Her 5 year contract was up, and she wanted to try movies, and failed. Now when someone leaves a show and fails, they cal
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HaroldCarter — 13 years ago(October 11, 2012 01:50 PM)
"Shelley should've done what he did and made movies while still on CHEERS. That way she would've had a safety net if her movie aspirations floundered."
She did do that, while on Cheers, she made Irreconcilable Differences and The Money Pit. She also didn't do what David Caruso did, demand to be let out of her contract, she honored her five year contract, and then left, which is also what Clooney did. Granted, she didn't become a huge movie star, but she gave it a shot, and doesn't have to ask herself "what if." Staying with the show for five years was her safety net, she got all that syndication money, so it wasn't really a financial risk. -
dwarol — 13 years ago(August 26, 2012 01:24 AM)
Her movie career didn't make her the big comedy movie star she thought she would be, but she had steady work. Even today in her early 60s she's still doing steady TV movie work. Most actresses in their 60s never get cast for anything. By Hollywood standards, you would have to call it a very successful career.
"Cheers" was a bit unique as a series, since many of the actors in it (e.g., Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson) went on to very successful careers after the series ended. But on most iconic TV series, the lead actors are often typecast and can't find work afterwards. Certainly Shelley Long's career was more successful than Kirstie Alley's after "Cheers" ended. -
fillypa — 15 years ago(November 30, 2010 08:19 AM)
Unfortunately, she was under the influence of the two most incompetent, worthless personal managers in the history of show biz: Marty Mikelson and Sandy Littman. They are personally responsible for her and their own demise.
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mjgarrett — 15 years ago(March 27, 2011 09:20 PM)
I think the main reason for the cast animosity is the syndication money is so astronomical that actors want to cash in as much and long as possible, quality be damned. See Alyson Hannigan's unwarranted hissy fit on Sarah Michelle Gellar.