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JamesG · 01-15-2025, 02:51 AM

Brooke Shields on "Suddenly Susan"
by Matt Webb Mitovich
January 14, 2025

Brooke Shields looked back on her career during a Monday-night Q&A at PMC’s New York City studio with SHE Media CEO Samantha Skey, hosted by Flow Space.

She spoke fondly of "Suddenly Susan", the NBC sitcom she headlined from 1996-2000 where she played a suddenly single copy editor at a fictional San Francisco magazine.

“Suddenly Susan was just a revelation to me. It was a very special, special, special show,” Shields shared. Alas, amid multiple showrunner changes (and a soft Season 4 reboot), “We never were as good as we could be,” she lamented.

When TVLine asked Shields which of her TV roles she wishes she could have played longer, Susan first came to mind — but so did the sadness of co-star David Strickland’s death at age 29, midway through Season 3.

Strickland’s character, music reporter Todd, in turn died in the Season 3 finale. The sitcom then underwent the aforementioned reboot, changing the magazine, workplace location and much of the cast.

Shields said it was difficult to continue on without Strickland in "Susan‘s" retooled fourth and final season, nor would she have wanted to do more under that circumstance.

https://tvline.com/interviews/brooke...le-1235398836/

Chocolate Moose · 01-15-2025, 03:15 PM

It was a fun show. Terrible that it hasn't been released.

01-15-2025, 02:51 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,961	Brooke Shields Looks Back on "Suddenly Susan" *Brooke Shields on "Suddenly Susan"* by Matt Webb Mitovich January 14, 2025 Brooke Shields looked back on her career during a Monday-night Q&A at PMC’s New York City studio with SHE Media CEO Samantha Skey, hosted by Flow Space. She spoke fondly of "Suddenly Susan", the NBC sitcom she headlined from 1996-2000 where she played a suddenly single copy editor at a fictional San Francisco magazine. “Suddenly Susan was just a revelation to me. It was a very special, special, special show,” Shields shared. Alas, amid multiple showrunner changes (and a soft Season 4 reboot), “We never were as good as we could be,” she lamented. When TVLine asked Shields which of her TV roles she wishes she could have played longer, Susan first came to mind — but so did the sadness of co-star David Strickland’s death at age 29, midway through Season 3. Strickland’s character, music reporter Todd, in turn died in the Season 3 finale. The sitcom then underwent the aforementioned reboot, changing the magazine, workplace location and much of the cast. Shields said it was difficult to continue on without Strickland in "Susan‘s" retooled fourth and final season, nor would she have wanted to do more under that circumstance. https://tvline.com/interviews/brooke...le-1235398836/ Attached Images

01-15-2025, 03:15 PM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	It was a fun show. Terrible that it hasn't been released.
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