Comments on: 6 Shocking TV Deaths

By: kim

kim — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:41:04 +0000

I was about 8 or 9 when grandpa Walton died (the actor died ) couldn’t understand why he died I cried so hard

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22:15 +0000

In the world of daytime soap operas, several years ago “Days of our Lives” had a series of deaths of many major cast members, one after another. These were random shootings, stabbings, etc. that ended up not being actual deaths and turning into something else, but for many of the cast members, it was bye bye. After getting the axe, several took other acting jobs and signed contracts with other shows before being revealed it was all a hoax. Interviews of the cast, found that none of them knew who would be killed off next until just before the day of shooting.

By: Calli Arcale

Calli Arcale — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:59:12 +0000

Pegasaurus — it was indeed shocking when they killed her off, because it was so pointless. Just a random mugging, right when it seemed she was safe. Also the death of Richie Ryan at the end of Season Five. That came out of the blue, though it was more integrated with the story.

End of Season Four, of course, they made it look like they’d killed Joe Dawson, and then made us wait until the next season to find out that he was only injured. Bastards!

On Babylon 5, there were a number of character deaths, but the one that shocked me the most was Kosh Naranek. The Vorlon ambassador. It fit perfectly into the storyline, but JMS had gone out of his way to write it so the viewer wouldn’t expect it in the least. Including titling the episode something innocuous: “Interludes and Examinations”.

Every character had an “exit clause” written in, so JMS could dispose of them if the actors became unavailable. The way he got rid of the telepath, Talia Winters, was pretty drastic. Quite an ugly fate, really.

On “Doctor Who”, the death of Adric was quite a shock. The character wasn’t well liked; in many respects, this was because it hadn’t been fully developed from the beginning, leaving Matthew Waterhouse with little to work with. But smashing him into the Earth while attempting to save it was kinda harsh. In mourning, the final episode ran without the theme song over the credits (which were overlaid over a still image of his shattered badge, rather than the usual starfield).

By: Stef

Stef — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:30 +0000

My mum and I used to watch “Sisters” whenI was a kid, and I still remember when George Clooney’s character Faulkner was blown up in his car.

And for any of my fellow Canadian readers out there, who else cried when Wheels’s parents died on Degrassi?

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:19:24 +0000

Most unexpected deaths…

Kutner on House
Francie on Alias
Kate on NCIS
Col. Blake on M*A*S*H

Ones that tore me up and made me cry…

Kate on NCIS
Lucy on ER
Dawson’s dad on Dawson’s Creek
Denny on Grey’s Anatomy
Ben Sullivan on Scrubs
Janet on Stargate SG-1

I am not really a crier when it comes to TV or movies, but boy howdy, the tears just wouldn’t stop for Janet’s death (especially).

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:29:52 +0000

Maude Flanders death was a shock I never expected the Simpsons creaters to kill off a character.
Oh another cartoon death was Kevin on Family Guy that was sad to hear.

By: Traci

Traci — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:23:17 +0000

Losing Jim Henson was hard, being a muppet and sesame street fan.
Clifford the big red dog was never the same without John Ritter.
Video game note: Aerith from FFVII, still gets me..

By: Rah55

Rah55 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:50:14 +0000

Not sudden but shocking, the death of Edith Bunker on “All in the Family”

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:25:27 +0000

Jeez, I cried just reading this and remembering the final episode of Roseanne. How pathetic is that?

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:43:27 +0000

Did i miss a mention Torchwood’s Ianto?

Still haven’t forgiven Russell T. Davies for that one. No rhyme nor reason in it.

After Tosh and Owen, I should have known to watch out for that kind of thing.