5. Mork & Mindy and the Tireless Dervish That Was Robin Williams

When Robin Williams first became famous with his role as an alien on the TV show Mork & Mindy. In every scene, he is "uncorking one of his antic flights of energy and creativity, a torrential outpouring of physical comedy, sound effects, and words." In fact the producer Gary Marshall said that during his audition, Robert Williams was the only real "alien" to audition. As the years went by, the public realized that William's endless energy wasn't just natural genius, but cocaine, drugs and emotional pain as well. The author says that even before William's death, there was already a darkness surrounding his performances and persona. This darkness, she says, was the flip side of his "singular, spectacular comedic mania." During his last performances, in Patch Adams or The Crazy Ones especially,  he would swerve through different performances, jokes and accents in a matter of minutes, an energy that although invigorating was also exhausting. There was always something uncontrollable about Williams,  at his best and at his worst. Even though he had perfect control over his body and his impersonations, he seemed scared to stop being funny. His energy had a child-like quality to it, but it was also more substantial, dangerous and unhinged. Gary Marshall was wrong about Robin Williams. He was not an alien, he was just a man who coped with his demons by being one of the best dervishes there ever was. 
The author of this article, Willa Paskin, was able to send a heart-felt message to her audience. She appealed to her reader's emotions (pathos) by making them nostalgic of Williams' performances, especially his older ones. She then compares them to the ones he had performed recently and explains the changes in his behavior. She also provides the readers with some videos to prove her point, and she uses countless examples to prove her point. She explains that comedy and acting was Robin William's escape. Through her choice of words we can see that this article was intended for an older audience. Overall, Paskin's article was a success in proving her argument and conveying her message. 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/08/11/mork_and_mindy_and_the_crazy_ones_robin_williams_tireless_energy_on_tv.html