Binging with Brains.

When I'm not writing or being some sort of artsy, I'm Netflix binge-watching. Some things, I binge watch for the sake of hilarity. In order to pull my mind back from the crazy places it travels to on occasion. Every now and again, I come across a REAL gem. Almost all of the time, I never see it coming. About two days ago, I came across a series called 'Too Young To Die'. Basically, it's a show about different beloved icons who are no longer with us. Icons who died earlier than the world wanted them to, usually tragically. Anyone who knows me intimately, knows that at LEAST three times a month I pick a person from the stardom's passed  and become completely obsessed with them. Usually,  making it my perogative to learn everything there is to know about the way they lived and died. I've been enjoying this somewhat morbid "history lesson" hobby for as long as I could read, so this show was quite literally the BEST to me. It was actually really aggravating as well, because the apparently the seasons are  only ten episodes each.  What can I even DO with that? Ten episodes is how I warm up to a binge. Besides everyone knows that Hollywood has a way higher body count than that. Naturally, they had Heath Ledger, River Phoenix and Kurt Cobain for three of the 10 episodes. All of which, I have long ago obsessed over and learned everything about.  Although, I must admit to being quite pleased with the fact that they actually had the opportunity to talk to some, if not all of the people who knew them personally. The closeness of it was a nice touch. I was both surprised and happy to see that they committed an episode to Philip Seymour Hoffman, who I personally think was, is and always will be a brilliant actor. I was also more than excited that they included John Belushi. I dedicated more than a month to John, the year I turned 16. Afer being inspired by his brother James, and an episode of James' hit show  'According to Jim'. Anyway, there were few episodes of this Netflix gem that featured people that I'd never even heard of. Which I LOVED. It's always amazing to learn new things about pragmatic pieces of history. I'll always appreciate the gift of being informed. The common thread I've come across while watching these ten episodes, ten different people with completely different lives, all with the same unfortunate end. It hit me that no matter what the decade and the problems of the time, the common denominator is Fame. These ten people, whether from affluent or humble beginnings were all cursed with the burden of absolute greatness. It seems perfectly natural in my opinion, that some sort of insanity and the desire to escape it as such, would follow. To be completely honest it kind of puts a fear in me. Although I do not, in any way shame or form crave Fame, I do want to leave my mark globally. I do wish immortalized by my words whichever way I choose to leave them. Does my hope for some form of immortality automatically doom me to that unsettling fate? I sure hope not. That is what 'Too Young To Die' that I  just happen to stumble across on Netflix makes me think about. I personally love being made to think, because that is initially, how my best creativity ensues. Gotta love Netflix, inspiring us thinkers, one binge at a time.