Variety:Ben Affleck to make TV drama about a 2nd American Revolution

[Melodybe]

Takes place in the not to distant future and involves a band of patriots who seek to restore the Bill of Rights and unify the nation.

Seems like Ben is thinking about us :)

Here is the link:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117927492?categoryid=14&cs=1

Did I mention that I love the Affleck?
Cause I do.

[bliss_eternal]

1. Definitely! I've seen him at the Dem Nat'l. Convention in '99 and

"04...(sorry if my dates are off).

I decided to not hate him(I wasn't fond of him), when I saw him on CSpan in the middle of the night, the night before the 2000 elections, fervently campaigning for Gore. I was quite impressed.

Anyone that keeps up with Stevie Wonder in humanistic and democratic activity is ok with me.

:thumbsup:

[Melodybe]

2. Same for George Clooney, his new movie is all about bring McCarthy down

and the state of journalism and the difference between crap journalism and real journalism.

His buddy Stephen Sodenburg is doing a bio- pic of Che Guevara starring Benico Del Toro as the revolutionary Che.

I love it! There is a lot to look forward to, artswise.

[Melodybe]

3. kick for a cool show that I want to get a lot of great buzz!

[Melodybe]

4. kick cause ya'll have no love for the Affleck and I think he deserves

a tiny Kudos.

so kick and kudos for Ben Affleck!
:kick:

[NYCGirl]

14. Clooney's film is a biopic of Edward R. Murrow, and it opens the NY

Film Festival.

http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2005-08-18T083658Z_01_DIT830999_RTRIDST_0_FILM-NEWYORK-DC.XML

Edited to add: FYI, Clooney is DIRECTING the film, not starring in it.

[Melodybe]

15. I know, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was a great movie

I think Clooney will do a great job directing.

[NYCGirl]

16. I agree. It was a remarkable directorial debut, and totally underrated.

Sam Rockwell was fantastic as Chuck Barris, too.

[Melodybe]

17. Agreed Rockwell is very talented, his Zaphod was the best thing about

Hitchhiker's Guide.

[spuddonna]

5. Ooh! Sounds cool...

Thanks for the link! I've always loved Ben - esp in Dogma... heck I liked Daredevil too! :)

[dad]

6. -

I think he sucks as an actor, but I'd still like to see a show with that premise. Hell, I'd like it to actually happen.

[Melodybe]

7. America is in dire need of a new 1984/F 451? futuristic type story

I'm just thrilled that he is tackling the topic.

Tell folks about it, shows need buzz to get made.

[shadowknows69]

8. Affleck was the bomb in "Phantoms" yo

Phantoms like a mother fucker. Ok maybe not. His performance in Dogma absolutely rocked though.

[Melodybe]

9. I have yet to see Phantoms, but one of my best friends loves it

Either way I am looking forward to this project nonetheless.

[shadowknows69]

13. its good modern B horror fare

affleck is a good actor who's been in a lot of shitty (box office not necessarily quality) movies. i always liked him. sucks that he has to go the tv movie route but i'm looking forward to it too.

[Generic Other]

10. Wait a minute! It's not the terrorist that we must resist!

It's the Bushbot fascists.

[Melodybe]

11. Well, I'm going to do my best to resist both.

[Generic Other]

12. MIHOP/LIHOP

Internal enemies our most pressing problem.