Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... - General Discussion

[SunnyBeBe]

The episode on Anthony Bourdain was riveting.  I had not realized that he had made reference to hanging himself on camera at least 19 times prior to his death.  He had refused mental health assistance...very sad.

 

 

[Yokosmom]

I was pretty gutted when Bourdain died. I think that a lot of people found him very relatable and envied his travels. So many “if onlys”. If only he’d gotten therapy. If only he’d told the network that he simply couldn’t keep up that grueling schedule anymore, etc. If only that situation with his girlfriend hadn’t hit when he was already in a spiral.

[SunnyBeBe]

It hit me hard too.  I really liked the guy.  The more I hear, the sadder it becomes.  His girlfriend was very immature. Lots of stuff that I read about her weren’t mentioned on this show.  ☹️ It seems that he just could not handle the last bit of bad news about her in the media.  

[Enero]

On 7/11/2021 at 12:44 PM, SunnyBeBe said:

I think two new episodes come on tonight starting at 8:00....Luke Perry and Kate Spade.   
 

I’m still unsure as to  why various episodes of this show are so difficult to access.  

This. I have the REELZNOW app and it doesn't have any of the latest episodes i.e. Dale Earnhardt,Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Dennis Hopper etc. and of course none of these episodes are available On Demand via X-Finity. It's very frustrating, but I guess I'll have to wait 6-8 months for them to be released on the app before I can watch. I don't get why they don't release the new episodes on the app immediately like every other network does for their shows. Strange. 

Edited July 23, 2021 by Enero

[chenoa333]

On 7/19/2021 at 3:04 PM, Yokosmom said:

I was pretty gutted when Bourdain died. I think that a lot of people found him very relatable and envied his travels. So many “if onlys”. If only he’d gotten therapy. If only he’d told the network that he simply couldn’t keep up that grueling schedule anymore, etc. If only that situation with his girlfriend hadn’t hit when he was already in a spiral.

I haven't seen the Bourdain episode. What did his girlfriend do that added to his demise? 

Also, I haven't seen the Steve Irwin episode. Anyone know if there were unusual findings that contributed to his demise? Other than bad luck or "pushing the envelope."

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by chenoa333

[Yokosmom]

His girlfriend was papped kissing another man. She says that they had an open relationship, but he was apparently gutted. It undoubtedly added to his depression. (I’m not in any way, shape or form suggesting that she was responsible for his suicide).

[SunnyBeBe]

I’m frustrated that I can’t catch some of the previous shows like Earnhardt.  I’m from NC, so….that speaks for itself.  
 

The show didn’t focus too much on Anthony’s girlfriend, but focused more on his workload, schedule , depression, etc.  I wasn’t too impressed, but perhaps I’ve read too much in the media about the obsession he had with her.  
 

Ref. Irwin….that wasn’t handled the way I would like either.  I’m going to watch it again, if they will air it.   Normally, they’ll air the previous week’s episode before the new episode….at least in my area.  
 

Why can’t we watch old episodes?  So weird.  

Edited July 24, 2021 by SunnyBeBe

[SunnyBeBe]

Did anyone see the episode on Dale Earnhardt?  There was a legal battle over his death records.

Edited July 25, 2021 by SunnyBeBe

[Queena]

After 3 years, I've finally signed up for Sling and Reelz. I've watched a few episodes, but the Prodigy episode taught me a lot about him. I was not a big Mobb Deep fan, but I am familiar with a couple of their songs. I know how hard it is to live we with Sickle Cell Disease. My husband and son both have the trait. I've known people who have died during a crisis, while pregnant, or during child birth. Until I watched his episode, I didn't realize that I don't know anyone who has SCD and lived to be 40. Very sad episode, rest in peace Prodigy. 

 

 

I hope to catch the Bourdain episode soon. It's not on On Demand. 

[Enero]

On 6/14/2021 at 2:06 PM, SunnyBeBe said:

And, why take pain meds and Valium and ski amongst trees....for nine days???  It demonstrated very poor judgment.  

This! I finally circled back to REELZNOW and saw that they’ve uploaded several of the episodes that aired earlier this year. I’ve watched them all. I agree about Sonny Bono. He needed to have stopped skiing. Period. Considering the medication he was taking and the numerous accidents he’d already had while skiing in the months before his death. I too am baffled as to why he continued and not even cautiously, but still skiing aggressively  SMH.

Speaking of aggressive, it’s crazy that Dale Earnhardt’s aggressive methods on the track is ultimately what got him killed. I know nothing about racing but I thought the method he used to ensure his teammates would finish 1st and 2nd in that race, should’ve been considered cheating. But I guess that’s not the case since there were no complaints mentioned about his method during the episode.  

Wasn’t surprised to see when watching the Grace Kelly episode that she was miserable in her marriage. Is any royal truly happy in their marriage? Especially those who are “outsiders” marrying in. I’d imagine being the wife (and perhaps even the husband) of a royal would be like doing time. Your life is no longer your own. Everything is dictated. That said. I was surprised that she left Hollywood so young and had such a short career as an actress. For some reason I thought she was in her 30s when she married the Prince of Monaco. Her death and life was sad, but I can’t really blame her for not taking medicine for her headaches or exploring why she was having them. Back then I don’t think people were as in tune to healthy living and treating illnesses as they are now. 
 

On 7/18/2021 at 11:03 PM, SunnyBeBe said:

The episode on Anthony Bourdain was riveting.  I had not realized that he had made reference to hanging himself on camera at least 19 times prior to his death.  He had refused mental health assistance...very sad.

 

 

Neither did I. In the footage shown in the episode it seemed he was joking when he said it so that’s probably why no one took it serious. I honestly thought he was living the life being able to travel and experience so many amazing places and cultures. But then on the flip side I can see how that would get old after a while, especially when it just turned into a grueling schedule of work work work. What looked fun and exciting to us audience members was actually work for him. Though he did enjoy it at the start I think he just got completely  burned out and with his depression could not see a way out of that burn out. The cheating girlfriend was probably the straw that broke the camels back.  Very sad. 

These new set of episodes were okay. I didn’t think any of them were as compelling as previous seasons’ episodes, except for the Bourdain episode.

Edited December 11, 2021 by Enero

[SunnyBeBe]

There were a couple Autopsy episodes that I never could get….I think one was Florence Henderson.  

[Enero]

The REELZ app has released more episodes. Again, not particiularly compelling, but all had some interesting things.

June Carter Cash -  I know she was a talent and many people loved her but I found it sad, that she'd most want to be remembered as the wife of Johnny Cash, a man who cheated on her throughout their marriage and caused much stress and angst due to his addictions. But then she came from a much different time than me where many women felt most defined by their husbands and were willing to accept some of their worst flaws no matter how humiliating or spirit crushing they may be.

Frank Sinatra - Had no idea that he was such a gentle soul, to a degree, and had mental health issues throughout his life. You'd think he was one of the most confident men to ever live, considering his career, but no so.

Dean Martin - His demise was just sad. Of course old age was the culprit as was the life he'd lived catching up with him, but it was sad to hear that he spent his final days utterly alone. But sounds like that's how he wanted it. He was done with life and had no desire to interact with anyone in his.

Roger Moore  - Seemed like such a class act. I never thought he'd be arrogant, but never would've guessed how humbled and self-deprecating he was. Also unbelieveable that he was a hyprocrodriac but that's probably what kept him alive for nearly 90 years. 

Luke Perry - There was not much to this episode. The pathologist really had no idea why Luke had a stroke at such a young age. I just became incredibly sad watching this. Luke was such hot boy back in the day and he seemed modest as well. He had a lot more living to do and more work to put out. It was sad because it doesn't sound like there was nothing that could have been done to save him. Perhaps if it didn't take 10 minutes for the ambulance to get to his home and then another 10 minutes to get to the hospital? That was essentially 20 minutes lost without any sort of specialist help. By the time they did get him to someone who could help sadly it was too late. Being as big of a star as he was  I was pleasantly surprised that he didn't fall under the typical Hollywood cliches of drug and/or alcohol addiction. Or maybe he did, but those things about him were kept very quiet. 

Does anyone else find the psycho analysis sound bites by Dr. Linda Papadopoulos kind of useless? I always find that she never says anything that adds value to the episodes in which she's featured. 

[LadyNebula]

On 1/11/2022 at 1:51 PM, Enero said:

Does anyone else find the psycho analysis sound bites by Dr. Linda Papadopoulos kind of useless? I always find that she never says anything that adds value to the episodes in which she's featured. 

I just keep thinking that I don’t remember her having the weird accent when she was on Celebrity Fit Club, but maybe I’m wrong. 

[Katmai]

On 1/11/2022 at 1:51 PM, Enero said:

Does anyone else find the psycho analysis sound bites by Dr. Linda Papadopoulos kind of useless? I always find that she never says anything that adds value to the episodes in which she's featured. 

I have always found her psycho babble very useless and very generic. But she must be doing something/someone right because she's all over Reelz from Autopsy to Breaking the Band to any other show that features the unfortunate happenings of someone. Over time, I've noticed she appears to have just rolled out of bed because her bed head has gotten more and more disheveled-looking, too. She passed her expiration date a long time ago,  Reelz.

[chenoa333]

On 1/11/2022 at 10:51 AM, Enero said:

Does anyone else find the psycho analysis sound bites by Dr. Linda Papadopoulos kind of useless? I always find that she never says anything that adds value to the episodes in which she's featured. 

Yes. And I find it equally annoying that she reminds me of Khloe Kardashian pre cosmetic surgery.

[Enero]

Just finished the Gilda Radner episode. Very sad and infuriating.  She went to numerous doctors over and over again about her illnesses and was repeatedly blown off. When she went to the last doctor, he just did blood work, didn’t bother to do an ultrasound, didn't bother to take her family history of ovarian and breast cancer into consideration. Argh.

Though considering her family history she was likely going to develop ovarian cancer at some point in her life, I believe she could have fought it and lived had the doctors been diligent about determining the source of her sicknesses. Very sad. 

[SunnyBeBe]

I think I’ve  seen all of the episodes that have been listed on this thread. Most I’ve seen multiple times, but there are some that are still not available. I’m not sure why. I can’t find the one about Florence Henderson anywhere.  What’s the deal?

I actually do like Dr. Papadoplous scenes.  I love her accent. If fascinates me.  Her words are so soothing that it relaxes me.  Lol I think her function is to add a sympathy  element, in case the person is rather negative or self destructive.  

[Enero]

Just finished watching the episode on Steve Irwin. There was a lot of denial going on in that episode from his friends i.e. he'd never take pain medication even though he suffered from a shattered knee along with, at one point a broken neck and a litany of other painful injuries that were never treated with surgery. They were saying he just pushed through the agonizing pain and did what he needed to do without needing medication. The other delusion was that he never took risks. He was always in control. Okay. And I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. 

This is one of the few times I did agreed with Dr. Papadoplous' assessment when she said him managing to escape many dangerous situations gave him the confidence that he was always in control and that all would always turn out fine, which ironically caused him to let his guard down and not be as dilligient with being cautious when working with dangerous animals. 

[SunnyBeBe]

On 3/1/2022 at 3:20 PM, Enero said:

Just finished watching the episode on Steve Irwin. There was a lot of denial going on in that episode from his friends i.e. he'd never take pain medication even though he suffered from a shattered knee along with, at one point a broken neck and a litany of other painful injuries that were never treated with surgery. They were saying he just pushed through the agonizing pain and did what he needed to do without needing medication. The other delusion was that he never took risks. He was always in control. Okay. And I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. 

This is one of the few times I did agreed with Dr. Papadoplous' assessment when she said him managing to escape many dangerous situations gave him the confidence that he was always in control and that all would always turn out fine, which ironically caused him to let his guard down and not be as dilligient with being cautious when working with dangerous animals. 

The whole deal about Steve Irwin bothers me. I watched him for years and to me he taunted animals for his own amusement.  There were many times that he continued to toy with wild animals after he got the footage he needed.  I always suspected that he had an obsession with risk taking.  I just saw a story about a man from Maryland who was found dead from snake bite. He had a house full of poisonous snakes.  The way Irwin’s family clings to his reputation is so sad. I hope they recognize how ill advised he was and refrain from following in his footsteps.  I hope they protect their kids. 

[Schnickelfritz]

New episode on May 1st. Ricardo Montalban

[CrazyInAlabama]

On 4/16/2022 at 8:10 PM, SunnyBeBe said:

The whole deal about Steve Irwin bothers me. I watched him for years and to me he taunted animals for his own amusement.  There were many times that he continued to toy with wild animals after he got the footage he needed.  I always suspected that he had an obsession with risk taking.  I just saw a story about a man from Maryland who was found dead from snake bite. He had a house full of poisonous snakes.  The way Irwin’s family clings to his reputation is so sad. I hope they recognize how ill advised he was and refrain from following in his footsteps.  I hope they protect their kids. 

I agree with you.    His carelessness of feeding crocodiles (or alligators) with his infant son in his arms caused a change in the laws in his state of Australia.    One slip and his son would have been gone.   

 I also get tired of the story about how much his son remembers everything about him.   The son was barely two when he died, so I'm sure his memories are from watching the shows about his dad over and over.   

[chenoa333]

7 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I also get tired of the story about how much his son remembers everything about him.   The son was barely two when he died, so I'm sure his memories are from watching the shows about his dad over and over.   

I never knew about the stories of his son saying he has memories (of his father) from when he was 2 years old. My mother died when I was 3 years old and I don't remember anything about her. Is it even possible to remember someone when you're 2 or 3?  I hope not. (I hate feeling inadequate!)😊

[Gharlane]

On 3/1/2022 at 3:20 PM, Enero said:

Just finished watching the episode on Steve Irwin. There was a lot of denial going on in that episode from his friends i.e. he'd never take pain medication even though he suffered from a shattered knee along with, at one point a broken neck and a litany of other painful injuries that were never treated with surgery. They were saying he just pushed through the agonizing pain and did what he needed to do without needing medication. The other delusion was that he never took risks. He was always in control. Okay. And I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. 

Wasn't that common knowledge at the time? I remember them spoofing it on South Park! 

 

[chenoa333]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

Wasn't that common knowledge at the time? I remember them spoofing it on South Park! 

 

It's not funny how he died so young, leaving a wife and children to deal with the mess.

But that South Park video is f'n funny! 😂

[Enero]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

Wasn't that common knowledge at the time? I remember them spoofing it on South Park! 

 

I knew of him, but didn't closely follow his career. That said, this was hilarious. Lol. SMH. It is sad how he died, but what's even sadder is he had no respect for the animals he claimed to be advocating to protect etc.

[junemeatcleaver]

There was a Ruta Lee sighting last night during the James Garner episode. I had never heard of this woman before Autopsy, she knew everybody.

[chenoa333]

2 hours ago, junemeatcleaver said:

had never heard of this woman before Autopsy, she knew everybody.

And even though nobody knew what she was famous for, she made a name for herself. My grandparents would just bust out laughing when a Ruta Lee commercial came on. She was like a 1960's Kardashian: famous for being famous.

[cynicat]

On 5/16/2022 at 10:19 PM, chenoa333 said:

And even though nobody knew what she was famous for, she made a name for herself. My grandparents would just bust out laughing when a Ruta Lee commercial came on. She was like a 1960's Kardashian: famous for being famous.

Were you thinking of Rula Lenska?  I believe Ruta Lee was well known in the day.  That being said, she seems to pop up all the time on this show.

[chenoa333]

6 minutes ago, cynicat said:

Were you thinking of Rula Lenska?  I believe Ruta Lee was well known in the day.  That being said, she seems to pop up all the time on this show.

YES! That's the one! 😂 Thanks for the correction. Rula Lenska was the joke. Not Ruta Lee! 

[Tomboy]

Am I the only person that questions the point of making an episode on a person who died in a car crash? What is the point of analyzing previous injuries and family relationships unless there was a suspicion or question of intentional crashing which is pretty much out of the question when the person WASN'T EVEN DRIVING?! 🤷‍♀️ 🤦🏼‍♀️

[SunnyBeBe]

3 hours ago, Tomboy said:

Am I the only person that questions the point of making an episode on a person who died in a car crash? What is the point of analyzing previous injuries and family relationships unless there was a suspicion or question of intentional crashing which is pretty much out of the question when the person WASN'T EVEN DRIVING?! 🤷‍♀️ 🤦🏼‍♀️

I guess it’s just to provide the behind the scenes about a famous person who died.  I was surprised about the facts around the death of James Dean.  The one about Dale Earnhardt was always controversial too.  That’s all I can figure.  
 

I realize that the family members of Eddie Van Halen were vocally opposed to the episode about him, but I don’t know why.  There wasn’t anything that I saw that was scandalous or terrible.  It’s one that I really wanted to see.  

[Jeeves]

Oh yay! A couple of weeks ago I dropped Hulu Live and added TV back into my Xfinity package; I've been a customer so long they give me a good "promotional" rate if I agree to be locked in for two years. Hulu Live doesn't have Reelz, so I'm glad to have access to this show again. I agree, @SunnyBeBe - I tend to watch the episodes not so much for the deets of the cause of death but more as a biography of the dear departed.

If I still drank, I could have a nice drinking game with the red herrings the pathologist drops as the episode rolls on. "We see that when he was 12 years old, he broke his leg in a skateboard crash. Could that have contributed to his death fifty years later? . . . " 

I also can't help but notice how cheap their production budget must be. They profile performers, including musicians and singers, but don't use many actual clips from the subject's work - I assume because they can't afford the fees for the rights. The strangest episode in that regard for me, was the one about Whitney Houston. Lots of information about her life but IIRC not a note of her singing voice to be heard.

Edited October 17, 2022 by Jeeves

[SunnyBeBe]

It’s also sort of funny when they talk about what the person did to contribute to their own death, when they are over 80 years old.  Seems like they are doing something right.  Lol. 
 

I struggle to find new episodes.  What’s the latest being aired?  

[chenoa333]

I can't find current episodes as of lately. I don't know what time this series is ared in So. California nor do I have a DVR.

2 hours ago, Jeeves said:

I still drank, I could have a nice drinking game with the red herrings the pathologist drops as the episode rolls on. "We see that when he was 12 years old, he broke his leg in a skateboard crash. Could that have contributed to his death fifty years later? . . . " 

Yes! It is so annoying for me when they throw in all of this irrelevant crap. Maybe that childhood bout of diarrhea may be a clue as to why he/she died at 80 yo. Their conclusions are pretty much what the original coroner's report stated.

Edited October 17, 2022 by chenoa333