We don't get The Surreal Life here, but from what I've read it's a hoot.
If you could cast a season of the Surreal Life using only 80's celebrities (from big stars to flash-in-the-pans) who would you cast?
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
I'd probably wanna make mine an 80's Music Theme:
1) Nikki Sixx 2) Flea (Chili Peppers started in the 80s) 3) Bret Michaels 4) Billy Ocean (why not) 5) Samantha Fox 6) Susanna Hoffs 7) Rob Halford (to make it interesting)
Posted by Stitch'n da Groov (Member # 2895) on :
I'd watch anything with Susannah Hoffs. Grrr baby yeah!
Posted by rocksteadyflamethrower (Member # 1065) on :
-Kathleen Wilhoite (Noted 80s actress...You knew I would include her) -Sherri Stoner (80s exploitation actress/animation model...See above) -Ginger Lynn Allen (Noted 80s adult star)
In-house therapist:
-Peggy Noonan (Former speech-writer for Ronald Reagan)
So, what do you think of my cast list?
Sincerely,
John Kilduff
Posted by Jessie the Sunflower Goddess (Member # 1877) on :
How about:
Richard Moll--Bull from Night Court Rhea Pearlman--Carla from Cheers Jere Burns--Dear John Justin Bateman--Mallory Keaton from Family Ties Alan Thicke--Jason Seaver from Growning Pains Katherine Hellmond--Mona from Who's the Boss Tracy Nelson--Jennifer DeNuccio from Square Pegs
Okay now the kicker here is that they all have to stay in character! Wouldn't that be a riot!
Posted by Nice Guy Sammy_Hain (Member # 3150) on :
-Lisa Bonet--The Cosby Show -Chris Holmes--Bass player from WASP(whoever saw the movie "Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years" will understand why he's included -Debbie Gibson -Loni Anderson -Jessica Hahn -Bobcat Goldthwait -Kirk Cameron to make things really interesting since hes a very over the top religious zealot today
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
I can't stand watching those Surreal Life shows...they make the celebrities look like such losers...what is sad is that alot of the people who I liked when they were younger have really not held up well, physically or mentally...Corey Haim and Rick Springfield both are looking pretty darn scary these days.
I'd like to see people that nobody sees any more ever...I always wonder what they are doing now...like Betsy Russell- she hasn't made a movie in 10 years, so how do people like that support themselves? That's the sad part is they need money now, and the only kind of work they can get are shows like the Surreal Life, and so they are reduced to making a complete fool out of themselves. It probably is in their contract.
Posted by Nice Guy Sammy_Hain (Member # 3150) on :
I'm sure most actors and actresses from the 80s who are no longer making movies or TV shows hold down 9-5 jobs just like everybody else.
If somebody is willing to go on a show like that and they know that more than likely they could be made to look foolish then they get what they deserve.
There's also this thing called editing. All we get to see is brief thirty to sixty minute snapshots of activities that took place over a few days. They can put something that somebody says that was totally irrelevant and innocent and put that somewhere else where it makes them look bad or to make people think there was some kind of conflict.
I think for the most parts the people who have been on The Surreal life enjoyed their experience. Maybe they might look foolish in parts but it also looks like they have fun for the most part and looks like they form many life long friendships with other people who were in the business that they might never have met before they appeared together on the show. It's even helped kickstart some peoples careers again.
Posted by rocksteadyflamethrower (Member # 1065) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nice Guy Sammy_Hain: There's also this thing called editing.
I think she knows what editing is, Sam. Why do you give her so little credit?
Speaking for myself, I love "The Surreal Life" and I'm looking forward to season 7, as well as the upcoming spin-off "Fame Games". It's always great fun to see these celebrities of diverse talents in the same place together.
Sincerely,
John Kilduff
Posted by eightieschick (Member # 4385) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nice Guy Sammy_Hain: -Lisa Bonet--The Cosby Show -Chris Holmes--Bass player from WASP(whoever saw the movie "Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years" will understand why he's included -Debbie Gibson -Loni Anderson -Jessica Hahn -Bobcat Goldthwait -Kirk Cameron to make things really interesting since hes a very over the top religious zealot today
Sam, I think if you add in Sam Kinison, you'd have a winning cast! (If he was still alive today- I wasn't sure if this Surreal Life is supposed to take place in the 80's or in the present time). Between Sam and Chris, they'd drive Kirk Cameron to drink!
Posted by Nice Guy Sammy_Hain (Member # 3150) on :
I was thinking of good ol' Sam when making my list
