LSomebody on Bluesky is out here eulogizing Walter Koenig.
CWait, Chekov? Did something happen?
LNot that anyone can tell. Dragon Cobolt posted 'rip to Walter Koening' — misspelling his name — and then joked that he 'apparently played a side character on some forgotten show in the 1960s too.'
CStar Trek is forgotten now? And there's no death report, no official word at all.
LRight, so he's probably alive. But the post is so confidently wrong, it's almost art.
CThat's not art. That's how fake celebrity death rumors start. One person posts RIP, then fans run with it.
LOh come on, nobody's running. It's one Bluesky post with 44 likes. It's a joke about Chekov being a side character.
CBut then there's another one. A voice actor account posted about Eric Bauza with #RIPEricBauza. He voiced Marvin the Martian in The Looney Tunes Show.
LWait, Eric Bauza died? I didn't hear that.
CNo! He didn't. There's zero confirmation. But someone slapped RIP on a post and now fans think he's gone.
LOkay, that one's worse because it's framed as a tribute with a hashtag. But it's still just random strangers, not news outlets.
CThis is exactly how misinformation spreads. A hashtag becomes a fact. I'm not saying it's malicious, but it's careless.
LI think it's people trying to honor actors they love before the news cycle moves on. It's misguided, but the sentiment is real.
CThe sentiment is premature. Imagine being Eric Bauza's family seeing RIP posts while he's sitting at breakfast.
LOkay, that visual is upsetting. I'll give you that.
CThank you. Now can we agree that if you're going to eulogize someone, at least spell their name right? It's Koenig, not Koening.
LAnd Star Trek is not a forgotten show. It's one of the most famous sci-fi franchises ever.
CThat's the real crime here.
LThe side character joke? That part's funny. I'll allow it.
CFine, one point for humor. Next time, check if the person is actually alive first.
LSpeaking of weird internet posts, a Bluesky user named Lady Iris is doing a 30-day challenge where she pairs an emoji with a TV show and a song.
CToday is the hospital emoji, and she picked Scrubs. Obviously Sacred Heart.
LShe paired it with Robert Palmer's 'Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor).'
CThat's a little literal, but Scrubs had some of the best needle drops on TV.
LLiteral works. JD's daydreams set to Robert Palmer? Perfection.
CI can hear the scene: he's imagining Dr. Cox as a smooth lounge singer.
LAnd then Cox says 'newbie' and ruins it.
CExactly. Day 27 of the challenge, I respect the commitment.
LIf tomorrow's emoji is a coffin, we panic.