Carrie Fisher Has Left Us
As we’ve all heard by now, Carrie Fisher passed away this morning. I’m at a complete (and rare) loss for words right now. I honestly just can’t fathom a world without Carrie in it – even though like most of us I only know her from her films, and the brilliantly funny interviews that she loved to give.
Obviously, all of us here at SWNN send our most heartfelt condolences to her family. As much as we can’t imagine a Carrie-less world, this sudden, brutal void in her family’s lives goes so much deeper for them. Oddly enough, though, as awfully as I feel for Debbie and Billie and Todd and everyone, all I can really think of right now is poor little Gary, Carrie’s French bulldog and constant little buddy. But then, the shock of loss has always done strange things to this old brain of mine.
This is a profoundly sad loss for all of us. I think it’s safe to say that many of us (most of us?) have been fans of Carrie and her work since we were children. I was nine when the original Star Wars film came out in 1977, and although it’s her portrayal of Princess Leia with which I’m the most familiar, I’ve always enjoyed seeing her in other roles: John Belushi’s jilted, bazooka-wielding fiancee in The Blues Brothers; Tom Hanks’ firmly grounded, eminently patient wife in The Burbs; Phoebe Cates’ long-suffering (and now houseboat-less) friend in Drop Dead Fred; and Herself in guest spots on so many TV shows.
It occurs to me now that, after being forever imprinted on our cultural psyche as Princess Leia, Carrie seemed to gravitate toward memorable “second banana” comedy roles where she was free to react to the madness of the lead character, often heightening that madness in delightfully unexpected ways. I’ve never been sure how much her focus on these smaller roles were Carries own choice or the result of her having been wedged into a typecasting pigeonhole after Star Wars – I suspect it may have been a little of both. But between Carrie’s irreverent sense of humor and her penchant for witty self deprecation, her performances in even the tiniest of roles were almost always fun and memorable.
Then, last year, in a twist of fate that seemed nigh-on impossible not so many years ago, Princess Leia returned to the big screen in a brand new Star Wars movie. The passing years had, of course, done what passing years will do, not just to Carrie, but also to Harrison and Mark. And yet, there was Her Worshipfulness, older and a bit time-worn, but with the same royal fire that she’d always had. And those eyes – the same ones we all fell in love with as children.
Whatever the future may bring for Star Wars now that Carrie has left us, I feel like The Force Awakens is now even more of a special gift than it was when we went to sleep last night.
And with that, I don’t know what else to say. I’m still in shock, and rather than just babbling endlessly in hopes of stumbling across something meaningful, I think I’ll just close by saying… thank you, Carrie. One of the rarest and most precious gifts in the world is the ability to make people laugh, and you not only had that gift but shared it generously with the entire world. That you also brought Princess Leia to life for us all is icing on a mighty wonderful cake.
Clear skies to you, Carrie. We’ll all miss you very, very much.
And so, of course, will so many of your friends and colleagues:
Kathleen Kennedy (Lucasfilm President):
Carrie holds such special place in the hearts of everyone at Lucasfilm it is difficult to think of a world without her. She was Princess Leia to the world but a very special friend to all of us. She had an indomitable spirit, incredible wit, and a loving heart. Carrie also defined the female hero of our age over a generation ago. Her groundbreaking role as Princess Leia served as an inspiration of power and confidence for young girls everywhere. We will miss her dearly.
Bob Iger (Disney CEO):
Carrie Fisher was one-of-a-kind, a true character who shared her talent and her truth with us all with her trademark wit and irreverence. Millions fell in love with her as the indomitable Princess Leia; she will always have a special place in the hearts of Star Wars fans as well as all of us who were lucky enough to know her personally. She will be sorely missed, and we join millions of fans and friends around the world who mourn her loss today.
Alan Horn (Disney Chairman):
My heart goes out to the members of Carrie¹s family, friends, and legions of fans. She was an extraordinary woman, highly intelligent, and just plain funny. She will be missed
Steven Spielberg:
I have always stood in awe of Carrie. Her observations always made me laugh and gasp at the same time. She didn’t need The Force. She was a force of nature, of loyalty and of friendship. I will miss her very much.
Harrison Ford:
Carrie was one-of-a-kind…brilliant, original. Funny and emotionally fearless,” Ford said. “She lived her life, bravely…My thoughts are with her daughter Billie, her Mother Debbie, her brother Todd, and her many friends. We will all miss her.
George Lucas on Carrie Fisher: pic.twitter.com/ehR0cBE2lX
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 27, 2016
— Bad Robot (@bad_robot) December 27, 2016
Carrie was an incredible person. I feel lucky I got to know her, and heartbroken.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) December 27, 2016
no words #Devastated pic.twitter.com/R9Xo7IBKmh
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 27, 2016
#AFewWords pic.twitter.com/rOKiPr7gP9
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 28, 2016
My heart is heavy but I’m grateful that I got to know her. I’ll cherish the memories, conversations and her consistent support. Rest well ❤️ pic.twitter.com/SkPiRgGf03
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) December 28, 2016
— Dave Filoni (@dave_filoni) December 27, 2016
There are no words for this loss. Carrie was the brightest light in every room she entered. I will miss her dearly. pic.twitter.com/GgIeYGeMt9
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) December 27, 2016
It’s been an honour to share memories of #CarrieFisher… Here’s a special, personal photo from the wrap party of #StarWars #ReturnOfTheJedi pic.twitter.com/U4jMu6qByM
— Warwick Davis (@WarwickADavis) December 28, 2016
I’m deeply saddened at the news of Carrie’s passing. She was a dear friend, whom I greatly respected and admired. The force is dark today!
— Billy Dee Williams (@realbdw) December 27, 2016
I am extremely sad to learn of Carrie’s passing. She was wonderful to work with. Condolences to her friends, family & fans around the world. pic.twitter.com/DGRYQYPZgO
— DARTH VADER (@isDARTHVADER) December 27, 2016
I thought I had got what I wanted under the tree. I didn’t. In spite of so many thoughts and prayers from so many. I am very, very sad.
— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) December 27, 2016
We’ve lost our Princess. pic.twitter.com/N9xMYe6jLT
— Gwendoline Christie (@lovegwendoline) December 27, 2016
Always. pic.twitter.com/DvRhYCSHeV
— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) December 27, 2016
The light in The Galaxy is dimmed by the loss of our Princess Leia. May The Force Be With Her!! RIP
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) December 27, 2016
No words. We love you @carrieffisher forever our Princess. May God bless you as richly as you blessed us #CarrieFisher pic.twitter.com/1UNsWOEKuW
— James Arnold Taylor (@JATactor) December 27, 2016
Our Star War family has lost a beloved member. Carrie will always be in our hearts. Her amazing spirit has touched our hearts. Very sad day. pic.twitter.com/M78FfhbCZj
— Daniel Logan (@Daniel_Logan) December 27, 2016
Dearest Carrie, so incredibly sad to say farewell so soon to such a beautifully honest and unique human being- see you in the multiverse.
— Andy Serkis (@andyserkis) December 27, 2016
Well said, Patrick…VERY well said. My mind just swirls with images and lines, and moments forever frozen in time, and do not quite know where to start…she is our favorite princess in the world…the galaxy…millions of voices are crying out. RIP Carrie….give ’em hell!!
I don’t think its possible to find someone with as much courage to be so open and honest with the world, with all her flaws and talents on full display, 24/7 for her entire life, from the moment she entered the public eye as a teenager to the beyond. She never lied about her shortcomings, and never asked for quarter or consideration. She displayed herself, flaws and all, without any apology and no excuses. She pled guilty to her sins, with a defiant smile on her face, commanding the greatest love from everyone around her. And she got it, and she deserved it.
Damn, you’d be hard pressed to find somebody else to compare in the slightest sense.
This is not what anyone wanted. Rest in peace, Carrie Fisher. You lived life to the fullest, in your own way.
It will now be hard to watch the last minute of Rogue One, still showing.
And Episode 8, in theaters one year from now, can be safely predicted to be the most tearful and emotional experience Star Wars fans have ever had: The last bow of Princess Leia.
Unless I missed it, I don’t think there was a ‘dedication/in memory of’ for Kenny Baker at the end of Rogue One. I’m hoping Carrie gets one after VIII.
I do think she will get one, given that she will actually be IN the movie. That was not, after all, true of Kevin Baker in Rogue One.
I know. I almost cried at just the fictional deaths in rogue one…rewatching it will be pretty devistating in the wake of a a real-world loss…
I know that the show must go on, but I do hope they are able to pay tribute to her in episode 8.
At least they included her in Rogue One. Watching that movie again is going to destroy me.
Such a shame. Like everyone else I was wishing her to pull through, especially as the early reports sounded pretty grim. I’m sure her work and her legendary wit will outlive us all.
Farewell, princess. You will be missed.
She was and will always be the only princess. Goodbye, Carrie. These are the only words I can give right now.
I was getting out of a meeting at work and as I heard people talking about the news as I walked back to my desk I literally felt the air leave the room. This absolutely sucks. RIP Carrie, you will be missed by millions.
Rest in peace sweet princess! You be missed!
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So where the fuck is Harrison Ford!
Why presume to tell people how and when to respond to the death of their friends?
well said, i wasn’t going to be so tactful with bob.
We will all miss you Carrie.
“Movies were meant to stay on the screen, flat and large and colorful,
gathering you up into their sweep of story, carrying you rollicking
along to the end, then releasing you back into your unchanged life. But
this movie (Star Wars) misbehaved. It leaked out of the
theater, poured off the screen, affected a lot of people so deeply that
they required endless talismans and artifacts to stay connected to it.” Carrie Fisher
I can’t believe it. She looked so good, I thought she was just going to shrug it off and give us a joke once she was feeling better. You will truly be missed and as Lor San Tekka said… “She’ll always be royalty to me”
Last Christmas we lost Han, this Christmas we lost Leia… Kylo Ren needs to gtfo.
“Carrie was one-of-a-kind…brilliant, original. Funny and emotionally fearless. She lived her life, bravely.” As he grieves the loss of his co-star, Harrison said his thoughts are with her daughter Billie Lourd, her mother Debbie Reynolds, her brother Todd Fisher and “her many friends. We will all miss her.”
~Harrison Ford~
As a person who sat by the bed when both of my parents passed, in 1994 and 2011, maybe I can sympathize with Billie Lourd. But I can’t imagine how Debbie Reynolds is feeling. It is so wrong when parents outlive their children, and it is just cruel that an 84-year-old must go through this.
“Replying” to myself … Alas, it was too much for the old lady. And now I can’t even understand how Billie Lourd must be feeling, since I have never lost two people dear to me in 48 hours, and hopefully never will.
“She will be missed by all.” – George Lucas.
What the man said, so say we all.
Wrong franchise, but I also concur. So say we all.
I’m saddened by the passing of Carrie Fisher. I send out my deepest condolences to her family Billie Lourd, Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, Gary and the rest of her family and friends. Although you are gone Carrie you are forever in our hearts.
seeing her smile at the end of “a new hope” was my first experience seeing an actor light up the screen. i fell in love with star wars; i fell in love with ms. fisher.
r.i.p. 🙁
Being honest, I’ve been expecting this since she was hospitalized, so it comes as less of a shock and more of a sad acknowledgement. She will be missed for her humor, her brave honesty, and by her determination to turn personal tragedy into advocacy. Thanks, Carrie, we won’t forget.
(However, @Hamil – really? A hash tag, Mark? Maybe not the best time)
Why is a hashtag an inappropriate way of expressing one’s feelings, likely the same feeling shared by many people around the world?
1. don’t tell others how to grieve.
2. Especially those who actually know her.
People go on autopilot in times like this. Trust me… I know.
Being honest, I’ve been expecting this since I started browsing the comment section, so it comes as less of a shock and more of a sad acknowledgement that you would claim to have been right all along, again, about something as tasteless as the death of a beloved figurehead in the franchise.
Your ego needs stoking even when you express sentiment in a corner of the internet that really doesn’t even matter.
I concur with Deadly down below, don’t tell people how to grieve.
Don’t be that guy.
My true first crush (second was Erin Gray). That’s the power of art for you, we all feel like we knew her, just from the big screen. Loved her from Shampoo to Austin Powers to Fanboys, wish I had met her. 🙁 Let’s hope 2017 is more forgiving to us all
This was just a terrible thing. I knew it would happen at some point due to all of the stuff in her past but that didn’t make it any easier. Carrie Fisher was one of the breakthroughs when she first was in Star Wars because it was such a turn around for a lot of people to see a woman take charge and not just hide. We’ll all miss her and I think we can all agree that 2016 is thankfully almost over and can stop taking people away from us.
I hoped so much that this wouldn’t happen. But now she is one with the Force and the Force is with her.
Damn
She really lit up the screenn in the original trilogy. A truly ground breaking performance. Today is a sad day for all of us. She was way too young.
Some of us met you in 1977, some of us were introduced to you by those people, and some of us had just met you. Regardless, we all have lost one of the most interesting, genuine, informative, unapologetic and necessarily influential people this world will ever know. Goodbye, and may the force be with you, always.
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The force will be with her… always.
*Sigh*
Very sad.
Well I would say she went along way to changing not only film but life as we know it today in terms of for women. Yeah. I mean she got the last word in both the force awakens and rogue one. Shows you how important and what an impact she still has. Rest in peace Carrie and as your last words in the force awakens apply here “may the force be with you”
I’m so freaking sad right now… She was probably my first famous crush, I grew up watching her movies (Just like pretty much everyone in here)… She’ll be deeply missed. Thank you for changing our lifes with Star Wars Carrie! I also feel so sad knowing that both Leia and Han are technically gone in the saga… And even if they try to find a way to have her there, we all know that’s not possible… Thank you Carrie. May the force be with you, always… You’ll always be our princess. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5f46b75277cc0d7fc511a1674f13ee77a90a81a665c185333d7cf77e8b7da388.jpg
the older we get the more of our heroes we lose. what a bitter sweet reality. :/
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Carrie: beloved daughter, sister, mother – my thoughts are with her family & friends who are mourning this terrible loss.
She’ll also be missed by her countless (millions of) fans, whom her work has touched the world over.
With the greatest respect for Carrie, I’ll leave a movie quote which I believe is fitting for this news:
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out”
What a woman! We’ve lost a big one today. Vaarwel
This just breaks my heart.
Like others have said she was my first real “crush”. That never changed even as she aged. When I saw her getting older I still saw that young gorgeous lady with the bun hair do. I read her books and fell in love with her even more. I hated her politics but still loved her. Her books made me realize why she viewed the world the way she did and honestly she was the first Hollywood lib that I could say “I like the way she thinks.” So I guess thats 2 firsts attributed to her. I will miss her severely…..
I still can not believe it. I refuse to believe it.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to your friends and family. Through I never got to meet you you changed my life for the better. So sad today but I’ll never forget the greatness you brought to every performance.rest in peace Carrie the force will always be with you
I feel saddest for her pet, companion, life line, Gary. He will be so sad not having her around anymore. I hope the family takes great care of him until the time it’s his turn to be reunited with her.
Really sad news… We can comfort on the fact that she knew and felt how much we loved her during all these years. May she rest in peace. She´ll always be remembered
We’ll always miss you, our Princess from that galaxy far far way.
Was watching ANH with my friends when I got the news. Truly at a lost for words
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Hard to believe.
First saw Carrie on the big screen 36 years ago when my small local cinema showed Star Wars and Empire back to back. Been in love with her ever since. Used to play with her action figures as a kid, Leia in Boushh disguise was my favourite.
What a sad time.
Just saw Rogue One again and teared up at the end, even though it was just a digital simulacrum of Carrie.
I would love it if, as a tribute, they included a special rendition of Leia’s Theme during the closing credits of episode VIII. It might have us all bawling in our seats, but it would be cathartic, and a fitting way of honoring her memory.
The thought of living in a world without Carrie Fisher upsets me. Just when it was great to be a Star Wars fan again she gets taken away from us. I’m not sure how long it will be before I can watch Star Wars again. I haven’t got any more tears left.
Feels surreal. I was expecting this since the other day when we learnt about her heart attack, but still, it’s hard to believe. Star Wars has been a part of me since I’m a kid, and it almost felt like I knew her. She was very funny and had become very wise over the years.
I can just feel the pain she has endured all her life. It’s very clear, very apparent. Her role as Princess Leia instantly made her part of the pop culture and history, but it also destroyed her.
I’m just glad this happens now, when she got to be part of Star Wars a second time, and not 5 years ago. Not for us fans, but for her. I might be extrapolating but in her last interviews, she seemed to have found an inner peace she didn’t have some years prior. Maybe it gave her strength and joy to be involved in all this again. Merely for the fact that she got to play with her daughter on the set of Star Wars.
She died when she was at her best, and I think it’s infinitely better than dying in absolute silence. She will be remembered.
RIP
May you be at peace Carrie and thank you.
Ep VIII is going to be so so sad, especially when the inevitable happens and she greets Luke…and we will know it will be for the final time.
RIP
I thought the exact thing last night, as that scene when they are reunited in Episode 8 is going to be gut-wreching. It was going to be dramatic before, but now it’s even more poignant.
Dressed in white, purple or gold.
For many of us, our first princess…
I’m still crying.
She was a great lady who teached us how to fight with the troubles that life gives us. Ironical and honest until the end. Farewell, princess, you will not be forgotten.
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Such a sad time.
The past 12 months have seen so many of the talented artists I grew up with pass away – Alan Rickman, Gene Wilder, David Bowie, George Michael, Ronnie Corbett, Victoria Wood, Kenny Baker and so many more. All irreplaceable…
The passing of Carrie Fisher is particularly poignant to me as Star Wars ANH is the first movie I remember seeing as a child – as I am sure it is for millions of others. Losing one of the “big three” signals an end of an era. I face death every day in my profession but Star Wars has always felt untouched, a place of refuge when things are bleak. Undeniably that has changed.
RIP your highness – you will never be forgotten.
“Millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced”
Hard to believe.
Rest in peace
I took my Dad to see Rogue One for the first time yesterday. It was my second time watching it. It turns out she passed away while we were in the theater…So very sad. My wife and I watched A New Hope last night. May the force be with you Carrie. You’re so very missed.
It’s been a tough day to say the least. I know its a lothr song but I would like to dedicate this song to Carrie. May you have clear skies on your journey and a
strong wind at your back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shdiTRxTJb4
Thank you. Such a beautiful song. Sends shivers up my spine every time I hear it.
I have written at length elsewhere on this and don’t have the energy to repeat it all. So I’ll just say this, as much as I enjoy Star Wars, this isn’t really an important loss for me in that sense. Far more important to me on a personal level was her honesty about mental health and addiction, to say nothing of her sharp intellect. I think that’s the true loss. She was one of the few public figures to truly shine a light on the struggles many of us face. To have lost such a loud voice in that regard is a blow to a positive, tolerant and understanding society.
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As time passes we watch our heros in their prime,slowly move into their autum, forgetting until we become adults ourselves how hard life can be and the toll it can take, however you live your life. 2016 to me seems on some kind of mission to take away some of our most creative and unique – David Bowie, Gene Wilder, Muhammad Ali, Alan Rickman, Prince, and now Carrie Fisher among many others. It’s gonna be hard to watch episode 8 when it comes out, but what a legacy to leave behind, the qst female to kick ass in a sci fi, before Ripley or Sarah Connor. So long Princess… you were loved by millions…. and your light will never fade. To Carrie’s family and many friends, many made through Star Wars, my sincere condolences, she was a one off… and thats why it hurts to loose her. Safe journey x
She was, and remains, a hero of mine. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0737ef0b5d5ea828e3894931c222ec8138ae3ff182b3989793ce0f0aabaa7953.jpg
Not to sound unsympathetic….but….
Like George Michael, for much of her life, Carrie burned the candle at both ends.
Unfortunately this meant a shorter lifespan.
Don’t do drugs, don’t drink, don’t smoke and eat a healthy diet.
Then you will most likely you will be able to avoid a similar fate.
That outta the way….RIP Carrie, you will be missed.
Also, don’t attempt to eulogize someone by pointing out their personal shortcomings.
Perhaps it was inappropriate to bring up lifestyle choices here…I’m just tired of seeing people dying way too young from drug/alcohol use.
In the past year, George Michael, Prince and now Carrie Fisher have all died from the exact same reason: either outright OD or health problems stemming form drug/alcohol abuse.
Ok, I understand where you’re coming from. But you simplify things too much. My mother’s mother died of alcoholism just barely after my mother graduated from high school – she (my grandmother, who I never met) was in her early 50s. My wife’s father died of alcoholism – also just in his 50s (I never met him either). Point is, people are imperfect, they hurt, they screw up, they do bad things that hurt themselves and the people around them they love. In the unfortunate event that one of these people pass on from this life, what good does it do to point out what they “should have done” in their lives? We all know it. We all understand it. At the end, what difference does it make – other than to make the rest of us pat ourselves on the back and make us feel so much better about ourselves because of the “smarter” choices we make? Seriously Preacher, this is not a time to say “I told you so.” This is a time to feel sad about the passing of someone that has had so much impact on our lives. I feel sad for Carrie Fischer and her family, not elevated because I’ve made different choices in life than her.
Are you kidding me? Donald Trump does not look 50 or even 60. He looks like a puffy old man who thinks he’s fooling people by dying his hair and wearing a double helping of man-tan on his face.
Enough with the finger wagging. This is neither the time nor the place for you to push your own personal agenda. Please stop.
“Don’t do drugs, don’t drink, don’t smoke and eat a healthy diet.”
Easier said then done for those with mental illness. Trust me. I have struggled with alcohol on and off during my life. Both Carrie and George Michael suffered in that regard.
This isn’t kindergarten, we are mostly adults here it is safe to say, we don’t need the green cross code, we are here to remember Carrie.
I’m sure you think that you mean well, but this comes across as a pointless and rather self-serving finger wag. You conveniently ignore the fact that those who struggle with mental illness (particularly those who are younger and/or undiagnosed) very often end up self-medicating not out of any sort of “moral” failing, but as a way of seeking some degree of relief from their symptoms. I’ve seen it in people close to me, as I imagine a lot of folks here have.
Aside from that, your statement also isn’t nearly as true as you make it out to be. Living the teetotaller’s life doesn’t necessarily mean that it’ll be a long life. Plenty of people never drink, smoke, swear or pick their nose, and they end up dying young anyway. Others indulge their tastes in rich food and recreational intoxicants, and in the end they practically outlive Methuselah. There simply is no magic formula that guarantees a long and healthy life, no matter how much people may wish that there was.
To use somebody’s untimely death as an excuse to scold those who mourn that loss is a pretty weak move – which I suspect that, on some level at least, you already knew to be the case, given the caveat with which you opened your post.
Real douche-bag type of comment, I would not have said nothing at all if I were you. Matter’s not what she eat or did in her spare time, you don’t have to live a unhealthy life to have a heart attack, a heart attack could happen to anyone for any reason.
Let us not forget that Carrie totally owned her own faults, and would be embarrassed by any attempts to make her into a saint, even at a time like this. While all the healthy living in the world will not guarrantee you a long life, it is not disrespectful to point out that she did, indeed, burn the candle at both ends. She pointed it out herself.
Her drug-use does not automatically make her a “bad person”, unless you are stuck in some kind of Nixon-era mentality. To a considerable extent, she was plainly trying to self-medicate to “treat” her bipolar disorder and tame her inner demons. If your goal is to die peacefully in your bed at 95, it probably is not the wisest thing to do. Heavy smoking since your teens is not likely to prolong your life, either.
But we are not in her shoes, we have not felt what she felt, and we are in no position to judge. She had her six decades on this planet, and in that time she achieved more than most health fanatics ever will, even if they do live to be 100.
Yeah, just not really necessary. In times like these, better to show sympathy than superiority.
Wow. Did this guy really thumbs himself up for his arrogant and insensitive comment? Misguided at best, disgusting at worst.
One suggestion – try to live with bipolar disorder. Then we talk how you handle…
I’m about to see Rogue One for the second time, though the first time since Carrie’s passing. I have no idea how I will be able to pull through the final scene without crying….
On second thought, maybe I shouldn’t fight the feeling….
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That picture is too perfect.
I have to say, the pic would be perfect if Frank Oz passed away, but nonetheless the pic is sweet af
There are still two days left of 2016. Don’t tempt fate.
thanks
Thanks.
Not often I cry in my cynical middle age,but tears were shed last night.
RIP Princess.
Well it looks like her mother, Debbie Reynolds, has now had a stroke 🙁
It’s now being reported that she has died. I can’t imagine what the family is going through right now.
My thoughts exactly. I’m sure Billie Lourd’s extended Star Wars family will help her through this time of difficulty.
How incredibly sad – you could not make up some of what has happened this year with deaths, Trump and Brexit!
It’s a shock, for sure. Carrie was 5 years younger than Hamill, and 14 years younger than Ford. Yeah, most fans know that Carrie had a bit of a wild past, but she’s been clean and sober for quite a while now. Just highlights how nobody knows how much time they have or when their number’s up. For those of us who are fans, it’s hard when you start to lose your idols. Harder for her closest friends and family members I’m sure. Just a sad day. So long Princess, we’ll always remember you. Thanks for the joy you brought to all of us, your Highness-ness.
RIP Carrie, you were larger than life in ways that people even in this blog will never understand even if they tried.
She always did handle her SW fame with the most class of the OT crew. Just realized that this means we probably won’t be getting a post VII series now. 🙁
I just heard on the local newspaper site that Debbie Reynolds (Carrie’s mother) died today, suffering what was assumed a stroke while planning Carrie’s funeral with her son.
Yep it’s all over the web, so sad
feel so bad for the family especially Billie
This is horrific. Debbie Reynolds is dead.
http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/28/debbie-reynolds-dead/
Damn, when it rains, it pours.
Agreed.
My God poor Billie and Todd… that’s… so hard.
horrible week for the family.
This is so cruel. RIP to both 🙁
I don’t know how much words help beyond this point. For what it’s worth we all wish Carrie and Debbie’s family and friends strength. Our thoughts and feelings are with them.
Damn Filoni… that picture.
Hurts.
Debbie Reynolds just died the day after her daughter? Are you freaking kidding me?
Alas! I feared something like this. The poor 84-year-old lady just couldn’t take it.
Outwardly it may have been a stroke. But I guess Carrie’s mother, very much like Leia’s mother, simply lost the will to live.