Malcolm-Jamal Warner dead at 54

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Anonymous wrote:So sad. He was an absolute joy to watch as Theo.

+1 And meanwhile Bill Cosby still walks this earth. Make it make sense.

The news media contacted Bill Cosby by telephone yesterday; Bill was gracious and eloquent in expressing the profound loss our world suffered with Malcom-Jamal’s untimely passing.

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Anonymous wrote:I had two sisters and no brothers. Theo was my first idea of what it would be like to have a brother. Very sad, and he seemed like a good guy.

I agree -- he felt like a brother. Very sad about this.

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I’m very sad to learn of his passing.

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I’ve been watching clips of him from The Cosby Show. Forgot what a good, quality family show that was. Set aside Bill Cosby the man, but Cliff and Clare were such strong parents. You hardly see anything like that on family sitcoms today and our society is worse for it.

RIP Malcolm-Jamal. You were a good one.

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Anonymous wrote:I had two sisters and no brothers. Theo was my first idea of what it would be like to have a brother. Very sad, and he seemed like a good guy.

He was my ideal big brother. So sad to hear this news. It is sad that the Cosby Show isn’t given the credit it deserves due to Bill’s personal behavior. It was a very important show and Malcolm was a big part of that.

Definitely agree with this statement (bolded) and others about Cosby Show is a joy to watch. If I can separate the person of Michael Jackson from the talent & magic of his music, I can also separate the person of Bill Cosby from the brilliance of The Cosby Show.

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Anonymous wrote:The Cosby Show was better for him being in it.

Sad day.

The Theo gets an earring episode… so great.

The shirt that Denise made for him is my favorite episode.

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Anonymous wrote:TMZ says accidental drowning- is there another kind? Geez.

Sad.

Um, Virginia Woolf?!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two sisters and no brothers. Theo was my first idea of what it would be like to have a brother. Very sad, and he seemed like a good guy.

He was my ideal big brother. So sad to hear this news. It is sad that the Cosby Show isn’t given the credit it deserves due to Bill’s personal behavior. It was a very important show and Malcolm was a big part of that.

Definitely agree with this statement (bolded) and others about Cosby Show is a joy to watch. If I can separate the person of Michael Jackson from the talent & magic of his music, I can also separate the person of Bill Cosby from the brilliance of The Cosby Show.

I can’t on either count, I don’t know how anyone could.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two sisters and no brothers. Theo was my first idea of what it would be like to have a brother. Very sad, and he seemed like a good guy.

He was my ideal big brother. So sad to hear this news. It is sad that the Cosby Show isn’t given the credit it deserves due to Bill’s personal behavior. It was a very important show and Malcolm was a big part of that.

Definitely agree with this statement (bolded) and others about Cosby Show is a joy to watch. If I can separate the person of Michael Jackson from the talent & magic of his music, I can also separate the person of Bill Cosby from the brilliance of The Cosby Show.

I hear you, but I think it's a lot easier to separate MJ because it's mostly just singing or dancing and not that connected to him being a person in the world with a family. Cosby's show and his comedy routines were centered around his family experiences and he really portrayed himself as a role model for husbands and fathers. Of course, it was a great show to watch at the time, and Malcolm owes his career to him. It's sad that the show doesn't feel the same any more.

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Very sad. He seemed like such a genuinely lovely and kind-hearted person and he was so much fun on The Cosby Show! My heart breaks for his wife, daughter and other loved ones.

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I would really prefer if we could keep this thread to appreciations of Malcolm-Jamal Warner's accomplishments, career and life.

Maybe we could start another thread about our mixed feelings about "The Cosby Show" in light of Bill Cosby's crimes? It's an important topic, but really a different one than reflections on MJW.

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Bill Cosby BTW was always a bad man. He is making up his stuff about Malcolm.

before the Cosby show he filled a Jello Pudding Pop commercial near my house growing up. We went over to watch as in park near my house.

He was rude and nasty, had a stunt double for when kid was talking as he dont work with kids, locked himself in trailor and pushed his way by kids watching when over. He was horrible. And he was always that way.

Highly doubt on Cosby he all at once loved kids.

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Anonymous wrote:How didn’t he know that he should swim parallel to the shore?

That knowledge alone may not be enough for someone who is not a strong swimmer.

Gosh, people are so judgy. He might have been a great swimmer, he might not have been. But no one is stronger than the ocean and it’s easy to lose sense of direction when things are going crazy. Very sad.

I read an article this morning that said he was taken out by the rip current with another swimmer who was near by. They were both rescued at the same time. MJW was pronounced dead at the scene but the second swimmer was taken to the hospital where he is in critical condition.

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Anonymous wrote:Just recently a tv journalist put himself in a rip tide to show. He also had an expert with him. This expert explained why parallel isn’t always correct/-or if it is, you have to choose the right direction.

I’ve also read that sometimes it’s best to not swim at all. Just let the rip current carry you out and eventually bring you back to shore (because apparently rip currents curve back to the shore).

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been watching clips of him from The Cosby Show. Forgot what a good, quality family show that was. Set aside Bill Cosby the man, but Cliff and Clare were such strong parents. You hardly see anything like that on family sitcoms today and our society is worse for it.

RIP Malcolm-Jamal. You were a good one.

Agree.

The entire cast lost their royalty income when society "cancelled" bill cosby. The was an unfortunate consequence that never should have happened. The Cosby Show was one of the best children's shows ever created.

Given that Bill was just one creep among so many creepy powerful men, it is crazy to think the entire cast took his punishment when so many hollywood predators are still making money and walking the streets.