Valerie Bertinelli in "Sydney." Does anybody remember it? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

seventies_sitcoms · 09-28-2006, 01:58 PM

Does anybody remember the series Sydney (1990) starring Valerie Bertinelli? It also had Matthew Perry on it. It must not have had a very long life.

edoug · 09-28-2006, 04:32 PM

I remember. I didn't think it was too bad and Perry was good.

Troi Tribble · 10-20-2006, 05:54 AM

Yeah, I remember "Sydney".

TV Knowledge Fan · 10-23-2006, 03:32 PM

...I also remember reading, around that period, that Barbara Feldon was asked to play "Sydney's" mother. Wisely, she declined.....this was around the period that CBS was "infatuated" with Valerie (having performed in a number of highly-rated TV movies for them), and insisted on making her a "star performer" in her own series. The only problem was, Valerie couldn't "front" a series of her own- she worked best as a "supporting player", not the "lead".
I remember watching "SYDNEY", and I eventually wondered, "Why?". No offense, 'edoug', but your memories of it are different than mine. The only reason why it would ever be revived today [again, "WHY?"] is because Matthew Perry was a "supporting player". He had a much brighter future awaiting him on TV than Valerie would...or has. There were only 13 episodes of the series...more than enough to make one forget it ever existed.

comedyfreak · 10-27-2006, 08:14 AM

I remember the show and I didn't think it was funny.

09-28-2006, 01:58 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,243	Valerie Bertinelli in "Sydney." Does anybody remember it? Does anybody remember the series Sydney (1990) starring Valerie Bertinelli? It also had Matthew Perry on it. It must not have had a very long life.

10-20-2006, 05:54 AM	#3
Troi Tribble Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 19, 2006 Posts: 316	Yeah, I remember "Sydney".
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10-23-2006, 03:32 PM	#4
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I remember "SYDNEY".... ...I also remember reading, around that period, that Barbara Feldon was asked to play "Sydney's" mother. Wisely, she declined.....this was around the period that CBS was "infatuated" with Valerie (having performed in a number of highly-rated TV movies for them), and insisted on making her a "star performer" in her own series. The only problem was, Valerie couldn't "front" a series of her own- she worked best as a "supporting player", not the "lead". I remember watching "SYDNEY", and I eventually wondered, "Why?". No offense, 'edoug', but your memories of it are different than mine. The only reason why it would ever be revived today [again, "WHY?"] is because Matthew Perry was a "supporting player". He had a much brighter future awaiting him on TV than Valerie would...or has. There were only 13 episodes of the series...more than enough to make one forget it ever existed.

10-27-2006, 08:14 AM	#5
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,058	I remember the show and I didn't think it was funny.
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09-28-2006, 04:32 PM	#2
edoug Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 10, 2001 Posts: 128	I remember. I didn't think it was too bad and Perry was good.