2004-07-09
HOW I GOT THE IDEA FOR MY NEXT SCREENPLAYRIPPLE: There isn't a movie about blogs yet.
HOBIN: I'll write one.
RIPPLE: That could be your ticket to originality and money.
HOBIN: "You've Got Mail" did it for email.
RIPPLE: It's true. Except yours would be edgier.
HOBIN: And full of violence. And Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
RIPPLE: Hot.
HOBIN: There would sex, too. And penguins. Gotta get those.
RIPPLE: Right on. Seriously though, blogs. There's a market there.
HOBIN: Totally is. That's a fat market just itching to be tapped.
RIPPLE: Yes. Teenagers galore want to watch that movie and it's your job to introduce them to high art.
HOBIN: Not necessarily. "You've Got Mail" wasn't targeted at teenagers and it made almost 200 million.
RIPPLE: Whoa
HOBIN: Yeah. BUT, a bunch of teenagers still went to see it. BROAD demographic appeal.
RIPPLE: Yes, yes.
HOBIN: Give me a title.
RIPPLE: "www.sexy.com"
HOBIN: That's a horrible title.
RIPPLE: No it isn't. Has some pretty easy marketing value.
HOBIN: It doesn't suggest high art. What's a more intellectually appealing title: "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" or "My Baby's Daddy?"
RIPPLE: "My Baby's Daddy."
HOBIN: ...I never thought of it that way.
RIPPLE: It makes me think... who is it?
Despite the fact that I won't be writing another script for a long time, hey, I sat on one idea for six years and now it's been on stage and will be made into a film next week. What's another six years?! Let's hope blogs stay cool for that long. Just think! I could do for blogs what Martin Scorsese did for boxing and what Steven Speilberg did for Reeses Pieces and what Leni Reifenstall did for the advancement of the master race!
This, however, is the best thing that's ever happened. Be sure to check out the website of the... environmentalists involved.
Also, I received an email from georgewbush.com. The "sender's" name: Laura Bush. The subject line: "Don't Miss The Party." This is truly fantastic.
-Andy