Growing Pains theme song saddest song ever?

Kirk Cameron's clashes

In 1987, Kirk Cameron became a born again Christian. Afterwards he began to increasingly raise objections behind the scene to what he viewed as the depiction and promotion of immoral behavior on the show.

Other problems

In addition to the problems with Cameron, the show's constant references to Carol Seaver as "fat" (notwithstanding her normal weight and size for her age) took their toll on Tracey Gold. Although it was brushed off as "it's not you, it's the character," the producers were unaware that Gold had a long history of eating disorders, and the constant insults eventually triggered a serious case of anorexia nervosa in Gold. She was forced to resign from the cast in January of 1992 and did not return until the 2-part final episode, for which she had to leave the hospital where she was still undergoing treatment.

In addition, about 1990, Jeremy Miller, who played younger son Ben Seaver, began to be stalked by an older man who wrote letters to Miller expressing his plans to rape the actor. The threat to Miller resulted in heightened security until the stalker revealed his home address in a threatening letter and was subsequently arrested and imprisoned.

fuck kirk cameron. i'll break his kneecaps with a hockey stick.

just look how smug this douche looks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Cameron

In a scene towards the end when Kirk Cameron's character kisses his wife, it was shot in shadow, and the actress, Erin Bethea, was replaced by Cameron's real-life wife, Chelsea Noble, disguised to look like Bethea.[7] This was done because Cameron does not believe that as a Christian he should kiss any woman other than his wife.[7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireproof_(film)

yeah, well:

http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/fireproof?q=fireproof

It's fun how much worse his acting's gotten since he converted.

Isn't that movie like 3 hours long?

the description of that movie on that wikipedia page makes it seem unbearably oppressive and ham-fisted. no wonder it's at the top of the goddamn box office charts right now. i have so little faith in humanity these days.

Wow, that looks so awful. Jesus would rather see Quarantine.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Kirkcameroncrocoduck.JPG

Cameron, speaking at a debate on the existence of God at Calvary Baptist Church in Manhattan, May 5, 2007.

Kirkcameroncrocoduck.JPG

i had totally forgotten about this http://www.wayofthemaster.com/

n e way not really seeing the terminal illness/suicide pact alluded to by the op

Show me that smile again. (Show me that smile)
Don't waste another minute on your cryin.
We're nowhere near the end (nowhere near)
The best is ready to begin.

Oooohhh. As long as we got each other
We got the world spinnin right in our hands.
Baby you and me, we gotta be
The luckiest dreamers who never quit dreamin.

As long as we keep on givin
We can take anything that comes our way
Baby, rain or shine, all the time
We got each other, sharin the laughter and love.

here it is, for all of you who love to watch things that make your feel embarrassed. pay particular attention to the last 8-9 seconds. jesus christ.

The Making of Fireproof special aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network prior to the movie's release

I would like to state that I got really drunk one night and came home and started channel surfing and actually saw this

last thing on the planet i'd watch drunk is kirk cameron proselytizing through film. ugh.

i don't have cable

or good dvds

or friends

stll sad that local religious station doesn't show Way of the Master anymore. It's like it was too nutso even for them.

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or friends

i worry for this planet; this is what people will do to avoid sitting alone with their own thoughts.

Nothing's sadder than the theme to Eight Is Enough.

"Suicide Is Painless" to thread, duh.

Oh seriously, don't watch that YouTube. Sorry, I posted without actually looking at it.

BEHOLD... THE ATHEIST'S NIGHTMARE

i worry for this planet; this is what people will do to avoid sitting alone with their own thoughts.

― Shushtari (res), Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

haha yr talkin to a dude that sits alone with his own thoughts for a prolonged period daily doggie

ps 'or friends' was for the lulz

I wish this was the 'in praise of BJ Thomas' thread.

Hooked on a Feeling.
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.
Dude's name is BJ.

(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

In 1987, Kirk Cameron became a born again Christian. Afterwards he began to increasingly raise objections behind the scene to what he viewed as the depiction and promotion of immoral behavior on the show.

Whoa! Mike Seaver's friend on Growing Pains was named Boner!

Granny Dainger, you have made my day.

A.J.'s new eminem hairdo made him looks like even more of a douche, which i didn't think was possible.

I saw Alf the other day, and I thought, omg this is sad.

I also saw roxanne the other day, which added to the sadness

I mean roseanne

Alf always brings this up

haha yr talkin to a dude that sits alone with his own thoughts for a prolonged period daily doggie

meditation should be about clearing conscious thought though. GOTCHA!!!!

not tryna make this the buddhism thread or w/e but fwiw in my practice *clearing thoughts away* is just as problematic as following a prolonged train of thought. They come and go. Let them. Eventually you'll see them dissipate like the clouds they are.

Yeah, I know... actually until last year when i started school again and got swamped with work, i used to do regular morning meditation. it was quite useful. it greatly extended the time period between when an idiot said something and when my powder keg went off. i should really start again.

i just post my thoughts to ILX instead

I watch "Growing Pains".