RIP Cindy Williams
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https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxne....jpg?ve=1&tl=1 https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/...0,w_480,c_fill https://nypost.com/wp-content/upload...illiams-96.jpg https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-cont...y-Williams.jpg Cindy Williams died after a brief illness at the age of 75. Another Hollywood icon gone. https://ew.com/tv/cindy-williams-dea...-shirley-star/ |
Re: RIP Cindy Williams
Oh hell. I liked her. So sad.
R.I.P. |
Now Michael McKean is the only one left. Squiggy, Laverne, Shirley, Frank, and Carmine are all dead.
Well this sucks. |
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Oh man, I had such a crush on her during her Laverne & Shirley days. I liked her in anything I saw her in. Godspeed, Cindy.
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Originally Posted by dadgumblah (Post 2367687)
Oh man, I had such a crush on her during her Laverne & Shirley days. I liked her in anything I saw her in. Godspeed, Cindy.
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Originally Posted by dadgumblah (Post 2367687)
Oh man, I had such a crush on her during her Laverne & Shirley days. I liked her in anything I saw her in. Godspeed, Cindy.
Don't worry someone will hand off the reboot reimagining for "contemporary audiences" to someone like Mindy Kaling soon. They'll keep the spirit going, I'm sure. |
Yes, much like Mindy has "kept the spirit going" on HBOMAX with Velma from Scooby-Doo by completely changing "the spirit." I await with bated breath for the new Laverne & Shirley.
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Originally Posted by dadgumblah (Post 2367734)
Yes, much like Mindy has "kept the spirit going" on HBOMAX with Velma from Scooby-Doo by completely changing "the spirit." I await with bated breath for the new Laverne & Shirley.
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Re: RIP Cindy Williams
I loved nearly all of the characters, but Shirley was my favorite. Cindy's charm, likability and wit made her truly unforgettable, especially in the friendship with Laverne. American Graffiti is a classic too, and she and Ron Howard made for a wonderful couple.
WARNING: spoilers below
(We don't need to talk about how much More American Graffiti ruined that)
Rest in peace to a wonderful actor and a wonderful woman. <3 |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2367757)
They might reboot Laverne & Shirley but there will never be another like the original.
I am sure she was a great person and it is sad when anyone dies relatively young. That stated, when I curl up like a cockroach after my cardiac arrest I have no doubt I will enter the great beyond veiled in anonymity. It's not a good thing. It's not a bad thing. Just a curious thing. We mourn those we've never met, but scarcely note the passing our neighbor down the street.
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Anyone recall how the "Shirley Feeney" who originally appeared on Happy Days was a far different character than she was on Laverne & Shirley?
In their first appearance the girls were presented as friends of Fonzie's (some quick "dates" he managed to scrounge up) and Shirley seemed a very loose woman. With the production of their own series, Shirley's character was made the direct opposite of what she first appeared: the new Shirley upbeat, positive, highly moral & innocent... an honest, hard-working, girl next door type. I don't believe there was ever any explanation provided for her radical change (just as there was never any explanation as to what happened to "Chuck"). ;) |
Originally Posted by dadgumblah (Post 2367764)
I think Corax was making a snide joke,
Originally Posted by dadgumblah (Post 2367764)
either about the way seemingly everything is getting rebooted or the fact that we have a thread at all about celebrities passing away
I really hope they leave this property alone. A thing is of it's time. Laverne and Shirley doesn't really belong to the new generation. |
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It's probably best if snide jokes are left out of memorial threads.
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So sorry to hear this...Michael McKean seems to be the only surviving cast member of this show. Loved her in The Conversation and a memorable guest appearance on Law and Order SVU...RIP
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Hated the TV series, but she was adorable in American Graffiti.
RIP |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2367960)
It's probably best if snide jokes are left out of memorial threads.
The joke was not at Cindy's expense. On the contrary, it was a lament. Her role, her show, her moment, will not be "remade" and only damage would be done if one were to try. And I think they just might try. I sense, more and more, that irrevocable sense of loss that comes with a substantive change in culture. With her loss, I am myself a bit more forgotten. If I, for example, invoked the intonation and idiom of Lenny and Squiggy who would still catch the reference to Laverne and Shirley? She is a missing neuron that used to fire actively in our collective zeitgeist. At any rate, we all mourn in our own way. Some of us have gallows humor. If, however, anyone here was an acquaintance of Williams, I offer my sincere condolences. |
Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6 (Post 2367760)
I loved nearly all of the characters, but Shirley was my favorite. Cindy's charm, likability and wit made her truly unforgettable, especially in the friendship with Laverne. American Graffiti is a classic too, and she and Ron Howard made for a wonderful couple.
WARNING: spoilers below
(We don't need to talk about how much More American Graffiti ruined that)
Rest in peace to a wonderful actor and a wonderful woman. <3 |
Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6 (Post 2367760)
WARNING: spoilers below
(We don't need to talk about how much More American Graffiti ruined that)
Realize that I'm in the vast minority here, but I loved the sequel. Just how all the stories played out. |
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