Napster: The Movie

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Posted by chrisd on Friday October 4, 2002 @02:43AM from the when-the-weird-turn-pro dept.

Joey Patterson writes "Looks like the story of Napster founder Shawn Fanning is headed to the small screen. CNET News.com reports that Fanning has signed a deal with MTV to turn his life story into a movie, which will focus on his personal saga during Napster's rise and fall. There's no word yet on who the cast will be (although Fanning may play himself), but Alex Winter (who played Bill in the "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" movies) will write (and possibly direct) the film."

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Wow... by coene · 2002-10-04 02:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Interesting news yet I cannot compel myself to think of a sarcastic musing!! What's the world coming to...
Excellent by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-04 02:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

FP
Think about this: by 613746 · 2002-10-04 02:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Shut yer freakin' pie hole.
1. Re:Think about this: by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-04 03:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Off-topic? That was a brilliant reference to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey!
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-04 02:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. but seriously, if i were short on money i would do the same thing.
Bill and Shawn's Excellent Adventure! by wwwssabbsdotcom · 2002-10-04 02:49 · Score: 0, Offtopic

"Throw them into the IRON MAIDEN!"
"EXCELLENT!"
"And Execute them!"
"BOGUS!"

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Re:Sounds... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-04 03:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

a REAL winner
Re:I think my infobot sums it up very well by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-04 03:01 · Score: -1, Offtopic

PPPRREEVVVIIIEWWW?!
Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-04 03:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
Re:But which point of view? by gorilla · 2002-10-04 03:33 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I don't/can't watch MTV, but I thought that MTV had transformed itself into a youth channel, instead of a music channel.
Re:The Idiot box!@ by mekkab · 2002-10-04 03:35 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Yeah Idiot box to liquid tv was the jam.

Ok- OT as hell,
but I actually saw something I liked on MTV this week- I was on the treadmill (gotta work that spare tire) and they have a show which takes like 3 different sets of people in some random town/county (they were in Cali, next time they'll be in Wichita) and they follow them around for the night.

You basically get to see how other lame-o's spend their friday or saturday nights. It very much so appealed to the sociologist in me.

I remember being out in Kansas City for work and I met up with some young hipsters. Its like that kind of thing- a night in the life of someone else.

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