You know, Michael did have a good point.......... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Janice Johnson · 01-28-2014, 10:38 PM

I didn't really like the Michael character all that much, but Michael did have a good point when he blew up at James's funeral guests who was gushing about how much he grew(or something like that.) he said something along the lines of, "My daddy just died, and you're chatting about how much I've grown! Get away from me with that nonsense!" While the guests looked horrified and confused... Michael was right. Chatting about how much he grew was stupid, considering he just lost the most important man in his life. A "I'm sorry your Dad dies would have been much more appropriate than chatting about how much he grew.

comedyfreak · 01-29-2014, 02:39 PM

I agree and see his point. I felt the same way when my Dad passed away when I was 17. I thought how can people be acting as if it were a regular gathering.

TVFactFan · 01-29-2014, 08:59 PM

Because when people die you celebrate their LIFE.

You talk about all the things they said to make you laugh or smile. That's the right way to deal with the loss of a family member

Michael was too young and stupid to understand that

liane49 · 01-31-2014, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I agree and see his point. I felt the same way when my Dad passed away when I was 17. I thought how can people be acting as if it were a regular gathering.

Death makes people do and say stupid things sometimes.

TVFactFan · 01-31-2014, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by liane49

Death makes people do and say stupid things sometimes.

Its not stupid to celebrate someone's life after they die

Wawwie · 01-31-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Because when people die you celebrate their LIFE.

You talk about all the things they said to make you laugh or smile. That's the right way to deal with the loss of a family member

Michael was too young and stupid to understand that

I agree. Michael was too young to realize that James' family and friends were there to celebrate his life rather than drown in sorrow. It was Michael who was behaving inappropriately. But like you said, he was too young to realize that.

cleverfun3000 · 01-31-2014, 03:25 PM

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Its not stupid to celebrate someone's life after they die

I have a better idea - celebrate it BEFORE they die, so they can appreciate it.

TVFactFan · 01-31-2014, 10:31 PM

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I have a better idea - celebrate it BEFORE they die, so they can appreciate it.

Now you talkin crazy

Janice Johnson · 01-31-2014, 11:21 PM

Clever, they kind of touched on celebrating someone's life before the died in Requiem For A Wino when Fishbone told his friends to tell him they loved him while he was still alive. He said, "You told me you loved me when you thought I was dead, tell me while I'm still alive!"

cleverfun3000 · 02-02-2014, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

Clever, they kind of touched on celebrating someone's life before the died in Requiem For A Wino when Fishbone told his friends to tell him they loved him while he was still alive. He said, "You told me you loved me when you thought I was dead, tell me while I'm still alive!"

Good point, and thank you. I like your response to my post a lot better than how TVFactFan responded.

ThomasE · 02-05-2014, 12:40 PM

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Good point, and thank you. I like your response to my post a lot better than how TVFactFan responded.

Excellent. I do agree about celebrating life. I think that will be the challenge for some of us to get out of our routine and do more for others.

hatwink · 02-06-2014, 05:10 PM

Michael made a good point, but he was in grief himself, so he could only see it from his perspective, BTW, if James had survived, he might have been traumatized by Michael's "curious" ways.

TVFactFan · 02-06-2014, 08:11 PM

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Michael made a good point, but he was in grief himself, so he could only see it from his perspective, BTW, if James had survived, he might have been traumatized by Michael's "curious" ways.

Michael was stupid because they had already been to the funeral so once you get home that's when people start celebrating the life of the person who died

Not at the funeral but at the house

Janice Johnson · 01-24-2015, 04:54 PM

I still think it was inappropriate to be gushing about how much Michael grew after his father's funeral.

TVFactFan · 01-24-2015, 09:49 PM

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I still think it was inappropriate to be gushing about how much Michael grew after his father's funeral.

WHY?

01-28-2014, 10:38 PM	#1
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	You know, Michael did have a good point.......... I didn't really like the Michael character all that much, but Michael did have a good point when he blew up at James's funeral guests who was gushing about how much he grew(or something like that.) he said something along the lines of, "My daddy just died, and you're chatting about how much I've grown! Get away from me with that nonsense!" While the guests looked horrified and confused... Michael was right. Chatting about how much he grew was stupid, considering he just lost the most important man in his life. A "I'm sorry your Dad dies would have been much more appropriate than chatting about how much he grew.

01-29-2014, 02:39 PM	#2
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	I agree and see his point. I felt the same way when my Dad passed away when I was 17. I thought how can people be acting as if it were a regular gathering.
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01-29-2014, 08:59 PM	#3
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,144	Because when people die you celebrate their LIFE. You talk about all the things they said to make you laugh or smile. That's the right way to deal with the loss of a family member Michael was too young and stupid to understand that

01-31-2014, 11:21 PM	#9
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	Clever, they kind of touched on celebrating someone's life before the died in Requiem For A Wino when Fishbone told his friends to tell him they loved him while he was still alive. He said, "You told me you loved me when you thought I was dead, tell me while I'm still alive!"

02-06-2014, 05:10 PM	#12
hatwink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 773	Michael made a good point, but he was in grief himself, so he could only see it from his perspective, BTW, if James had survived, he might have been traumatized by Michael's "curious" ways.

01-24-2015, 04:54 PM	#14
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	I still think it was inappropriate to be gushing about how much Michael grew after his father's funeral.