Whoopi Goldberg is showing up in ABC Primetime tonight – no, they’re not doing a special evening episode of THE VIEW. She’s lending her humor and wisdom to one of the best shows on TV, THE MIDDLE, as a guidance counselor who helps Sue in her time of need. Eden Sher, Sue’s portrayer, called working with Whoopi “life-changing” and went on to describe how she came to the show –
“Well, I had done her show, and she’d told me she loved the show, but I just assumed she was saying that. Then she told Patty [Heaton], like a year later, I want to be on the show, I want to play Sue’s guidance counselor, and I want to have braces,” Sher said. I mentioned to Eden that not many people will request braces, and she went on to add, “I know, but she is so frickin cool, and she did!”
Eden and I then delved into what’s coming for the rest of the season in an interview about THE MIDDLE in general, why we love Sue’s optimism and what she hopes to see in the future for her character.
What can you talk about for this episode, and what sets it aside for Sue Heck, and why it’s such a good one for you?
Oh she sort, it’s almost like, the “it gets better” mentality, personified. Sue never really expected her life to go badly, but she is really having, like a valley, in terms of her peaks and valleys, on her emotional scale, and she’s having a rough time. This guidance counselor is just so inspiring to her. It showed real growth for [Sue]. Continue Reading »
