big giant circles Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Bummer. He was a great writer, and Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies. Michael Crichton, who helped create the TV show "ER" and wrote the best-sellers "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain," "Sphere" and "Rising Sun," has died in Los Angeles, his public relations firm said in a news release.Crichton died unexpectedly Tuesday "after a courageous and private battle against cancer," the release said. He was 66. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/11/05/obit.crichton/index.html Quote
Gollgagh Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 well poo I didn't realize he was my grandpa's age though Quote
The Author Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 They can probably clone him, or travel back in time to get him to the ER though... Quote
Muskweeto Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Oh man, I can't believe that... I love his books and was just about to start reading Next. Now through the whole book I'm going to be thinking about this. RIP indeed... Quote
Caster13 Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Hrm. Somehow, I'm not surprised. I've heard that he's been going a little somewhat senile lately. Like naming a pedophilic character in his book after critics who gave him previous bad reviews. Quote
The Damned Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 That's not senile. That's writing. I guess the Andromada Strain got him. That, or prions. Maybe he had a lysene deficiency. (Hint, those are bad things from his books) Quote
Gollgagh Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 (pssst i think a good number of us could have inferred that even if we hadn't read the books) Quote
sephfire Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Aww man .... I loved reading his books. Bummer. Quote
Toadofsky Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 I was saddened to hear about that. I've read Jurassic Park, The Lost World (JP2), Sphere, a little bit of Congo (It was too boring for my taste, but I did enjoy the movie), Timeline, and The Great Train Robbery. Crichton had a penchant for detail, and absolutely loved applying his scientific knowledge into his books, and it's always a pleasure to read them. I may start reading Jurassic Park again this week. Quote
Sindra Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Jurassic Park was what got me into adult Sci-Fi reading at a rather young age. Fucking rocked. R.I.P. Quote
linkspast Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 dang this sucks... I enjoyed all of his books I read. I can remember when i was about 14 or 15 reading Jurassic Park and thinking books are way better than movies... When people asked authors I liked to read often he was the only one I could think of.. RIP. Quote
Hyperion5182 Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 JP the Real Lost World Sphere, Airframe, god this man wrote some of the best. God i suppose needed an author. Quote
Nohbody Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Holy shit... michael chrichton is dead... he was one of my favorite authors. god this sucks My favorite authors: [x] Douglas Adams [x] Michael Chrichton [ ] Robert Ludlum better not die goddamit Quote
tgfoo Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Damn, Crichton was my favorite writer. I've read pretty much every single one of his books (well, the fiction ones at least). So sad right now, and I was so looking forward to whatever his next book might have been. So the only living author who I enjoying reading now is Dan Brown... Holy shit... michael chrichton is dead...he was one of my favorite authors. god this sucks My favorite authors: [x] Douglas Adams [x] Michael Chrichton [ ] Robert Ludlum better not die goddamit Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Robert Ludlum died back in 2001... Quote
Sobou Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 This... This truly sucks. I've loved the man's work for years and now for this... It's depressing. Quote
JH Sounds Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 That's not senile. That's writing. __________________________ Quote
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