May 28th 11, 01:26
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Lurker
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
Sadness, another B5 actor gone. Seemed to be such a good guy.
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May 28th 11, 02:30
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#22
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Ambassador
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
Requiescat in pace, Jeff.
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May 28th 11, 02:37
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2001
Location: NE of Cleveland, OH
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
I liked Zach. Jeff played him well. RIP Jeff.
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May 28th 11, 07:38
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First One
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: New York
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
I'm not just saying this 'cause the dude died, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the character and really though Conway was one of the most under-appreciated actors on the show. Actually, Conway as an actor on B5 the show kind of parallels Allen as crew member on B5 the station: a flawed character surrounded by larger than life people.
Like many of you, Conway is Zach Allen to me before he's Kinnickie or that lame dude on Taxi. But anyway here's a clip of him playing the straight man to Christopher Lloyd's wackiness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvn-tBeLpCk
Perhaps a sign of how pop-culturally ignorant I am but I didn't even know he was being exploited by "Dr Drew" on Celebrity Rehab and that he had all these drug issues and he was in a band and everything.
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May 28th 11, 10:04
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Ambassador
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Earth
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
Another good one gone.  It's such a shame that he never managed to overcome his demons.
My tribute...
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May 28th 11, 12:41
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#26
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Commander
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: el paso, texas
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
A very nice tribute Maneth... Well done. We all miss him. RIP Jeff Conaway.
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May 28th 11, 12:48
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Psi Cop
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,540
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
Has JMS said anything?
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May 28th 11, 16:43
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High Treason Prevention Officer
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Vienna, Austria
Posts: 7,497
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
From his Twitter feed:
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* People are twittering that Jeff Conaway is dead. He is classified as brain dead and life-support has been turned off but he is still alive.
* I have not yet heard anything to contradict that from anyone in a position to know the full story. Just FYI.
* Jeff Conaway is gone. Tragic, unfortunate, unnecessary. No definitions today. Nothing's funny. He was a good guy.
* Original Star Trek core cast was alive and intact for 25+ years. B5 core cast down three already. WTF?
* @DRayburn We lost Andreas Katsulas, Rick Biggs, and now Jeff Conaway.
* @fizzixrat If we start including guest cast the list is going to get very long. Jeff, Rick and Andreas were core cast/regulars.
* @AgateGecko On any TV series, what defines core cast members isn't how much they're liked, it's if they appear in the main titles every week
* @AgateGecko But none of that matters on a personal basis: Tim was a great guy, much beloved, and his loss was a great burden.
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May 28th 11, 16:52
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#29
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Psi Cop
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Fort Collins, CO, USA
Posts: 1,643
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
Very very sad about this. I just don't have a lot of words. Time to get a list of the best Zach episodes going so I can get to watching today.
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May 28th 11, 16:59
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#30
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First One
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Alcester, Warwickshire, UK
Posts: 3,783
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Re: RIP Jeff Conaway
Just watched "Conflicts of Interest" on my latest rewatch.Quite poignant as it's an episode where Zack has a fair bit of involvement.
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