Justin.TV: The Movie

http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/10/justin-tv-the-movie/

by jamesjyu • 15 years ago

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jackowayed• 15 years ago

>Riche Productions, which has produced Starsky and Hutch, Family Man, Bride Wars

Can't say I have high hopes for this movie.

psykotic2• 15 years ago

The percentage of film options that get developed and then released is tiny. Rights being acquired doesn't mean much by itself, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for this movie to be made.

vaksel• 15 years ago

chances are that they are just hedging their bets, in case the site gets facebook big...then they can release the movie and make a killing

psykotic2• 15 years ago

Yes, that's generally how options are used. They're cheap and grant you the development rights for a period of years. So, you block competitors from getting those rights, while having the option to develop them yourself.

awaz• 15 years ago

Peter Riche tells us in an exclusive interview that compared to some of the previous movies that have profiled tech startups (i.e. The Social Network), he wanted to find a story where success in the entrepreneurial tech world has helped bring founder friendships closer (as opposed to spurring lawsuits).

After watching Social Network, I was kind of worried about starting a business with friends (or relatives) as co-founders. Is Facebook an outlier in this regard or is it the norm?

personalcompute• 15 years ago

As the article mentions, The Social Network was highly dramatized.

iamdave• 15 years ago

I recommend picking up a copy of the movie Startup.com, it wont assuage your concerns of going into business with family, but it paints a much easier to digest picture.

earbitscom• 15 years ago

I have co-founded a business with one of my best friends and then someone we didn't know prior to getting started. Working with both has been an awesome experience. It really just comes down to picking the right people.

chopsueyar2• 15 years ago

I would like to see a documentary about Justin.TV, like govWorks.com or kozmo.com.

Not really into a fictionalized drama. Justin seems too nice to create any drama like that.

The Kozmo.com documentary was eDreams: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001EQIFQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...

The govWorks.com documentary was Startup.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005N5QV/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...

justin• 15 years ago

Hopefully the Justin.tv story arc won't follow the same trend.

chopsueyar2• 15 years ago

It won't. You guys have the good karma.

yoonminn• 15 years ago

new trend: movie studios speculating on start-up movie rights like VCs on Start-ups

Justin.TV: The Movie

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