Patrick Stewart has died

[Retro Red]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-stewart-dead-star-trek-x-men-1236742932/
 

not going to lie, this one is a gut shot.

[johnnyboy]

Fucking rough week for us Trekkers.  Sir Patrick Stewart's social media has posted that he passed yesterday.

 

[Arch Stanton]

Ah man, that's a sad one. I think everyone loved Patrick Stewart.

[gmoney]

Beyond gutted. Riveting actor, never once saw him phone it in, even during atrocious storylines in Star Trek. I sold him a coffee machine once.  RIP

[Sergio Mendacious]

1 minute ago, gmoney said:

Beyond gutted. Riveting actor, never once saw him phone it in, even during atrocious storylines in Star Trek. I sold him a coffee machine once.  RIP

Make it espresso.

I rewatched Multiverse of Madness the other day, and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't to see Patrick Stewart one more time.

[I Bent My Wookie]

I don't think I even realised he was diagnosed with dementia. He just seemed like a human that would be lucid until the day he passed. 

Gutted by this

[Jazzy G]

Not me holding during the break at D&D because I just got the notification through on my phone. 

[Thunderplex]

Thankful that his brush with Dementia was short, but sorry to lose such an iconic hero of mine.

[deathrey]

Huddersfield's most beloved/cherished resident. I am absolutely gutted, I don't think gutted does it justice. I knew this day would come but didn't expect it to be so soon. He was beloved and cherished by millions and will be mourned by so many. He will always have a very special place in my heart. I'm so sad.

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[Monkee]

Absolutely gutted about this. I’ve loved him since TNG back in the day abs was lucky enough to see him in a play a few years ago. What an amazing actor. Really upset about this one.

[HarmonicGenerator]

Extremely sad to hear this. What a voice, what an actor. I think it was X-Men rather than Star Trek that introduced me to him, but he was perfect in those two iconic roles, whether playing chess with McKellen or insisting there were four lights. So lucky to have got to see him on stage a couple of times, including The Tempest where he played Prospero; even in the cheap seats at the back of the theatre he reached you with his performance. RIP to one of the very best.

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[Statto]

Ah that's awful.

I was a massive TNG fan in my teens, and greatly enjoyed reading his autobiography last year (my major takeaway from which was that his love for the stage shone through throughout, and most anything he did on screen was "the day job")

[Jazzy G]

TNG was a regular fixture on the TV as a kid. I'd always watch it if it was on and I had time. I wasn't a fan of the X-Men movies, but Patrick Stewart was an inspired choice for Professor X. I also remember seeing him in a version of Macbeth on BBC4 one time. As has been mentioned here, he was brilliant in whatever he was in and never felt like he was just there for a payday. I feel like he was particularly enjoying his time in American Dad as well. 

[Devon Malcolm]

Obviously, and understandably, best known for being so ace in TNG but I cannot recommend his performance in Green Room highly enough. Genuinely frightening. Brilliant actor. Absolutely shit news.

[Retro Red]

TNG was my first real nerd fandom as a youngster, I was obsessed for a long time and still love the show today. X-Men came a couple of years later for me and remains my greatest love of any property. Both converged with my first real experience of ‘fan casting’ when rumours of the first x-men films were swirling around 98. I wanted Stewart to play Professor X, and he was every bit as good as I thought he would be. The fact that he’s shortly reprising the role for the 9th time in a couple of months will be a bittersweet way to say goodbye to possibly my favourite actor throughout my lifetime. 
 

Harmonic is spot on to say he was never less than iconic in everything he did. Even doing  guest voiceovers for Seth McFarlane comedies he shone.

Rest in Peace Professor, Captain, Admiral. Just like Q, you were my favourite too.