Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from
September 19, 1996, to December 26, 2000. The series was created by
Clyde Phillips and starred Brooke Shields in her first regular series.
Shields played Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer
who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be
independent-minded after having been taken care of all her life. The
series was developed by Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman, who also
served as executive producers during the first three seasons, and was
produced by Warner Bros. Television.Susan Keane (Brooke Shields) has
always been taken care of by someone else. She worked as a copy editor
at The Gate, a fictional San Francisco magazine. On her wedding day,
she realizes that she and her wealthy, vain fiancé, Kip, are not
meant for each other and that there is more to life than just being
known as the "s" in "The Kip Richmonds", she abruptly leaves him at
the altar. Now, she’s suddenly just Susan. Susan's parents, played
by guest stars Swoosie Kurtz and Ray Baker, were less than ecstatic
about their daughter deciding to end her engagement to Kip, though her
grandmother and confidant, Nana (Barbara Barrie) stands as a pillar of
support for Susan.The day after the wedding, Susan goes to her boss,
Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson), the rebellious brother of Susan's former
fiancé, Kip, begging for her job back. Instead, Jack assigns Susan to
write a regular column about being suddenly single. Susan's coworkers
include photographer Luis Rivera (Nestor Carbonell), boyish rock music
reporter Todd Stities (David Strickland), restaurant critic Vicki
Groener (Kathy Griffin), and, in later episodes, investigative
reporter and Susan's old enemy Maddy Piper (Andréa Bendewald).In the
show's final season, The Gate is taken over by Ian Maxtone-Graham
(Eric Idle) and overhauled into a men's magazine that's run out of an
old warehouse in Chinatown. Along with this, Ian brings his own team
of workers, including executive assistant and U.S. Navy veteran
Miranda Charles (Sherri Shepherd), sports writer Nate Knaborski
(Currie Graham), and freelance photographer Oliver Browne (Rob Estes).
Susan is faced with a new set of problems and has to prove herself all
over again.
September 19, 1996, to December 26, 2000. The series was created by
Clyde Phillips and starred Brooke Shields in her first regular series.
Shields played Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer
who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be
independent-minded after having been taken care of all her life. The
series was developed by Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman, who also
served as executive producers during the first three seasons, and was
produced by Warner Bros. Television.Susan Keane (Brooke Shields) has
always been taken care of by someone else. She worked as a copy editor
at The Gate, a fictional San Francisco magazine. On her wedding day,
she realizes that she and her wealthy, vain fiancé, Kip, are not
meant for each other and that there is more to life than just being
known as the "s" in "The Kip Richmonds", she abruptly leaves him at
the altar. Now, she’s suddenly just Susan. Susan's parents, played
by guest stars Swoosie Kurtz and Ray Baker, were less than ecstatic
about their daughter deciding to end her engagement to Kip, though her
grandmother and confidant, Nana (Barbara Barrie) stands as a pillar of
support for Susan.The day after the wedding, Susan goes to her boss,
Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson), the rebellious brother of Susan's former
fiancé, Kip, begging for her job back. Instead, Jack assigns Susan to
write a regular column about being suddenly single. Susan's coworkers
include photographer Luis Rivera (Nestor Carbonell), boyish rock music
reporter Todd Stities (David Strickland), restaurant critic Vicki
Groener (Kathy Griffin), and, in later episodes, investigative
reporter and Susan's old enemy Maddy Piper (Andréa Bendewald).In the
show's final season, The Gate is taken over by Ian Maxtone-Graham
(Eric Idle) and overhauled into a men's magazine that's run out of an
old warehouse in Chinatown. Along with this, Ian brings his own team
of workers, including executive assistant and U.S. Navy veteran
Miranda Charles (Sherri Shepherd), sports writer Nate Knaborski
(Currie Graham), and freelance photographer Oliver Browne (Rob Estes).
Susan is faced with a new set of problems and has to prove herself all
over again.
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