(This could leave a mark:) ‘Shattered,’ Book About Clinton Campaign, May Become TV Series

Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 1:37pm

‘Shattered,’ Book About Clinton Campaign, May Become TV Series

A new book about Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald J. Trump in the presidential election could be heading to the small screen.

“Shattered,” by the journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, has been optioned by TriStar Television, a division of Sony Pictures Television, and Davis Entertainment for a limited series. The deal was confirmed by Bridget Matzie, a literary agent for the authors. A network is not yet attached to the project.

Among the first post-mortems of the election, “Shattered” has been a mainstay in dinner-party chatter in political circles since its publication. The continued interest in the election has brought talk of other book-to-TV series as well. The political journalists and analysts Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are currently working on a book about the 2016 election that has also been acquired for a mini-series by HBO.

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The book’s assertions of campaign infighting and dysfunction — and the notion that Mrs. Clinton was at times befuddled by the frustration and resentment expressed by voters — cast an unflattering light just as Mrs. Clinton has re-emerged in a series of public appearances.

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In a post on Medium, Christina Reynolds, a deputy communications director for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, expressed dissatisfaction with the book’s portrait of the campaign.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/business/media/shattered-hillary-c...

So will this mini-drama be an attempt to put a stake through the Clinton Creature's tiny black heart? Or will this somehow make Her Heinous look like a sad and much abused martyr for the cause? Is there a movement out there to kill her career (oh please please please) or to turn her into the greatest, bestest, mostest qualified politician this country ever had the privilege to be fleeced by?

What is this big push to drag out her miserable old ass and shove her at us again? She's been in our faces for literally years. Why is this flood of attention going on so soon? Will it be all- out war between the Clinton haters vs. the Clinton die-hards up until the primary for 2020 commences? Because everything she's done since she quit stalking Smokey the Bear and started in again on the the American public says she's going to run.

The third time is the charm you know. Look at Richard Nixon.

EDIT: took out the word 'up'

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Submitted by Pricknick on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 1:59pm
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If the television executives are looking for something that will drag their ratings down, this will likely be a winner. Yet again, with the known stupidity of the majority of television watchers, it might be a hit.
Instead of reality tv, we'll have revolting tv.

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Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 2:59pm
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@Pricknick

..... is where these ghastly ideas for semi-scripted TV shows come from.

With Shattered being out there available, all the producer would have to do is get the rights to the book; get it written into a mini-series before any strike; and then just let it roll.

"Reality" TV, i.e, unscripted TV, came directly from the last Creative Writers' strike. This could very well be the result of the next one (or the threat of the same, if it is avoided).

The result, of course, is as you called it:

Instead of reality tv, we'll have revolting tv.

Bad

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Submitted by Azazello on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 2:19pm
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to see the shrieking, the swearing and the throwing of the glassware. The election-night-in-the-Clinton-suite scene will be one for the ages. Who will be in the cast ? Who will play Robby, Donna and Neera ? Who will play the Weiners ? Will they get Meryl Streep to play the Creature herself ? I'm just so excited !!!

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Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 3:01pm
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@Azazello

..... is too smart to get caught in this type-cast:

Will they get Meryl Streep to play the Creature herself ?

Unless she has already landed the role after that, playing Nosferatu..... Smile

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Submitted by Lily O Lady on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 3:15pm
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How about:

House of Shards

Game of Moans

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Submitted by irishking on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 4:08pm

@Lily O Lady

lol.

but come to think of it....

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Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 4:11pm
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It is doubtlessly the greatest election fiasco in American history. It will never, ever get old.

[I've extended my comment into an essay, here.]

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 5:21pm
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I can only hope that the ratings are so bad, that it gets cancelled by the third episode. I'll be doing my part by not watching it.

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Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 9:48pm
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@Socialprogressive Thank the FSM Hillary got cancelled after her audition.

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Submitted by MrWebster on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 6:57pm

Couldn't help myself. I looked up who runs TriStar and it is one Suzanne Patmore Gibbs.

http://deadline.com/2015/05/tristar-television-relaunch-suzanne-patmore-...

I then looked up any political donations. She donated $2000 to "DNC Services" which I believe is just the DNC.

https://www.opensecrets.org/PACs/pacgave2.php?sort=A&cmte=C00010603&cycl...

DNC Services is who Bernie brought a lawsuit against for withholding voter database.

http://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000151-b72f-d9b7-ad79-f7ff512d0000

While at ABC she was big on dramas involving powerful woman as far as I can tell. I haven't TV for years now so it is all Greek to me.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/fashion/21lipstick.html

So we have a very powerful woman player in Hollywood who gave to the DNC overseeing a major project about the election. Gibbs I am sure runs in the circles of the beautiful and powerful, and those circles were all in for Clinton and very importantly from a business end TPP which would have granted extra-ordinary copyright protection to movies, etc. I would bet that an august figure such as George Clooney would certainly call on her about the project.

Just raising a question--would Gibbs be treated as a Hollywood pariah if the TV series really made Clinton look bad? Called a Putin puppet?

So could it be that the TV series might white wash Clinton--develop her as the tragic victim after all and betrayed by her staff who failed her? That thread could certainly be developed out of the book.

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Submitted by uncomfortably numb on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 8:54pm

@MrWebster
I fear this may be the case. This could be an attempt to rehabilitate her image in preparation for another run. Poor Hillary, the Russians conspired with Trump, Bernie falsely slandered her, the public misunderstood her deplorable comment, and she was just too darn naive to know her private server was illegal. It doesn't matter that none of this is true, they bought the rights to the book and they can put anything they want into the movie. Sure, we will all know it's a crock, and we'll scream bloody murder that it's a crock, but millions of people will still watch it and believe it to be true. Man I hope I'm wrong.

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Submitted by MrWebster on Sun, 05/07/2017 - 5:57pm

@uncomfortably numb The series white washing her would come out just in time to start an early campaign.

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Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 10:03pm
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Squeaky Fromm as Hillary
Paul Rubens as Anthony Weiner
Whoopi Goldberg as Donna Brazile
John Podesta as John Podesta
Megan Kelly as Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Tupac Shakur as Seth Rich (yes, I know they're both dead)
Spike Lee as Barrack Obama
Rosie O'Donnell as Neera Tanden
Nikki Minaj as Huma Abedin

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Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 10:05pm
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@Alligator Ed Jeffrey Epstein as Slick Willie

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Submitted by MrWebster on Sun, 05/07/2017 - 5:58pm

@Alligator Ed George Clooney plays Julian Assange.

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