Robin Williams

[SqueakyCat]

@Bester

 

I know you are a troll but JHC, a human being died and his family loved him.  Are you that devoid of feelings?  Who cares what his acting credentials are?

[Gromnir]

let's not make this thread about bester; that would be a disservice to the memory of mr. williams.

 

to the moderators,

 

feel free to delete this post. 

 

thank you

[Leferd]

Good Morning Vietnam was my first "grown up" movie as a kid. I didn't understand the themes or even all the jokes back then, but my 8 year old self immediately recognized that he was amazing. That's when I started watching Mork and Mindy reruns on Nick At Night.

[Zansatsu]

I don't want to believe it. What a sweet man. *sigh*

[Malcador]

I'm pretty sure mocking a dead person counts as a valid reason to report a post.

 

You make me sick.

Hah, you can't be serious.

[BruceVC]

 

I'm pretty sure mocking a dead person counts as a valid reason to report a post.

 

You make me sick.

Hah, you can't be serious.

 

 

I think he is being serious and I understand why. Its about the fact there are certain inappropriate comments made about the death of someone who was loved and cherished by millions. And someone who basically spent his whole life trying to make people laugh, and he succeeded brilliantly at that. We live in a world where we are beset by violence and bad news stories so there are certain events we expect people to respect. We don't always need people to play the old Internet  troll game or want people to be clever and "insightful "

 

If you can't show some empathy and compassion then rather don't say anything at all.

 

Robin Williams, RIP

[Bryy]

Starting up Good Morning, Vietnam.

[Lexx]

Man. From all the movies he made, didn't he learned that suicide gets you into hell? Yes, I am looking at you, What Dreams May Come.

 

 

 

I love that damn movie.

[Walsingham]

Reformed alcoholics are often a bit dark.

 

he may not have been consistently funny or talented, but when he was at his best he was funnier than I'll ever be.

[Sarex]

Well ****...

[BruceVC]

Also most of you guys are probably aware of this but clinical depression is not uncommon amongst comedians, its one of the reasons that they become comedians. There desire to make people laugh is an expression of the fact they themselves battle to find laughter or purpose in everyday life

[Hiro Protagonist]

I remember watching an interview of him a few years back and how he was suffering from depression and how he's thought of ending it. Might have been a 60 minutes interview. Damn shame.

[IndiraLightfoot]

This is truly sad! Our world has lost one of the best comedians and actors ever.

 

I've watched pretty much everything he's done movie- and series-wise since Mork & Mindy, and for the most part, his performances have been mesmerizing, relievingly blunt and unpredictable. Dead Poets Society is one of my favourites, but some of his comedy stuff is just stellar. Some of it has given me stomach cramps from sheer ROFLMAO.

[Majek]

I'm speechless. ;_;

[Marky]

That's sad. I remember laughing from many of his performances, like in Aladdin or The Survivors.

 

Friend Like me was great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Op1TaXmCw

 

RIP Robin Williams.

Edited August 12, 2014 by Marky

[Woldan]

Also most of you guys are probably aware of this but clinical depression is not uncommon amongst comedians, its one of the reasons that they become comedians. There desire to make people laugh is an expression of the fact they themselves battle to find laughter or purpose in everyday life

 

To them its self-therapy like forced smiling, it works to an extend.

 

Man. From all the movies he made, didn't he learned that suicide gets you into hell?

 

I thought suicide gets you out of here.

Edited August 12, 2014 by Woldan

[Blarghagh]

R.I.P. Robin Williams. I'll watch your stand-up routine on YouTube in your memory.

 

Movies that mattered:

- In Insomnia

 

A huge filmography and you pick the ****ty, unneccesary cash-grab remake as the one that mattered?

[Rosbjerg]

I hope he found the peace he was searching for.

[Malcador]

I think he is being serious and I understand why. Its about the fact there are certain inappropriate comments made about the death of someone who was loved and cherished by millions. And someone who basically spent his whole life trying to make people laugh, and he succeeded brilliantly at that. We live in a world where we are beset by violence and bad news stories so there are certain events we expect people to respect. We don't always need people to play the old Internet  troll game or want people to be clever and "insightful "

 

If you can't show some empathy and compassion then rather don't say anything at all.

 

Robin Williams, RIP

Meh, opinion of someone shouldn't change when they die - Bester thinks Williams sucked as an actor, big deal. Likewise fans of someone's work shouldn't really act outraged at such as if they were family. Still, mocking a dead person is hardly improper, not like the victim cares at that point.

[Sarex]

Meh, opinion of someone shouldn't change when they die - Bester thinks Williams sucked as an actor, big deal. Likewise fans of someone's work shouldn't really act outraged at such as if they were family. Still, mocking a dead person is hardly improper, not like the victim cares at that point.

 

Plus Robin Williams would have been the first one to make a joke on his own account.

[Tale]

Last night I had to double check that this wasn't one of those internet pranks like the hundred times someone claimed Morgan Freeman was dead. Great comedian and actor, he'll be missed.

 

Some people are talking about the stuff he did and I heard good things about Bicentennial Man. Anyone here seen it?

[BruceVC]

 

I think he is being serious and I understand why. Its about the fact there are certain inappropriate comments made about the death of someone who was loved and cherished by millions. And someone who basically spent his whole life trying to make people laugh, and he succeeded brilliantly at that. We live in a world where we are beset by violence and bad news stories so there are certain events we expect people to respect. We don't always need people to play the old Internet  troll game or want people to be clever and "insightful "

 

If you can't show some empathy and compassion then rather don't say anything at all.

 

Robin Williams, RIP

Meh, opinion of someone shouldn't change when they die - Bester thinks Williams sucked as an actor, big deal. Likewise fans of someone's work shouldn't really act outraged at such as if they were family. Still, mocking a dead person is hardly improper, not like the victim cares at that point.

 

 

As usual you don't seem to get it, having a opinion of someone is fine. But criticizing and dismissing  his acting career on the day he died on a thread where people are paying there respects and are clearly upset is completely inappropriate. There is no way  any rationale person would not realize this, you worry me sometimes with your emotional indifference

Edited August 12, 2014 by BruceVC

[Malcador]

As usual you don't seem to get it, having a opinion of someone is fine. But criticizing and dismissing  his acting career on the day he died on a thread where people are paying there respects and are clearly upset is completely inappropriate. There is no way  any rationale person would not realize this, you worry me sometimes with your emotional indifference

It's not inappropriate just because it causes you to get upset. The thread is meant to be a reflection on the person's life or at least the period in which they warranted notice by the world at large. Some will be good, some will be bad.

 

As for emotional indifference, given that he is a stranger, you'll have to pardon me for not reaching an appropriate level of sadness.

Edited August 12, 2014 by Malcador

[Gfted1]

Less dictating how others should think and more staying on topic, please.

[Woldan]

I've read that the two divorces almost ruined him financially, so he was working nonstop on several projects at once which eventually lead him to a break down, drugs and his suicide. 

If that was the case its just really tragic.