Now that everyone's grandmother is clogging up Friendster with profiles touting their interests in "dishes full of hard candy" and "euthanasia parties," the social-networking tool is finally safe for Hollywood. According to Variety, Universal is planning "a comedy that will follow relationships formed by fictitious users of the site." We haven't been this excited by the union of cutting edge computer and romantic comedy technology since You've Got Mail. It's going to be hilarious when Jason Biggs turns to one of those other American Pie guys and frets, "Yeah, I slept with her, but I don't even know her! She's only in my third-degree network!"

[Ed. note—Didn't Scott Sassa take over Friendster? Where was he in this deal? There's no mention of him in the Variety story.]

• U makes some online friends [Variety, sub. req'd.]


• Scott Sassa's Totally In My Second Degree Network! [Defamer]

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