'Three's Company' Cast Reunites for 40th Anniversary Special + Antenna TV Marathon

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Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

I wonder if she declined to participate or if the show declined to ask her. Or if the others, um, *suggested* she not be included.

If Suzanne were there it would make for juicy television but would be an awkward situation for everyone. Nothing like sitting together with the people who replaced you.

I was thinking the same thing actually. I think the feelings are so bad still after all these years that wouldn't surprise me that they would invite her back. "They" meaning the powers that be of course.

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Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

I think she might have had some injections in her cheeks and lips. The filling material doesn't change, but the skin does, causing what is known as "pillow-face" (puffiness/lumpiness). The human face loses elasticity over time and the fat/collagen injections are supposed to simulate youthfulness (full cheeks) and smooth wrinkles. Some people take it too far, and some people have terrible doctors.

I also think she smokes, which may have accelerated some sagging. Cigarettes reduce collagen in the skin (what makes skin appear firm and smooth). No judgment here; we're all just dumb bodies that get old and fat and saggy and whatever.

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Originally Posted by king of comedy

Man that is sad. She was so beautiful back then and so natural.

Priscilla when she was on Three's Company kind of had a Michelle Pfeiffer vibe about her.

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I was pleased when Suzanne and Joyce made up on that tv so I am surprised they seemed to be picking on her on the podcast and she is not mentioned at all on that reunion show. Whatever happened back in 1980 they need let it go. I am getting the impression Joyce is a bit two faced.

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Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

Very well-said.

(Also: if you want more info about "behind the scenes" stuff, you should listen to Priscilla Barnes' podcast with Joyce, Jenilee, and Richard. It is much more gossipy. )

I finally got a chance to watch the special on YouTube. I get that there's only so much stuff that you talk about in an hour. But I was kind of hoping that they would've gotten into the show's rushed conclusion in 1984. I always wondered what Joyce, Priscilla, and Richard (not Jenilee since she was long gone from Three's Company at that point) felt about how the final few episodes were essentially used as a means to set up the ill-fated Three's a Crowd spin-off with John Ritter.

And I naturally wanted to hear Priscilla go into detail about her issues with the production. Priscilla has gone on record in saying that she had a miserable time working on Three's Company.

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Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

I think she might have had some injections in her cheeks and lips. The filling material doesn't change, but the skin does, causing what is known as "pillow-face" (puffiness/lumpiness). The human face loses elasticity over time and the fat/collagen injections are supposed to simulate youthfulness (full cheeks) and smooth wrinkles. Some people take it too far, and some people have terrible doctors.

I also think she smokes, which may have accelerated some sagging. Cigarettes reduce collagen in the skin (what makes skin appear firm and smooth). No judgment here; we're all just dumb bodies that get old and fat and saggy and whatever.

I hate to say this, but if I didn't know any better, then I probably wouldn't know right away that this is Priscilla Barnes beyond the blonde hair and blue eyes:


I mean, Joyce DeWitt (who is older than Priscilla) in the present day, now has snow white hair but I could still instantly recognize her without anybody pointing it out to me if that makes sense:

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Again, I don't know if Priscilla has had any serious health issues (or if her "lifestyle choices" like smoking have inevitably taken a toll on her looks) in recent years. And I get that she's in her 70s now and she played Terri Alden over 40 years ago. But still, if I came in cold, watching Priscilla on Jane the Virgin, it would probably take me a long while to realize that I'm watching the lady who played Terri Alden on Three's Company.