Posted on 07/30/2016 11:31:19 PM PDT by Paul R.
When it came to politics, Jerry Doyle and I disagreed on, well, pretty much everything. Politically, Jerry was just to the right of Attila the Hun. There is a line in Babylon 5 where his character, Michael Garibaldi, suggests that the way to deal with crime is to go from electric chairs to electric bleachers. That line is quintessential Jerry Doyle. I say this with confidence because I overheard him saying it at lunch then stole it for the show.
Despite our differences, when Jerry ran for congress as a Republican not long after Babylon 5 ended, I donated to his campaign. Not because I agreed with him, but because I respected him...
(Excerpt) Read more at epictimes.com ...
Stracznski leaves out the fact that he and Doyle shared another characteristic: They could both be real low class jerks. Much unlike, say, Bruce Boxleitner (Capt. Sheridan in B5), who is a class act. Yet in
In other regards, I have great respect for all 3 men.
I cannot think of another TV show of whose cast so many have been lost so early. Perhaps, trying to realistically portray the future and living in space really IS a dangerous place, in ways we don't yet understand...
Eh, it’s late! That was supposed to be “Yet in other regards...”
That’s getting close to home when people younger than me are kicking the bucket. I really liked his opinions, and enjoyed his voice. RIP... Jerry
Well, if Straczynski can steal Doyle’s line, then I can too.
I have more right to it anyway.
“Doyle” was my mother’s maiden name.
Yes... In some pics he looks a bit “old” for his true age. But, still, Doyle is approx. my age - kinda scary...
The other thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3453987/posts
RIP Jerry...here he is in 2011 sounding a little like Donald Trump:
(Part 1: https://youtu.be/NWaCyKBh2jg)
Oh, thanks!! I’ll check it out. I did a search shortly B4 deciding I would post, and no posts about Doyle turned up - not sure why not...
Biggs - tear in his aorta.
Katsulas - lung cancer.
Doyle - ?
Conway - Would be classified as congestive heart failure now.
O’Hare - Heart attack.
Choate - traffic accident.
There are more, but I am sleepy.
THAT JERRY DOYLE??? the libertarian talk show host?
omg!
i would tune into him from time to time on the radio- he had a very interesting into/ & music for that- I always found him a bit off the wall but .....
dead?
NP...FR search can be tricky...I usually use as few key words as possible in the search box...seems to help.
How old was he?
60. Too young.
Man, there was a time that age seemed like it wasn’t real. An age someone made up.
Now, at 48, it seems real alright!
It’s way too young today though.
Mother is 83 and drives hours at a time and never stays home.
It’s a new world.
thanks for posting
Yes.
:-(
I appreciate this one of YOURS because I did not know about EpicTimes and am happy to read some of it. This one article of Jerry's final discussion / interview is quite striking. It does pain me that a person who says this; "And my job, in my life, is to minimize the damage this government does to me under the guise of helping me.", is no longer around to resist the Berniefied Hillary!
Wow.
I liked Doyle. Also Boxleitner. But Babylon 5 was butt awful....a direct ripoff of DS 9 (which was not the greatest but had its moments)
And what the hell was Mr Mollari? Where was Curly?
This turkey stayed on for years....yet only 14 episodes of the great Firefly were made .
JERRY DOYLE DEAD AT 60
TMZ ^ | 7/28/16 | TMZ
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3453987/posts
also this
‘Babylon 5’ star Michael O’Hare dies at 60
WXIA Channel 11 Atlanta | September 28, 2012 | Michael King
Posted on 9/29/2012, 2:56:27 PM by EveningStar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2938054/posts
MJS:
“It is another loss in a string of losses that I cannot understand. Of the main cast, we have lost Richard Biggs, Michael O’Hare, Andreas Katsulas, Jeff Conaway, and now Jerry Doyle, and I’m goddamned tired of it.
“So dear sweet universe, if you are paying attention in the vastness of interstellar space, take a moment from plotting the trajectory of comets and designing new DNA in farflung cosmos, and spare a thought for those who you have plucked so untimely from our ranks...and knock it off for a while.
“Because this isn’t fair.
“And Jerry Doyle would be the first person to tell you that. Right before he put a fist in your face. Which is what I imagine he’s doing right now, on the other side of the veil.”
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