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re: Robin Williams dead from Suspected Suicide
Posted on 8/12/14 at 4:22 am to TotesMcGotes
Posted on 8/12/14 at 4:22 am to TotesMcGotes
Nanu-Nanu... RIP
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Posted on 8/12/14 at 4:35 am to AlaTiger
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I wonder if he had any idea how much his death would affect people. People all over are really grieiving this.
That's not how it works. People in that deep a hole aren't in any condition to consider things like that.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:17 am to Peazey
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The media is heartless. frick them.
Increasingly brainless as well.
Robin Williams was one of the greats, RIP.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:25 am to TotesMcGotes
So sad.
He was entertaining to my parents (Mork and Mindy), to me as a child (Aladdin, Mrs Doubtfire) and adolescent/adulthood (Goodwill Hunting, Dead Poets Society). His broadway special came out when I was in high school, it was my first real exposure to how vulgar he could be and it only made me appreciate him more. I don't think any other celeb death has hit me this hard.
He was entertaining to my parents (Mork and Mindy), to me as a child (Aladdin, Mrs Doubtfire) and adolescent/adulthood (Goodwill Hunting, Dead Poets Society). His broadway special came out when I was in high school, it was my first real exposure to how vulgar he could be and it only made me appreciate him more. I don't think any other celeb death has hit me this hard.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:32 am to CubanSaint
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Most depressing thing I've seen in a while. Dude was a comic genius. One of the best standup comedians the world will ever see. R.I.P.
Well said, man this sucks.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 8:08 am to laangler21
The more I think about it, I believe, in lieu of Nicholson, Robin Williams would have made an excellent choice for the Joker in the first Keaton Batman movie. I think he would have been perfect, actually.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:04 am to Honest Tune
Just watched the bench scene from Good Will Hunting, such an awesome damn scene.
An amazingly funny man that brought smiles to the faces of millions.
An amazingly funny man that brought smiles to the faces of millions.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:09 am to OMLandshark
This just fricking ruined me. 
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:19 am to Snatchy
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Shepard Smith just called him a coward and druggie. Also, he wondered why he didn't think about his kids. Fox News can be so freakin heartless.
Shepard Smith is a fricking count.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:34 am to GeauxTGRZ
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Oh Captain! My Captain!
/salute 
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:47 am to Green Chili Tiger
Holy shite. fricking can't even...
Posted on 8/12/14 at 9:58 am to TotesMcGotes
i posted this in the OT Thread, but i prefer the Movie/TV Board overall so i'll repost here:
thought of this line when i heard about his death
“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.” .' Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains."
thought of this line when i heard about his death
“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.” .' Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains."
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:13 am to TotesMcGotes
So awful
One of my(and many others) favorite actors growing up.
He will be missed very dearly.
Thank you for the laughs and memories over the years Mr. Williams.
RIP
One of my(and many others) favorite actors growing up.
He will be missed very dearly.
Thank you for the laughs and memories over the years Mr. Williams.
RIP
This post was edited on 8/12/14 at 10:15 am
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:36 am to SoGaFan
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I know I just listened to the entire hourlong interview on WTF with Marc Maron done in 2010 and at the end he has an hilarious riff with his conscience about saying "frick life", and I was laughing at loud, but then wanting to cry also knowing his conscience lost the battle this time.
i remember where i was when i listened to it back then. williams was usually "always on" playing to a crowd, this interview was much more real and subdued.
and basically gave maron the cred for his podcast career
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:37 am to LosLobos111
I've been looking over his imdb page since I heard the news and what strikes me is just how brilliantly varied his career was. He could play against type (Awakenings, Good Will Hunting), indulge his madness (Fisher King, Good Morning Vietnam), play to the children (Aladdin, Robots, Mrs. Doubfire) or play genuinely creepy/vulnerable characters (One Hour Photo, Insomnia, World's Greatest Dad). He didn't always hit the mark, but no one does, and even his failures come from a desire to please. I hate Patch Adams like every other right thinking person, but it's not like the sentiment is wrong.
He wanted to make people happy. People are mentioning his standup, which I think was fairly hit or miss, but his real skill was being on talk shows: he was brilliant at connecting with people, and the unseen home audience. He felt like a friend. He wore his demons on his sleeve, which made him all the more human, and one of the most relatable celebrities.
He wanted to make people happy. People are mentioning his standup, which I think was fairly hit or miss, but his real skill was being on talk shows: he was brilliant at connecting with people, and the unseen home audience. He felt like a friend. He wore his demons on his sleeve, which made him all the more human, and one of the most relatable celebrities.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:46 am to Baloo
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He felt like a friend. He wore his demons on his sleeve, which made him all the more human, and one of the most relatable celebrities.
Exactly, which I think is why his death is hitting so many people so hard. Despite "being on," if you really listened, he was always revealing himself, always showing you his soul. He was the kind of man that could light up a room just by being there, not because of his brashness or crude humor, but because he had the innate ability to make you feel like he was there with you, talking with you, showing you who he was, always true, always making you want to laugh and want to share in his experiences.
He connected with the audience on a level that I would say is unmatched by nearly all performers. And we loved him for it.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:48 am to Baloo
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He wanted to make people happy. People are mentioning his standup, which I think was fairly hit or miss, but his real skill was being on talk shows: he was brilliant at connecting with people, and the unseen home audience. He felt like a friend. He wore his demons on his sleeve, which made him all the more human, and one of the most relatable celebrities.
this is a pretty accurate summation.
he didn't always have the street cred from standups bc of the silliness, but looking over his film career it was truly brilliant. so easy for a comedian (even though he went to julliard) to get type cast especially with someone with the over the top persona he displayed so often. one would expect the route for movie studios to to take would be like "we want crazy robin williams for this role and only that guy" but he proved time and time again that his heart usually came through in a role just as effectively as his comedy did.
This post was edited on 8/12/14 at 10:50 am
Posted on 8/12/14 at 11:06 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Same here. I can't shake the feeling of just being sad. I never thought a celebrity death would make me feel like this
This. I feel like something is off with the world today.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 11:44 am to CarterWilson717
Just listened to the Maron podcast. Great listen, and a little chilling when he talked about suicide.
This post was edited on 8/12/14 at 11:51 am
Posted on 8/12/14 at 12:56 pm to LoneStarTiger
I caught 2 of his standup routines, and both left me breathless from literally non stop laughing. One was about the birth of his child, and my wife, pregnant at the time, had to leave the room in fear of wetting her drawers from laughing so much. The other was a New Years Eve live concert on HBO that was 2 hrs of non stop, bang bang bang comedy with only a small table for a bottle of water as a prop. An incredible performance.
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