Members All My Shadows Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 Lucci could surprise us somewhere down the road, I think. There have been actors and actresses who were just popular with viewers/audiences in their glory days who took an unusual role in their later years and shocked critics. It'd be awesome to see a post-AMC SuLu playing a drugged out trailer park grandma who boozes and abuses her family, leading them all to fucked up lives. But really, that role has Kim Zimmer's name written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 Zimmer(Holding the belt in one hand, bottle of R&R in the other): I'M COMINNNNNNN BUD! I'M GONNA BEAT YOU THIS TIME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 That is, if she isn't playing a similar role in some craptastic show on the CW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 I can picture her either being hired to play a parody of herself (like a Soap Dish 2), or a Sophia Loren type role in Grumpier Old Men. Those are the only roles I could even see a studio possibly signing her on to play. Sorry, but nothing Oscar contending. Susan Lucci is not a compelling, gripping, natural actress. Her little bit part on That's So Raven didn't even stray too far from the La Lucci/La Kane mold. She's worked so hard to become synonymous with Erica Kane that it's worked against her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 I'm a big Erica/Lucci fan but I agree with R Sinclair 100% here. It's a ludicrous proposition at this point unless she plays something that taps into her image (I guess she could do something really campy like a soap star who in real life is a drug abusing mess but...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 That would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted February 19, 2010 Members Share Posted February 19, 2010 You know, I never would have thought Mary Tyler Moore could have done serious work...and then she did Ordinary People and the rest is history. So you never know, I don't see Lucci as a drug addict or a hooker or anything low rent...but a supporting character role as a publicist, ad executive, socialite or doctor? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 Mary had a huge theatre resume though before and during Dick Van Dyke--of serious stuff, musicals, etc. (even if her only Broadway credit at thetime was the never opened musical of Breakfast at Tiffany's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 Not to mention, MTM and Grant Tinker were in in the industry. They were producers of both comedic and dramatic material. Had cache and definite pull in Hollywood. That carries a little more weight than an HSN clothing line and a microdermabrasion kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm not disagreeing with you, Mary Tyler Moore and Grant Tinker were brilliant in business...what I'm saying is that, as a passive viewer, I wouldn't have seen Mary Tyler Moore as a serious actress and yet she certainly was. The same could be true of Lucci. And with Lee Daniels, it isn't as if she'd be working within Hollywood, he's more on the periphary, which is the future of the business in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 So, you know what Lucci must do next in order to boost her cred? That's right. A reality series. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 She could join the Real Housewives of New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 Either that, or become the latest judge on "Project Runway." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 She'd do well with that. She'd actully be a good host for any sort of style-related show. When they did that first New Beginnings episode, I was impressed with how well Susan (as Erica but it was really Susan) handled those on-the-spot interviews. She was very charming and natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 Plus, her with Tim Gunn? MONEY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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