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RIP Robin Williams

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Inky_Wretch, Aug 11, 2014.

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  1. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    If anyone knew what it was like being the smartest guy in the room, it was Robin Williams.
     
    jr/shotglass, Aug 11, 2014
    #61
  2. joe

    joe Active Member

    When John Belushi died, it scared a shitload of Hollywood actors and musicians straight — or at least off the cocaine express — Williams and Carly Simon among the two, respectively. But old habits are a bitch.

    I reflexively dislike the RIP threads, but, yeah, may you rest in peace, Robin.
     
    joe, Aug 11, 2014
    #62
  3. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    Still my favorite movie, and my favorite scene from that movie. RIP Robin Williams. This one hits close to home.
     
    murphyc, Aug 12, 2014
    #63
  4. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    This is going to sound as clueless as my remarks about GD Spradlin and Canadian Bacon, but my favorite movie of Williams' was The Survivors.
     
    Smallpotatoes, Aug 12, 2014
    #64
  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    And Williams was one of the last people to see Belushi alive, having stopped by his bungalow at the Chateau Marmont earlier on the day Belushi died.
     
    Steak Snabler, Aug 12, 2014
    #65
  6. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Speaking of which:

    https://twitter.com/MrJoshCharles/status/499072363687059456
     
    Steak Snabler, Aug 12, 2014
    #66
  7. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Did anyone happen to catch Ferguson or Letterman last night?

    I think Letterman tapes at 5 EST, and that's right around when the news came out........I didn't know if David said anything or not........
     
    Chef2, Aug 12, 2014
    #67
  8. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    No, but Conan did.

    http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/conan-obrien-found-out-about-robin-williamss-death-duri-1619916339?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Aug 12, 2014
    #68
  9. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Letterman was a rerun. Hopefully new tonight.

    JayFarrar, I hadn't heard about money troubles. I know that there's no amount of money that can't be burned through, but for some reason that really surprises me.
     
    playthrough, Aug 12, 2014
    #69
  10. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Loved The World According to Garp.

    He also did a recent turn on Law & Order: SVU, where he was superbly creepy as the villain. When it was over, I thought to myself: "I wonder if that was the real him." Writing for the student newspaper, I interview a few comedians. Per capita, they were the most depressed people I'd come across. Their failures were so public, it was very hard.

    Just brutal.RIP.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Aug 12, 2014
    #70
  11. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    If Monday was a rerun, I'd be shocked if the rest of the week wasn't as well.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Aug 12, 2014
    #71
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    The wall-to-wall cable coverage is over the top, especially when 99% of it is just people talking about how kind and funny he was.

    Can they not find a single mental health professional, and do at least one segment on depression and suicide prevention?
     
    YankeeFan, Aug 12, 2014
    #72
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