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Originally Posted by GDIwriter
I see you're point, but (and maybe this is an unfair question to ask) how would one market such a plot (whether in novel form, or TV/movie)?
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Like most of the others in this forum, I'm also not a writer. But I would imagine that you would need a strong plotline, then pick the setting (Sorority event or house or something), and then fill in the details to make the setting enhance the plot. Maybe it's just the way some of this discussion is framed, but I get the sense that you have the setting and are trying to find a plot that works. Marketing doesn't become as much of an issue when you have a strong plot. Perhaps that's why many of the Greek-related productions haven't gone well- they've tried to sensationalize Greeks and use the setting as the catch.
This leads to a larger discussion because I know not everyone agrees, but I like the tv show Greek. They don't get it all right, but they get more than most. They also enforce some stereotypes (like the obsession with cats as the ZBZ mascot) while breaking others (dorky science guy in frat). They don't just reinforce the terrible ones or give a one-sided view. Most of the storylines, though, are really just about college students who happen to be Greek.
I'd love to see a well-constructed book/movie/show about a sorority... I'm just trying to say that it needs a good plot where the Greek pieces enrich the story rather than being the story.