# Hey, CBS! Talk to the news dept. about Bill Paxton **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 1, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139 "2017-03-01T22:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/1 "2017-03-01T22:55:00Z")
It’s been three days since the star of [Training Day](http://www.cbs.com/shows/training-day/) died. The network has yet to acknowledge his loss on their website. No “our condolences to his family,” no clips of memories from cast and crew. Hell, you’d think someone would at least [update his bio.](http://www.cbs.com/shows/training-day/cast/215527/) ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/2 "2017-03-01T23:14:05Z")
Is he the guy from Near Dark? If so, condolences to his vampire bretheren. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/3 "2017-03-01T23:33:20Z")
(Checking forum) Is that the guy I wanted to kill about an hour before the Mama Alien did it? Or was that Bill Pullman? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/4 "2017-03-02T00:11:19Z")
richard lewis or paxton ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/5 "2017-03-02T00:12:55Z")
He’s totally that Near Dark guy. I looked into it. (Gory vampire movie scene follows…) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ufcsS9E-JVs/maxresdefault.jpg "Finger-Lickin' Good! - Near Dark (6/11) Movie CLIP (1987) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufcsS9E-JVs) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/6 "2017-03-02T00:23:31Z")
Richard Lewis is Dead!? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/7 "2017-03-02T01:59:35Z")
And not a moment too soon. Wait, Richard Lewis is alive? (Checking IMDB) Okay, at least he isn’t working. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/8 "2017-03-02T02:12:51Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > It’s been three days since the star of [Training Day](http://www.cbs.com/shows/training-day/) died. The network has yet to acknowledge his loss on their website. No “our condolences to his family,” no clips of memories from cast and crew. Hell, you’d think someone would at least [update his bio.](http://www.cbs.com/shows/training-day/cast/215527/) BTW, [Training Day: CBS Series to Pay Tribute to Bill Paxton - canceled + renewed TV shows, ratings - TV Series Finale](http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/training-day-cbs-series-pay-tribute-bill-paxton/). I, for one, appreciate how CBS News is not as deeply in the pocket of the Entertainment division as ABC News. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/9 "2017-03-02T03:50:57Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Richard Lewis is Dead!? No, that was Lewis Black. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/10 "2017-03-02T13:22:48Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > No, that was Lewis Black. William Clark’s co-explorer? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/11 "2017-03-02T14:19:07Z")
No, no. You’re thinking of Emmanuel Lewis. Lewis Black was Clark Kent’s exploration partner. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/12 "2017-03-02T14:24:50Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > No, no. You’re thinking of Emmanuel Lewis. > > Lewis Black was Clark Kent’s exploration partner. There’s a college names after these guys in… Portland? Or am I thinking of Lois and Clark? Ever since Smallville, I rarely even remember that show… now _I_’m thinking of Emmanuel Lewis. Dammit, I hate when I do that. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/13 "2017-03-02T18:50:44Z")
Game over, man. Game over! ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/14 "2017-03-02T18:58:01Z")
[James Brown is dead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8e9b2ON8s) ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/15 "2017-03-02T19:18:23Z")
> [@digs](#): > > There’s a college names after these guys in… Portland? Or am I thinking of Lois and Clark? Ever since Smallville, I rarely even remember that show… now _I_’m thinking of Emmanuel Lewis. Dammit, I hate when I do that. There is a Lewis and Clark College in Portland, a Clark College across the river in Vancouver, (the real one, not that pretender in BC), a Lewis River, a Lewis and Clark River, Clark County, and don’t get me started on their whole ‘trail’ thing that seems to have crossed the entire US. There is a sign post nearly everywhere they ever stopped to take a shit. This band had a great publicist/agent. So good that they put him on the US nickel coin. Unfortunately all their really big hits were lost in a horrible blimp accident. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/16 "2017-03-02T19:24:10Z")
Thank You! This just in… …as far as we know, Richard Lewis is STILL NOT DEAD!!! …more details as we get them… You hang in there Richard…! ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/17 "2017-03-02T20:55:00Z")
That’s what they said about Abe Vigoda. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/18 "2017-03-03T02:49:27Z")
And the Clark bros were next door neighbors of mine when I was a kid. Separated by a couple hundred years, but close enough to make them almost real. And William Faulkner’s daughter lived up the road, but I read The Sound and the Fury so I’m not sure he’s real. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/19 "2017-03-03T05:37:35Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > There is a Lewis and Clark College in Portland, a Clark College across the river in Vancouver, (the real one, not that pretender in BC), a Lewis River, a Lewis and Clark River, Clark County, and don’t get me started on their whole ‘trail’ thing that seems to have crossed the entire US. There is a sign post nearly everywhere they ever stopped to take a shit. > > This band had a great publicist/agent. So good that they put him on the US nickel coin. > > Unfortunately all their really big hits were lost in a horrible blimp accident. If you keep going up from Clark County, on the other side of Cowlitz County you will come to Lewis County. Thence, get on US 12 and take it to the far side of the state, where you find the town of Clarkston, and if you are brave enough to venture across the river into Idaho, you will end up in Lewiston (which used to be called “Shithole”, but they found that name to be bad for business, and “Shithole, Idaho” was redundant anyway). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139/20 "2017-03-03T05:47:32Z")
The eulogies for Bill Paxton all spoke of his deeply expressed, Shakespearian abilities as an actor. I am disinclined to fault the dead, and will leave it at that. Seemed like a nice guy, though, which is all one needs on ones tombstone. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cbs-talk-to-the-news-dept-about-bill-paxton/781139.md?page=2)