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sunshinefizzy · 08-08-2010, 05:23 PM

After the Fall by Suzanne Somers? This is the one where she talks about her life during TC and the years that followed until Step by Step. I guess she wrote this right around the time Chris Mann's book came out and I'm very interested to hear of those years from her perspective.

So to anyone who has read this, how good was this and what did you think of her after you read it???

sunshinefizzy · 08-11-2010, 09:20 PM

I got the book today and read or skimmed through most of the book. It's a good book but if you thought you were going to get fond memories of her with John and Joyce, there are some but not a lot. As a matter of fact it seems whenever she talks about Joyce, its a total diss to her. She praises her incredible acting ability and says she was for the most part a sweet person but according to Suzanne she had ego and jealousy problems.

Anyhoo, like I said, she doesn't go into much detail about life on the set, it's mostly about her personal life during and after TC and that in of itself is pretty interesting.

catlover79 · 08-11-2010, 11:39 PM

I read it a long time ago - probably about 10 or so years at least. I can't blame Joyce for staying away from Suzanne and her drama. I think Joyce is smart for not getting messed up in all that.

sunshinefizzy · 08-12-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I read it a long time ago - probably about 10 or so years at least. I can't blame Joyce for staying away from Suzanne and her drama. I think Joyce is smart for not getting messed up in all that.

Tell me about it. I mean, this was the only part of the book that irked me. You cannot go around bad mouthing your co-workers in the press and then expect them to feel sorry for you which I am assuming was Suzanne's goal. As a TC fan, it is not the fact that she wanted more money that irked me; it was the fact that she verbally and emotionally attacked her co-workers to get what she wanted. She better hope Joyce never writes a book about her!!!

janet42 · 08-12-2010, 07:46 PM

I read her book a couple of years ago. Her story about her marriage to Alan and the relationship she had with his kids and her own son was interesting. Her story about life after "Three's Company" was ok. But her story of working with the other cast members, especially with Joyce and John, I believe I was only getting half of the story of what it was really like behind the scenes.

It would be interesting if Joyce ever write a story about her.

catlover79 · 08-12-2010, 08:35 PM

^ Nah, I think she's too smart to do that.

08-08-2010, 05:23 PM	#1
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	Anybody here read... After the Fall by Suzanne Somers? This is the one where she talks about her life during TC and the years that followed until Step by Step. I guess she wrote this right around the time Chris Mann's book came out and I'm very interested to hear of those years from her perspective. So to anyone who has read this, how good was this and what did you think of her after you read it???

08-11-2010, 11:39 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I read it a long time ago - probably about 10 or so years at least. I can't blame Joyce for staying away from Suzanne and her drama. I think Joyce is smart for not getting messed up in all that.
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08-11-2010, 09:20 PM	#2
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	I got the book today and read or skimmed through most of the book. It's a good book but if you thought you were going to get fond memories of her with John and Joyce, there are some but not a lot. As a matter of fact it seems whenever she talks about Joyce, its a total diss to her. She praises her incredible acting ability and says she was for the most part a sweet person but according to Suzanne she had ego and jealousy problems. Anyhoo, like I said, she doesn't go into much detail about life on the set, it's mostly about her personal life during and after TC and that in of itself is pretty interesting.

08-12-2010, 07:46 PM	#5
janet42 Three's Company Fan! Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,757	I read her book a couple of years ago. Her story about her marriage to Alan and the relationship she had with his kids and her own son was interesting. Her story about life after "Three's Company" was ok. But her story of working with the other cast members, especially with Joyce and John, I believe I was only getting half of the story of what it was really like behind the scenes. It would be interesting if Joyce ever write a story about her.

08-12-2010, 08:35 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Nah, I think she's too smart to do that.