Damn... randomly loaded FUS and found that.

There are no words....none at all...that can express how SATam made my mornings as a kid, and how often I have thanked the great Ben Hurst for something truly amazing to watch, even as an adult. The man will definately, DEFINATELY be missed - it's a sad period for the SATam community as a whole.

I may not be one of the people who sees SatAM as a great, seminal thing, but I can recognise when a man created something that gave a lot of pleasure to a lot of people.

R.I.P., Mr. Hurst. And thank you.

I owe my entire Sonic fandom life and quite a few of the very important people in my life that I wouldn't have otherwise to the creators of SatAM.

So, for a lot of reasons, I'm glad Mr. Hurst passed away in as best a way as he could. Thanks for the Saturday morning memories. 🙂

I'll echo, Sam. I may not have the best opinion of SatAM, but I know many people still get enjoyment out of it, and I highly respect the man who created it.  I did, and still do, love SU.

RIP.

EDIT:  Double post.

I really don't know what to say, but... thank you, for everything, Mr. Hurst. I'll never forget how you created the perfect escape for me, in my childhood. I'll owe you that forever.

Yeah, pretty lame. SatAM was the reason I got into Sonic in the first place. Rest in Peace, Ben.

Well he gave me fond memories. Rest in Peace!

Sainte atha ma u Hrair, kan zyhlante hray u vahra
ma hyaones.

~Tobe

I can't say good-bye to yesterday, my friend...

I've said it on other forums, but I'll say it again here. It's a real shame he went when he did, but at least he didn't suffer when he died. I wouldn't say SatAM got me into Sonic, but I entered the fandom at just the right time when Sonic 2 had just come out the spring before, SatAM started that next fall, and the comics started to trickle in. A close knit group of friends were all into Sonic through elementary school, then it became a nostalgic bond with new friends come college. Truly a unique experience.

I hope Hurst's death won't be the end of hope for any revival for the series. It lived on through the comics, which I still enjoy almost sixteen years later (from when I started reading them) and the DVD release was like a godsend for many friends and I. Maybe that's enough, though I still wish that some enterprising flash artist will rally some friends together and they'll make a spiritual continuation or homage to the series someday. I can only ponder.

I hope Hurst's death won't be the end of hope for any revival for the series. It lived on through the comics, which I still enjoy almost sixteen years later (from when I started reading them) and the DVD release was like a godsend for many friends and I. Maybe that's enough, though I still wish that some enterprising flash artist will rally some friends together and they'll make a spiritual continuation or homage to the series someday. I can only ponder.

Maybe Ben's death will revive efforts for a new season or Sonic Sat a.m. based or a movie. I like to think there is some writer or artist that can make one worthy of Ben's memory and the series.

Way to completely miss the point, dude. It's a bit sad that someone's died and people's immediate reaction is WHAT ABOUT MY FAVOURITE KIDS CARTOON SHOW WHICH WAS CANCELLED SIXTEEN YEARS AGO.

 SatAM was the reason I got into Sonic in the first place. Rest in Peace, Ben.

Same here, Hiro...that show was the only reason I ever got up early on Saturday mornings.
*sighs*
Thanks for the memories, Ben; may you rest in peace.