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The primary thing to know is that the actor who played Sinclair in season one, Michael O'Hare, suffered from mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich
by chasil 8mo ago
The primary thing to know is that the actor who played Sinclair in season one, Michael O'Hare, suffered from mental illness.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Hare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Hare
His treatments were only partially successful. He reappeared in a cameo appearance early in season two ("The Coming of Shadows") and returned in season three for a two-part episode ("War Without End") which closed his character's story arc. At that time, Straczynski promised O'Hare to keep his condition secret "to my grave". O'Hare told him to instead "keep the secret to my grave", arguing that fans deserved to eventually learn the real reason for his departure, and that his experience could raise awareness and understanding for people with mental illness. He made no further appearances on Babylon 5 but continued to support the show and appeared at conventions and signing events until his retirement from public appearances in 2000.
On September 28, 2012, Straczynski posted that O'Hare had had a heart attack in New York City five days earlier and had remained in a coma until his death that day.[48] Eight months later, Straczynski revealed the circumstances of O'Hare's departure from Babylon 5 at a presentation about the series at the Phoenix Comicon.
- chasil 8mo agoClaudia Christian, who played Susan Ivanova, is also well known for her documentary on alcohol addiction. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=crYU4xT1aRI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=crYU4xT1aRI
- TiredOfLife 8mo agoIt would be easier to list b5 actors without drug or alcohol issues.
- chasil 8mo agoLook at what she has to say. It is of profound significance.
- normie3000 8mo agoYou've linked to a 50+ minute video. Is it recommending naltrexone for alcoholism?
- chasil 8mo agoIt is, after the well-known book by Roy Eskapa. https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Alcoholism-Willpower-Abstinence-Discomfort/dp/1933771550 https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Alcoholism-Willpower-Abstinence-...
- jostylr 8mo agoThere is also Katie Herzog's recent memoir/guidebook on it: https://www.amazon.com/Drink-Your-Way-Sober-Science-Based/dp/163774739X/ https://www.amazon.com/Drink-Your-Way-Sober-Science-Based/dp...
- danaris 8mo agoAnd sadly, so many of the main cast are no longer with us—far more than one would expect from their ages. I know that some of them, indeed, died due to substance abuse issues; I don't know the circumstances of all of them. They will all be greatly missed.
- chasil 8mo agoIn the lingo of the show, they have "gone beyond the rim" (of our galaxy).
- danaris 8mo agoAnd we will see them again in the place where no shadows fall.
- RobotToaster 8mo agoThe curse of Babylon 5 https://www.imdb.com/list/ls056207990/ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls056207990/
- danaris 8mo agoIndeed—and Mira Furlan died just a few years ago, at 65.
- Findecanor 8mo agoBeing a B5 fan, I found it heart-breaking to see Jeff Conaway on the reality show Celebrity Rehab a decade later. (the fact that there even existed a TV show called "Celebrity Rehab" ...) Too many others of the main cast had died relatively young, of "natural causes" though. Richard Biggs, Mira Furlan and Stephen Furst stand out.
- sandworm101 8mo agoThey are actors, young people paid to display exaggerated emotion while living in a world that values youth and appearance over everything. Then we ask them to constantly adopt new characters and shower them with on-again off-again false praise based on whether or not they are working on a given day. Frankly, i am impressed that any of them manage to walk away without profound mental health issues.
- thaumasiotes 8mo ago> Frankly, i am impressed that any of them manage to walk away without profound mental health issues. My impression is that there's not much causation from being an actor to mental fragility. It's the other way around; the pool of people who make good actors is already prone to mental fragility before they become actors.
- TiredOfLife 8mo agoCould you list more spoilers!?
- chasil 8mo agoIf you want to know something about the series, then ask. I will upvote you now. Edit: Vir waves.
- largbae 8mo agoThe Vorlons are really a_____!
- nobody9999 8mo ago>The Vorlons are really a_____! If you believe the actors on the DVD alternate commentary tracks, a Wurlitzer!
- account42 8mo agoA bunch of cunts, yes.
- YinglingHeavy 8mo ago[flagged]
- 2muchcoffeeman 8mo agoThis is the first loony conspiracy theory I’ve seen posted on HN
- YinglingHeavy 8mo agoYou never forget your first.
- tiberious726 8mo agoStill trying to figure out how it's related to B5
- gspetr 8mo agoYou should delete the spoilers. O'Hare's personal history is important, but the part of the comment about his chronological appearances in the show is not.
- jghn 8mo agoTalking about a show that aired 30 years ago isn't "spoilers". Anyone who wanted to not be spoiled has had plenty of time to go rectify that situation by now.
- pavel_lishin 8mo ago> Anyone who wanted to not be spoiled has had plenty of time to go rectify that situation by now. Unless they're a young person hearing about this show for the first time, here. It's wildly unkind to suggest that just because you know the big plot twists, everyone else should as well.
- jghn 8mo agoAt some point there needs to be a statute of limitations on this stuff. In general I find spoiler fanatics kind of silly anyways: if I don't want something spoiled I don't read online discourse about that thing. It's my responsibility. But whatever. But let's suppose I *did* care about spoilers. I shouldn't be expecting everyone to walk on eggshells when they're discussing Gunsmoke or Happy Days.
- account42 8mo agoEh, being mentally prepared for his sudden departure in Season 2 is not the worst thing. This isn't something he writers intended as a plot twist after all.