A script no one would buy
What’s happening in today’s headlines is too unbelievable even for Hollywood In Hollywood the term “Green Light” means a project is a “go.” It takes a lot of planning, a lot of schmoozing, a good deal of influence and — most of all — a good script or treatment to get a project green-lighted.
Without a good story, it’s rare that a picture or TV show gets made. How do I know that? Well, in the deep, dark past of the last century, I made a couple of pitches to the networks, and, both times, they said the story wasn’t believable.
I would love to see those same network execs being pitched something from today’s headlines. The Trials of Donald Trump as a mini-series would get pretty much the same response: “It’s not believable!” What is happening today wouldn’t even make good fiction; it’s just too ridiculous.
A former president, wrapped in numerous civil and criminal cases, standing trial for multiple felonies while running for the office he once held?
