Pioneers of Television (TV Series) Robin Williams Remembered (2014) User Reviews

Great Robin Williams Remembrances

[zkonedog · 9/10 · 25 February 2017]

When Robin Williams took his own life in the summer of 2014, it was a shock to the entire world. The only coping mechanism both then and now is to remember all the good times and laughs he gave us all. That's what "Robin Williams Remembered" does, done mostly from the prism of his television experiences as per what one would expect from this "Pioneers of Television" series.

This hour-long documentary is split into three basic parts:

1. Robin's younger years and early career in the stand-up comedy industry.

2. Talking with fellow co-stars from his time on the "Mork & Mindy" TV show.

3. HIs roles in film.

Since this is only an hour-long piece, it doesn't have the ability to dig too deep into Williams' life, but it does a great job of covering all the right bases through interviews with Williams himself and of many of his peers in the stand-up, TV, and film industries. There are so many hilarious memories of Robin that this can only scratch the surface of the potential memories, but it is a great starting point for sure.

I'm sure that in subsequent years there will be more comprehensive bios done of this incredible entertainer, but for now (when even in 2016 his passing seems so painfully fresh) this is a good starting point to remember the legacy of Mr. Williams.

A flame that burned brightly then was out at age 63.

[TxMike · 9 October 2015]

Who above the age of 15 and alive today doesn't know who Robin Williams was? My first contact was the 'Mork and Mindy' TV show that started in 1978 when he was in his late 20s. That was the wide exposure that began his meteoric rise in the entertainment business.

Over the years after that some of my favorite Robin Williams roles are in (and I say "are" because they will exist for much longer than we will):

World According to Garp when he was about 30 . Moscow on the Hudson when he was about 32 . Good Morning, Vietnam when he was about 35 . Dead Poets Society when he was about 37 . Awakenings when he was about 38 . Mrs. Doubtfire when he was about 41 . Good Will Hunting when he was about 45 . What Dreams May Come when he was about 46 . Bicentennial Man when he was about 47 . One Hour Photo when he was about 50 .

He made good movies after that but for me the last 'favorite' movie was in 2002 with 'One Hour Photo.' When you look at the variety of roles, and he did all of them well, you realize what a remarkable actor he was.

We miss him. The age of 63 is way too young. He apparently suffered depression and we'll never know for sure why he couldn't go on.

An excellent documentary on his life, an actor who really cared about the people around him and made so many visits to war zones to help bring cheer to the soldiers.

Great bio

[SillyGayBoy · 10/10 · 9 May 2016]

How great it was getting a glimpse into his life and career and the stepping stones of it. How great that guest starring in Happy Days led to his own show! Or that he visited the troops to do stand up in Afghanistan so much! Love that they let him improvise so many of his lines for the genie in Aladdin!

I love stories of seeing how careers built over time and this was wonderful. What an amazing man. I so wish I could have met him.

One down side is not much time spent on his movies but they had limited time with this and did what they could which I appreciated. I am glad one that made it in was my favorite, Mrs. Doubtfire.

Farewell To Robin Williams

[StrictlyConfidential · 5/10 · 8 October 2020]

To say that (behind all of the jokes and the smiling facade) actor/comedian, Robin Williams was a very troubled man would truly be an understatement like no other.

I mean, who would've ever thought that Williams would've actually ended up resorting to a such desperate act of self-destruction as a way of dealing with the mounting personal problems in his unhappy life?

Through stills, archival footage, and interviews - This celebrity bio-documentary pays respectful tribute to the life & times of Robin Williams (1951-2014).