A moment of silence for Christopher Reeve

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-10-11 12:39am

Just heard that Chris Reeve has died... may he be remembered.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2004-10-11 12:50am

No shit? Wow...was he ill or something. I'm aside from his injury?
That's sad.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-10-11 12:55am

TrailerParkJawa wrote:No shit? Wow...was he ill or something. I'm aside from his injury?

Infection from what I've heard, but don't quote me on this.

Fire Fly · Post by **Fire Fly** » 2004-10-11 12:58am

Oh shit. That really hit me hard, never saw this coming at all. I guess you can only fight for so long...

Talon Karrde · Post by **Talon Karrde** » 2004-10-11 01:02am

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-10-11 01:11am

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Superman is no more, but his spirit will live on.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-10-11 01:15am

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2004-10-11 01:18am

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can we put up superman pics?

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JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-10-11 01:29am

Can you post a link; I can't get confirmation on this from Yahoo or IMDB.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-10-11 01:33am

Never mind I just found it.

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Shit.

Equinox2003 · Post by **Equinox2003** » 2004-10-11 01:35am

Very Sad, I agree. I brought this up in the Off Topic forum....my bad,
did not know it was already here.

Wild Karrde · Post by **Wild Karrde** » 2004-10-11 01:36am

Cnn just had a breaking news segment, Reeve slipped into a coma and died due to cardiac arrest.

Grand Moff Yenchin · Post by **Grand Moff Yenchin** » 2004-10-11 01:36am

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Superman, forever.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-10-11 01:37am

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-10-11 01:39am

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2004-10-11 01:39am

Executor32 · Post by **Executor32** » 2004-10-11 01:40am

Ah, fuck.

Well, here's hoping he's gone up, up, and away to a better place.

Macross · Post by **Macross** » 2004-10-11 01:43am

News services are only now just begining to report this.

Link

I had always hoped that he would have walked again one day.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-10-11 01:44am

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-10-11 01:48am

From all looks of it, he could've walked again in the future.

Really sorry news this is.

Perinquus · Post by **Perinquus** » 2004-10-11 01:49am

Holy shit! This is most unexpected. And most unfortunate. Christopher Reeve almost singlehandedly made the comic book movie respectable. He had help from actors of the caliber of Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, and Glenn Ford, but there can be little doubt that "Superman: The Movie" would not have succeeded half so well had the central character not been played by such a great actor, who turned in a superb performance, perfectly balancing heroism and humor. With a change in the pitch of his voice, and in his mannerisms, he almost made you believe the glasses could be enough of a disguise. It was Christopher Reeve's performance, more than anything else that made "Superman" such a success, and that paved the way for "Batman", "X-Men",, "Spider-Man", and all the other hit films that had their origins in the comic books. The movie going public owed him a lot.

And yet... and I hate to say this for fear of seeming callous... had I been in his shoes, I think I personally would rather have quietly sloughed off this mortal coil, than face the next thirty or forty years as a helpless quadruplegic. Perhaps Christopher Reeve loved life enough that he felt differently, but I can only speak for myself. I remember reading of his accident in the newspaper about a decade ago with great dismay, and thinking what an awful tragedy that was. It is a fate I wouldn't wish on anybody, yet he met it with great optimism and fortitude. I am sure he had his private moments of despair, but he kept a brave face up, and perhaps even did some good in putting a very public face on that particular tragedy. I think his accident stimulated a lot of research into paralysis, and how to treat it, and perhaps this will one day mean future victims of that terrible fate will no longer be condemned to lifelong imprisonment in their own now immobile bodies. If his tragedy has accelerated research and progress in this field, then what we owe him for his tremendous acting talent, and the joy he brought to audiences with it, may be dwarfed by what humanity as a whole will owe him for his medical legacy. In any case, his loss is a great tragedy, and he will be sorely missed.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-10-11 01:50am

Goodbye, Superman. Thanks for the movies, the memories, and the charity.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2004-10-11 01:56am

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2004-10-11 02:12am

Damn, he was always so cool and a guy you could look up to.

Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2004-10-11 02:12am

RIP Mr. Reeves.