Wired on Hollywood's Elite Message Boards

superflippy writes " Wired journalist Ben Mezrich gets the scoop on the online forums that film producers and other Hollywood heavyweights use to "track" the buzz on spec scripts, actors, writers, etc. "The tracking boards are the herd mentality gone digital," says one tracker. This helps explain how dreck like Kangaroo Jack makes it to theaters."

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Re:Explains?

[Jeff Probst]

The tracking boards are the herd mentality gone digital," says one tracker. This helps explain how dreck like Kangaroo Jack makes it to theaters."

i don't want to sound like a party pooper, but herd mentality also explains why people think

• linux is superior to windows,
• we should be allowed to steal music and be left alone by the MPAA,
• we should be allowed to steal movies and be left alone by the RIAA.

Before we all go off on a tirade about how unoriginal hollywood is, perhaps we should examine what happens on this very board.

Re:So true...

[DNS-and-BIND]

They could have made tens of millions applying themselves in real estate. Seriously. My father is getting into it, and it's just ridiculous how much money you can make, even if you're an idiot. If you're sharp, you can make money much faster than sitting around in a smoky casino waiting for a +6 count. Plus, it's legal.