember". :\'(

gosh...that last episode of The Wonder Years was depressing!! :\'(
:- :( it was depressing...but it had closure..I still miss that show

It was depressing when Jamie Sullivan died in the movie, "A Walk To Remember". :\'(


That was very sad yes  :\'(

If E.T. had die, it would had made it a more interesting film.

Darth Maul, that should have had him around longer in Episode One.

I didn't really like the way Trinity was killed off in the final Matrix film.

Noah and Allie in The Notebook
Caretaker in The Longest Yard
Every character that died in Best Men
Sam in Ghost(even though I realize there wouldn't have been a story if he hadn't died)
Seth Green's character in Knockaround Guys
Matthew Lillard's character in Thirteen Ghosts
Lane in 8 Seconds(even though it's based on a true story)
Mick and Pnub in Idle Hands(even though their deaths allowed some of the best jokes)
Skip in My Dog Skip
Randy in Scream 2
Jerry O'Connell's character in Scream 2
Ed in Shaun of the Dead
Blue in Old School
Bill McNeal on NewRadio(RIP Phil Hartman)
Paul on 8 Simple Rules(RIP John Ritter)
And it looks like Keith on One Tree Hill my be dead, I hope not

Alice- Alice in Wonderland.

Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (in fact I didn't want this series to die )
Anthony Edwards as Mark Green in ER
Anthony Edwards as Goose in Top Gun
Drea Di Matteo as Adriana in The Sopranos
not sure who played him but Jackie Jr, in The Sopranos
John Coffey in Green Mile
Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan
Vin Diesel in Saving Private Ryan
John Wayne in The Cowboys
Dr Romano in ER ( I hated his character but I have to admit it was a great character)
Debra Winger's character in Terms of Endearment (I still cry when I watch this one)
David Keith in  An Officer and A Gentleman