Was watching the Oscars telecast last night, not paying too much attention, but generally listening and watching all the same. They came to the part where they paid tribute to all those people who died in 2008. And one name shocked the hell out of me... Michael Crichton. He's one of my favourite writers, and I've read every novel he's written, even the one as Michael Douglas. The shock was not because he's dead, but because I didn't hear of it. Apparently, he was fighting throat cancer and his death was very sudden, on Nov4th 2008. I hadn't been to his website for a while and so missed the news. And I haven't been watching much TV, but enough atleast that I've heard of Octo-mom. They can give hours of coverage to some stupid lady who has 14 kids or something, but they cannot spare a minute to pay homage to a writer whose work is beyond description? Seriously, wouldn't that make better copy? This is the same media who covered Princess Diana's death to death but relegated Mother Theresa's demise to a half-minute condolence news. I wonder who the editors are who sit around and make the decision as to what goes on the news and what doesn't. Idiots!
I'm really bummed that I won't be able to read any more work this genius would've written.
May his soul rest in peace!
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