Robin Williams, RIP

[passedpawn]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/showbiz/robin-williams-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

His manic high-energy comedy wasn't for me. But I liked him nonetheless.

 

[SliverXZennon]

So sad.. "O' captain, my captain!"

He was one of my favorite actors, heard he was very humble and a great man. He will be missed...

 

[Qhrumphf]

He'll certainly be missed.

 

[b-boy]

I loved him (except for that Mrs. Doubtfire movie). Sorry to see him go.

 

[leftcontact]

Huge influence on me growing up. The world is a sadder place.


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[boydster]

That's really sad. He was only 63. He certainly made a lot of people laugh, and will continue to do so for a long time to come.

 

[Fatman_Brew]

Robin Williams and Johnathan Winters on Mork and Mindy was epic.

 

[passedpawn]

I thought Dead Poets Society was his best. Some other pretty good ones ( The Birdcage, Good Morning Vietnam, World According to Garp). Great loss there - depression can be like quicksand.

 

[Qhrumphf]

I'm sad about it. My wife is as well. Sad night in our apartment. The Birdcage was a fantastic film. DPS was good too. Almost all of them were great.

 

[Snowden]

He'll always be the genie in Aladdin. Must have watched that movie 100 times. RIP Robin.


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[trimixdiver1]

Goes to show you, money and fame are not everything.

 

[balrog]

Nanoo Nanoo

 

[drainbamage]

I thought it was a hoax with the first reference I saw on Facebook, then the headlines kept coming. I know he had been fighting depression for a long time. He will be missed.

 

[paul444e]

He will be missed grew up watching him

 

[chewse]

Wow. I first saw him in Boulder when he did the stand-up comedy circuit.

 

[beernutz]

Good night Robin. The Fisher King while not a huge hit was always a favorite of mine.

 

[Mongrel]

Good night Robin. The Fisher King while not a huge hit was always a favorite of mine.

You can see the demons he was drawing on for that character. Fantastic film.

 

[okiedog]

A genuinely funny guy. It is so sad that he is gone, and that he suffered from depression while making others laugh. RIP Robin, you will be missed.

 

[jcav]

Very funny, brilliant comic and actor. Depression will consume you if you don't get a handle on it. So sad, he made so many people laugh, he will be missed. Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.......

 

[Yooper]

It's ironic but at this moment I am watching Aladdin with my grandson. And I just heard. I have always appreciated his frenetic genius but knew it produced demons. I feel for his family and friends.

 

[Devin]

Why is it that when someone that we have never met face to face passes it can affect us so much? Sad and angry all at the same time. He was hilarious, and entertained millions. I loved his stuff.

RIP. Hopefully you found some relief. The brilliant ones often seem to be the most tormented of the bunch.

 

[Paps]

RIP Robin

 

[Beer-lord]

What a sad waste of a life. I've been a fan for a long time. Great talent and a damn shame he couldn't get his sh$t together.

 

[Transamguy77]

Good Will Hunting was one of my favorite "serious" rolls he did, Hook, Jumanji and Aladdin are my favorites with him, I can remember watching Mork and Mindy as a kid thinking how funny he was. He will be missed.

 

[passedpawn]

This scene is from World's Greatest Dad 2009, in which he finds his son dead of asphyxiation (autoerotic).

 

[Mongrel]

What a sad waste of a life. I've been a fan for a long time. Great talent and a damn shame he couldn't get his sh$t together.

He's accomplished more than most could ever dream, and he'll be fondly remembered for what he has left behind. Dealing with depression isn't a get your **** together type thing. It's a constant battle that many end up losing. His death has sparked a lot of discussion on how we deal with mental illness in this country. He might still do great things.

 

[olotti]

My wife and I both can't believe it, so sad. He fought those demons for a long time. Prayers to the family.

 

[SeeMont]

So Sad. RIP Robin Williams

 

[DSorenson]

Why is it that when someone that we have never met face to face passes it can affect us so much? Sad and angry all at the same time. He was hilarious, and entertained millions. I loved his stuff.

RIP. Hopefully you found some relief. The brilliant ones often seem to be the most tormented of the bunch.

My sentiments exactly. I found out while I was at work this evening and this is exactly what I thought.

Here's to a brilliant, quick witted, kind of guy you'd want to have a beer with.

EDIT: and for what it's worth, I am so disheartened by it I don't feel like lurking through the boards tonight.

 

[day_trippr]

I don't like those apples. At all.

Jeeze, it's so hard to grasp what drives someone so loved to not be able to hang on to this thin shred of existence we call "life".

So sad...