Gene Wilder died today.
What can I say to explain how he affected me? The dry sarcasm of Willy Wonka. Jim's color blindness. Dave's reaction to actual blindness. Dr. Frankenstine's character arc. Leo's panicked screams.
How many gags have I stolen, how many lines have I repeated, how many times did I watch my sister's old VHS of Chocolate Factory?
I don't have the words. I have DVD and VHS and a million laughs. That's what I have.
I'll leave you with the description from Gene's twitter, a more brilliant line than I'll ever pen:
Now THAT'S funny.
What can I say to explain how he affected me? The dry sarcasm of Willy Wonka. Jim's color blindness. Dave's reaction to actual blindness. Dr. Frankenstine's character arc. Leo's panicked screams.
How many gags have I stolen, how many lines have I repeated, how many times did I watch my sister's old VHS of Chocolate Factory?
I don't have the words. I have DVD and VHS and a million laughs. That's what I have.
I'll leave you with the description from Gene's twitter, a more brilliant line than I'll ever pen:
