First, a flashback to a post from my Angry Blogger^{TM<\/sup> days, originally titled, “imagined conversation edition”:<\/p>\n}

I went to bed relatively late last night. I had to work on something for the office, and I find that I must succumb to my creative muse, no matter what time she visits. Needless to say, it was after midnight before I finally settled down and tried to fall asleep. I was wired on enough Cafe du Monde to hold sleep at bay, but not without creative consequences. I imagined the following conversation that I would love to have with any Hollywood exec:<\/p>\n

Me:<\/strong> Hey, why is it that you guys can’t come up with anything new?
\nHollywood Exec:<\/strong> We’re coming up with new things all the time.
\nMe:<\/strong> You do realize that this year is barely halfway over and you guys have already released three movies based on old TV shows.
\nExec:<\/strong> But we gave them all new twists!
\nMe:<\/strong> New twists that made them all lousy. What next, Mr. Ed played by a camel?
\nExec:<\/strong> (eerie silence)
\nMe:<\/strong> That’s not something you should be writing down, by the way.
\nExec:<\/strong> Well, we are considering a movie based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.<\/em>
\nMe:<\/strong> That was a movie first.
\nExec:<\/strong> Right! We’re proposing a movie based on a television show that was inspired by a movie. And we’d like to cast Kristy Swanson as Buffy. Bet you didn’t see that one coming.
\nMe:<\/strong> What’s the matter, did Sarah say no?
\nExec:<\/strong> Well…she said that she would like to broaden her acting selection.
\nMe:<\/strong> Plus, she’s busy filming Scooby Doo 3,<\/em> isn’t she?
\nExec:<\/strong>
\nMe:<\/strong> Right. Then there’s the inordinate number of books being turned into movies.
\nExec:<\/strong> But those are often excellent adaptations of very original stories.
\nMe:<\/strong> I agree. But they aren’t original on your part. Neither are the movies based on video games, Japanese horror movies, cartoons, comic books…and sequels don’t count either.
\nExec:<\/strong> But the sequels-
\nMe:<\/strong> Are usually to movies that were based on ideas that came from somewhere other than you! Then, of course, there’s the one original idea that is then passed among the studios like Paris Hilton’s video at a sperm bank.
\nExec:<\/strong> Well…actually, that sounds like a great idea for a movie. Can we buy the rights to that?
\nMe:<\/strong> No.
\nExec:<\/strong>
\nMe:<\/strong> Anyway, so which one of you guys was the first to hit on the airplane concept? Which came first: Flightplan <\/em>or Red Eye<\/em>?
\nExec:<\/strong> I’m not at liberty to say, for legal reasons. Although, between you and me, we were first.
\nMe:<\/strong> Right. But the other guys got bigger star power.
\nExec:<\/strong> Hey, it’s not always in the actor’s hands. A big portion of the success is all about the writing.
\nMe:<\/strong> My point exactly.
\nExec:<\/strong>
\nMe:<\/strong>
\nExec:<\/strong> Hey, how about a mockumentary movie about a blogger trying to uncover the truth about lame movie ideas?
\nMe:<\/strong> How about I hang up now and go buy stock in Amazon.com. I think a reading revolution is just on the horizon…<\/p>\n

Obviously, I should stay away from too much caffeine before bed… <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wrote this back in 2005. I was striving to be as silly as I could be. <\/p>\n

Now, a link: Buffy remake is going ahead and Joss Whedon responds. <\/a><\/p>\n

No word yet on whether or not my “silly” suggestion to cast Kristy Swanson again has also come to pass. <\/p>\n

Sigh. I might have to destroy all traces of my blog if Mr. Ed the camel ever comes to the big screen…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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