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Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

Howardgr — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:56:28 -0000

You're thinking too narrow. Here's the pitch:
People meet online via unlikely connections, then hook up in real life. Hilarity, romance ensues. New characters every week, with some "connector" as the central person who keeps it all together.

Where's my #$*^ agent?

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

Michael — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:17:17 -0000

I think that if a movie was to be made, whether it was accurate or not, it would certainly increase awareness about social networking sites on the Internet. It might encourage people to make more connections over the web. Businesses that advertise on the Internet would certainly benefit from this attention.

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

Morgan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:24:58 -0000

Subject doesn't matter, it'll stink if it's Sorkin, and the same folks will watch it and praise it as unrecognized genius. Oh, the snappy dialogue, please let it be true.

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

Stuey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:50:50 -0000

Loving "Facebook on Ice"...definitely needs to have some ludicrousness about it. Or go for a nerdy comedy angle like 'The IT Crowd'

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

modemlooper — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:28:36 -0000

not far fetched.. Remember you got mail was about aol

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

Bart — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:43:24 -0000

I don't know whether you saw "Startup.com" (the movie) but a similar movie about Facebook could be interesting.

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

trammell — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:36:29 -0000

i think something along the lines of a spoof of /what the bleep do we know/ would work. ...joe fills out his profile...looking for anything he can get... bouncy balls representing his pals start coalescing around him. vampire teeth...

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

Björn Lindström — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:11:42 -0000

Sorkin's specialty seems to be drama set in an office environment. I don't see why an office of a social networking site would be impossible.

Re: No, You Cannot Turn Facebook into a (Decent) Movie

Stuey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:16:28 -0000

Possibly it might work if it's a very camp, over the top musical!