Damnit.
:cry:
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-at-63/
Well, fuck.
:sad:
He didn't seem like the suicidal type.
Oh. Severe depression. :sad:
Poor bastard.
Depression is a nasty, nasty thing. Just because you can pretend to be happy and joke a lot on the outside doesn't mean that you're really doing so well on the inside. :sad:
Just a few weeks ago I was watching a bunch of episodes of Mork and Mindy (don't ask). There was an episode where Robin Williams played himself. Mindy and Mork interviewed him, and he was such a sad creature. I know it was a sitcom, and likely written by soulless Hollywood hacks, but the reality was palpable. When my wife told me a few minutes ago, I have to say I wasn't entirely surprised, just deeply saddened. I'm happy he lasted as long as he did, and I hope that comes across as I intend it, and not crassly.
Geeze, Mork & Mindy was my first exposure to him. I loved that show as a kid.
Depression is a real bitch, and sometimes that dragon wins.
Really sucks.
:sad:
:cry:
Damn shame. Though not a great surprise.
QuoteThere was an episode where Robin Williams played himself. Mindy and Mork interviewed him, and he was such a sad creature.
I remember that. Well worth a watch for anyone interested, I'll try and find a link to it.
Personally, I always had something of a soft spot for him after seeing that. Dead Poets and Good Morning Vietnam in particular seemed a lot more poignant after it. I considered the man to have excellent comic timing and skills, even when the material was lacking the enthusiasm in the performance pulled it through. For all the shit he got over his comedy work in recent years, there's few that can deliver that kind of performance.
I'll miss the bastard. Comedy seems a poorer place without him.
Thinking on, this thread needs comedy. Anything and everything. I'm disinclined to have good memories of the chap ruined with ruminations on depression which will doubtless be the talking point of everywhere else.
So here's Gilbert Gottfried reading the speech from "Independence Day". I think he would have appreciated this.
https://soundcloud.com/maxtemkin/gilbert-gottfried-reads-the-presidents-speech
Here's a clip (can't seem to find the full episode now) from that episode of Mork & Mindy, and it's the meat of the episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlNVEKrMoOw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlNVEKrMoOw)
And here is 2 versions of a sketch from around 1990 with Carol Burnett, about grief: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfDyTUiL8xs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfDyTUiL8xs)
Yeah, that's the one. The 5-6 min mark is heartbreaking in hindsight.
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And Lauren Bacall just died.
There's your #2.
I feel bad that he decided to off himself. I feel worse for his family. It's not surprising, since, well, he had an admitted history of mental health issues and substance abuse, but he did seem like a really nice guy who wanted the world to be a better place. And it's always sad when such a one decides to get the next flight out.
Unfortunately depression is nasty. Really nasty. No matter how much you may want to get better, or better others, it's easy to hide. And when it finally drags you down to where you can't come back up, it could be too late. I really hope that this could raise some awareness. Being an activist himself, he would have wanted it to.
Well it may have worked with the "people who commit suicide are selfish" mindset, since people aren't shouting that about this particular guy.
So there's a start?
I hope.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on August 15, 2014, 06:27:39 AM
Well it may have worked with the "people who commit suicide are selfish" mindset, since people aren't shouting that about this particular guy.
So there's a start?
I hope.
Shepard Smith from Fox called him a coward, but then... Fox.
Complicating factor: He apparently was recently diagnosed with Parkinsons. I'm not saying that's a good reason to end it, but it could have factored into his decision.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on August 15, 2014, 12:21:44 PM
Complicating factor: He apparently was recently diagnosed with Parkinsons. I'm not saying that's a good reason to end it, but it could have factored into his decision.
It would be more than enough of a reason for me. Just saying.
Crippling depression is bad enough...
I was just watching a Robin video on Youtube and, like a fucking schnook, I looked down at the comments.
This was the first one: "The beauty of his passing is that he will NEVER mock God or Jesus Christ ever AGAIN!!"
Quote from: Hoopla on August 15, 2014, 05:35:05 PM
I was just watching a Robin video on Youtube and, like a fucking schnook, I looked down at the comments.
This was the first one: "The beauty of his passing is that he will NEVER mock God or Jesus Christ ever AGAIN!!"
Like he wouldn't do it to their faces if they actually existed.
Quote from: Hoopla on August 15, 2014, 05:35:05 PM
I was just watching a Robin video on Youtube and, like a fucking schnook, I looked down at the comments.
This was the first one: "The beauty of his passing is that he will NEVER mock God or Jesus Christ ever AGAIN!!"
His daughter's had to close down her social networking profiles because of the sheer level of abuse she is being bombarded with.
More evidence, as if any were needed, that social networking sites turn you into a moron.
A wise man once said, "Peoples are full of dumb."