Brenda Walsh Vs. Brenda Walsh

The casting news today is about how Shannen Doherty will be following in the footsteps of Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth, and Joe E. Tata, reclaiming her role in the WB's upcoming rebalenciagaboot of 90210. Which obviously begs the question, who would win in a fight, Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh, or Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh. Let's look at the statistics:

You know, it might seem obvious, but, to borrow a phrase, "being an old Shannen Doherty" is just another way of saying "nothing left to lose." I have a feeling that she might surprise everyone by digging deep and killing herself in the third round.

I KID BECAUSE I HATE. To be honest, I can't imagine what it's like to be the star of a super-popular TV show, not just the fame stuff, but the part where your career as an actor is basically ruined because you've been permanently pigeonholed into that one role. I mean, that's got to be one of the hardest things after war, chronic illness, and genocide. To think what it must be like having nothing but tons of money to get you through those lean years is a nightmare I'm glad I'll never have to face? I salute these thespians as they return to work. Salute and mock. Salute, mock, and deride. But at least half or 30 percent salute.

Posted by Gabe at 1:45 PM in Casting Calls
Tags: 90210 | Brenda Walsh | Shannen Doherty

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ummm...i wouldn't exactly call starring in the hit WB paranormal action series, 'Charmed' as Prue Halliwell, one of the THREE (four) charmed ones that can harness the power of three (four) in fighting the demon forces of evil, AND starring in a bunch of basic cable reality shows including one in which she breaks up with people for you, pigeonholed. sure, all of those iterations of her were type-A control-freaked bitches (like Brenda), BUT none of them had a cancer scare that made dylan miss his SATs so that when he took them the 2nd time around, the college board thought he cheated AND none of those characters went to Paris and pretended to be French so that Dean Cain would fall in love with her while her boyfriend and her best friend were secretly having an affair at the beach club. NOR did any of those post-90210 characters dress up as a 50's style sassy waitress and sing a sassy song to entertain the patrons of the peach pit while nat was having chemo or something i can't remember.

so, pigeon-holed? I THINK NOT.

Posted by: hard liquor, soft holes at 07/21/08 2:14 PM | Reply
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I used the wrong word, because I didn't really mean pigeon-holed into the same roles all the time so much as how any new role will just be cast in the shadow of the previous role. Think David Duchovny post X-Files, or the entire cast of Friends.

Posted by: Gabe  in reply to hard liquor, soft holes's comment at 07/21/08 2:31 PM | Reply
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ok, then i agree with that. but i will mostly remember her as the little sister from 'girls just wanna have fun.' b/c i can't get any gayer.

Posted by: hard liquor, soft holes  in reply to Gabe's comment at 07/21/08 2:48 PM | Reply
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"rebalenciagaboot"

I had no clue more people noticed balenciaga in those promos!

Posted by: Fredo at 07/21/08 2:51 PM | Reply
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