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Stars who will be slumming it up on TV next?

post #1 of 33
12/4/09 at 8:53pm
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Over the years, we've seen alot of stars that one time headlined movies heading to TV. Among them are Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Keifer Sutherland, Geena Davis, and Christian Slater.

With the stigma of a movie star doing TV breaking down, I figured it would be interesting to speculate who will be making the trip from the movie theater to the home theater. My guesses....

1. Nicholas Cage: An outside possibility but the guy needs to work right now.

2. Demi Moore- Surprised it hasn't happened already. She has night time soap written all over her.

3. Gweneth Paltrow: Great actress but hasn't been working lately. I can see her in a prestige drama.

4. Michael Douglas- Another great actor who doesn't get to work as often as he should. I can see him showing up on a future HBO/FX/Showtime show in the next 5 years.

5. Reese Witherspoon- Maybe she's had a TV gig? If not then I won't be surprised to see her turn up in something soon.

6. Sharon Stone- How is she not doing this already?

7. Vin Diesel- Very outside possibility but anything can happen with that guy.

That's all I can think of at the moment. Who do you think will be slumming it on TV in the near future?
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post #2 of 33
12/4/09 at 9:09pm
Andy Garcia. Michael Keaton. Then again, maybe DESPERATE MEASURES made untold millions.

Not really with you on any of your choices, to be honest, except Demi Moore or Sharon Stone, neither of whom I'd consider losses to the film world.
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post #3 of 33
12/4/09 at 9:14pm
Sharon Stone was already slumming in a few episodes of THE PRACTICE.

I think I saw Penelope Ann Miller in an episode of CSI: NY as well.

After FAST AND FURIOUIS, I think Vin's bought himself some breathing room.
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post #4 of 33
12/4/09 at 9:30pm
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I can see Michael Douglas show up on a FX series even as a guest star for a season. Something like "Damages" for instance. As for the other choices, I'm thinking of people who are well regarded character actors and or former A list actors who for some reason or another don't get the plum roles any more so they go to TV.

I'll admit Nick Cage and Vin Diesel are long shots but the others I can see settling into a weekly series all to easily.
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post #5 of 33
12/4/09 at 9:33pm
Maybe Diesel will finally get another Riddick going. As a weekly series on Fox.
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post #6 of 33
12/4/09 at 9:38pm
With THE DARK KNIGHT, Heath Ledger proved he has what it takes to play a Steve Urkel-style nerd in a sitcom.

Wait lol he died.
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post #7 of 33
12/5/09 at 1:03am
Weaver and Michael Keaton both need vehicles, stat.
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post #8 of 33
12/5/09 at 1:33am
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Originally Posted by dynamotv View Post
1. Nicholas Cage: An outside possibility but the guy needs to work right now

5. Reese Witherspoon- Maybe she's had a TV gig? If not then I won't be surprised to see her turn up in something soon.
TV doesn't pay enough for Nic Cage and even his shit movies make some money.

Reese is still too young and too in demand for tv.

I can see Tim Robbins doing something on tv. Didn't capitalize on the Mystic River Oscar in 03 and has been in 1 move of note(War of the Worlds) since. Put him in something about Washington.
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post #9 of 33
12/5/09 at 2:27am
Pretty sure as long as Paltrow is married to Chris Martin and his zillions of adult contemporary dollars, she'll do no slumming.
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post #10 of 33
12/5/09 at 3:08am
I keep expecting to see Ashley Judd show up on a CBS procedural.
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post #11 of 33
12/5/09 at 4:12am
Interestingly Michael Keaton came close to being part of a TV series--albeit for one episode. He was supposed to be Jack Shepherd inLost, when they planned to kill the character midway through the pilot.
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post #12 of 33
12/5/09 at 5:26am
I really thought when I clicked on this thread the first post would be from 2002. Honestly, TV requires more of a time commitment to earn your $20 million or whatever, but it hasn't been the slums for quite some time.
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post #13 of 33
12/5/09 at 8:02pm
I am so excited to see Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire. Also Kelly MacDonald. Yeeeeeeeeessssssssss.
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post #14 of 33
12/5/09 at 8:11pm
You know who needs a comeback with a kickass show? Peter Weller.
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post #15 of 33
12/5/09 at 8:14pm
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Originally Posted by FilmNerdJamie View Post
You know who needs a comeback with a kickass show? Peter Weller.
He seems to be comfortable playing the academic who is very friendly with the camera on Discovery, History Channel, and PBS specials these days. I'm not sure he'd give that, or the academic carer that justifies it, up in the near future.
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post #16 of 33
12/5/09 at 8:17pm
Yeah, I'd read that. If not Weller, why not Michael Moriarty? I know he's bat-shit insane but it'd be cool to see him again. Especially after revisiting his Law & Order tenture recently.
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post #17 of 33
12/5/09 at 8:27pm
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Originally Posted by Schwartz View Post
I really thought when I clicked on this thread the first post would be from 2002. Honestly, TV requires more of a time commitment to earn your $20 million or whatever, but it hasn't been the slums for quite some time.
Yeah, really. For a lot of actors. TV is a good deal. Great character actors like Tony Shalhoub, Connie Britton, and countless others have become stars because they were/are great on their shows. Who really cared about Kiefer Sutherland before 24? Mary Louise Parker finally has the recognition she's deserved for years because of Weeds. TV is a great place for character actors.
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post #18 of 33
12/5/09 at 9:17pm
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Originally Posted by FilmNerdJamie View Post
You know who needs a comeback with a kickass show? Peter Weller.
He was on a very good, low-budget, short-lived sci-fi show a few years back, Odyssey 5.
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post #19 of 33
12/5/09 at 9:46pm
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Pretty sure as long as Paltrow is married to Chris Martin and his zillions of adult contemporary dollars, she'll do no slumming.
Does this count?
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post #20 of 33
12/6/09 at 1:03am
I would completely watch a show about Washington with, say, Tim Robbins and Bill Pullman.
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post #21 of 33
12/6/09 at 1:19am
Define 'slumming it', though. Is someone like Gary Sinise slumming it up by taking the lead in CSI: NY? (In my opinion, yeah.) But did the afore-mentioned Kiefer Sutherland slum it when he started playing Jack Bauer? Hell no. If anything, he's slumming it by going back to the big screen with time-wasters like THE SENTINEL or MIRRORS.

My dream movie-actor-does-TV project? Well, he's not really a star and it's not really 'slumming it' if it's done right, but Paul Bettany in a CONSTANTINE series would fucking rule. (Alternates: Dominic Monaghan, David Tennant or, ideally, David Thewlis.)
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post #22 of 33
12/6/09 at 2:38am
Val Kilmer. In person, not just his voice this time.
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post #23 of 33
12/6/09 at 5:48am
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Originally Posted by RathBandu View Post
Weaver and Michael Keaton both need vehicles, stat.
Michael Keaton would kick ass on tv. I loved him in Live from Bagdad. He does little seen indies now like The Merry Gentleman and Game 6. He should be on FX or HBO stat.
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post #24 of 33
12/6/09 at 6:45am
I'm really glad that Miguel Ferrer ended up slumming it reasonably successfully on TV. He was superb in Robocop, then he pretty much disappeared until Crossing Jordan.

Slightly off topic... I blame the Peter Weller reference.
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post #25 of 33
12/6/09 at 8:11am
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I'm really glad that Miguel Ferrer ended up slumming it reasonably successfully on TV. He was superb in Robocop, then he pretty much disappeared until Crossing Jordan.
Um, Twin Peaks? "Look, it's trying to think."

It's not slumming unless it's a laugh-track sitcom. Or CSI.

How about Kevin Bacon? I hear he could use the dough.
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post #26 of 33
12/6/09 at 11:09am
TV needs a John C. Reilly show.
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post #27 of 33
12/6/09 at 12:57pm
I really wouldn't consider CSI slumming it. Sinise and Fishburne will make more cash money with these roles than they ever would've making movies. Creative slumminig maybe, but these are not leading man guys in the movies. There they only work well with ensembles which is why TV plays so well to their strengths.

Vin Diesel would do well to secure himself a role like this now. His movie career is unlikely to rise to new heights. Leading a new hardcore CSI: Kansas City or something like that would secure him the limelight forever.
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post #28 of 33
12/6/09 at 2:10pm
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For what it's worth, I was being a little tongue in cheek with the word "slumming" in the original post. For years I've said that pound for pound, the stuff that comes out on TV (especially this decade) easily rival the quality of the movies (and sometimes beats them) so it's no surprise to see some biggish stars go to TV. It's certainly a better alternative than Direct to Video that some stars have taken when they couldn't get mainstream film work (unless someone wants to make the case that DTV isn't the slums these days that is).
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post #29 of 33
12/6/09 at 3:37pm
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It's certainly a better alternative than Direct to Video that some stars have taken when they couldn't get mainstream film work (unless someone wants to make the case that DTV isn't the slums these days that is).
That case just can't be made. DTV just screams "this isn't good enough to warrant the investment a theatrical release would require."

Television, on the other hand, was only considered the slums because it was considered a lesser medium than film, i.e. the "small screen." These days, it is seen for what it has become: theater in a country that doesn't fund the arts and whose mainstream theater industry suffers from the same influences that makes film work so scarce (blockbuster mentality). A made-for-television film would seem to be more respectable than a DTV release by default for these reasons.
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post #30 of 33
12/6/09 at 4:57pm
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Um, Twin Peaks? "Look, it's trying to think."

It's not slumming unless it's a laugh-track sitcom. Or CSI..
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post #31 of 33
12/6/09 at 5:00pm
HIMYM doesn't count, as I am always actually laughing when the track is on.
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post #32 of 33
12/6/09 at 5:16pm
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That case just can't be made. DTV just screams "this isn't good enough to warrant the investment a theatrical release would require."

Television, on the other hand, was only considered the slums because it was considered a lesser medium than film, i.e. the "small screen." These days, it is seen for what it has become: theater in a country that doesn't fund the arts and whose mainstream theater industry suffers from the same influences that makes film work so scarce (blockbuster mentality). A made-for-television film would seem to be more respectable than a DTV release by default for these reasons.
I would also say that the revolution television has undergone this decade starting with The Sopranos and continuing with The Wire and Lost has contributed to mainstream Hollywood stars dipping their toes into TV. Some of the juicier roles are no longer being found in movies these days but rather on television. Part of this is definitely the writing but also the nature of television favors richly drawn characters.

One actor who could use some career rehabilitation via a smart TV show is Eddie Murphy. Of course he's too far gone with the fat suit movies but one can dream. As for others, I could see Ice Cube coming the TV in a few years as well as Cuba Gooding Junior (boy does he need some career rehab).
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post #33 of 33
12/6/09 at 9:50pm
With the right TV project, Brendan Fraser could be great
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