Fugazi Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Christopher Reeve died today. 52 years of age. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiddly Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 o my goodness thats terrible rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Dammit! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KING BLING Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 BEDFORD, New York (AP) -- Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52. Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs, told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night. Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection. "On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank Northern Westchester Hospital for the excellent care they provided to my husband," Dana Reeve, Christopher's wife, said in a statement. "I also want to thank his personal staff of nurses and aides, as well as the millions of fans from around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years." Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia. Enduring months of therapy to allow him to breathe for longer and longer periods without a respirator, Reeve emerged to lobby Congress for better insurance protection against catastrophic injury and to move an Academy Award audience to tears with a call for more films about social issues. He returned to directing, and even returned to acting in a 1998 production of "Rear Window," a modern update of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a man in a wheelchair who becomes convinced a neighbor has been murdered. Reeve won a Screen Actors Guild award for best actor in a television movie or miniseries. "I was worried that only acting with my voice and my face, I might not be able to communicate effectively enough to tell the story," Reeve said. "But I was surprised to find that if I really concentrated, and just let the thoughts happen, that they would read on my face. With so many close-ups, I knew that my every thought would count." In his public appearances, he was as handsome as ever, his blue eyes bright and his voice clear. "Hollywood needs to do more," he said in the March 1996 Oscar awards appearance. "Let's continue to take risks. Let's tackle the issues. In many ways our film community can do it better than anyone else. There is no challenge, artistic or otherwise, that we can't meet." In 2000, Reeve was able to move his index finger, and a specialized workout regimen has made his legs and arms stronger. He has also regained sensation in other parts of his body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave_one Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 terrible. this is really sad :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 damn. this year has been a big celebrity death year. Marlon Brando, Rodney Dangerfield, Celia Cruz, Ronald Reagan, Johnny Ramone, those are the ones from the top of my head but still dayum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 damn that sucks. i loved the superman movies as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaname Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 RIP up up and away to heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 kryptonite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 DAMN. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 damn... R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Thamaire Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 damn superhero dies too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 loved his movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamblersGrin Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 jeez, i was under the impression he was doin a whole lot better. thats the superman curse for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeightyone Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 yea i was on a buisness call when i put up yahoo and it was the first headline, that's one of those "damnit" things...i loved superman as a kid and loved that christopher reeves fought on after his fall off of that horse. Man Of Steel R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by GamblersGrin@Oct 11 2004, 05:27 AM jeez, i was under the impression he was doin a whole lot better. thats the superman curse for you. Quoted post wow...I was completely clueless about this until I clicked on the thread. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Damn. He was a fucking fighter to the end, though. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Damn this sucks RIP Chris Reeve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S@T@N Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Rest in peace. PS - He was an actor, not a hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeightyone Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 edited because the picture took place of the post above it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 finally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fondles Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 yeah yeah boohoo "superman" is dead. nigga hes a fuckin actor and didn't contribute shit to mankind other than entertainment. He gets paralyzed and THEN he get's all concerned about crippled people. What about James Chase, the foreign policy thinker? He died and I didn't see a fucking front page on every news site. He was an editor, historian, professor, soldier, and novelist. He was the author of nine books, editor of the nation's most influential foreign policy journals and mentor to scores of younger writers and historians. What about Dr. Jeffrey Schechner? He was a leading researcher on dermatology, particulary how to produce a better artificial skin for grafting. And he died at 39! There are tooooo many to list that should be front headline, instead we get this fucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackstand Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by Seldoon@Oct 11 2004, 10:54 AM yeah yeah boohoo "superman" is dead. nigga hes a fuckin actor and didn't contribute shit to mankind other than entertainment. He gets paralyzed and THEN he get's all concerned about crippled people. What about James Chase, the foreign policy thinker? He died and I didn't see a fucking front page on every news site. He was an editor, historian, professor, soldier, and novelist. He was the author of nine books, editor of the nation's most influential foreign policy journals and mentor to scores of younger writers and historians. What about Dr. Jeffrey Schechner? He was a leading researcher on dermatology, particulary how to produce a better artificial skin for grafting. And he died at 39! There are tooooo many to list that should be front headline, instead we get this fucker. Quoted post be quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fondles Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Sowwie! $uperman roolz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by Seldoon@Oct 11 2004, 04:54 PM yeah yeah boohoo "superman" is dead. nigga hes a fuckin actor and didn't contribute shit to mankind other than entertainment. He gets paralyzed and THEN he get's all concerned about crippled people. What about James Chase, the foreign policy thinker? He died and I didn't see a fucking front page on every news site. He was an editor, historian, professor, soldier, and novelist. He was the author of nine books, editor of the nation's most influential foreign policy journals and mentor to scores of younger writers and historians. What about Dr. Jeffrey Schechner? He was a leading researcher on dermatology, particulary how to produce a better artificial skin for grafting. And he died at 39! There are tooooo many to list that should be front headline, instead we get this fucker. Quoted post Yeah bitch, but none of them could turn back time, fly, had freezer breath or super strength. You precious dermatologist and novelist also didn't battle criminals from the X- Zone in the streets of New York either. Seriously, dude WAS SUPERMAN. Reading that really bummed me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OcToBeR Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 damn..i was shocked when my mum told me early today R.I.P but, i feel were seldoon is coming from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASER1NE Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 OKAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIPHER_one Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by Seldoon@Oct 11 2004, 11:54 AM yeah yeah boohoo "superman" is dead. nigga hes a fuckin actor and didn't contribute shit to mankind other than entertainment. He gets paralyzed and THEN he get's all concerned about crippled people. What about James Chase, the foreign policy thinker? He died and I didn't see a fucking front page on every news site. He was an editor, historian, professor, soldier, and novelist. He was the author of nine books, editor of the nation's most influential foreign policy journals and mentor to scores of younger writers and historians. What about Dr. Jeffrey Schechner? He was a leading researcher on dermatology, particulary how to produce a better artificial skin for grafting. And he died at 39! There are tooooo many to list that should be front headline, instead we get this fucker. Quoted post I mean, I see where you're coming from, but if you feel that way, you should be schoolin' the board on all these folks. I don't know anything about them, so I wouldn't have known to put up a memorial thread. I think the vast majority of people who die every day probably deserve a thread made about them. Everyone just happens to know Christopher Reeve so he got one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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