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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Oct 18, 2008 12:48 PM
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This is a great idea, and one I would love to see! I have to comment, though, that it isn't just young brides being left at home anymore, it is young husbands also. I was in a college class a couple years ago, and this guy, about 23 years old, was very upset. I asked him what was wrong. He explained that his wife was being deployed, and that he would be home alone with their two infant twin daughters while trying to juggle full time work and full time school. He eventually had to drop out of school. It was heartbreaking.
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Oct 8, 2008 3:33 PM
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There must be more of you out there with good idea's. Don't be shy! I see you lurking! 
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Oct 3, 2008 12:57 PM
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Another thought I had about a documentary would be focusing on the unique dynamics of the military family, meaning the spouses and children left behind for long deployments. Alot of these families consist of young brides, still teens really, facing very long separations, often with infants or very young children, and zero coping skills. Marriages flounder, some come to home to changes they didn't expect. Soldiers coming home after months in hostile situations leaning how to cope with everyday life again. The military's response to how to keep these families, especially the very young ones, together.
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Oct 1, 2008 3:08 PM
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With the election quickly approaching I'd like to see an in depth study on the voting process this time around. They could focus on one of the state's that had problems in the past. Florida would be a good example.
I found Recount and Hacking Democracy very interesting to watch. They could actually film things in real time this next election.
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Sep 27, 2008 12:26 PM
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I agree! Great ideas! I like both the community focus and the author focus. Both would draw my attention for sure!
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Sep 26, 2008 12:10 PM
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> > I couldn't either. For all the money and fame
> their
> > profession brings them, I wonder if it's worth
> it at
> > all? Sure, the wealth would be nice but being
> > hounded and photographed everywhere you go, ALL
> the
> > time? Your kids being hounded all the time?
> No
> > thanks!
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> > On the subject of new documentaries, with all
> the
> > buzz about the terrific new HBO series "True
> Blood",
> > and the wildly popular book series
> Twilight by
> > Stephenie Meyer, I did a little amateur research
> and
> > saw that there exists quite a vibrant vampire
> > community both online and off. I wonder if a
> > documentary about the offline world of
> "vampires"
> > might be of interest?
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> I have watched the first few shows of the True Blood
> series and it has caught my attention. I know another
> series they did make a few films for was Anne Rice's
> vampire series. It does seem like a popular subject,
> maybe they could even focus on one of the authors?
I think they could. Or perhaps feature several successful vampire-genre writers. In the case of Stephenie Meyer, she reminds me alot of J.K. Rowling, in the sense that she kind of rose from obscurity to superstardom with a groundbreaking series of books. The fan base for Meyer is astounding, and like the Potter series, encompasses a broad range of readers beyond what it was originally intended. Perhaps in the case of Meyer, if the movie Twilight is successful, there might be enough interest. Combined with the success of True Blood, I think a good documentary could come out of this.
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Sep 24, 2008 3:49 PM
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> I couldn't either. For all the money and fame their
> profession brings them, I wonder if it's worth it at
> all? Sure, the wealth would be nice but being
> hounded and photographed everywhere you go, ALL the
> time? Your kids being hounded all the time? No
> thanks!
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> On the subject of new documentaries, with all the
> buzz about the terrific new HBO series "True Blood",
> and the wildly popular book series Twilight by
> Stephenie Meyer, I did a little amateur research and
> saw that there exists quite a vibrant vampire
> community both online and off. I wonder if a
> documentary about the offline world of "vampires"
> might be of interest?
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I have watched the first few shows of the True Blood series and it has caught my attention. I know another series they did make a few films for was Anne Rice's vampire series. It does seem like a popular subject, maybe they could even focus on one of the authors?
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Sep 19, 2008 12:07 PM
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> There are some really great ideas here! And LOL @
> after school specials! Sadly, many celebs fall from
> grace. Some just don't seem wired to cope with all
> that goes with being in the public eye. I know I
> could never live like that. I am a very private
> person. I couldn't imagine ;living under a microscope.
I couldn't either. For all the money and fame their profession brings them, I wonder if it's worth it at all? Sure, the wealth would be nice but being hounded and photographed everywhere you go, ALL the time? Your kids being hounded all the time? No thanks!
On the subject of new documentaries, with all the buzz about the terrific new HBO series "True Blood", and the wildly popular book series Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, I did a little amateur research and saw that there exists quite a vibrant vampire community both online and off. I wonder if a documentary about the offline world of "vampires" might be of interest?
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Sep 15, 2008 12:10 PM
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There are some really great ideas here! And LOL @ after school specials! Sadly, many celebs fall from grace. Some just don't seem wired to cope with all that goes with being in the public eye. I know I could never live like that. I am a very private person. I couldn't imagine ;living under a microscope.
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Sep 13, 2008 12:56 PM
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> Maybe she needs to watch some after school specials.
> That's how I learned drugs are bad. LOL
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LOL Jaydes! Oye! 
I just think that it's so sad, as it often is with people who end up doing drugs and therefore silencing their God-given talent because of it. It's like they approach that fork in the road, where one path leads them to possible success and fullfillment, and the other is a dark, dangerous path that leads to their destruction.
I want to know what was behind her downfall, and not just the drugs, because I think it was that and a combination of things. To me, it's compelling in addition to heart-wrenching to find out how people with so much to give fall from grace.
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Sep 10, 2008 3:17 PM
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> I would be interested in seeing an in depth look at
> the fall of songstress Amy Winehouse. When I first
> saw her, I was drawn in by her sultry, provocative
> voice and her distinctive sound. I think it would be
> interesting to find out how her downward spiral
> began: from the beginnings of a really promising
> career to the depths of drug abuse, illness, parents
> who are helpless to stop her drug use and her
> volatile, co-dependent marriage. So sad to see such
> talent go unrealized because of drug use.
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Maybe she needs to watch some after school specials. That's how I learned drugs are bad. LOL
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Sep 5, 2008 12:18 PM
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I would be interested in seeing an in depth look at the fall of songstress Amy Winehouse. When I first saw her, I was drawn in by her sultry, provocative voice and her distinctive sound. I think it would be interesting to find out how her downward spiral began: from the beginnings of a really promising career to the depths of drug abuse, illness, parents who are helpless to stop her drug use and her volatile, co-dependent marriage. So sad to see such talent go unrealized because of drug use.
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Sep 3, 2008 3:53 PM
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> I'd love to see one about the oil companies and the
> real reasons for the price of gas these days. 
Is there a limit on how long these can be? That might take weeks or months to explain.
I'd like to see one about what is going on with the U.S. support for Georgia and the conflict with Russia.
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Aug 13, 2008 4:09 PM
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I really liked the film "The Recruiter" that was just on and I'd like to see more movies like that please. I like that it just showed the way things are, without a clear point of view one way or the other. We need more good journalism like that to help us all understand one another in this red state/blue state country we live in!
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Re: What new documentary do YOU want to see on HBO?
Aug 11, 2008 11:07 AM
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Hi,
My name is Warren Taylor I am 19 and I'm a New Resident of NYC. about 2 weeks ago I moved to Manhatten from a small town in Mississippi. I made the move because I am a young, but determined and enspired Entrepreneur who seeks to start a Billion dollar Entertainment company along with my best friend, who has made the move Los Angeles to grow the company there. The crazy part is that we used up all of our financing to make the move. Our plan to persue this venture is impecable! and we want HBO to Film our Journey from two very young friends with a dream to their sucess in building an Empire!
HBO, We want to get our story out! not only for publicity for the company, but also to encourage others to push towards their dream. With us being so young (19, 21) as visionaires we invisioned this Documentary airing on the highly respectable HBO network.
Please Help us make this Venture, Film our Highs and lows, follow us preparing to conduct a business meetings with Billionaires and other major companies.. Better Yet! film us in the actual meetings! Film our times of rejoice and times of stress and mistakes. Film us as we try to balance school and starting a company.. Setting in NYC, where i Warren Taylor will be pushing the company, and setting number 2, LA where my friend Corneilus Wilson will be persuing our vision and dream there.
Being from very poor backgrounds and families, this will be a golden oppertunity to see two young black boys, persue Happiness. From the mississippi Projects to the Hollywood Hills! We are pasionate about this race!
If interesed pleeeease!! contact me! I have more ideas of our vision for you!
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