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[edit] Surrender in the Pink

Surrender the Pink is the funniest book I've ever read. I laughed so hard I was nearly sick!Blaise 22:04, 2005 Jun 17 (UTC)

Is the number of pictures from Star Wars a bit excessive? scazza 03:33, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Not in my opinion.
Atlant 11:26, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
I only asked since it supports the pigeonholing of her in a certain image, which doesn't seem appropriate for an encyclopedic entry. Also, especially for someone so active behind the scenes in film as well as a novelist, who has a larger life beyond SW. One picture from SW seems enough. But like you, that's my opinion. scazza 03:10, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Should this be a dab page?

I am surprised this is not a disambig page, since there is a character by the same name that appears on Six Feet Under on HBO. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:15, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

I think it's a question of "notability". (Assuming the person on Six Feet Under is actually a different person, then...) If you asked 100 people who "Carrie Fisher" is, I suspect most who knew the name at all would refer to the actress described in this article.
If you wish, write the alternate article and add a disambiguation line to the top of this one.
Atlant 11:51, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
Oops, the character on Six Feet Under is Claire, not Carrie. Sorry. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 15:07, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
You know that the various unions (such as the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA) explicitly try to prevent this sort of thing from happening, right? Actors and actresses register a name when they join the union and that name must be unique among the union members, so we couldn't easily end up with two "Carrie Fisher"s any more than we could have two "Kirk Douglas"es. I don't know how/if the various unions coordinate with each other, though.
Atlant 15:29, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
There were two "Vanessa Williams" at one point, so one had to become known as Vanessa L Williams. If there ever was another Carrie Fisher, i think she'd be strongly encouraged to change her name in some way. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sparvogamarie (talk • contribs) .

The irony of the two "Vanessa Williams" situation is that the better known Vanessa Williams-the singer/actress/former Miss America-was the one that had to add the initial to her name because the other Vanessa Williams was a member of the guild longer and had been billed as 'Vanessa Williams' longer. Until very recently, the more famous one billed herself as 'Vanessa L. Williams.' I suppose common sense won the day. Ladydayelle 00:22, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Better images?

I can't help but think we can find a better picture for her role as Princess Leia. No white robes, no hair buns?

I concur, though I can't help but say that Carrie did look nice in that golden slave outfit. Mathiemood 01:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I like that image and see nothing wrong with it. But the page could certainly use a few more images. Govvy 11:11, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

At the moment there is one "slave Leia picture on the article. Anyone care to put more "slave Leia" pictures on it ? Theanswertolife42 21:41, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Accuracy in image captioning

I like the second picture in the article very much, the one in the "Carreer - 1970s" section - especially the precise caption:

Carrie Fisher (right) with Steven Spielberg in 1978.

--just to make sure no one has doubts about who's who in the picture. (LOL !!) --AVM (talk) 01:45, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Hi"?

Am I the only one who sees the word "hi" all by itself just above the "Personal Life" section? I can't find it in the page source, but I can see it on the page... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.112.192.220 (talk • contribs) .

It was just typical Wikipedia vandalism added by User:211.31.46.156, probably a teenager bored in some study hall somewhere. Someone else reverted the vandalism back out.
Atlant 22:51, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Playboy

Did anyone know Fisher was in Playboy? I was pretty sure she did an issue in the early 80s. Govvy 15:44, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

If you mean posed, then as far as I can google, no. She apparently did an interview - for those who buy the magazine for the articles, I suppose. Kurt 08:33, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

She also starred in an episode of Laverne & Shirley called "the Playboy Show" where she guest starred (as a Playboy bunny) along with Hugh Hefner. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.47.228.72 (talk) 04:21, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is the line about her sleeping with George Lucas intended to be taken literally?

I read the section about her line in Scream 3 where she says "...who gets it but the girl who slept with George Lucas", and the subsequent note that she apparently wrote the line herself, and I wonder if this is implying that this really happened. I know she has been a vocal critic of the casting process - I watched a documentary she was in where she showed how brutal the industry is on young actors and actresses - so I wonder a) is this a pointed barb at Lucas, and b) is the section in the article intended to pose this as a pointed implication, because that is the inference I draw. If this isn't the intended inference, perhaps it could be softened a little (unless it's just me reading too much into the paragraph). Kurt 08:31, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like a joke reflecting on what other actresses who didn't get the part thought of her. I didn't find much on google except they may have dated in 1982, years after she got the part. Azn Clayjar 14:26, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
What if she did? Is that anyone else's business?? --AVM (talk) 01:50, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "An enlightened being"?

I've never submitted one of these before, but thought I'd ask if anyone else thinks the Personal Life section referral to Fisher's daughter as a religious icon "in some countries" and an "enlightened being" might benefit from some editing. 66.28.47.100 12:35, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sex and the City

I'm pretty sure Carrie Fisher guest-starred in an episode of Sex and The City, which also guest-starred Vince Vaughan. Can anyone recall? If so, is this worth including in the article? Cattona (talk) 22:36, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live

OK, was it the first or the second appearance that she hosted? An IP user with 0 other edits just changed it from first to second with no edit summary.--Doug.(talk • contribs) 05:54, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Better picture

Hi, I stumbled onto this page expecting Carrie Fisher. I did a double-take when I saw the picture. Is that really her? I couldn't recognize her. There must be another photo which shows her familiar face... --Kjoonlee 21:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)