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The story of your life

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Another Brother, Dec 17, 2004.

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  1. Another Brother

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    A reality show idea of one of my friends that is picking up some steam....

    If someone offered you 10,000 for the rights to your life story would you take it?
     
    #1 Another Brother, Dec 17, 2004
  2. RocketMan Tex

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    In a New York minute
     
    #2 RocketMan Tex, Dec 17, 2004
  3. Just B

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    Hell yeah! That's not even a question.:cool:
     
    #3 Just B, Dec 17, 2004
  4. drapg

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    $10K? Absolutely not.


    $100K? Then I'd be willing to listen.

    Would it be Kramer style where you could never tell "your stories" again b/c they happened to someone else (a la J. Peterman?)
     
    #4 drapg, Dec 17, 2004
  5. Chance

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    I'd do it for 8 bucks.
     
    #5 Chance, Dec 17, 2004
  6. Oski2005

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    Considering that my life isn't all that exciting, 10 grand would definately do it.

    BTW, would your friend offer you the oppurtunity to host the show?
     
    #6 Oski2005, Dec 17, 2004
  7. ima_drummer2k

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    My life story has already been done...


    [​IMG]
     
    #7 ima_drummer2k, Dec 17, 2004
  8. twhy77

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    This sounds like the Canterbury Tales.



    Ahhh #$!@, I'm back in the #$@&ing computer lab writing this stupid paper again.

    Hope I don't miss any fruity puns.


    NO one would buy this story, its too damn boring.
     
    #8 twhy77, Dec 17, 2004
  9. DaDakota

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    $10,000 is not enough.

    DD
     
    #9 DaDakota, Dec 17, 2004
  10. VooDooPope

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    I'll take a buck fifty.
     
    #10 VooDooPope, Dec 17, 2004
  11. ArtV

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    Could I keep the story where I fall into mud while returning a pair of pants?
     
    #11 ArtV, Dec 17, 2004
  12. Fatty FatBastard

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    My life stories are easily worth more than ten grand. I'd hold out, or let them see what I would let them know for ten grand, and then say how much for the rest...
     
    #12 Fatty FatBastard, Dec 17, 2004
  13. Another Brother

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    Ahhh therein lies the hook. The show's producers, by way of investigation, would know intimate details about your life before they made you the offer. However, you would not know exactly what info they had.

    They would also pay a "bounty" for information that would far exceed the 10 grand.

    As a stipulation, you could not make any more money on your life story or the TV show itself.

    $10,000 to expose the most intimate details of your life to the world? Stand by while the networks, filmmakers and writers asses the true value of your life story and possibly make millions.

    I think it's kinda cool.
     
    #13 Another Brother, Dec 17, 2004
  14. boomboom

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    This would be on Fox, right?;)
     
    #14 boomboom, Dec 17, 2004
  15. Fatty FatBastard

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    If it were for a TV show, I'd do it, but I'd want a percentage of the royalties. Say 3-5%.

    I'm good enough for syndication. :D
     
    #15 Fatty FatBastard, Dec 17, 2004
  16. Another Brother

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    talking to BRAVO
     
    #16 Another Brother, Dec 17, 2004
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    I'd ask for 33% of the profit.

    Perhaps thats excessive, but you have to start somewhere.
     
    #17 swilkins, Dec 17, 2004
  18. Another Brother

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    That would undermine the show's concept. You've got to completely give up the rights to your story and then watch everyone else make money off it.
     
    #18 Another Brother, Dec 17, 2004
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    Claro que sí. Pero tienen que encontrar alguien que se parezca a mi, así como Jamie Foxx se parece tanto a Ray Charles o WILL SMITH se parece tanto a Muhammad ALI. :rolleyes:
     
    #19 SwoLy-D, Dec 17, 2004
  20. Fatty FatBastard

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    To invade my personal stories and history for all the world to see? For $10,000? You've gotta be crazy.

    To be fair, for that kind of invasion, $500,000. No less, and I'm probably short-changing myself.

    The person that does this for $10,000 has nothing of interest to tell.
     
    #20 Fatty FatBastard, Dec 17, 2004
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