Matthew Perry (aka Chandler) Dies, aged 54

[ClaphamFox]

9 hours ago, SecretPro said:

It's very much a modern age thing of when somebody dies, people instantly go to express their 'deep feelings' on social media. A lot of it (not all) is purely attention seeking. 

 

Just perhaps Le Blanc, Schwimmer, Cox and Aniston who actually had lifelong friendships and deep personal connections with him are processing their grief like actual grief affected human beings for a moment before even thinking about plastering it all over social media. 

 

 

 

 

By all accounts they were a very tight group off set as well as on it. The social media age’s demand for instant emotional responses means that silence is regarded with suspicion. So full respect to the other cast members for resisting that demand and dealing with their grief in their own way.  

[Footballwipe]

It always astounds me how feverish-like people are to crap on the achievements of people when they die. Cast member of stupendously popular TV show passes away?

 

"I MUST express how much I didn't find it funny, and the best place to do that is in a thread about someone who has died. Yes, let's make this about ME."

 

Also staggering that people cannot process that comedy is subjective and your disdain/dislike of something is not the be all and end all.

 

I grew up with Friends, I really liked Friends, I don't watch it back much now but it resonates with me a lot and it was part of my growing up so remember it fondly. If nothing else it's always a shock when people who you spent a lot of time watching on TV as a kid pass away.

[Lako42]

4 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

It always astounds me how feverish-like people are to crap on the achievements of people when they die. Cast member of stupendously popular TV show passes away?

 

"I MUST express how much I didn't find it funny, and the best place to do that is in a thread about someone who has died. Yes, let's make this about ME."

 

Also staggering that people cannot process that comedy is subjective and your disdain/dislike of something is not the be all and end all.

 

I think it was a light-hearted joke mate 

 

Ironically you didn't find it funny 

 

 

[Tommy G]

18 hours ago, tom27111 said:

 

I've seen it.

 

It just isn't funny.

Probably not really the right thread to start slagging off Friends.

 

Whatever you personally thought of it, it was an iconic TV show whith huge popularity, more people would of enjoyed it than not so that puts you in the minority. 

 

Back to the subject, such a sad ending and can't imagine what the rest of the cast, his close family and friends are feeling right now.  

[WigstonWanderer]

5 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

It always astounds me how feverish-like people are to crap on the achievements of people when they die. Cast member of stupendously popular TV show passes away?

 

"I MUST express how much I didn't find it funny, and the best place to do that is in a thread about someone who has died. Yes, let's make this about ME."

 

Also staggering that people cannot process that comedy is subjective and your disdain/dislike of something is not the be all and end all.

 

I grew up with Friends, I really liked Friends, I don't watch it back much now but it resonates with me a lot and it was part of my growing up so remember it fondly. If nothing else it's always a shock when people who you spent a lot of time watching on TV as a kid pass away.

Of course some people will have found it funny and others not. As you say, comedy is highly subjective and different individuals/generations/cultures/groups of people will typically have very different perceptions of humour.

 

To simply declare something not funny as if it were absolute fact rather than a personal opinion is just plain daft (IMO).

 

 

Edited 30 October 2023 by WigstonWanderer

[Royston.]

18 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

It always astounds me how feverish-like people are to crap on the achievements of people when they die. Cast member of stupendously popular TV show passes away?

 

"I MUST express how much I didn't find it funny, and the best place to do that is in a thread about someone who has died. Yes, let's make this about ME."

 

Also staggering that people cannot process that comedy is subjective and your disdain/dislike of something is not the be all and end all.

 

I grew up with Friends, I really liked Friends, I dgrewon't watch it back much now but it resonates with me a lot and it was part of my growing up so remember it fondly. If nothing else it's always a shock when people who you spent a lot of time watching on TV as a kid pass away.

 

[foxy boxing]

21 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

It always astounds me how feverish-like people are to crap on the achievements of people when they die. Cast member of stupendously popular TV show passes away?

 

"I MUST express how much I didn't find it funny, and the best place to do that is in a thread about someone who has died. Yes, let's make this about ME."

 

Also staggering that people cannot process that comedy is subjective and your disdain/dislike of something is not the be all and end all.

 

I grew up with Friends, I really liked Friends, I don't watch it back much now but it resonates with me a lot and it was part of my growing up so remember it fondly. If nothing else it's always a shock when people who you spent a lot of time watching on TV as a kid pass away.

Because we live in a society where we like to tear people down. Where people like to belittle other people's achievements or passions. Where people have to dislike or totally Sh*t on something that others like if they don't. Everyone's different not everyone likes the same things, and that's great. It would be a boring world if we liked or disliked the same things. Just don't Sh#t on other people for liking what they like.

[The Year Of The Fox]

The co-stars have made their joint statement now

 

https://news.sky.com/story/matthew-perrys-friends-co-stars-utterly-devastated-by-his-death-12996213