O Captain, my captain

[TheWalrus]

Robin Williams found dead apparently. Will link story when it emerges. Sucks.

http://www.businessinsider.com/actor-robin-williams-found-dead-in-his-home-2014-8?utm_content=bufferfd047&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Trippy]

That's terrible.

[Hutch]

Robin Wililams was still alive?
/obligatory

Variety

Business Insider, citing the Marin County Sheriff's dept.

[Ozzu]

Well, poop.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-at-63/

[Tannhauser]

Holy crap.  Guess you never know what someone's really going thru.  RIP.

[ezrast]

Robin Wililams was still alive?
/obligatory

Heh. Half the time I read these threads and have no idea who it is everyone's talking about. Williams will always be timeless to me, though. Awful news indeed.

[01101010]

Holy fuck... he was on my short list of favorites. Of all time. Jesus this is a shit deal.

[Teleku]

This hurts more than any celebrity death I can think of in a very long time.   

[Ginaz]

Looks like it was a suicide, death by asphyxia, so likely he hanged himself.  His movie I enjoyed the most was probably Good Morning Vietnam.  I remember watching it with my dad and we were both in stitches for almost the whole movie.

This is sad as fuck.  

[Merusk]

Fuuuuuuck.  I mean, the guy had problems forever, but you hoped he was getting help.  The drugs and alcohol have dogged him his entire life, he was fairly open about it when people bothered asking.  He had his demons and they finally got them.  

He had such a wide and varied career he never deserved the shit people gave him for his comedy.  RIP, Robin. I'll get the kids to watch Popeye in remembrance.

[WayAbvPar]

RIP. Hate to see people succumb to their inner demons, but now he is at peace I guess.

[Lakov_Sanite]

What the fuck is this shit....

[Cheddar]

Damn

[01101010]

So many movies starring him are on my replay favorite list... starting with Popeye of all things. This really is crushing.

[Paelos]

Tough news.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Movie quote floating around fits well.

I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... I am Pagliacci."

[Shatter]

Its so sad that someone who made millions laugh and was admired / loved was in such a dark and lonely place in his life that he felt the need to end it.  Tragic end to an amazing man.  Like someone above said, this is the first time in a long time Ive actually been truly bummed out over a celebrity death

[Pezzle]

Nanu Nanu

[Miasma]

Damn it.

[Lucas]

So bummed about this :( . Watched him again and again in Mrs. Doubtfire, loved his weird appearances at Letterman's and there's a lot of Mork & Mindy in my childhood memories.

[Paelos]

Hook was one of my favorite movies as a kid.

[schild]

Suicide is a great way to take all the sadness and unhappiness out of what is one of the greatest losses in Hollywood this year, and possibly this decade.

Fake Edit: I'm not saying this makes it the opposite of sad and unhappy, I'm just saying I feel nothing because I don't feel for the suicidal.

[Nebu]

Today officially sucks.  

[jgsugden]

Very sad.

News like this usually makes me angry, but in this instance, all I can feel is sad.  He was unique and treasured.

[Surlyboi]

He's been bipolar his whole life. I'm kinda surprised it hadn't happened sooner and louder.

He will be missed greatly.

[ezrast]

Suicide is a great way to take all the sadness and unhappiness out of what is one of the greatest losses in Hollywood this year, and possibly this decade.

Fake Edit: I'm not saying this makes it the opposite of sad and unhappy, I'm just saying I feel nothing because I don't feel for the suicidal.

Huh, I hadn't pegged you as one of those.

He's been bipolar his whole life. I'm kinda surprised it hadn't happened sooner and louder.

He will be missed greatly.

Yeah, it's strange to see someone succumb after holding out for so long. Seems like most people with mental disorders manage to find some peace - one way or the other - well before their 60s. That's a lot of inner conflict to go through.

[calapine]

Yeah, it's strange to see someone succumb after holding out for so long. Seems like most people with mental disorders manage to find some peace - one way or the other - well before their 60s. That's a lot of inner conflict to go through.

I am starting to think life just gets harder the older one gets. :/

[schild]

Suicide is a great way to take all the sadness and unhappiness out of what is one of the greatest losses in Hollywood this year, and possibly this decade.

Fake Edit: I'm not saying this makes it the opposite of sad and unhappy, I'm just saying I feel nothing because I don't feel for the suicidal.

Huh, I hadn't pegged you as one of those.

I don't know what that means and I'm not sure this is the thread to explain it. Feel free to PM me if you have a burning desire to explain your vague bullshit.

Edit: I would have preferred a drug overdose, and I'm hoping drugs led to this to be honest. At least then making an entirely selfish decision is explainable.

[Signe]

I've loved Robin Williams since forever!  Even when he babbles nonsense... maybe especially then.  I'm very sad.  Hopefully, I'll never be as sad as he obviously was.  :(

[Velorath]

Suicide is a great way to take all the sadness and unhappiness out of what is one of the greatest losses in Hollywood this year, and possibly this decade.

Fake Edit: I'm not saying this makes it the opposite of sad and unhappy, I'm just saying I feel nothing because I don't feel for the suicidal.

Huh, I hadn't pegged you as one of those.

I don't know what that means and I'm not sure this is the thread to explain it. Feel free to PM me if you have a burning desire to explain your vague bullshit.

Edit: I would have preferred a drug overdose, and I'm hoping drugs led to this to be honest. At least then making an entirely selfish decision is explainable.

I think the more we learn about things like mental illness and depression, brain trauma, dementia, etc..., the harder it becomes to automatically dismiss suicide as something selfish. You can never really know all the factors that lead to people doing something like this. I don't imagine that he just woke up this morning and decided he really regretted signing on for Mrs. Doubtfire 2 and decided it was time to take himself out of the game.

Ultimately I guess you can think his death isn't sad because he gave up. Other people might choose to respect that he fought whatever demons it was he was fighting for as long as he did.

[HaemishM]

Man, FUCK THIS MONDAY. 

[Furiously]

I am shocked he made it out the cocaine fueled comedy of the 80s.

[Cyrrex]

Crazy, lovable, genius.  RIP.

 

[Simond]

Suicide is a great way to take all the sadness and unhappiness out of what is one of the greatest losses in Hollywood this year, and possibly this decade.

Fake Edit: I'm not saying this makes it the opposite of sad and unhappy, I'm just saying I feel nothing because I don't feel for the suicidal.

So in your world depression is a choice and not an illness?

[Goreschach]

Suicide is a great way to take all the sadness and unhappiness out of what is one of the greatest losses in Hollywood this year, and possibly this decade.

Fake Edit: I'm not saying this makes it the opposite of sad and unhappy, I'm just saying I feel nothing because I don't feel for the suicidal.

So in your world depression is a choice and not an illness?

You'll have to excuse Schild, he's from Texas.