Ryan Murphy sets ‘The Shards’ series adaptation at FX
We gonna watch this mess or what?
[quote]First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting bookstands in 2023, The Shards is a dark coming-of-age tale with semi-autobiographical facets for Ellis. Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character’s world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 22, 2025 12:22 AM
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I'd rather watch a series by Ryan Murphy, called "The Sharts."
Now THAT would be fun!
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 20, 2025 12:19 PM
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First foisting Kim Kardashian on us and now Kaia Gerber. My, how the mighty has fallen since Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 20, 2025 12:27 PM
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I'd like to see him take a crack at The Informers. It's the only BEE book I liked but the movie was terrible.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 21, 2025 1:39 AM
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Minus the vile animal abuse, I hope.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 21, 2025 1:40 AM
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Ryan Murphy and Dick Wolf are two of the biggest hacks in television right now.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 21, 2025 2:06 AM
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[quote] Ryan Murphy and Dick Wolf are two of the biggest hacks in television right now.
Don't forget me!
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 21, 2025 2:09 AM
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So is Kaia Gerber playing Susan?
Who will play Robert Mallory? Whoever plays him will have to be extremely handsome.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 21, 2025 7:48 AM
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I couldn’t finish the book, it was just self indulgent bullshit. BEE has a certain writing style that was fun to read for a moment in time spanning the mid 1980s to the very early 90s.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 21, 2025 11:15 AM
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I liked it. I thought his “Imperial Bedrooms” was absolutely terrible so this was a good return to form.
“The Rules of Attraction” is still my favorite by him.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 21, 2025 3:05 PM
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Ryan Murphy is the number-one employer of nepo babies in Hollywood. He seems to be addicted to them.
Talent not required.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 21, 2025 3:08 PM
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How is Brett doing these days? Better than fellow literary brat packers Jay McInerney and Tama Janowitz?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 21, 2025 3:25 PM
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Ellis still publishes, has a podcast, and seems to be doing ok.
I think Janowitz is the only one whose life seems shitty if you go by her memoir. It ends with her almost destitute and being sued by her brother.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 21, 2025 4:52 PM
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I thought the show would be about meth.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 21, 2025 7:16 PM
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R10: I'm all about equity and inclusion!
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 21, 2025 7:24 PM
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I’m available for the ingenue role.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 21, 2025 9:05 PM
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I loved the book. I about half way through my second reading. I was hopeful about the HBO adaption, dammit. At least Ryan won’t skimp on the gay content, but the sex and nudity wouldn’t have been limited by censors if it was on HBO. I am not sure the FX/Murphy combo is the best avenue, but I am hopeful they will get it right.
What hot nepo babies will play Bret and Robert? What aging male actor will play the girlfriend’s dad who fucks Bret?
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 21, 2025 10:50 PM
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I wonder how Todd is doing and if they're still together.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 22, 2025 12:22 AM
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