Heath Ledger found dead

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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
    Music Joe wrote: »
    Note to self: check all forums first :o

    We all do it from time to time.:)
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  • Music Joe
    Music Joe Posts: 459
    edited January 2008
    (((Threadmeld :eek:)))
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited January 2008
    I just read the news on CNN knowing full well there would be a thread here. I personally loved Ledger's acting. Whether it was in Knights Tale or Brokeback, the guy was versatile, and despite the "fame" BBM brought him he had a very bright future well before that movie.

    Not going to shed a tear over his loss tonight, BUT he will be sorely missed. RIP Heath.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2008
    Datastorm wrote: »
    You guys are jumping to conclusions.....Heres a quote from that news story:

    "One law enforcement source told us it is much too early to determine if the death was accidental or suicide."
    I agree. I take hand fulls of sleeping pills on accident all the time.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited January 2008
    Datastorm wrote: »
    You guys are jumping to conclusions.....Heres a quote from that news story:

    "One law enforcement source told us it is much too early to determine if the death was accidental or suicide."

    So lets just leave it alone about the suicide till the investigation is over....

    Well, maybe it was an accidental suicide.:rolleyes:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited January 2008
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,214
    edited January 2008
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/top-actor-ledger-found-naked-in-bed-with-pills/2008/01/23/1201024937592.html
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
    Already Posted
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited January 2008
    Very sad however you look at it. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and loved ones. They must be overwhelmed by this loss. RIP.

    He was found by the housekeeper and masseuse. Apparently in one of the Olsen twins apartment. That's a little creepy, and fodder for the tabloids.

    Damn shame, all of it.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2008
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    Filming was finished on Dark Knight. I can't imagine the studio would stop the film now since it's slated to be released in early summer and fairly close to finishing up.

    It'll be released. As much as this sucks, and despite not needing it, this is huge press for The Dark Knight.

    We went through all of this with Brandon Lee & The Crow.

    This sucks and is very sad for sure, mostly for his daughter.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited January 2008
    Datastorm wrote: »
    Yeah, I figured there'd be some smart **** comeback.....typical.....

    And then one to follow it up....
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,214
    edited January 2008
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    Already Posted

    OOPS-my bad.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited January 2008
    heiney9 wrote: »
    OOPS-my bad.

    Dang, H9....can't you search first? :D :rolleyes: ;)
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2008
    What happend to the one wingnut posted???:confused:
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  • lancer
    lancer Posts: 26
    edited January 2008
    I think a lot of actors can't handle success very well. I personally would be overwhelmed if were to be put in the position of star status. It would take a very strong person to handle all the fortune and fame. I know actors and musicians have a much higher suicide rates if this is what happened?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2008
    nikolas812 wrote: »
    What happend to the one wingnut posted???:confused:

    All of the threads were combined.

    I think a lot of actors can't handle success very well. I personally would be overwhelmed if were to be put in the position of star status. It would take a very strong person to handle all the fortune and fame. I know actors and musicians have a much higher suicide rates if this is what happened?

    There was actually a great interview with Dave Grohl in Maxim last month that brought up this very thing (though in relation to Britney I think, not something like this)
    "The kids now who are experiencing fame, money, paparazzi - they need to get their asses out of the nightclubs and have a barbecue with their **** family once a week. It's not rocket science."
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2008
    You read the interviews in Maxim? :eek::p
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,057
    edited January 2008
    Datastorm wrote: »
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    looks like we have another one.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2008
    Booo frickin hooo. Who cares. I've no sympathy. If this guy killed himself because he though his life sucked or he was depressed, then I could give a rat's butt.

    "I cant' handle all this success and attention. Please stop handing me money for wearing your designer clothes. No girls, my nuts are tired I can't have sex with you anymore. Please call my assistant, she'll schedule you all in next week between my afternoon massages and midday martinis. No Sir, it's not a film about **** relationships its about the relationship between two people who have fallen victim to a forbidden love. And besides, you're not **** unless you give a reach around . . . "

    Stress . . . what crap.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited January 2008
    Willow wrote: »
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    looks like we have another one.

    Guess Heath joins the ranks of Morrison, Hendrix,Joplin,Cobain.....

    HE is nothing close to those artists.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,057
    edited January 2008
    wrong death age
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2008
    He played great acting on The Patriot (as Gabriel, along with Mel Gibson). Too bad.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2008
    I think we are all casting the first stone here with speculation. It is a real bummer that this young man passed away. Let's just hope it WAS an accident and not something more.

    BTW M00npie is a gentleman and no internet thug. I however am!:D
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited January 2008
    RIP Mr. Ledger, you will be missed. A very good actor and one of my favorites.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2008
    Who saw Monster's Ball, want to talk about irony?
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2008
    I thought he died of pneumonia, what's up with all the suicide talk?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2008
    it is sad that he is gone.. i don't care how he died other than to know it was an overdose.. that's all I need to know. the tabloids are going to have a hey day with this one though.

    He was a good actor.. certainly had a very bright future ahead of him. RIP
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2008
    PolkThug wrote: »
    I thought he died of pneumonia, what's up with all the suicide talk?
    Taken from: http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/ledger-did-not-kill-himself-says-family/2008/01/23/1201024937592.html?page=2
    "Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," Ledger told the Times.

    "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going."

    He said he took two Ambien pills, which only worked for an hour, the paper said.
    Anyone who's taken Ambien will tell you, he has a problem. If I took two Ambiens(assuming he was prescribed the maximum dose), I would sleep for a minimum of 12-14 hours. It wouldn't surprise me if it was a accidental suicide. But, one that could have been easily avoided.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited January 2008
    My first thought was, who cares? Then I had a second thought, who cares?
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited January 2008
    Based on Larry King the police don't feel it was a suicide, they found prescribed pills not scattered just in a container. Its most likely an accident :(
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