Book pledged: the secret lives of sororities

[decadence]

Originally posted by tamber:
Hate to beak this to you all - but Paramount bought rights to Pledged; I'm afraid that piece of (*&% is going to be a movie. Maybe we can stop it??
Also, I know through a friend of a friend that Robbins has a few things to hide of her own. Lets just put it this way, there is a list of people who refuse to work with her, and she doesn't have many friends - not that she's concerned with anything but her own success.

What a spiteful poison-pen 'letter' your post was. On your first point, you can stop it with an immense amount of money (most likely millions) by buying the rights from Paramount and then doing nothing with them. with exceptions, "protesting" over a film delights distributors and makes a film 'controversial'. Improves box office takings.

As for your second point and your apparent goal of a smear campaign... Leaving aside the long hours and demanding schedules of investigative journalism (NO I'm not saying Pledged was that one way or other, just that she has worked in that anti-social field), leaving aside of all that... I just want to let you know what you came out with was a nasty thing to say.

[decadence]

Originally posted by 33girl (about tamber's post):
As to the rest of your post, I'm curious. Do tell.

I wanna just say "don't encourage her nasty gossip" but there is a slightly more important thing at stake.

POTENTIALLY, public posting of comments which could harm someone (regardless of media forum) where it can later be proved there was intention to harm amongst other things could cause problems for John.
It's a lengthy 1st amendment issue; no actors for congress are involved so we aren't talking protected speech. I shan't and probably cannot (!) go into it in much detail - I just wanted to pay lip service to it.

I.e. if she/her publisher's counsel submitted a takedown notice (or action for damages) on the basis of published comments to the ISP of Greekchat it'd cause problems for him, too.

I'm not saying what will/won't happen/coulda/woulda/shoulda. But that sort of thing can and HAS happened in relation to Internet forums before and I just wish to highlight the danger here.

Thanks.

[KellyB369]

A movie about Pledged - oh for the love of God. Since movies do not even usually stick very close to the books I can only hope that in making the movie they will exaggerate everything even more.

[33girl]

I didn't say do post, I said do tell. She can send me a PM if she wants.

We've been through all that crap here, I doubt anything this person would say would shut GC down.

The movie (if it gets made) will probably just use the title and possibly character names...most likely it'll bear no relation to the book and quite truthfully, I don't know any young female stars who would want to appear in such a project. They're not going to sink tons of $$$ into a movie w/ no bankable stars that has very little international marketing possibility. In other words, straight to video here we come.

[decadence]

"I didn't say do post, I said do tell. She can send me a PM if she wants."

Lol.

"In other words, straight to video here we come."

Even so, you know you'll watch it though.

[Lady Pi Phi]

It's possible it might not even get made into a movie.
The might have bought the rights "just in case"
Paramount probably didn't spend all the much in buying the rights either.

Edited because I have typing issues

[decadence]

"Paramount probably didn't spend all the much in being the rights either."

Probably right. It's the first time one of her books got made into a film after all (I don't think Skulls was based on a book of hers). So I agree with you.

That said, a comparitive 'not a lot' for a large film company is still gonna be a fair amount of $$.

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by decadence
"Paramount probably didn't spend all the much in being the rights either."

Probably right. It's the first time one of her books got made into a film after all (I don't think Skulls was based on a book of hers). So I agree with you.

That said, a comparitive 'not a lot' for a large film company is still gonna be a fair amount of $$.

Of course. It's all relative.

[33girl]

http://movies.themovieinsider.com/?mid=427

LMAO at the cast list. There are 6 males and one female. Is this going to be "Sorority Boys II"?

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by 33girl
http://movies.themovieinsider.com/?mid=427

LMAO at the cast list. There are 6 males and one female. Is this going to be "Sorority Boys II"?

Hahahaha. I can see that this movie is going to be a winner

[angelove]

from movie insider:

Synopsis: Four women, going through their first year in a sorority house, attend rituals, go to parties, take drugs and have eating disorders.

AAARGH!

Given the cast list, though, maybe the synopsis should read "Four men, going through their first year in drag ..."

Which of those men will be portraying the author?

[kaydeelady83]

Hey, maybe it could be like four men join sororities, experience eating disorders, participate in rituals, and have gender reassignment surgery.

Did anyone notice how the character updates on AR's site had originally been promised in April, then in May, and are now pushed back to October?

[ADPiShannan]

Do ya'll think we could make Paramount change their minds with a petition or something? I know this isnt a big deal, but it stinks that this lady is getting more money off this and now a possible movie deal... GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[SapphireSphinx9]

Originally posted by angelove
Which of those men will be portraying the author?

AHAHA!!!

[James]

Where did you come from Tamber? Why would we want to stop the book being made into a movie? Although it would have to be spiced up, its not a good standalone story.

Kudos to Robbins for being that published at an early age. I wonder what her family and contacts are like? Thats unusual without outside help and guidance.

Originally posted by tamber
Hate to beak this to you all - but Paramount bought rights to Pledged; I'm afraid that piece of (*&% is going to be a movie. Maybe we can stop it??
Also, I know through a friend of a friend that Robbins has a few things to hide of her own. Lets just put it this way, there is a list of people who refuse to work with her, and she doesn't have many friends - not that she's concerned with anything but her own success.