Okay, this is somewhat late, but apparentlythe actor Tim Choate died last year. If you’re a total geek like me, you’ll remember Tim as the fabulously-wacky, verb and wardrobe-challenged character Zathras from Babylon 5. He apparently bit it in a motorcycle accident.

Some memorable quotes:

  • “Zathras is used to being beast of burden to other people’s needs. Very sad life. Probably have very sad death. But, at least there is symmetry.”
  • “You take, Zathras die. You leave, Zathras die. Either way, it is bad for Zathras.”
  • “But only Zathras have no one to talk to. No one manages poor Zathras, you see. So Zathras talks to dirt. Sometimes talks to walls, or talks to ceilings. But dirt is closer. Dirt is used, through everyone walking on it. Just like Zathras, but we’ve come to like it. It is our role. It is our destiny in the universe. So, you see, sometimes dirt has insects in it. And Zathras likes insects. Not so good for conversation, but much protein for diet. Ha! Zathras fix now, this way.”