# Paul Walker has Died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184 "2013-12-01T03:12:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/1 "2013-12-01T03:12:40Z")
[Story here, among other places.](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/paul-walker-dies-crash-report-article-1.1533786) Aw. man. I loved the Fast/Furious series, cheesy though it may have been. And he’d never have won an Oscar, but thank you for entertaining me all these years and rest in peace. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/2 "2013-12-01T03:16:24Z")
This hit the 'net as true, then was reported as scam…now I’m hearing it is true? I hope not. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/3 "2013-12-01T03:17:35Z")
I’m mainly seeing it at TMZ, which it seems everyone reports back to. They actually are pretty reliable, but there is still hope. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/4 "2013-12-01T03:19:46Z")
Word is that the reports that the death is a hoax, is in fact the hoax. That’s totally fucking cruel. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/5 "2013-12-01T03:25:51Z")
> [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](#): > > Word is that the reports that the death is a hoax, is in fact the hoax. > > That’s totally fucking cruel. I know. I’m seeing it too. Very weird…if it is the case. [Hoax is a hoax?](http://www.mediaite.com/online/cruel-satire-site-reports-that-early-report-of-paul-walkers-death-is-a-hoax/) ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/6 "2013-12-01T03:27:27Z")
It’s on TMZ, they are at the actual crash. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/7 "2013-12-01T03:28:17Z")
Foxnews just confirmed it. I assume they spoke to someone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/8 "2013-12-01T03:35:33Z")
[Fox’s story](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/12/01/fast-and-furious-actor-paul-walker-dies-in-car-crash/) Paul Walker’s rep. confirmed it to them. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/9 "2013-12-01T03:37:04Z")
[Variety’s story(confirms it).](http://variety.com/2013/film/people-news/obituaries-people-news/paul-walker-dead-1200904389/) ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/10 "2013-12-01T03:38:25Z")
didn’t know who he was. don’t care fast and furious are dumm movies for the plebs ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/11 "2013-12-01T03:43:37Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > didn’t know who he was. don’t care > > fast and furious are dumm movies for the plebs Clearly they were not made for a gentleman as sophisticated as yourself. :rolleyes: What sad news. His poor daughter. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/12 "2013-12-01T03:46:42Z")
> [@Small\_Hen](#): > > What sad news. His poor daughter. ☹ Yikes. 15 years old and to lose her Dad. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/13 "2013-12-01T03:52:20Z")
The pictures of the wrecked car indicate a fast rate of speed and a furious collision with that tree. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/14 "2013-12-01T03:52:54Z")
Honestly, I’m wondering about the circumstances of the accident. The reports say that the car hit a light pole and then burst into flames. I thought that cars were designed better than that. Or is the fire a sign that they were going _way_ too fast? I’ve never seen _any_ of the Fast and the Furious movies, but Wikipedia says that the budgets for all of them was about $569 million and they grossed $2.4 billion. So they were _very_ profitable but I expect this will kill the franchise. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/15 "2013-12-01T03:57:12Z")
R.I.P. if its true. Paul was a good actor. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/16 "2013-12-01T04:02:20Z")
damn - ironic - but damn. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/17 "2013-12-01T04:02:44Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Honestly, I’m wondering about the circumstances of the accident. The reports say that the car hit a light pole and then burst into flames. I thought that cars were designed better than that. Or is the fire a sign that they were going _way_ too fast? The car was a Porsche, likely a 911 or 911 derivative at that sort of income level which means that it is a rear-engined car with the fuel tank in front. A fire would indicate a very high rate of speed as Porsches meet DOT standards for front impacts. Chances are it was a guy showing off his new wheels, driving a car noted for tricky handling well beyond his capabilities, and they both paid the price for it. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/18 "2013-12-01T04:03:06Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ve never seen _any_ of the Fast and the Furious movies, but Wikipedia says that the budgets for all of them was about $569 million and they grossed $2.4 billion. So they were _very_ profitable but I expect this will kill the franchise. How far was he into the filming of FF7? I imagine they find a way to re-write, edit, or re-shoot things to release it(dedicated to him, of course). ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/19 "2013-12-01T04:04:16Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ve never seen _any_ of the Fast and the Furious movies, but Wikipedia says that the budgets for all of them was about $569 million and they grossed $2.4 billion. So they were _very_ profitable but I expect this will kill the franchise. I seriously doubt it. He was good in them but nobody watched those movies because of Paul Walker, they watched for action and cool cars. Besides it’s not like Hollywood is swimming in original ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184/20 "2013-12-01T04:04:48Z")
I think there’s another Fast & furious movie in the can already, awaiting release. Doubtful they’d quit making them, though, if the movies keep making money. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184.md?page=2)