joshuatxuk Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/books/tom-clancy-best-selling-novelist-of-military-thrillers-dies-at-66.html A bit young (I thought he was older), I wonder if it was a stroke or heart attack. Clancy's writing abilities as a fiction author were a bit iffy beyond his knowledge of military tech but his early techno-thrillers are great reads and decent films. Hunt For Red October is one of my favorite movies and the book was even more engaging. His book and VG franchises will surely plug along. RIP. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 :( now im sad. loved the books, movies, and games. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Rest in Peace Mr. Clancy Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide patternoverlap's signature Hide all signatures New Prints Available Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdust Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Never read any of his books. But I played the crap out of all the games he tagged his name in. Manly splinter cell. R. I. P Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosmina Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 RIP Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide geosmina's signature Hide all signatures https://animanoir.xyz/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Never read any of his books, but I was a Rainbow Six junkie once upon a time. RIP Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I saw Hunt For Red October and read the book afterword. The aesthetics of that movie make it seem more akin to 80s sci-fi and action classics. The book is way more detailed with far more settings and characters. Ironically I read the other two books that were turned to film: Patriot Games and Clear And Present Danger. Beyond that, just played a few of the games. My brother really dug Splinter Cell though. As a kid and teenage I was obsessed with military tech and history, to an extent that I was fairly detached with the horrors of war and combat and really more of a geek interested in the actual equipment. I still am to a certain degree, though more of a music fan than anything now. Clancy excelled in this aspect, in fact he wrote some great nonfiction books on military technology as well. His secondary characters are quite one note, even in his better books. I've read sections of other ones, and even lol'd a bit at some of the plots of other books. I'm sure his rather straightforward neocon beliefs played into this. Either way, while he wasn't a literary genius he was an apt techno-thriller writer. Less imaginative than Michael Crichton but an engaging writer nonetheless. Quite a legacy he left behind in the video game world too, at least in the genre of realistic 1st person shooters. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I thought this was the name of his latest book... damn. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Follow WATMM on Twitter: @WATMMOfficial Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Weirdly enough, the first girl I had a serious relationship with is now married to Thom Clancy, his son. Wonder how they're doing? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 On 10/2/2013 at 6:59 PM, Joyrex said: I thought this was the name of his latest book... damn. I blame Actress. On 10/2/2013 at 9:56 PM, disparaissant said: Weirdly enough, the first girl I had a serious relationship with is now married to Thom Clancy, his son. Wonder how they're doing? Whoa, that's random. Thom Clancy has a twitter, I suppose that might shed some light on how the family is holding up: https://twitter.com/ThomClancy Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well, now I feel like a stalker. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Tom Clancy books along with Wilbur Smith (perhaps Stephen King) have resided in almost every pile of books I've ever seen on planet Earth. On every communal space, on any book shelf, in any guest house, hotel, youth hostel, squat, mansion, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere. Anywhere there's a pile of books there is a Tom Clancy novel. Thats pretty fucking insane. But I don't think I've ever read one lol. I bet he died a very rich man. Edited October 2, 2013 by beerwolf Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Estimated net worth of $300 million dollars. Jesus Fucking Christ. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 He had not one, but two Simpsons appearances: Quote Kent Brockman: Alright, does anyone have a question for our panel that's not about how much money they make? [the audience’s hands go down] Lenny: [at the microphone] Uh yeah, I'm a techno-thriller junkie, and I'd like to know, is the B-2 bomber more detectible when it rains? Kent Brockman: Oh, what do you think, Tom Clancy? Tom Clancy Well, the B-2… Lenny: No, no, no, I was asking Maya Angelou! Maya Angelou: The ebony fighter awakens, dabbled with the dewy beads of morn. Moe: Maya Angelou is black? Maya Angelou: It is a Mach-5 child, forever bound to suckle from the shriveled breast of Congress. Lenny: Oh, Maya, you're a national treasure! Quote Hello, this is Tom Clancy. Would I say, "If you're hunting for a good read this October, Marge Simpson's book is a clear and present danger to your free time"? Hell no I wouldn't. What do you mean I just said it? That doesn't count! Hello. Hello? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 On 10/2/2013 at 6:59 PM, Joyrex said: I thought this was the name of his latest book... damn. lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 i never read any of his books but hunt for red october was one of my favorite films as a child. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghOsty Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 I loved a lot of the games and movies, but I don't think I ever finished one of his books... I remember trying to read Rainbow Six when I was younger but I think it was a little above my reading level at the time and I never finished it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide ghOsty's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) On 10/2/2013 at 9:56 PM, disparaissant said: Weirdly enough, the first girl I had a serious relationship with is now married to Thom Clancy, his son. Wonder how they're doing? weird, how do you know them too?\ edit: its bad form for me to post names. sorry. Edited October 3, 2013 by SR4 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) On 10/3/2013 at 2:51 AM, SR4 said: On 10/2/2013 at 9:56 PM, disparaissant said: Weirdly enough, the first girl I had a serious relationship with is now married to Thom Clancy, his son. Wonder how they're doing? wait, you mean [REDACTED]? weird, how do you know them too? She's from my hometown! We went to high school together. Edited October 3, 2013 by disparaissant Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 wow small world! i went to undergrad with both of them! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Dang that's crazy! Small world indeed. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 On 10/2/2013 at 10:05 PM, beerwolf said: Tom Clancy books along with Wilbur Smith (perhaps Stephen King) have resided in almost every pile of books I've ever seen on planet Earth. On every communal space, on any book shelf, in any guest house, hotel, youth hostel, squat, mansion, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere. Anywhere there's a pile of books there is a Tom Clancy novel. Thats pretty fucking insane. But I don't think I've ever read one lol. I bet he died a very rich man. not on any of my friends book shelves .. you mustmove in very different company .. rip all the same .. those harrison ford movies were alright Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures A member of the non sequitairiate. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/80715-tom-clancy-rip/#findComment-2070371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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