Paid Members Egg Shen Posted August 12, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 12, 2014 the outpouring of tributes by celebrities is unlike that for any celebrity i can remember, Williams was universally loved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimo the great Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Norm McDonald's Story http://thedailybanter.com/2014/08/norm-macdonald-may-just-written-best-tribute-robin-williams-yet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The tweet from The Academy choked me. Â 'Genie, you're free'.. Â Jesus. I never usually get affected by celebrity passings, but this does hurt. Fuck depression. Fuck it hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The British Bushwacker Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Awakenings is one of the few films that genuinely reduce me to tears, Sure it will be worse now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Agreed Daz. Usually celebrity deaths don't affect me. Of course it you think it sucks but rarely do you actually feel moved. Last time I felt moved by a celebrity death was when Johnny Cash died. Â Rumours have started to circulate today of him having financial difficulties stemming from his two divorces. These are yet to be clarified, but apparently he had a lost a chunk of his wealth (estimated to be around $130m) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted August 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 When he was doing press for his TV show, he pretty much said during an interview I read that he badly needs the work. It explains why he agreed to do Mrs. Doubtfire 2, despite spending years saying he wasn't interested because it will never work. Â Also, I love Norm, that story really is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimo the great Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Videos: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Conan O'Brien  http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-best-talk-show-guest-in-the-world-late-night-hosts-pay-tribute-to-robin-williams-20140813  If you get choked up at others getting choked up skip the Fallon one. Great story and clips on the Conan vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted August 13, 2014 Anyone know where I can watch the Daily Show tribute in the UK? It's blocked for international viewers on the US Daily Show website and not on the UK site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted August 13, 2014 Awards Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2014 Anyone know where I can watch the Daily Show tribute in the UK? It's blocked for international viewers on the US Daily Show website and not on the UK site. Comedy Central show it over here. It's on in the middle of the night most nights but it's Sky channel 128. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted August 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted August 13, 2014 Robin's daughter quit Twitter after people started sending her pictures of a hanging victim at a morgue with her father's face photoshopped on. And not that it makes it much worse than it already is, but not your jokey bad photoshop either. Â Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted August 13, 2014 Â Anyone know where I can watch the Daily Show tribute in the UK? It's blocked for international viewers on the US Daily Show website and not on the UK site. Comedy Central show it over here. It's on in the middle of the night most nights but it's Sky channel 128. Â Sorry - I meant I was specifically looking for the Robin Williams tribute they put up on their website (and the links to past appearances) Â Astro - that is fucking awful. Jesus. People are just the fucking worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 In contrast to those Twitter trolls, I've been impressed at the amount of stuff people have been posting and sharing about mental health and depression awareness on Facebook the last couple of days. It'll no doubt be short-lived and forgotten, like that time when people cared about Gaza for a bit the other week, but hopefully some of it stays with people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members niff Posted August 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 Boston residents have set up a petition for a statue of Williams at the bench used for the famous scene in Good Will Hunting. Sounds like a lot of red tape might prevent it but I hope it happens. The outpouring since hearing the news has been so great he bloody well deserves a statue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 13, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 13, 2014 ....I did not take a Vietnamese girl and eleven members of her family to see Beach Blanket Bingo. I'm reading Russ Meyer's biography at the moment, and the day before yesterday this film is mentioned in the book. So today I'm thinking about what a coincidence this is, and then I read about Russ wanting to make a biopic of his life, and have himself played by Robin Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted August 14, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted August 14, 2014 A few nice stories from Gilbert Gottfried: Â http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/12/opinion/gottfried-robin-williams/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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