RIP Christopher Reeve

SolidAir · Post by **SolidAir** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:43 pm

http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=2411855
http://www.cnn.com

he will be very missed...

roid · Post by **roid** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:36 am

i hope he at least once took the opportunity to say "i'm super thx for askin".
alas

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:26 am

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:26 am

He was the only "man of steel" for me. Superman was also the 1st movie I saw in a theatre. I will miss him dearly.

God rest his soul.

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:59 am

I never liked the Superman movies, and i thought the acting was crap. His abilities were shown however when he made Deathtrap with Michael Cain which i thought was his best movie.

Terrible way to go, the guy certainly had guts. I'd have somone pull the plug if i would've been in his position.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:15 am

CDN_Merlin wrote:He was the only "man of steel" for me. Superman was also the 1st movie I saw in a theatre. I will miss him dearly.

God rest his soul.

Actually for me Steve Reeves was the best superman. Unfortunately for most of you Steve was playing superman back when t.v. was still black and white.

I am both sad and glad for Chris.

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:10 am

oh wow

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:14 am

i herd about it last night

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:09 am

Poor shame, god bless.

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:38 am

Read about this last night, what a sad way to go. And I agree, he WAS Superman on and off the silver screen. A true inspiration.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:58 am

a very sad loss, after all the rehibilitation he completed aswell for the injuries he sustained.

i once stood face to face with Mr Reeve, in London England with my father at my side. i was 7 and was wearing a Superman IV t-shirt.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:45 pm

lol@Ace, sometimes you make it too easy so I'll pass on this one.

Personally I feel about how Maddox felt about Reeve. I'm sure he was a nice guy and it is a shame he passed away though. I'm really more surprised then anything.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 4:28 pm

you want my mother and father to come verfiy that!

Nightmare USA · Post by **Nightmare USA** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:29 pm

AceCombat wrote:you want my mother and father to come verfiy that!

No thats ok Ace... that is not really important.

I grew up watching the episodes on tv as well however I like his movies as well. What a shame, I thought his quality of life was always improving. I had no idea that it was actually getting worse.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:34 pm

so uh... the wife is single now! WooP!
some interesting reading here too

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:56 pm

The real measure of who he was is shown in his dedication toward the rehabilitation of the paralyzed after he became affected by it. By all regards, a good person, on and off the set.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:54 pm

Kyouryuu wrote:The real measure of who he was is shown in his dedication toward the rehabilitation of the paralyzed after he became affected by it. By all regards, a good person, on and off the set.

So it's only important and okay I might add, that he only gave a crap about it post-injury? I can understand the motivation, but to measure someone by that is rediculous. I mean, I could have been told 2 months ago that I was inflicted with cancer and that's why I started the folding team here. And that would make me a good person? That's the measuring stick?

I think someone's life should be measured, if at all, by what they do with it during the course of his/her whole life. Not because he/she was inflicted by something and then found a reason to get involved.

Those people out there helping others in the redcross and other organizations with no reason other than to help. Now those are the super heros. I mean that as general as possible. Battered women, homeless shelters, free medical aid, missionaries, etc. Those types. Those that are in a role that is selfless.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:08 pm

You fail to amaze me some of you. Here we have an icon in movie/television and you can't go without arguing in this thread. Just STFU and be thankful you are alive.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:13 pm

coming from you merl, it's pretty funny. You, my friend, have the Grand DBB Seal of Threadcrapping for your past years work.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:38 pm

you have taken over stress.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:40 pm

Catfight.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:41 pm

i'm along the same lines as tyranny and Stress.

#include <reality check>

the guy was selfish.

I'd be selfish too if I went homeless and suddenly I became a homelessness activist, putting on this facade that I actually care.

It's not hard to see that in him. Besides.. what was he doing BEFORE he had his accident?

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:21 pm

I guess one thing I can respect him for is just doing something. I think alot of people would just roll over and give up on life if they lost feeling and the ability to move from the neck down. I might.

How many football spinal cord injuries just go into hiding, wanting to be remembered for their abillities, not their now inabilities. Reeve's is/was now known more for what he can't do, then what he did.

He may not be the posterboy for morality, but he got some pretty shitty lemons and tried to make lemonaid. It's better then just throwing them at someone.

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:56 pm

RIP

I saw my best friend's older sister sitting next to Reeve when they showed the photo op that they had last Tuesday at Loyola when they broke news of Reeve's death. She's there after having a snowboarding accident some months back and was paralized, but she is recovering greatly and can breathe on her own and stuff. I thought that was pritty neat that they got to meet a celebrity like him. We used to go to church together until they moved away for college, but now I got to meet up with her parents and ask what it was like to see him. Its very sad to see him go.

Edit: There she is on the far left.
http://www.nbc5.com/slideshow/3786343/d ... ;s=2;w=320
http://www.nbc5.com/slideshow/3786343/d ... ;s=3;w=320

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:28 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:You fail to amaze me some of you. Here we have an icon in movie/television and you can't go without arguing in this thread. Just STFU and be thankful you are alive.

Agreed. Now quit the bickering. Any further such posts will be removed.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:51 pm

MD-2389 wrote:Agreed. Now quit the bickering. Any further such posts will be removed.

For starters nobody was arguing anything about Mr.Reeve, just merely stating personal opinions. In all honesty (no offense Merlin) but Merlin's little snipe is what got this all started.

Some people need to chill. Some people need to understand that some of us don't get all choked up when certain celebs die. We all have our own personal opinions. Some of us also need to keep the itchy trigger finger off the uber-mod buttons

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:52 pm

NuckFut

roid · Post by **roid** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:53 pm

Gooberman wrote:He may not be the posterboy for morality, but he got some pretty ****ty lemons and tried to make lemonaid. It's better then just throwing them at someone.

hahaha, i like that

[spoiler]md - relax trigger boy. merlin had a quazi-valid point, but stress was the first to go for the pure personal attack - completely offtopic.

take your finger off the trigger, there's nothing to be worried about. a mere disagreement (if we ignore stress's personal attacks, which we all do anyway). welcome, it's a forum.[/spoiler]

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:01 pm

There was nothing personal about it Roid. I was stating fact.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:36 pm

Welcome to the real world MD!

[]V[]essenjah · Post by **[]V[]essenjah** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:30 am

STRESSTEST wrote:
Kyouryuu wrote:The real measure of who he was is shown in his dedication toward the rehabilitation of the paralyzed after he became affected by it. By all regards, a good person, on and off the set.

So it's only important and okay I might add, that he only gave a crap about it post-injury? I can understand the motivation, but to measure someone by that is rediculous. I mean, I could have been told 2 months ago that I was inflicted with cancer and that's why I started the folding team here. And that would make me a good person? That's the measuring stick?

I think someone's life should be measured, if at all, by what they do with it during the course of his/her whole life. Not because he/she was inflicted by something and then found a reason to get involved.

Those people out there helping others in the redcross and other organizations with no reason other than to help. Now those are the super heros. I mean that as general as possible. Battered women, homeless shelters, free medical aid, missionaries, etc. Those types. Those that are in a role that is selfless.

So, have you done anything for spinal chord injuries lately?

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:35 am

Have you?