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A tribute to Adam Finley

// September 10th, 2007 // General

Since I don’t write a whole lot here these days, I felt I’d at least update with something that’s worthwhile to post about. One of my colleagues and friends at TV Squad, Adam Finley, passed away in a tragic bicycle accident last week. We’re honoring his memory at TV Squad today by re-posting our favorite posts of his from the past few years he wrote for TV Squad.

Adam was a brilliantly funny guy and almost always injected his own brand of humor into everything he wrote. I made a point of telling Adam several times that I thought his writing was meant for television, movies or just something more than a blog. I had even considered helping him apply to places like SNL, because I felt he could do it. He was just too modest about his work.

Adam had also helped many, many times with editorial duties at TV Squad. He often lent a hand whenever asked and at times had ambitions to be a bigger part of the editorial team. Sometimes those talks advanced, other times they were just forgotten.

I’m only glad the internet now serves as a memorial to his work, where generations can enjoy his writing with a simple search. It’s touching to see that so many people remember his writing, and he’ll be impossible to replace.

UPDATE (2007-09-12): It’s weird how something like this hits me. Instead of being incredibly upset from the get-go, I got progressively worse for the past few days. Reading through more of Adam’s posts, some of his other work, old emails we had together. I felt like complete dog shit yesterday, but I think the worst is behind me now. This whole thing has taught me some important lessons in life and has influenced me in different ways. Would I be remembered as a kind person if I were to die tomorrow? What have I done to earn respect from people I’ve never met? Is that even possible at this point?

Like some of Adam’s friends have said, I keep thinking I’ll see an email from Adam any minute now with one of his funny quotes. It’s weird not getting them anymore.