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News on the street is that a person has said they want to be part of the next movie… before the first movie comes out.

Where have we heard that before?  We hear it a lot around the industry of Hollywood when TV shows are renewed before the first episode of the first season even airs.  (Present example…  Starz “renewing” Magic City…  a show that hasn’t aired yet.)  Or when media takes a soundbite from an actor that says I’d love to be in an upcoming project… that hasn’t lifted off the ground yet.

That is the media buzz engine of the entertainment industry.  It’s sort of fun but when press and press-like entities get a-hold of soundbites, well, they take on a life of their own.

But this time around, because of past history, this soundbite seemed to have some form of substance.

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Thoughts on Brusimm logo - Opinion on News and Current EventsI’m reading about a lawsuit where an individual is suing James Cameron because he says Avatar was his idea.  He argues that he presented his idea and was told it wouldn’t sell.  Then Avatar comes out.  Depending on how you look at this issue, some things seem interesting, the least of which is timing and such.

Seriously!  He wants credit for the Pocahontas retelling?  (And that was no disrespect towards Cameron at all.  Almost everything on screen could be called a retelling of something else these days.)  But deciding who’s right or wrong is not for this article.  But it did spark an interesting perspective on some things I’ve observed over the years.

Idea “thefts” or plagiarism happens everyday, everywhere.  Ideas are all out there for the taking.

I remember in my stand-up comedy days, I’d perform at a particular comedy house that had a rep for snagging original material from up and comers and selling them to the “name” comedians.  And I have to say, it’s a bit of an honor to watch some big name star spout your material on an HBO special!

I’ve also seen where ideas I’ve started here on Brusimm.com pop up on other sites after I’ve started them.  (I’m sure it was just great, comedic timing… and that’s totally possible.)

But it doesn’t really matter who comes up with what, when.  What does matter is who acts on them.  Or better yet, how one entity can spread or deploy the premise better than someone else!

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‘The Lion King 3D’ Has Opened The Rerelease Flood Gates

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New DVD Releases for Nov 16th, 2010 [Avatar, A Christmas Carol, The Last Airbender, Perry Mason]

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New DVD Releases for Nov 16th, 2010 [Avatar, A Christmas Carol, The Last Airbender, Perry Mason]

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James Cameron Already Plotting Avatar 2 Filming

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Forbidden Planet Movie Remake Update from JMS

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I’ve been patiently waiting for more news on the classic sci fi movie remake of Forbidden Planet from J. Michael Straczynski (JMS).  It’s been pretty quiet on that front but I found an update of late on the project. JMS noted that with James Cameron withdrawing from the project to focus on Avatar 2, Warner [...]

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True Lies TV Series from James Cameron

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I Believe We Need To Calm Down About Robert Rodriguez’s Machete

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