Obit watch.

Well covered elsewhere, but for the sake of the record, Steve Landesberg. Yeah, I liked Dietrich better than any of the other guys (except maybe Nick Yemana).

Also: “Old Man” is dead at the age of 32.

Born in Kenya, he lived an active life — including siring offspring — until early Thanksgiving morning, when his body was discovered in a lab at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies on the campus of the Texas Research Park in Bexar County.

A naked mole rat, Old Man was believed to be 32.

If you haven’t seen Fast, Cheap & Out of Control, it’d make a fun night of viewing. It isn’t my favorite Errol Morris documentary, but it is one of the best naked mole rat/lion training/robotics/topiary documentaries there is.

And Amazon’s prices on the first season, second season, and third season of Barney Miller are strikingly reasonable.

2 Responses to “Obit watch.”

  1. Brian says:

    And Amazon’s prices on the first season, second season, and third season of Barney Miller are strikingly reasonable.

    Barney Miller is also available on Hulu. It’s _amazing_ how well the funny holds up.

  2. stainles says:

    One thing I have often heard, though I don’t have a source for it at the moment:

    Barney Miller is the single most realistic cop show ever produced.

    (The implication being that it captures perfectly the tedium and absurdity that makes up much of a police officer’s day.)