Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
Do you remember that other TV show starring Brooke Shields as a high-powered career woman? It was Suddenly Susan and it's the recast challenge for this week. The sitcom was on NBC from 1996 to 2000 and followed a fictitious magazine called The Gate, headquartered in my lovely town, San Francisco.
So, who could replace the stunning Ms. Shields as Susan Keane, a woman who writes a column about being single after leaving her wealthy fiance at the alter? Her boss is her ex-finance's pushy brother, Jack (originally played by Judd Nelson), and let's also recast some of Susan's coworkers, including the hilariously droll restaurant critic Vicki (Kathy Griffin) and photographer Luis (Nestor Carbonell, now Richard "Totally Not Wearing Eyeliner" Alpert on Lost!). Finally, who would you cast as Susan's grandmother Nana (Barbara Barrie), in whom she confides?
Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Feb. 3, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more.
Characters to recast:
Susan Keane (Brooke Shields)
Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson)
Vicki Groener (Kathy Griffin)
Luis Rivera (Nestor Carbonell)
Nana (Barbara Barrie)
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I could never get into this show.
1susan-debra Messing
2Jack-Colin Firth
Vicki-Julia louis Dreyfus
Luis-Ben Stiller
Nana-Bea Arthur
Susan Keane (Karen Duffy)
3Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson)---I simply cannot replace Judd I loved him in this role
Vicki Groener (Ellen Page)
Luis Rivera (Wilmer Valderrama)
Nana (the Sweet old lady in the free credit report commericals)
Susan Keane (Heather Graham)
4Jack Richmond (Vince Vaughn)
Vicki Groener (Rachel Dratch)
Luis Rivera (Mario Lopez)
Nana (Cloris Leachman)
Susan Keane- Courtney Cox Arquette
5Jack Richmond- Enrico Colatoni
Vicki Groener- Jeanne Garafalo
Luis Rivera- Efren Ramirez
Nana - Betty White
Susan Keane - Lauren Graham
6Jack Richmond - Jason Bateman (it would be a good chance for him to shed the 'good guy' image, no?)
Vicki Groener - Amy Poehler
Luis Rivera - Rodrigo Santoro
Nana - Cloris Leachman
Susan Keane (Wendie Malik)
7Jack Richmond (Grant Show)
Vicki Groener (Yeardley Smith)
Luis Rivera (Tony Shaloub)
Nana (Kelly Bishop)
Why aren't you recasting Tod? Is it just because that actor committed suicide before the show finished? Tod was a pretty big character. Nestor Carbonell's character always called him "Toad."
8Susan Keane (Ilsa Fisher)
9Jack Richmond (Charlie Sheen)
Vicki Groener (Lizzy Caplan)
Luis Rivera (Freddy Rodriguez)
Nana (Betty White)
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