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In news that will excite all the thirtysomething ladies who desperately need TV role models to justify their one night stands, shoe-splurges, and bloggy confessions about same, it seems that a miniseries version of Candace Bushnell's latest novel, Lipstick Jungle, will be coming soon to a small screen near you. Yawn, we know. But in Nikki Finke's writeup of the deal, we did find this detail intriguing:
As for Bushnell, everyone thinks she made a mint off Sex And The City at HBO and in syndication. But lore has it [ed: we love 'lore' as a source ] that Bushnell sold the rights to Sex And The City producer Darren Star for a mere $60,000 way back in 1996. Asked about her payday from the deal, Bushnell back in 2005 confirmed to Radar that she'd taken the opportunity to cash out long before Sex And The City took off and said it was "highly unlikely" that she'd ever see a dime from its syndication (though her subsequent books and other projects have reportedly earned her millions). Interesting that, at one point, Darren Star tried to buy the TV rights to Lipstick Jungle, too, but the deal went south. No doubt, a kiss-off.Oh, Candy. We know you're doing well now, but that must have stung for years — even though we're sure the 85 pairs of Manolos you bought in 1996 seemed totally worth it at the time.
Hopefully, NBC Deal for 'Lipstick Jungle' Better Than 'Sex.' [Deadline Hollywood]
Comments
Damn, that bag is looking old
even more stinging was being portrayed by that horse-face sarah jessica parker
I believe the phrase the Times (London) used was "horse in a hairdo", which was like, way harsh.
no, no, no, sarah jessica looks like a foot, man.
This is old news to those who were sentient in 1996.
Looks like Candy's cigarette, coffee, vodka diet is catching up to her.
Please, someone, feed her.
I don't know, I always thought SJP worked the jolie laid thing pretty well.
Whatever Candace earned for her drivel it was 100% too much. She is a complete hack,fraud and probably plagiarist.
Anyone else get the mean vibe from SJP? Even back in the Square Pegs days I got the feeling she had a splintery something up her bum.
I thought Candy had a producing credit on season 1 of SATC. She does on the pilot episode, anyway. She didn't get paid for that?
I must confess I have loved Sarah Jessica ever since Flight of the Navigator...
"Twisted Sister? It's a him. Actually, it's a them." I copied the pink hair streak and everything.
I hope that doesn't make me a mini Scary Sadshaw??
Square pegs, square pegs, square, square PEGS! I'd like it if they'd like us, but I don't think they like us...
Sorry, I will always love SJP for that. And I believe that Carrie was that character grown up with a name-change. Kind of like the way Richard Belzer has been playing John Munch in different shows for years.
jup, every character sjp plays is the same one, with a name change. it's called lack of range
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