RIP Glee star Cory Monteith
 

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3593360.html

Oof. That sucks. I never watched the show but that's way too young.

"Cocaine is a HELLUVA drug". Allegedly. C'mon, we're all thinkin' it.

Yikes. I just got into the show because my fiance really likes it. My heart goes out to his loved ones. Sending good vibes their way.

Wow, that sucks. I used to love Glee and he was a great character. :cry:

Yes, I heard about this today. As a major Gleek, I am very saddened by his passing as I thought he was awesome at acting and singing. Another star gone too soon because of drugs. I really thought things had turned around for him, but it just goes to show that addiction is a serious thing and it isn't easy to get away from. He will be missed. My condolences go out to his family, friends and fellow cast mates. I wonder how they're going to handle this on the show.

Going to listen to some Glee soundtracks today in memory of him. R.I.P., Cory. You will be dearly missed.

If it were up to me, I'd use it as a "teachable moment" and have his character die off-screen and they find out he had a closet addiction. Y'know, like what happened in real life. Some may say it's exploitative, but seriously, if any good at all comes from someone dying from a drug overdose, it should be that we use it as a reminder to everyone that actions have consequences.

Because there's this really dangerous idea floating around the past few years that you can do recreational drugs and not have it f*ck up your life. You can't. People need to be slapped in the face with that message. Yeah, sure, "exploitative", but also topical and relevant. They'd never do it, but it would be nice if, for once, when an actor or celebrity dies from drugs people don't stop at "Wow, what a shame." The full and appropriate response is, "Wow, what a shame. I really thought they were smarter than that. I hope someone learns from this."

I know I come off like a huge dick with this kind of thing, but I've buried way too many people in a lifetime and I kind of ran out of sympathy for addicts a long time ago...

You're not coming off as anything bad, Leo. I understand where you're coming from. I'm mad at him that he let his addiction take over again and that it killed him, but I'm also sad that he's gone because I really liked him a lot. I also would hope they do something on the show as well. Glee has dealt with a lot of issues within episodes, and I think this would be a really good idea to do something like this. Maybe they will.

At least that potential episode, wouldn't be as exploitative with regards to Sandy Hook with the episode "Shooting Star", considering it aired 4 months after Sandy Hook. (But that's a whooooollle other discussion.)

Yeah, but that episode really wasn't about Sandy Hook when you look at it. Becky didn't really shoot anyone or kill anyone, though I did like the tone of it. Glee just likes dealing with real life issues, and I think that episode was handled well considering what it was about. I think they could do a good job dealing with drug use and having it affect all of them sort of like how it has affected them in real life. I think it would be a powerful episode for everyone involved, and I think it would be a great lesson about what drugs really do to people.

But then again, I think it's up to Ryan Murphy and the writers with how they want to handle it. I know they're probably going to have to rewrite a lot of the season, especially if they had specific plans for Finn.

I do see your point, but...:ohwell: I guess since a sizable proportion of its audience is composed of children and pre-teens (at least from what I've read), I just thought the "lockdown" procedure was a bit much in "revisiting" the heightened emotions of a shooting. (If the audience was mostly adults, I wouldn't be critical about the timing of the episode.) It might have been better to have moved the episode next season, but oh well...:ohwell: just my opinion.

Oh, I understand, but I think it was more about the fact that this is a sign of the times, and they just wanted to address the issue. I thought it was well done and it really had that sense of emotion they were aiming for. Plus, lockdown is a procedure all schools go through now. But it's okay if you disagree with me.

Edit: Just found out on Yahoo that Cory had heroin and alcohol in his system when he died. Here's the link:

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/coroner-gle...210710946.html

Makes this seem even more tragic, and yet I'm angry at him too for doing this. So horrible.

I just found out that Monteith's death will be addressed in the third episode of season 5 and that the show's premiere date has been pushed back to Sept. 26. At least they're going to address what happened to him. Here's the link:

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/chord-over...us-weekly.html

You have to scroll down to see the stuff Ryan Murphy says though.

Damn......This is Devastating, I was never the biggest fan of Glee but I was always a fan of his character. My condolences go out to his friends and family.
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That sh*t's the worst. People may as well just drive to the morgue and wait, once they start screwing with f*cking heroin.

Yep because heroin is the hardest drug to overcome once you get hooked. But at least Glee is having the foresight to deal with the issue. Props to Lea Michele for giving them the idea to do it. I think this is something that needs to be addressed, and I'm thankful that Glee will do just that.