ZEN: could not agree more with you mate, over here in australia i have been waiting anxiously for the media to report his passing but do you think they would? HELL NO, they'd rather report stupid celebs back in rehab or gordon ramseys "pottymouth". In case youre not up with current events journals but we have lost THE greatest creature designer of the 20th and 21st centuries. This guy single handedly defined the action, sci fi, adventure genre in special effects and still today his legacy lives on. R.I.P. Stan Winston.