Where’s my TV series? A case of blog envy
Blogstorm publishes a table of the top 100 UK blogs. Belle De Jour is number 76. The author has a publishing contract and they’ve turned the blog into a TV series starring Billie Piper.
I am number 79. Where’s my TV series? Where’s my publishing contract? I used to be jealous when “leading” bloggers (except me) were given free laptops by Microsoft but now I’m just cheesed off.
I mentioned this to some actor friends of mine last night. They asked me what my blog was about. I thought I would try to sex it up a little. “Writing. You know: grammar, Latin, how to write a press release, that sort of thing” I replied. They weren’t impressed.
Technorati Tags: Belle de Jour, blogging, TV, jealousy, blog envy
Tom Chandler wrote:
I feel your pain.
I write a top fly fishing blog, and Robert Redford has yet to contact me to play in the sequel to “A River Runs Through It.”
I’m gutted. I mean, where are millions? Where are the groupies? Where are the invitations to swank parties?
Posted on 08-Nov-07 at 6:24 pm | Permalink
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Posted on 09-Nov-07 at 12:28 am | Permalink
Toddie Downs wrote:
Hey, don’t dash my dreams! I just started up a blog celebrating the best of writing (WordHappy at http://toddiedowns.wordpress.com) two weeks ago (averaging a WHOPPING 30 views a day), and still have my visions of free swag being thrown at me in hopes of a good review. And of course, when the blog is optioned as a movie, Julia Roberts will be cast as me. And then I shall move onto world domination.
I’m not being unrealistic, am I?
Posted on 09-Nov-07 at 1:21 am | Permalink
Nathania Johnson wrote:
Oh but is it a GOOD television series?
The celebrity gossip blog TMZ got a TV series and it’s bad. I saw it and thought “Go back to the internet.”
Better to be a great blog than a bad TV show!
Posted on 09-Nov-07 at 4:14 am | Permalink
Graham Chastney wrote:
At least you made it on to the list. Congratulations!!!
Posted on 09-Nov-07 at 9:24 am | Permalink
David Bradley wrote:
Hey, thanks for the pointer. I made #64!
Actually, I had a much higher technorati rank at the start of the year, which could have made me top ten, but I guess people have got bored with the the old Geordie boffin…
Posted on 09-Nov-07 at 4:38 pm | Permalink
Matthew Stibbe wrote:
Hey, David, does that mean we can expect to see Kevin Whately playing you in some TV series soon?
Posted on 09-Nov-07 at 4:40 pm | Permalink
Evangeline Than wrote:
Hmm, sex and scandal eh? Are there no fiesty pilotinas that you could start a torrid affair with? No third-world drug barons to bomb from your fibreglass air fort?
I’d like to see David Duchovny playing you in the movie adaptation. Don’t worry about the TV small fry, Matthew - go for gold and head straight for Hollywood!
Posted on 15-Nov-07 at 7:48 am | Permalink
Matthew Stibbe wrote:
Evangeline - I like the way you think!
Posted on 15-Nov-07 at 7:50 am | Permalink