Grab some popcorn, MMM coming to TV!

Karanas · August 2, 2000, 11:29 AM

Don't forget your barf bag!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/linsidet.htm

Million March' to TV

Look for the Million Mom March, which drew an estimated 750,000 people to Washington, D.C., on May 14 in support of gun control measures, to become a TV movie, three documentaries and a book.

Organizer Donna Dees-Thomases, on leave from her part-time publicity job at CBS' Late Show, says she has the power of television — specifically Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah Winfrey — to thank.

"Most of the moms told us they heard about the march through Rosie and Oprah," Dees-Thomases said Monday. Two documentaries are in the works for cable's Lifetime and AMC. A broadcast network also has a movie planned, but Dees-Thomases wouldn't say which one.

The Million Mom Foundation hopes to raise up to $1 million for the rights to the story, all of which will go to the group.

Don Gwinn · August 2, 2000, 12:45 PM

750,000? Did they all have several frogs in their pockets?

dZ · August 2, 2000, 01:11 PM

cool! can i play myself?

who gets to play the SASer that got spit on by the mommies?

dZ

scud · August 2, 2000, 02:49 PM

Ever see A Clockwork Orange ? I'd look like Malcom in reconditioning if I saw that one. aCk.

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Coinneach · August 2, 2000, 02:51 PM

...and it would have about the same effect, even without the drugs.

TearsOfRage · August 2, 2000, 06:21 PM

A movie about a bunch of people standing around? Yawn.

sumabich · August 2, 2000, 06:55 PM

I wouldn't take this one too lightly "yawn". It will be filled with "touchy-feely" insurmountable odds, heart-breaking testimony. I suggest DZ and the SAS get a publicist and write a book with "real" grass-roots against all odds scenerio. Earl Owensby in Shelby NC might be willing to film it!

hube1236 · August 5, 2000, 05:25 PM

Think of how we are going to be portrayed!

Wasn't it Mr. Hill that spit on the baby while he held the little cherub's head to his big ugly assault 1911 with the bayonette lug. USA Today.....Sucks.

mussi · August 5, 2000, 05:35 PM

If I get to see that TV documentation, let's see if I have the time to
get up light gun attached to my Playstation to shoot a few of these
mommas.

Given my dog does not beg me to take him to the woods and spare him
that cruelty. Even dogs are smarter than our MMMs.

August 2, 2000, 11:29 AM	#1
Karanas Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 1999 Location: Mandeville,LA Posts: 879	Don't forget your barf bag! http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/linsidet.htm Million March' to TV Look for the Million Mom March, which drew an estimated 750,000 people to Washington, D.C., on May 14 in support of gun control measures, to become a TV movie, three documentaries and a book. Organizer Donna Dees-Thomases, on leave from her part-time publicity job at CBS' Late Show, says she has the power of television — specifically Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah Winfrey — to thank. "Most of the moms told us they heard about the march through Rosie and Oprah," Dees-Thomases said Monday. Two documentaries are in the works for cable's Lifetime and AMC. A broadcast network also has a movie planned, but Dees-Thomases wouldn't say which one. The Million Mom Foundation hopes to raise up to $1 million for the rights to the story, all of which will go to the group.

August 2, 2000, 12:45 PM	#2
Don Gwinn Staff Emeritus Join Date: March 9, 2000 Location: Virden, IL Posts: 5,917	750,000? Did they all have several frogs in their pockets?

August 2, 2000, 01:11 PM	#3
dZ Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: Exiled, Fetid Swamp, DC Posts: 7,548	cool! can i play myself? who gets to play the SASer that got spit on by the mommies? dZ

August 2, 2000, 02:49 PM	#4
scud Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2000 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 1,094	Ever see A Clockwork Orange ? I'd look like Malcom in reconditioning if I saw that one. aCk. [This message has been edited by scud (edited August 02, 2000).]

August 2, 2000, 02:51 PM	#5
Coinneach Staff Alumnus Join Date: February 23, 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,272	...and it would have about the same effect, even without the drugs.

August 2, 2000, 06:21 PM	#6
TearsOfRage Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 2000 Location: New Hampshire USA Posts: 205	A movie about a bunch of people standing around? Yawn.

August 2, 2000, 06:55 PM	#7
sumabich Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2000 Location: NC,USA Posts: 861	I wouldn't take this one too lightly "yawn". It will be filled with "touchy-feely" insurmountable odds, heart-breaking testimony. I suggest DZ and the SAS get a publicist and write a book with "real" grass-roots against all odds scenerio. Earl Owensby in Shelby NC might be willing to film it!

August 5, 2000, 05:25 PM	#8
hube1236 Registration in progress Join Date: April 28, 2000 Location: New Orleans, USA Posts: 785	Think of how we are going to be portrayed! Wasn't it Mr. Hill that spit on the baby while he held the little cherub's head to his big ugly assault 1911 with the bayonette lug. USA Today.....Sucks.

August 5, 2000, 05:35 PM	#9
mussi Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2000 Location: Berne, Switzerland Posts: 757	If I get to see that TV documentation, let's see if I have the time to get up light gun attached to my Playstation to shoot a few of these mommas. Given my dog does not beg me to take him to the woods and spare him that cruelty. Even dogs are smarter than our MMMs.