# TCM's memorial montages; that was quick! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 30, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914 "2016-12-30T19:12:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914/1 "2016-12-30T19:12:27Z")
They’re already running Debbie Reynolds’ “actors who died this year” montage. They must have death dossiers on older actors 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914/2 "2016-12-30T19:42:38Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > They’re already running Debbie Reynolds’ “actors who died this year” montage. They must have death dossiers on older actors 😃 I haven’t seen the Dead Parade, since there haven’t been any movies on TCM we wanted to watch. How long does it run? I’m guessing it’s a long one this year, with more than 130 celebrities on the list. ---
**Author:** ![justmeetee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914/3 "2016-12-30T19:54:32Z")
I would think they do the same for most show business people as the newspapers and television news production companies and keep that stuff in a file somewhere and add to it over time. Then it’s ready at the time needed. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914/4 "2016-12-30T19:56:28Z")
I like the song on it. Something about going home. They had to redo it for Zsa Zsa. I haven’t seen the Debbie Reynolds version. No Tom Neyman though. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914/5 "2016-12-30T19:56:47Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > They’re already running Debbie Reynolds’ “actors who died this year” montage. They must have death dossiers on older actors 😃 They do. I once worked at a radio station that had several hundred obituaries on tape ready to roll as soon as the death bulletin came over the wire. Producers can work very fast. I was once amazed, when South Park mentioned Susan Boyle in an episode that aired nine days after she appeared on he talent show. Susan Boyle and South Park were a match made in heaven. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914/6 "2016-12-30T21:02:20Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > They do. I once worked at a radio station that had several hundred obituaries on tape ready to roll as soon as the death bulletin came over the wire. > > Producers can work very fast. I was once amazed, when South Park mentioned Susan Boyle in an episode that aired nine days after she appeared on he talent show. Susan Boyle and South Park were a match made in heaven. Trey Parker and Matt Stone produce _South Park_ episodes in under a week, from coming up with a story idea to the voice recording, final animation, and post production. They like to keep episodes fresh and topical. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcms-memorial-montages-that-was-quick/775914/7 "2016-12-31T19:00:43Z")
I’ll bet the folks over at TCM have a Celebrity Death Pool that makes ours look like amateur hour.