McParadigm wrote:If you've barely even paid any attention to her in the last twenty years, how big a loss can this be?
If you had watched a certain movie by now I wouldn't have to be talking about a dead has been comedian. That Transformers thread would be 200 pages by now.
Is it at the Redbox yet?
I bought two notebooks just for jotting down thoughts while I watch. And also more than 3 liters of Laphroaig.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 3:51 pm
by epilogue
Strat wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
theplatypus wrote:Kinda team McParadigm on this one. Late in her life she seems to have developed into a really mean, hateful and vindictive person. But I saw some of her early standup footage and can see that it was funny and significant.
I admit to having lost track of her career somewhere in the mid-90s. She made some choices that were not indicative of her talent. But mean, hateful and vindictive? Where does that come from? I'm not saying it's inaccurate, I'm just curious. Like I said, I really haven't paid attention since she started looking like a oversized toy version of that robot she played in SpaceBalls.
Her episode of Louie was pretty fantastic, though.
I think this is part of it:
Ah.
Well, yeah. That's extreme. For a different thread perhaps, but there's so much hate and so much ingrained hate on both sides of that fence. Not that it excuses that sort of sentiment.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 3:51 pm
by McParadigm
Strat wrote:McP is really frightened of feelings.
On the contrary, I accept all human emotions.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 3:52 pm
by tommymtcom
durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
theplatypus wrote:Kinda team McParadigm on this one. Late in her life she seems to have developed into a really mean, hateful and vindictive person. But I saw some of her early standup footage and can see that it was funny and significant.
I admit to having lost track of her career somewhere in the mid-90s. She made some choices that were not indicative of her talent. But mean, hateful and vindictive? Where does that come from? I'm not saying it's inaccurate, I'm just curious. Like I said, I really haven't paid attention since she started looking like a oversized toy version of that robot she played in SpaceBalls.
Her episode of Louie was pretty fantastic, though.
I think this is part of it:
Ah.
Well, yeah. That's extreme. For a different thread perhaps, but there's so much hate and so much ingrained hate on both sides of that fence. Not that it excuses that sort of sentiment.
Once you get into your 80s I don't think you should be held accountable for your idiotic views anymore.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 4:03 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
McParadigm wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
McParadigm wrote:If you've barely even paid any attention to her in the last twenty years, how big a loss can this be?
If you had watched a certain movie by now I wouldn't have to be talking about a dead has been comedian. That Transformers thread would be 200 pages by now.
Is it at the Redbox yet?
I bought two notebooks just for jotting down thoughts while I watch. And also more than 3 liters of Laphroaig.
Redbox says "coming soon"
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 4:05 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
9/30 to be exact
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 4:14 pm
by @SkitchP
Guys, she was more relevant than Robin Williams was a month ago.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 5:41 pm
by bada
Yeah but McP liked Robin Williams.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 5:56 pm
by stip
The talk of relevance is irrelevant. The reaction to the death is about the totality of the life. If no one had seen or heard from her in 20 years this would still be a big deal
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 6:04 pm
by BurtReynolds
bada wrote:Yeah but McP liked Robin Williams.
and Robin Williams supported terrorism by using drugs.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 6:06 pm
by McParadigm
stip wrote:The talk of relevance is irrelevant. The reaction to the death is about the totality of the life. If no one had seen or heard from her in 20 years this would still be a big deal
why?
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 6:13 pm
by stip
McParadigm wrote:
stip wrote:The talk of relevance is irrelevant. The reaction to the death is about the totality of the life. If no one had seen or heard from her in 20 years this would still be a big deal
why?
Because she was an immensely consequential entertainer.
And because we remember people for what they did as well as what they are do
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 6:35 pm
by Jorge
WHAT THEY ARE DO.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 6:54 pm
by McParadigm
lock er up
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 7:15 pm
by stip
60% of my posts happen amidst a squalling backdrop of small children. It's amazing this doesn't happen more often
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 7:28 pm
by bada
Stip has been leaning pretty hard on the kid excuse lately.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 7:29 pm
by ABNorman
Kid Excuse would be a good name for a band.
Or an inept outlaw.
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 7:33 pm
by McParadigm
"My kids are the problem" is parent slang for "I don't want to tell you the reason. It's embarassing."
Re: RIP Joan Rivers
Posted: Fri September 05, 2014 7:52 pm
by Self
@SkitchP wrote:Guys, she was more relevant than Robin Williams was a month ago.
