# Alan Rickman dies at 69 of cancer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124 "2016-01-14T13:00:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/121 "2016-04-10T06:25:53Z")
They had 17 YEARS to mull over a Galaxy Quest sequel. I know it was probably hard to get the old band back together, but 17 years? Ridiculous. (Same with Zoolander 2, Ben Stiller did not age well in all those many years.) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/122 "2016-04-11T19:20:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Sam Rockwell says we might have had a _Galaxy Quest_ sequel but for Rickman’s untimely passing: [Alan Rickman's Death Stopped the 'Galaxy Quest' Sequel That Would Be Filming Now | Moviefone](http://www.moviefone.com/2016/04/07/alan-rickmans-death-stopped-galaxy-quest-sequel-filming-now/) I’m OK with not having a sequel to Galaxy Quest. It was a nice, fun movie but the odds are that any sequel would suck. Plus it seems like almost every movie nowadays is a sequel, remake, comic book or novel adaption or the latest in a franchise. It’s a little refreshing to see a movie that’s none of these. ---
**Author:** ![sara20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/123 "2016-04-11T19:40:43Z")
What a shame. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/124 "2016-04-11T22:17:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bumped. > > Sam Rockwell says we might have had a _Galaxy Quest_ sequel but for Rickman’s untimely passing: [Alan Rickman's Death Stopped the 'Galaxy Quest' Sequel That Would Be Filming Now | Moviefone](http://www.moviefone.com/2016/04/07/alan-rickmans-death-stopped-galaxy-quest-sequel-filming-now/) And that was the only reason I was even remotely considering getting Amazon’s video service (especially if they ever offered a monthly version.) Sure, the other stuff is nice (unlike CBS which has nothing to offer but the new Star Trek and thus won’t get my money), but it was Galaxy Quest that was making me consider otherwise. I’m not one that tends to believe the old can be ruined by the new. Only if the old explicitly connected to the new does that work on me (like HIMYM, where all the old episodes were leading up to the finale. That did hamper my enjoyment. But Fuller House does not affect my enjoyment of Full House either way. Same with Star War.) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/125 "2016-04-12T03:20:59Z")
If you get a chance, check out the film _“Eye In The Sky”_. Not only is it a hell of a good thriller but it’s Alan’s last onscreen role and he’s (of course) very good in every scene. I’s a very fitting final performance for Mr. Rickman. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/126 "2016-04-12T15:47:43Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’m OK with not having a sequel to Galaxy Quest. It was a nice, fun movie but the odds are that any sequel would suck. Plus it seems like almost every movie nowadays is a sequel, remake, comic book or novel adaption or the latest in a franchise. It’s a little refreshing to see a movie that’s none of these. My thoughts exactly. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/127 "2016-05-05T01:54:44Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > If you get a chance, check out the film _“Eye In The Sky”_. Not only is it a hell of a good thriller but it’s Alan’s last onscreen role and he’s (of course) very good in every scene. > I’s a very fitting final performance for Mr. Rickman. I just saw _Eye in the Sky_ and yes, he is excellent in every scene he is in. I was especially moved by his (almost) last line in the film: _Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war._ ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/128 "2016-05-05T06:01:12Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > If you get a chance, check out the film _“Eye In The Sky”_. Not only is it a hell of a good thriller but it’s Alan’s last onscreen role and he’s (of course) very good in every scene. > I’s a very fitting final performance for Mr. Rickman. We saw it a few weekends ago. One of the best movies I’ve seen in ages. Everyone was good in it. Alan Rickman was superb. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124/129 "2016-05-06T03:53:57Z")
I read some reviews of eye in the sky before deciding to see it, and am stunned to discover he was never even nominated for an Academy award. That is just sooo wrong. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-rickman-dies-at-69-of-cancer/743124.md?page=6)