I know this may not be the place to express condolences, but I just had to speak on the passing of John Ritter. You can tell by my products that I am a huge TV fan, always have been. I enjoy television more than movies and with the advent of DVD we can now have classic television run 24 hours a day if one so desires. Oddly enough I had even done designs for "Tooned Up" Three's Company maquettes. John Ritter was classic television. From the day he managed to turn a rather dicey sitcom premise (two female roommates allow a strange single man to move in with them) into a hit, he has made a career out of entertaining people. From his broad sitcoms to his subtle performances in such films as SlingBlade he showed versatility as well as consistency. I personally, am usually unaffected by the passing of celebrities as they are rather ancillary to my life and I usually feel like the media coverage tends to make them into deities. I have to say that I was shocked and saddened to hear of Mr. Ritter's unexpected passing. When I worked for the Disney/Orlando studio I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Ritter. He was in town shooting Problem Child 2 and he and current wife Amy Yasbek (Wings) toured the studio. It was on the weekend and was unexpected so the studio was fairly lifeless except for those of us working overtime on (I think Beauty and the Beast). The two were extremely gracious and seemed to have a genuine interest in what we were doing. They asked many questions and loved looking at all of the development materials hanging about the studio. They actually listened to me explain what clean-up animation was and didn't make fun of the job description. They seemed like the type of people you hung around with at a Barbeque, and less the type that mingled at ritzy cocktail parties. Working in the Florida studios provided many an opportunity to meet celebs. Some were cool, some were what you would expect, some were rude and self absorbed. John Ritter was a talented man...and just plain nice.