Deaths in the family

America's two favorite deputies died this week. They died just a couple of days apart. And America is a sadder place for it. Icons of television, Emmy award winners and imensely tallented actors, they were also--at least they appeared to be--really good decent men. Sunday they will appear on the oscar broadcast of dead actors, inserted at the last minute into the tribute, but today all of our lives are a little bit bleaker for their absense.