Did you watch the Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds documentary last night (or at any other time it aired)? I watched it and thought it was both funny and sad.
I love that Carrie Fisher was an all out eccentric, her house was ridiculously quirky with all the wonderful little knickknacks all around and even the clothes she wore fit into that category. But it all went with her personality. I like that this was who Fisher was and didn't feel the need to put on any fake airs.
Debbie Reynolds no matter what age was adorable and inspiring, she loved performing and she gave her all whenever she was on stage. I loved that she had the idea of wanting to create a museum to showcase film memorabilia. I can't believe that they were unable to get one going and that backers didn't think there would be any interest in something like that. However, Reynolds was so right, fans love seeing that kind of stuff and would have gladly paid to see it. I agree that items shouldn't be hidden away in some private collection but available for fans to enjoy. I do hope that at some point a museum will be built and it will be named in honor of Reynolds.
Watching this you could see that they were a close knit quirky family and looked out for each other because both Carrie and her brother Todd took good care of their mom but also gave her space to be independent.
There is quite a bit of humor in this but also something very profound as their past is showed and talked about. And the role of getting older also plays a key point in this documentary because despite how exuberant Reynolds may have been at the time, her health was starting to cause her problems yet that didn't stop her desire to do her stage show.
If you have access to HBO but haven't watched this documentary, I would recommend watching it because it's a candid look into the lives of the Reynolds/Fisher family.
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