On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Diner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> In the first season of "Spenser For Hire" (ABC, 1985-86), Spenser's
> girlfriend Susan Silverman got pregnant and considered an abortion.
> The couple argued about it, with Spenser being strongly opposed, but
> they did not break up over it.
>
> It's been two decades since I've seen the episode, and I can't
> remember if it ended with Susan getting the abortion or having a
> miscarriage. In either event, I do remember the episode ended with the
> couple holding hands as Susan laid in her hospital bed.
Susan had the abortion, though, as you suggested, the writers never
actually came out and said that. Again, a literary cheat to avoid
controversy. Soften the edges -- nothing sharp must ever emerge from
your TV screens.
The actress who played Susan ended up getting pregnant and was written
off the series for a season, which led to Spenser creator Robert
Parker incorporating Susan's departure into his novels (in the TV
series, she merely heads to San Francisco to "find herself," whereas
the novels go down a much more interesting road), resulting in some of
the best and most emotionally charged Spenser books ("A Savage Place"
was superb -- the Lifetime MOW with the same name was heavily watered
down for TV audiences).
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Kevin M. (RPCV)
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