Surprisingly incoherent and boring

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Brooke Shields was long overdue for recognition when she was finally given her chance to shine in this funny, quiet, unassuming little gem. What people seem to forget was, that it finished its first year in the top 4 in the Nielson ratings. It more than held viewers from the lead in show. Then NBC foolishly moved it. Always the kiss of death...or at least the beginning of the proverbial handwriting on the wall. However, this show defied the odds and improved in years 2 and 3! Thanks mainly to Brooke's self-deprecating humor and delivery which was reminiscent of Mary Tyler Moore. And supporting her was the cast's individual and unique contributions which were also reminiscent of that glorious cast of MTM. Now, in all fairness the shows writing didn't rival the show I have just used in comparison, but it more than surpassed shows that were on TV for triple the number of years than SS. It is more than worth your time for viewing! One day, if she returns to Movies and TV, Mrs. Henchy will receive her long overdue awards of merit to go with her long overdue "awards of motherhood"!

Mixed bag comedy, in seasons 2 - 3 easily one of the funniest around mainly because of the comic genius of David Strickland (Todd) playing off against Nestor Carbonell (Luis). The rest were just supporting cast around this extremely funny duo.In fact the show could have been stronger from the start by recasting Brooke Shields for someone who had a bit of comic timing or could say... act. The show collapsed at the end of season 3 with the unfortunate suicide of David Strickland and it should have been left there, at its peak, released on DVD and left to be enjoyed. Its the 4th series that just leaves a bad taste in the mouth, with Judd nelson jumping ship with the lame excuse of not seeing his character developing properly ( more likely got a better offer serving happy meals), and just the ever bland miss Shields and Eric idle (who really looked like he didn't want to be there), left to hold the show.Still hopefully one day the studio will release season 2 and 3 for us to enjoy, then burn Brooke shields and the series 4 writers for their crimes against comedy

Brooke Shields has the best of intentions, but she needs work. I like this show though because I like her. It was funny though, but some of her comical executions needed work. The show's premise is a young woman who left the altar to be her own woman. She's a writer for a San Francisco paper called The Gate and has a thing for the editor, well, was the editor. His name was Jack. The entire show revolves around their sexual tension and them trying to date other people but eventually coming back to each other. When the show lost Jack, they lost most of the funniness. It ended rather sillily (sorry), but I like the guy she married cuz I'm a fan of his. The show lost it's luster after awhile and the Todd guy killed himself, so you didn't wanna laugh anymore. The characters are Vicky, Luis, Todd, and Nana. Once, there was the mean blonde arch nemesis of Susan's, but I forget her name. Oh yea, Maddy. She really was mad as in loco. All, she-woman and bitchy about everything. Anyway, Vicky's the promiscuous funny one that's the food critic who married a rabbi and has horrible hair and fashion sense. Luis is a Cuban immigrant who's a photographer and can't catch a woman (how cliche), but he and Maddy had a thing. Todd is the child of hippie parents who has bad luck with females and he writes for the music column. Thus, the hilarity ensues. Oh yea, and Nana. Well, she's a hip old lady who guides Susan through the mess of her life. The show changed characters too often to really get a fan base and it could be pretty stale, but I watched anyway in the vain hopes of it amounting to something. It was on Must See TV Thursday nights for goodness sakes. Now it's in syndication/re-run land on Lifetime at 2 a.m. Tough break. Watchable though. My fave epi was when Christopher Atkins, Brooke's male lead in The Blue Lagoon, guest starred as a poker playing dull guy on the show. His famous line to Susan, "I wouldn't date you if we were two teenagers on a deserted island!". Well, I thought it was funny...try and catch it. It's not Friends, but worthy.

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.