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Post by ALTERNAT1VE on May 29, 2008 2:41:11 GMT -5
Shirley Manson definitely won't be playing a "stupid girl" in a hit new series this fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Garbage" frontwoman Shirley Manson has been cast in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
She will become a series regular, portraying Catherine Weaver, the CEO of a state-of-the-art technology corporation. This is the first major acting role for Manson, whose band "Garbage" burst on the scene in 1995 with their self-titled album that went double platinum with the help of the popular singles, "Only Happy When It Rains" and "Stupid Girl."
No production schedule for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been released, but they are still slated for their second season debut this fall. The show debuted in midseason and was the highest-rated new scripted series of the whole season.source: www.movieweb.com/tv/news/60/28960.phpWOW... This came totally out of the blue! I'm honestly not too keen on the idea of Shirley acting but who knows... let's wait and see how she does.
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Post by dnp52 on May 29, 2008 2:46:51 GMT -5
It's not April is it? I just read this and was I always wanted Shirley to be on Buffy but thats not on anymore so Terminator is the next best thing! I'll have to start watching now lol
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Post by Modern Method. on May 29, 2008 3:19:55 GMT -5
What the hell??!
Talk about random. I'm reluctant to believe this because of recording the album.
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Post by jickity on May 29, 2008 4:00:34 GMT -5
ay!? thats the most random thing ive seen since pauly shore stuck his head my car window...
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Post by acereject on May 29, 2008 4:10:27 GMT -5
OMG I love that show! Am I still asleep...this is fucking surreal!
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Post by acereject on May 29, 2008 4:20:27 GMT -5
Hold the bus a second... does this mean there will be a Shirley Manson action figure?!?
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Post by timmy on May 29, 2008 4:57:42 GMT -5
Hold the bus a second... does this mean there will be a Shirley Manson action figure?!? oh gawd we can only hope!
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Post by Mysteron on May 29, 2008 5:31:42 GMT -5
ok, this is very weird lol!
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Post by acereject on May 29, 2008 7:54:53 GMT -5
You know I've been thinking about this for a few hours now (and I'm also a major Terminator fan, and the series was the best thing I've seen on TV for about 5 years) and IF this is true then....
1. Shirley will be interviwed and featured in major TV and sci-fi press worldwide. The Terminator series was a big hit early this year and will undoubtedly receive major promo for it's upcoming season. The new Terminator film is in production and will also keep the series in the news. This will raise Manson's profile more than anything else she has done since the 90s.
2. When the series airs in the UK, the Scottish press will fall over themselves to interview Shirley (as they usually do), in fact the Scottish tabloid, Daily Record has already printed the story in it's entertainment section. This will raise Shirley's profile over her as well.
3. This will appeal to her record company, whoever they may be!, and launching her solo album will be much easier as she will already be receiving press for the Terminator series.
I'm a glass hall full kinda guy, and keeping in mind that this might be bullshit, and that the series might bomb, or that Shirley will be rotten in the show, or at most hardly in it...... Manson was acting on stage before she joined a band. She has said numerous times that it was her first love and she'd love to get back into it. Martin Metcalfe and a fee others who know her from those days have said she was a terrific actress, we've all seen how she throws herself into the video roles, especially the ones that have a storyline/plot, and we all know how much the video camera adores her. She has great screen presence.
Terminator does seem like a totally out there first acting role, but bear in mind Shirley is a huge sci-fi fan. She has professed to being a fan of Star Trek as well as a few other sci-fi franchises.
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I really really want a Shirley Manson action figure!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT: I just saw the news posted on another forum, and someone quite rightly pointed out that Manson has played a cyborg before (TWINE video) and was great in that... not that she seems to be playing a cyborg in this but good reference.
Plus, does that fact that I'm overly excited about the prospect of this being true make me a "sheep"?
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Post by rockstars on May 29, 2008 9:06:04 GMT -5
OOH! I'm interested now! Never seen the show but this is reason enough to love it if it is true.
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Post by zzyzx on May 29, 2008 10:20:15 GMT -5
This just seems way out there to me. I would love if it were true...but.....I just seems a bit odd.
Hate to be a Debbie downer and all.
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Post by aztalanturf on May 29, 2008 10:28:18 GMT -5
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Post by pdn on May 29, 2008 11:02:25 GMT -5
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Post by section109 on May 29, 2008 11:20:37 GMT -5
This is awesome. I've never ever watched a "Terminator" film, but I'll watch this now!
I said a month or two ago, Shirley should get her acting career going.
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Post by Xalazi on May 29, 2008 11:36:40 GMT -5
The only way that I describe this is as "gloriously random" lol. I hope that this leads to bigger and better thing acting opportunities for Shirley.
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Post by bdcold on May 29, 2008 12:43:10 GMT -5
definitely bigger and better and maybe lead to more Garbage!
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Post by GoGoGrrrl on May 29, 2008 13:37:57 GMT -5
I hope this is a joke I can't even believe they're still making Terminator movies If Shirley has to do the crossover into acting , I'd hope for something less cheesey and lame.
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Post by BTweety04 on May 29, 2008 13:48:11 GMT -5
Wow this is kind of exciting to hear! I hope she does a great job. This could give her so much press for her solo CD.
Just might give me a reason to tune in to that show.
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Post by calichaos on May 29, 2008 13:59:53 GMT -5
I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HOPE THIS IS TRUE
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Post by Lick The Pavement on May 29, 2008 14:02:39 GMT -5
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