RIP Harlan Ellison (1934-2018)

[JaxsBrokenHeart]

https://twitter.com/mcvalada/status/1012406845758062592

https://www.cbr.com/harlan-ellison-dies-84/

Its been reported that author Harlan Ellison has passed away.

No thread can do justice to how great a writer he was, but to anyone who hasn't read his stuff, there's no better time to get exposed to it than now.

(Apologies if this has already been posted)

 

[Snaploud]

RIP

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

 

[Mr. Adventure]

RIP ya mad bastard

I used to love watching his rants back when Syfy actually had those weekend news shows.

 

[The Realist]

This guy was an enormous influence on me as a teenager and young adult. I eventually got past my hero worship and started seeing his flaws, but he still did a hell of a lot to open my mind to new ideas and perspectives that challenged my conservative upbringing. Ultimately, I think I owe him a great deal.

He was also a ferociously talented writer, especially at the peak of his game (best captured in the Deathbird Stories/Strange Wine/Shatterday period).

RIP, Harlequin.

 

[Roundabout]

Reading about his passing feels weird, because just a week or so ago, I wrote a post in another thread about a Twilight Zone episode that was based on a story that Harlan Ellison wrote. He wrote an interesting story.

Sorry to hear the news. RIP.

 

[JD]

Sad news. He might not have always been the nicest guy, but he was definitely an important writer for the SFF genres, and his death is a big loss.

 

[Tom]

R.I.P. Harlan. I had the pleasure of meeting him when we had a private party for Walter Koenig the day before he got his star on the walk of fame.

 

[E-DUB]

The last angry young man.

 

[Samurai8472]

His wife will burn his remaining work

https://deadline.com/2018/06/harlan-ellison-dies-sci-fi-writer-was-84-1202419133/

"My wife has instructions that the instant I die, she has to burn all the unfinished stories. And there may be a hundred unfinished stories in this house, maybe more than that. There's three quarters of a novel. No, these things are not to be finished by other writers, no matter how good they are."

 

[E-DUB]

 

[WarpFactorZ]

RIP to a sci-fi legend...

... does this mean nuTrek can now use the Guardian of Forever? Bring on the City on the Edge remake for Trek 4! (too soon?)

 

[Allyn Gibson]

Weird as this sounds, I never thought Harlan Ellison would die. Death would come for him, and he'd spend so long haranguing her over this and that that she would say in frustration (and for her own sanity), "Peace out, Harlan," and never again bother him.

Peace out, Harlan.

 

[alensatemybuick1]

On this day, I shall mourn.

 

[EnderAKH]

I will sue someone in his honor.

 

[OCD Geek]

He's leaving bags of dogshit on doorsteps with the angels now.

 

[Kor]

It is a sad day for science fiction.

Kor

 

[Mudd]

I'm sure he did have flaws. I can't think of one.

 

[Mudd]

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[TrickyDickie]

....The 3 Guardians are in mourning.