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Post by TheChosen on Aug 12, 2014 8:19:24 GMT -5
Its a real shame he got stuck in lot of bad roles and garnered a bad reputation for that. When let loose the guy was a real riot.
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Post by Joseph Joestar on Aug 12, 2014 9:33:46 GMT -5
I'm gonna get shit for this, but a lot of his best work was done when he was addicted to cocaine, and he kind of lost something after he kicked the habit.
That being said I feel terrible about his death and feel bad for him because of the depression aspect; sometimes it feels like you're playing Russian Roulette, and you're pulling the trigger each time you get out of bed.
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Post by moran on Aug 12, 2014 10:29:17 GMT -5
I'm gonna get shit for this, but a lot of his best work was done when he was addicted to cocaine, and he kind of lost something after he kicked the habit. Sadly, that could be said about a lot of celebrities.
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Post by The Great Klaid on Aug 12, 2014 10:55:04 GMT -5
Wow, there goes one childhood hero I just unconsiously expected would always be there... I'm not sure if I could put it any better then that... One of the few actors I'm going to actually miss.
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Post by dooz on Aug 12, 2014 11:13:02 GMT -5
I think it'll be appropriate to watch What Dreams May Come tonight.
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Post by moran on Aug 13, 2014 8:52:43 GMT -5
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Post by jjmcjj on Aug 13, 2014 10:50:04 GMT -5
Lauren Bacall's just died too. She was 89, so at least it seems it was a nicer way to go than Robin Williams ("Robin Williams just died" is not something I ever expected to hear anytime soon, especially not "by committing suicide"). The one thing that always boggles my mind for some reason is that Bacall, co-star and ex-wife of Humphrey Bogart, in movies like Key Largo and The Big Sleep, later on in her life works with director Lars von Trier... twice. When you live long enough to be able to transition between two complete polar opposites of cinema like that, that's the kind of interesting results you get. If the "death comes in threes" myth is true, the next day will probably be another big name. I don't really read Cracked anymore but someone pointed out their latest bit of writing about Williams and the nature of him and his death that I think was interesting: www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/robin-williams-why-funny-people-kill-themselves/What are some other comedians or otherwise comedic personalities who ended up committing suicide? I know Freddie Prinze is one who shot himself in front of his business manager.
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Post by dooz on Aug 13, 2014 11:15:37 GMT -5
I'm legitimately surprised to find a good read at Cracked.com.
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Post by moran on Aug 13, 2014 11:27:24 GMT -5
What are some other comedians or otherwise comedic personalities who ended up committing suicide? I know Freddie Prinze is one who shot himself in front of his business manager. Richard Jeni and Ray Combs from the Family Fued was another one.
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Post by jjmcjj on Aug 13, 2014 11:38:34 GMT -5
Richard Jeni was one I had in mind but I couldn't remember the name. Thanks.
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Post by dooz on Aug 13, 2014 19:10:40 GMT -5
Not really suicide, but Greg Giraldo, Mitch Hedburg, Chris Farley, John Belushi, and Lenny Bruce all died from drug overdoses. Most people don't become addicts because they are happy people.
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Post by jjmcjj on Aug 14, 2014 3:04:51 GMT -5
That's a good point too. The account of Chris Farley's last moments recounted in that Cracked article is honestly really sad.
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Post by Woody Alien on Aug 22, 2014 8:16:34 GMT -5
One thing that upset me is the big number of people who on the social networks said that Williams was "an idiot" or something like it because he had a great career, lovely family, money, fame and still wanted to kill himself. I know this is internet and people can, and will, be insensitive, but still.
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Post by thoothan on Aug 22, 2014 9:33:17 GMT -5
Henry Rollins talked some shit about it but Henry Rollins is also kind of a douchebag and an idiot tbh.
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Post by dooz on Aug 22, 2014 19:24:59 GMT -5
Henry Rollins is a douchebag, but he is not an idiot. Dude is intelligent as fuck, and makes a lot of great points about many things, but he is fully absorbed in himself and that kind of takes away from a lot of the points that he tries to make.
As for people talking shit about people who commit suicide: Yes it is not an intelligent action to take, but I can guarantee that anyone who says anything like that has never experienced true depression and can not comprehend just how severely it can distort one's perceived reality.
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