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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:15 PM Original message |
The end of E.R. has me thinking of actors who were able to make that leap to the big screen. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'll just say.... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. And what would you like to see? |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. For starters, I want a sort of horror-fantasy-science fiction show,... |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. I want a zombie TV series. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. The Palins might be good in one of those series, too,.... |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Dule Hill needs to make the leap |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. a few |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Good list. nt |
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Maccagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Sally Field is the only actress I can thnk of off the top |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Meg Ryan started out as a soap opera star n/t |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin, Brad Pitt were all on Soap Operas nt |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. So was Julianne Moore (nt) |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. A lot of stars get started in soaps. They get loads of exposure and prove that they can work hard |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Twin Peaks... man, it was almost like there was a curse there or something |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. Of course MacLachlan's best role was Blue Velvet, which was pre-Twin Peaks |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. Clooney's star status puzzles me. Has he ever starred in a blockbuster? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I take it you are not attracted to men |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. He's handsome, ok. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:37 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Uhm, the Oceans franchise? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Oh forgot about those. Clooney's lucky Brad Pitt, Julia Robers and 9 others were in the movie |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I think much of that has to do with the fact Clooney does less blockbuster-type films. |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Yeah, I read somewhere that Batman pretty much set him up financially |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Some blockbusters, some respected performances in other films. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 07:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Fair enough. Maybe I misjudged Clooney |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Maybe not, but he does have an Oscar. n/t |
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Justyce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. I *loved* him in O Brother Where Art Thou. nt |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
9. Even though I hate most of her stuff, Jennifer Aniston. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
16. Denzel Washington got started in "St. Elsewhere". |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:15 AM Response to Original message |
19. Tom Hanks in "Bosom Buddies" stood out as a star |
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Tripper11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
20. Michael J. Fox |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
24. Clint Eastwood. nt. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. Sally Field - from Gidget & The Flying Nun to two Oscars. n/t |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
28. I don't know if Kevin Spacey counts but he was great on 'Wise Guy'. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. I remember him in that show. Max. |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
29. How about Morgan Freeman starting out on the Electric Factory |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Morgan Freeman was on 'Another World' before 'Electric Company'. nt |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
34. Miami Vice - lots of acters got a start there |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
35. Hillary Swank technically got started on "90210." |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
36. Meg Ryan |
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