Robin Williams - I Believe He Earned His Own Thread

[Dark Raven]

It's very sad to hear about Robin Williams and the manner in which his life ended. What made him feel there was no hope left?

Was he also not getting as much movie work anymore? How come he moved to TV with "The Crazy Ones"? Maybe it getting cancelled after one season made him feel even more at a loose end? I'm surprised we haven't heard any words from Sarah Michelle Gellar who worked with him most recently.

 

[Rodrigo90]

SMG spoke out.

She said he was the dad she always wanted.

 

[Dark Raven]

Did she? I didn't see.

Was the show not that good?

 

[John Locke]

No it was good. It just wasn't right for CBS. If it was on ABC it would still be on.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Did she? I didn't see.

Was the show not that good?

Her statements somewhere out there

Honestly, it was pretty good. Obviously not the greatest, but Robin and Sarah were good enough to keep you going back for more.l and the premise was extremely well thought out. You'll never get that again. Wasted opportunity.
You can only imagine the effect it would have had on Robin when it was cancelled.
Maybe he felt he wasn't liked anymore

 

[Dark Raven]

Her statements somewhere out there

Honestly, it was pretty good. Obviously not the greatest, but Robin and Sarah were good enough to keep you going back for more.l and the premise was extremely well thought out. You'll never get that again. Wasted opportunity.
You can only imagine the effect it would have had on Robin when it was cancelled.
Maybe he felt he wasn't liked anymore

I've read it now. She said some kind things about him.

And yes, maybe it was devastating to him that his series was cancelled. I wonder now if the network wishes it hadn't done so, because this was his very last project and the last time we would see him on a screen.

BTW, did you hear about Channel 4's gaffe when reporting the news? They showed a clip from Good Morning Vietnam where Williams says the line "Why don’t they get a rope and hang me?"

Of all the clips to pick, from all his movies, they had to show that one! They later apologised for the inappropriate excerpt, but surely they have editors to check these things don't they?

 

[Howlett]

It's very sad to hear about Robin Williams and the manner in which his life ended. What made him feel there was no hope left?

Was he also not getting as much movie work anymore? How come he moved to TV with "The Crazy Ones"? Maybe it getting cancelled after one season made him feel even more at a loose end? I'm surprised we haven't heard any words from Sarah Michelle Gellar who worked with him most recently.

He was just really good at covering up his depression. He was a brilliant actor.

He was universally loved by pretty much everyone but himself. But sadly that's how depression works.

 

[Rodrigo90]

I imagine they'll know a lot of people will blame them for cancelling it. But in their defence, they'd say
"It was bleeding viewers".
They'll likely band together and ease some of the blame from themselves. Otherwise it would look bad for them if they admitted guilt.

How bloody thick can they get?

 

[Doctor Evo]

I don't remember the last time I was this affected by a celebrity death.

 

[Argotto]

I thought Robin Williams was great, but did anyone else feel like, even when he was making a room laugh, he looked like he wanted to cry? I always just thought it was me.

 

[AnneFan]

Way I look at it, Robin is still present in the world, and always will be. Just not in living, breathing form.

 

[Mysteryman]

I wonder if part of the reason that his hits all of us so hard for all of us is so many people see Robin As Peter Pan
And Peter Pan is not supposed to die , he is always with us .
Maybe , I am wrong .
Just a theory .

 

[BeserkerHilf]

I said it before in response to a Facebook status as from the typical *****e who questions why something like this trends:

"But this topic is trending because the man has been a part of most households for decades. He has penetrated every demographic in every medium, expertly touching base with every single viewer (crappy movies like Licensed to Wed included). It feels like we lost someone close, as asinine it is to say that about a celebrity, and most are exhibiting the give and receive imbalance of our society, myself included. You don't want to know all the happiness he provided was just a front."


Seeing the story about Koko almost broke me this morning. I hate having to put everything into the hypothetical Pagliacci context now, and seeing his face mellow and him cuddle into the embrace just kills me every time I see that gif.

 

[<(o_o)>]

I thought Robin Williams was great, but did anyone else feel like, even when he was making a room laugh, he looked like he wanted to cry? I always just thought it was me.

Being a comedian is a very difficult occupation for anyone so always being under constant pressure to make people laugh or try to make people laugh & keep it up all the time is extremely stressful on a persons psyche so he probably did want to cry most times. Eventually a comedian's signature brand of comedy will wear out on people & they have to keep reinventing themselves to keep up the laughter to keep bringing in the big money which doesn't always work out.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Tried getting through Hook again. Had to stop when all the kids realise he's Peter Pan. It's his sad face with the John Williams music. Couldn't do it

Yeah Hook is too much for me... I might try it in a few weeks.

Actually, I think the hardest one will be What Dreams May Come. Such a beautiful film, but it'd be so close to home.

 

[Tanin]

I've been watching his standup. Good stuff.

 

[Mysteryman]

Yeah Hook is too much for me... I might try it in a few weeks.

Actually, I think the hardest one will be What Dreams May Come. Such a beautiful film, but it'd be so close to home.

As of two days ago ,
What Dreams May Come was the the 45th most downloaded movie on itunes and the 40th most requested movie on Amazon, ahead of Hook and Aladdin.

 

[terry78]

I had almost forgotten he came back as Genie for the series finale DTV of the Aladdin cartoon.

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[Dark Raven]

Bicentennial Man would be sad to watch. He outlasted everyone and all his loved ones, but it's kind of the reverse here.

 

[Mysteryman]

Funny, i have been thinking of Bicentennial Man a lot since he died .

 

[DarkSentinel]

Robin Williams's Inside the Actors' Studio interview is the greatest thing ever.

 

[Sundancer]

Here's a good two minute clip from the Graham Norton show with him and Elijah Wood giving awesome anecdotes. Only now did I pick up on the word "therapist"

[YT]watch?v=gZOj3143iP0[/YT]

 

[Dark Raven]

I wonder if, deep down, Williams felt his life was like the character in One Hour Photo who was lonely and depressed, and only his work was his life.

 

[terry78]

Those roles where he played a more somber or almost psychotic individual are kinda making me think now.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Money issues. He resented the thought of doing a second Mrs Doubtfire

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/cel...-resented-having-to-do-new-Mrs-Doubtfire.html