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Farewell to Roger Ebert
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April 5, 2013
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11:28
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NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic, I remember it so you don't have to. On September 4th, 1975, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert got together and they performed a review show where they looked at movies. It would eventually be called Siskel and Ebert. On February 20th, 1999, Gene Siskel passed away, and on April 4th, 2013, Roger Ebert passed away. I bring this up in this order for very specific reason. When many duos inevitably break apart, usually they can't survive on their own, because so many people see them as the duo they've seen as that for several years. But what was so cool about Roger, is that he was never just "and Ebert". He was never and Ebert, he was always Roger Ebert, he was never the other guy, and the reason for that is because they had both such potent, strong personalities.

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NC: I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and you will always be remembered.

(The credits are rolled in silence as well as the Channel Awesome logo)

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