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March 18th, 2010, 15:20
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It looks like our old friend, the Fake Steve Jobs (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/real-interview-with-fake-steve-jobs/), is doing pretty well for himself. A popular blog, a well-received book, and now -- with any luck, at least -- a new TV series. Currently the Epix network (still only available on FiOS TV (http://www.engadget.com/tag/FiOSTV/)) is teaming up with the money men at Media Rights Capital to deliver a pilot called iCON. Featuring a character named Tom Rhodes, "a composite of Jobs and other Silicon Valley titans," the story is described as "a savage satire, a study of ego, power and greed." The man behind it all is none other than Larry Charles (of Borat, Bruno, and Seinfeld fame) who will direct the thing and oversee the script being written by Dan Lyons (Fake Steve Jobs himself). As you might have guessed, the announcement is pretty nutty:
"We are attempting to do nothing less than a modern Citizen Kane," Charles said. "A scabrous satire of Silicon Valley and its most famous citizen. We needed a bold environment to nurture such a vision. One that was free of pre-conceived ideas. And Epix made it clear they were that place. They asked us to make their home our home. And we have." Since no one we know has actually seen Citizen Kane, we can't tell you if that's a good thing or not. But if it turns out to be anything like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, we love it already! PR after the break.Continue reading Epix TV network to deliver real pilot based on the fake Steve Jobs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/epix-tv-network-to-deliver-real-pilot-based-on-the-fake-steve-jo/)
Epix TV network to deliver real pilot based on the fake Steve Jobs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/epix-tv-network-to-deliver-real-pilot-based-on-the-fake-steve-jo/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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It looks like our old friend, the Fake Steve Jobs (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/01/real-interview-with-fake-steve-jobs/), is doing pretty well for himself. A popular blog, a well-received book, and now -- with any luck, at least -- a new TV series. Currently the Epix network (still only available on FiOS TV (http://www.engadget.com/tag/FiOSTV/)) is teaming up with the money men at Media Rights Capital to deliver a pilot called iCON. Featuring a character named Tom Rhodes, "a composite of Jobs and other Silicon Valley titans," the story is described as "a savage satire, a study of ego, power and greed." The man behind it all is none other than Larry Charles (of Borat, Bruno, and Seinfeld fame) who will direct the thing and oversee the script being written by Dan Lyons (Fake Steve Jobs himself). As you might have guessed, the announcement is pretty nutty:
"We are attempting to do nothing less than a modern Citizen Kane," Charles said. "A scabrous satire of Silicon Valley and its most famous citizen. We needed a bold environment to nurture such a vision. One that was free of pre-conceived ideas. And Epix made it clear they were that place. They asked us to make their home our home. And we have." Since no one we know has actually seen Citizen Kane, we can't tell you if that's a good thing or not. But if it turns out to be anything like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, we love it already! PR after the break.Continue reading Epix TV network to deliver real pilot based on the fake Steve Jobs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/epix-tv-network-to-deliver-real-pilot-based-on-the-fake-steve-jo/)
Epix TV network to deliver real pilot based on the fake Steve Jobs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/epix-tv-network-to-deliver-real-pilot-based-on-the-fake-steve-jo/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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