Actor Jeff Conaway in a Coma

[TPA85]

... He died from sepsis after being admitted for pneumonia.
I mean, I'm not condoning his drug use or saying his death and his drug use were completely exclusive of each other, but saying the show is a "piece of shit" because a former cast member died is just kinda silly...

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by TPA85

... He died from sepsis after being admitted for pneumonia.
I mean, I'm not condoning his drug use or saying his death and his drug use were completely exclusive of each other, but saying the show is a "piece of shit" because a former cast member died is just kinda silly...

^^ It's more that the show is exploitive of people with serious addiction and/or mental health issues. Watching him on it was incredibly sad. At the same time, I wonder if it drives the issue home since sometimes it takes a famous person suffering from X to bring awareness to X.

Sadly I think it's more likely that it's just voyeurism.

[TPA85]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

^^ It's more that the show is exploitive of people with serious addiction and/or mental health issues. Watching him on it was incredibly sad. At the same time, I wonder if it drives the issue home since sometimes it takes a famous person suffering from X to bring awareness to X.

Sadly I think it's more likely that it's just voyeurism.

Okay, I gotcha.
I read it as "well the show doesn't cure everyone because people are dying so it's shit."

[33girl]

Originally Posted by TPA85

Okay, I gotcha.
I read it as "well the show doesn't cure everyone because people are dying so it's shit."

DF is right - I think the show is more voyeurism and sadly, some of the participants are going on it not with any intention of getting well but to try and revive their careers. Which makes it shit.