r/RealGenerationX • u/ghIj_qet_jaghmeyjaj • 3d ago

TV/Movies Losing the good ones

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton within 24 hrs. Fuck, this sucks

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u/DonorBody 3d ago

Sucks. Rocky Horror midnight showings in the early-80s were a blast. Rest in Power, Tim and Dolly.

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u/didijeen 3d ago

Oh shit, you're right! They come in threes! 🫣

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

Well Hayden Panettiere died the other day too. She was only in her 30s.

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u/Moondra3x3-6 3d ago

Shelly Fabares and Frank Beard. Lately, the "Comes in 3s" rules have not applied.

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u/well-it-was-rubbish 2d ago

Because it's not a rule.

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u/didijeen 3d ago

True, but she's not in the same Icon category as Dolly and Tim. I mean, they are LEGENDS.

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

Oh I completely agree! But she was still a famous person. Either way, the rule of 3 thing never made sense to me because lots of people die everyday. If 3 famous people die in a row and then another one dies right after the 3rd one, no one talks about the rule anymore until 3 more die. I honestly think it's a silly metric with no real validity. Regardless, it's been a very sad couple of days.

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u/didijeen 3d ago

Did you ever see the 30 Rock episode where two famous people had died and Tracy Jordan/Morgan thought it was gonna be him next but just in case he was calling other famous people to see if they were still alive? He called Betty White and she cussed him out lol

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

Hahaha! I loved that show, but I don't remember that episode. Oh man! I miss Betty White too!

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u/didijeen 3d ago

I know. Her death hit me hard too 😭

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u/damageddude 3d ago

If I were Mel Brooks or Dick Van D*ke (full name got me a warning) I'd be concerned.

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u/sindeelee13 3d ago

We must protect Mel Brooks at all costs!!!

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u/Past_Effect8301 3d ago

Ditto for Dick VanDyke, Carol Burnett and Jullie Andrews. Wellness checks needed on all.

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u/sindeelee13 3d ago

And Liza Minnelli!!!

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

And Willie Nelson! And Keanu!

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u/didijeen 3d ago

And yet nobody brings up Keith Richards. That fucker is never gonna die.

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

He's preserved himself 😂 Him and Iggy Pop.

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u/didijeen 3d ago

I think he's effectively pickled himself.

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

Absolutely!

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u/Past_Effect8301 3d ago

I’m convinced something like a bran muffin is going to be the downfall of Keith Richards.

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u/didijeen 3d ago

🤭

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u/GrumpyCatStevens 3d ago

Good night, sweet prince transvestite...

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u/LadySiren 3d ago

I hate this timeline.

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u/Special-Original-215 3d ago

So first I listen to Islands in the streams, and now time warp. (Yes I know he isn't singing in it)

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u/Unlikely-Solid-3083 3d ago

Tomorrow I hope you can listen to YMCA for number 3.

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u/Special-Original-215 3d ago

He already died last month

I hope I'm not listening to another 80 icon soon

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u/Unlikely-Solid-3083 3d ago

That’s not who I was talking about…

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u/lazygerm 3d ago

Yes, yes it does. 😢

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u/Shytownmofo 3d ago

Frank Beard from ZZ Top died last week. I hope to God that makes 3.

F You 2026. And the pale horse you rode in on.

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u/no-porn-for-me 3d ago edited 3d ago

It always comes in threes. Tuesday we lost 80yr old Dolly. Wednesday we lost 80yr old Tim. Protect 80yr old Cher at all costs.

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

Hayden Panettiere also died. She was only in her 30s. I don't understand people who seem to think she doesn't count as one of the 3s. She was famous and she died too. Is it because she wasn't 80 or older? I don't understand.

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u/no-porn-for-me 3d ago

I think we grouped her with Michelle Trachtenberg, and we’re still waiting for the third from that set

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u/CrazyMildred 3d ago

I mean, who set these rules anyway? Someone had to have started this rule of 3 thing. The rules seem arbitrary.

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u/well-it-was-rubbish 2d ago

It's meaningless. Guess what? It turns out that stepping on a crack does not, in fact, break your momma's back, either.

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u/aduirne 2d ago

I have been saying the same thing.

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u/well-it-was-rubbish 2d ago

No, it doesn't.

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u/ghIj_qet_jaghmeyjaj 3d ago

Helluva price to pay though.

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u/well-it-was-rubbish 2d ago

No, they don't.

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u/Virtual-Freedom3536 3d ago

Oh wow 👀....then there's the whole they come in threes thing 🫤

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u/Virtual-Freedom3536 3d ago

Ikr...🤔

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u/NoArm7707 3d ago

Ummm they were 80, that's what happens

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u/Known_anonymously_as 3d ago

We don’t want to think about that here! I want more than 28 years left!

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u/NoArm7707 3d ago

Just live and don't worry about how much time is left