Cygnet Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) Death seems to be on a rampage as 2016 comes to a close. Actress Carrie Fisher, the daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds has just passed away. Earlier this week, it seemed she might improve from a heart scare en route from Europe back to the U.S. Of course, she will always be remembered as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" films. Carrie, RIP . Edited December 27, 2016 by Cygnet Link to comment
Helene Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Rest in Peace, Carrie Fisher. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I had read that it took the paramedics 15 minutes to get a pulse, so I did fear the worst. Truth to tell, Fisher was amateurish in the original Star Wars, but her acting did improve over time. She was more talented with her pen, with a wonderfully wry wit. She was much in demand as a script doctor in addition to the work that appeared under her name. Link to comment
pherank Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) So long Carrie, you will be missed. Pretty much everyone was amateurish in the original Star Wars, but that is very much part of its charm, and actually makes the premise more, not less, believable. The characters feel like actual people and not "roles". Edited December 27, 2016 by pherank Link to comment
dirac Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 To each his own, I guess,pherank. As I remember, the robots were more human than the human beings. Harrison Ford was definitely a pro by that time and easily the best of the three leads IMO. But then I've never been a big fan of the Star Wars series. However, the original SW did perform a gratifying service for one of my favorite actors, Alec Guinness, whose small percentage of the gross was sufficient to ensure that for the remainder of his life he never had to take any job he didn't want to take. Link to comment
Helene Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams wrote an article called, "Carrie Fisher's 10 best scene-stealing roles." Two warnings: Some are not safe for work, and the "Shampoo" clip is not remotely politically correct. Be careful to skip the ad videos You'll likely need to click off an ad video that appears in the bottom right hand corner of the screen Link to comment
Jayne Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Keep her mother Debbie Reynolds (a fine dancer BTW) in your thoughts and prayers, she was rushed to the hospital by ambulance an hour ago with stroke-like symptoms. 2016 cannot end soon enough! Edited December 29, 2016 by Jayne Link to comment
dirac Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 On a distinctly trivial social media note, I thought Steve Martin's tweet was just fine. People, really. Link to comment
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