53 Replies to “Robin Williams, RIP”

  3. Harlan Ellison will claim he said “Robin Williams, RIP” first. Hope he doesn’t sue…

  4. I have no use for the Hollywood crowd but this guy was a real artist.
    Sorry to see he’s gone home to Jesus.

  6. Incredible!
    A truly unique and amazing comedian, actor and person.
    The best part? He didn’t rely on crassness to be funny, nay, hilarious. He had that side, in his back pokcet, but it was rarely unleashed.
    He didn’t need that.
    Truly, a huge loss, and a sad end.

  7. In my own times of misgiving and doubt I sometimes lost myself in his humour. Sad that someone whose wit and insight pulled many away from the abyss could not stop his own fall.
    JE

  8. Unfortunately, my last exposure to Robin was watching a stand-up routine of unknown vintage on You tube. I had to turn it off because I was offended by his foul language.
    Now, on reflection, I recall the movies I saw in which I was deeply impressed by his performance and especially the depth of his talent as he excelled in wildly different roles. A quick check of IMDB showed that I have seen only a tiny fraction of the movies he made. I look forward to watching some of the movies I missed.
    His passing is definitely a loss for the entertainment “industry”.

  9. Heh, yesterday he was a useless democrat, today he was a great play actor.
    Anyway, he disliked himself so much he killed himself. I’ll take his word for it.

  11. Well said. I’ll save my condolences for those that matter.
    The Princess Di act makes me want to gag.

  13. God bless Robin Williams.
    He rarely disappointed for a laugh.
    Even “stars” have problems.

  14. When the entertainment world lost one of my favourites, I would never have thought of exaggerating their importance to me or the world in general. He’ll be missed by someone, but his movies are still out there so don’t get too maudlin about it. He’ll always be with you in one way or another.

  16. Entertainers, artists, writers and other intellectuals often struggle with reality. Add substance abuse and you have a recipe for disaster. Why is it necessary to condemn him?? I lost two good friends to self inflicted deaths. He did was what he was supposed to do for the better part of his career. He made us laugh. God bless his soul.

  18. Why no mention of the correct description in the lame stream media of his “Deep Depression”?…….. bi-polar or manic depression disorder and the resulting self-medication are the result of his untimely death. RIP, Robin.

  19. Tragic – great talent squandered and lost – why is it always the great clowns who are the saddest inside?

  21. Eli Wallach: June 24-14
    Johnny Winter: July 16-14
    James Garner: July 19-14
    Robin Williams:Aug.11-14
    A lot of talent lost in the last while. RIP gentlemen. Thanks for the memories.

  22. This, obviously written by someone who has neither knowledge nor compassion for someone who has struggled so long and so hard with addiction and depression. How simply your life must be.

  24. Staunch supporter of the Democrats. Hated George Bush. A druggie and a boozer for a very long time. Cheated on his first wife. Got the family nanny pregnant. Etc.
    He has his good points. But really, it is just another day in Hollywood.

  25. Whatever this mans politics, for gawd sakes, don’t let your partisan hate for opposing views prevent you from showing some decency and respect, those very qualities lacking from the hard left. He has paid the piper, let the man rest in peace.

  27. When I watched Robin Williams I was always amazed and entertained by his diversity. I never really thought much of his politics, but then I have relatives who I love dearly who’s politics I don’t care for either.
    Thank you Robin, you have been a part of my life since Mork. It’s a shame I through out your figurine and the egg spaceship when I hit junior high. RIP

  29. “I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson.
    Robin made me laugh and cry and entertained me. His politics didn’t matter.

  31. Big talent, but his stand up act was a cocaine fueled auctioneer babble which pushed casual drug use, homosexuality, promiscuity, redneck bashing, racial self deprecation with respect to blacks, and a handful of ethnic impersonations. But we laughed anyway, which is a measure of how libertine and liberal we hadn’t noticed we had become.
    Thought more of his acting, he really could have used a go-to director that could have reigned in and honed his talent to create something enduring.
    Like Whitney Houston, whose repertoire ought to have been better than it was, he was, ah, a half wasted talent.

  32. I liked Williams in ‘The World According to Garp’ a serious role with a serious message. How do you cope in a world that has gone completly mad and entirely off the rails?

  33. I never liked him his humour or his acting. I always thought he was acting like a retard trying to receive attention and found his movies incredibly painful to sit endure. Killing yourself on your daughters birthday is nothing but selfishly tragic. I do however feel sorry for his family.

  35. I am surprised Robin Williams lasted as long as he did. A nihilist ending to a nihilist worldview. He is a good exemplar for our kids, who see yet again how drug use amplifies endogenous mental instability. His comic glorification of drug use and flouting traditional values seems poignantly tragic now.

  36. I never met him so I’m not going to pretend I’ll miss him. I laughed when he did that one about golf and enjoyed some of his other work and found some of it disagreeable.

  37. Indeed, Robin Williams was a Big DemocRat and a coke head, and a drunkard. His politics were wrong headed, and had we ever met in the flesh I’m sure he’d have mocked me mercilessly. Likely I’d have had to punch him in the face to shut him up. I’m not quick with words.
    I liked him anyway. A mark of his undeniable genius, I suppose. It is a shame he couldn’t get past the demons.
    I’m getting very tired of losing people like Robin Williams to booze, drugs and depression.

  38. One of the things that has traditionally set the conservatives I know from the progressives I know has been their rationality, decency, tolerance, and common sense. They can, for example, appreciate that artistic ability, good writing, compelling arguments, and respect for others can exist in their political foes, and they recognize that their political comrades can sometimes be found wanting in these areas. They also tend to recognize that we are flawed on one way or another and are, therefore, capable of empathy — even sympathy — toward their political opponents.
    We can recognize Mr Williams’ talents and contributions to his craft or those of his performances that we appreciated personally. None of this endorses his personal choices or his politics.

  40. Roseberry those are very good points and speaking of empathy, Mr. Williams had very little for those he disagreed with politically.

  41. I agree. I enjoyed “Good Morning Vietnam”, and “Mrs. Doubtfire”, but found his politics disgusting.
    Nold, exactly.
    I am old enough to remember when the entertainment world was not quite as vocal and vicious about its radical politics. It appears that the political climate today makes them comfortable in doing this. We do not watch some films if we are particularly disgusted by a certain actor or actress.

  42. I prefer to not get all sentimental and soft when a liberal dies. I can see how it happens … we are beaten into feeling compassion for others regardless of who or what they were … it takes time to overcome that. Robins was a great artist and entertainer, but he was a druggie an alcoholic, a philanderer and he apparently killed himself … not a lot to honor there …. and who knows what else ….
    I never let my contempt for liberals stop me from enjoying the fruits of their work or talent, but I refuse to get all mushed out when one of them dies. I thought RW was very funny and great in the early years, but that frantic humor morphed into obnoxiousness in his later years.
    It’s always a bummer when a good talent dies, but there is no shortage of talent in America and Canada.
    Hey, I also noticed, Robin Williams didn’t have lips. Pumped up lips, especially the upper lip are in vogue …. they made a few women look like ducks, but what the hell, people are still getting plastered with inane tattoos …. but I digress.

  46. Same thing came to my mind. Like many Democrat performers, he used his considerable talent to promote his vile politics.
    Obama is making political hay off of Williams’ death as we speak.
    I am sad to learn of his passing, though.

  47. I personally liked most of Robin Williams roles, although I won’t lie a few were bad or just plain got on my nerves. There’s a few nasty comments here and on other conservative sites I get my news from. Thankfully they’re limited, and not nearly as bad as they would be if the politics were reversed (remember how utterly bile-filled leftists were after Thatcher died?) Shame on conservatives who behave that way, you’re better than that and you know it.
    Secondly, unless they’re a complete monster, a suicidal mentally ill always has my sympathy. Unless you struggle with mental illness and suicidal thoughts on a regular basis then you have no idea how it feels. I’m not going to say “good riddance to another Hollywood leftist” when I understand too well the hell he was going through on a regular basis.

  48. In the end it comes down to his talents, and whether I went out of my way to see him perform. I have to say that I was never comfortable watching him – he was so hyper that it made me feel a bit manic myself, and the sarcasm and silliness was off-putting. Not glad he’s dead, but life is tough for us too, and yet most of us don’t pull the plug. Not too distressed at his death, though I think it is unhealthy for those who think suicide is somehow heroic or a sign of genius – it is a sign of defeat and a lack of faith.

  49. He gave a show at my university in the ’80’s, and he was widely criticized for his crudeness.

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