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Workplace situation comedy centered on the character of Susan, a "somewhat sheltered" magazine writer who has dumped her rich fiancé at the altar and must now cope with being suddenly single - complicated by the fact that her boss at hip San Francisco magazine The Gate is her ex's brother Jack. He has promoted... more »

Workplace situation comedy centered on the character of Susan, a "somewhat sheltered" magazine writer who has dumped her rich fiancé at the altar and must now cope with being suddenly single - complicated by the fact that her boss at hip San Francisco magazine The Gate is her ex's brother Jack. He has promoted her from copy editor to writer of a column on being single in the '90s, thus irritating her co-workers: caustic lifestyle columnist Vicki, Cuban playboy photographer Luis, and rock critic Todd (whose limited attention span after years of MTV necessitates his being celibate). Susan's main support is her loving grandmother Nana.

In highly publicized trouble before it ever aired, Suddenly Susan had to switch formats from a bookstore (shades of Ellen) to a magazine workplace setting - sort of Mary Richards going to work for Lou Grant at the Trib. Despite some bright writing and reasonably funny performances (especially from Brooke Shields, who got surprising mileage out of the problems inherent in being very tall and attractive), the show never quite jelled, perhaps because the characters were never even remotely credible as functioning journalists. Susan was put on hiatus to make room for NBC's retooling of The Naked Truth. It later returned to the NBC schedule in late February 1997 and subsequently did well enough to be renewed for the Fall 1997 television season.
In Germany the show is known simply as Susan.less «

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  There has to be someone out there that loves this show as much as I do!!! I would be willing to pay for dvd's or something!!

  There has to be someone out there that loves this show as much as I do!!! I would be willing to pay for dvd's or something!!less «

  A-Beaverhausen Last online Dec 31, 1969
  7 comments, last one Jul 16, 2007 + Add Comment

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  Hey,  Suddenly Susan  fans! Here are links to guidelines I've created that should greatly improve your chances of having your submission accepted. These are meant mostly to help clarify both what is expected from submissions, and to show through examples what is and is not appropriate for each section of the guide (if you want to know the difference between Notes and Trivia, this is the place to be). It also tells you what you can expect from me in acceptance and rejection notices. The links that follow allow you to open up a window directly to general guidelines that apply to all submissions, or to those pertaining to specific sections of the episode guides. General Guidelines Summary Form Cast/Crew Quotes Notes Trivia Allusions less «

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  1 comments, last one Mar 16, 2007 + Add Comment

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  9.5 Superb

  Suddenly Susan was a great show which showed the talent of Brooke Shields as a comic actor. My wife and I always enjoyed watching this show together. When I had to work at night, she would tape it for me and we would watch it when I got in. hide « show »

  Suddenly Susan was a great show which showed the talent of Brooke Shields as a comic actor. My wife and I always enjoyed watching this show together. When I had to work at night, she would tape it for me and we would watch it when I got in. Brooke Shields played a great slightly confused single female and the rest of the cast did a great job in support of her. Her character's place of employment was the dominant setting for much of the show usually and had some quite funny moments. This was a very enjoyable show to watch. Maybe they will show reruns of it again sometime.

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  ccrothers Added Sep 29, 2008 All my reviews
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  8 Great

  Now 18, I wish it were brought back to syndicated television for me to watch. Do I look like Brooke? hide « show »

  "Suddenly Susan" was a show that I was not old enough to understand & appreciate in the nineties; let alone enjoy. My mom would watch it sometimes, & I would just be in the background playing Barbie & see Brooke Shields as a beautiful grown-up whom I believed looked like me. I later learned of her earlier body of work, as my family & I are tennis fans & her marriage to Agassi familiarized us her. She is a decent actress & very elegant. My favorite movie of her's "The Blue Lagoon." The show showed she was talented on TV too.

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  SourGoddess89 Added Aug 11, 2007 All my reviews
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  9.5 Superb

  I miss Suddenly Susan still hide « show »

  One of the reasons that Suddenly Susan works for me is the ensemble cast of characters including Brooke Shields. Even though she is the star of the show, she manages to evolve her supporting cast of characters like the unbelievable Vicki and Judd Nelson as her boss Jack Richmond. The show is well-grouped with this cast of zany characters working at a fictional San Francisco newspaper. When tragedy struck the cast, the loss of David Strickland who played Todd was so catastrophic for the cast and crew for it to ever recover from his loss. David Strickland committed suicide in a Las Vegas hotel room. The cast was never the same again without him. The pairing of Vicki and Susan living together brought great laughs. These two should get together and spin off the characters into their own series. The show was never an Emmy winner or critically acclaimed. But from all reports, this show actually had a pleasant environment to grow and mature. Brooke Shields as a producer was not afraid to let her supporting cast branch out which is why I like this show.

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  lady_choice Added Jun 19, 2007 All my reviews
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  7.3 Good

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  I liked it Ive only seen it once but it was cute I like anything thats funny pretty much. but anyway. I dont have much to say. I saw the one where the blond [ dont remember her name ] got a intervention set up. yea the tuberware part was funny! this is to waste word so I dont have to keep writing because I dont have anything else to say. [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ][ ] [ ] ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [

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  Sarah10106 Added Apr 17, 2006 All my reviews
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  7 Good

  Not as bad as you might think hide « show »

  I liked this show. I was always a Brooke Shields fan and in this show she got to show off her comedic skills which, despite what some critics thought, she does have. The first 3 seasons were good. The ensemble cast worked well together. Sadly, David Strickland committed suicide during season 3 and Judd Nelson left. The focus of the show changed and new cast members were added. That was the end of the show. It's not the greatest or the funniest program, but it's certainly not the worst either.

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  Jagger1966 Added Aug 6, 2005 All my reviews