This is very difficult, a body blow. Of course I remember Princess Leia, but when I think of Carrie Fisher, I think of Wishful Drinking (book and HBO special) and her great arc on 30 Rock.
And then there’s this.
Damn.
Carrie Fisher, gone
This is very difficult, a body blow. Of course I remember Princess Leia, but when I think of Carrie Fisher, I think of Wishful Drinking (book and HBO special) and her great arc on 30 Rock.
And then there’s this.
Damn.
She started as a Princess but finished as a General.
Scorned girlfriend in Blues Brothers.
Goodnight Princess.
4 more days
Not to diminish her achievements in her chosen field, but in all truth, she was no different to anyone else, well, there was one difference I suppose, Profile. A family friend dropped dead a few days ago, sudden heart attack, he was 80, in otherwise good health, and in his working life he was an educator at a University. The only difference, profile. So why should the world mourn for one and not for the other? Not looking to start anything, just adding perspective.
You answered your own question – profile.
on a positive note, they brought back Peter Cushing, though he did look a bit “gamey”.
My heart is very, very sad, and then that Gary tweet just broke it into little pieces. I know I never actually “knew” her, but she was my Princess, my General, my example that a woman could do anything. I know I’ve walked my path, largely influenced by having “met” Princess Leia when I was 8 years old. I will miss her.
My mother passed away at age 76 on December 11. I understand fully why Fisher is mourned the world over and my mother is only mourned by family and friends. Perspective doesn’t enter into it; it’s just the way it is and I have no problem with it.
That being said, fuck 2016. Will be glad to see the end of it.
yeah i pretty much agree — people talk about dead celebrities like they were close, personal friends. they arent. theyre strangers that we see in products. my life is not more challenging today with her unfortunate death.
And her mom couldn’t even wait more than a day to upstage her one last time.
Are these mutually exclusive for you?
I mourn the loss of Leonard Nimoy, a man I was never going to meet, a man who didn’t know me from millions of other fans. But in a manner of speaking, he nonetheless helped me become the person I am, and I am diminished by his absence from the world.
Sorry for your loss.