Exit to Eden: From Erotica to Buffoonery

How Anne Rice Erotica Turned into a Movie featuring
Rosie O'Donnell in A Leather BDSM Suit



Once upon a time, there was a best-selling author, who had yet to hit it big, who liked to write dirty novels--er, that is, erotica.

In 1985, she turned out one such novel under the pen name of Anne Rampling: Exit to Eden.

The plot, such as it is summarized below.

Lisa Kelly manages an isolated BDSM resort called The Club that offers its high-end clients an exclusive setting in which they can experience the life of a Master or Mistress.

Prospective sex slaves, paid at the end of their term at Eden (which varies from six months to two years), are presented at auctions by the most respected Trainers from across the world. As Head Female Trainer and co-founder Kelly gets first pick of the new slaves, and chooses Elliot Slater -- with whom she shares an immediate and undeniable chemistry that intensifies throughout their time together, eventually resulting in love.

So, with a kinky BDSM plot and her knack for soft-core, Anne Rice completed Exit to Eden.

What happened to her book when it became a movie still probably gives Rice--the author of the Vampire Chronicles and other horror stories--nightmares.



As with any media property, the promise of a motion picture from a now-best-selling author attracted the film industry.

The film adaptation in 1994 differed greatly from the book, with a new major story line and several new characters added.

The movie was directed by Garry Marshall and starred Dana Delany, Paul Mercurio, Rosie O'Donnell.

Rosie O'Donnell???

Yes, that Rosie O'Donnell.

The film partially utilized the story of the book, with Dana Delany playing Lisa Emerson (Lisa Kelly in the book), and Paul Mercurio playing Elliot Slater. However, half of the film consisted of a new comedic detective story line written by the director.

Several new characters were created, including Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell as police officers pursuing diamond thieves to the Eden resort. These characters then start to explore BDSM as well. New dialogue and scenes for the original characters were written to include them in the new story line.

So after a brilliant idea--let the director rewrite erotica into a police comedy featuring Rosie O'Donnell in leather.

Brilliant beyond belief.

Beyond Anne Rice and her fans' belief, anyway.

The book was interesting.

However, the interest in seeing Rosie O'Donnell "start to explore BDSM" put a damper on the film's theatrical take.

It died a quick and well-deserved death.

As did any hopes of Rosie's possible career as a dominatrix.

And they say there is no God.

by Mondoreb
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Source: Wikipedia - Exit to Eden



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NBC: Nothing But Crap

The network of Keith Olbermann, Chris Mathews and Rosie O'Donnell has finally found something really objectionable--a salute to U.S. troops.

WASHINGTON (AP) - NBC has rejected a TV ad by Freedom's Watch, a conservative group that supports administration policy in Iraq, that asks viewers to remember and thank U.S. troops during the holiday season.

NBC said it declined to air the ad because it refers to the group's Web site, which the network said was too political, not because of the ad's message.

"Anybody in the world who would look at this ad would come away with nothing other than we should be thankful for their service," Freedom's Watch president Brad Blakeman said.

The spot was to be part of a seven-figure campaign that includes newspaper ads and television commercials. The ads are to run on CNN and Fox News Channel and are running in various newspapers. The New York Times ran a full-page Freedom's Watch ad Friday that said "Thank You!" and depicted a soldier reading a letter. The newspaper ad also contained the Web site address.

Alan Wurtzel, NBC's head of standards and practices, said the network decided not to run the Freedom's Watch ad because the group insisted that the spot contain the URL address of its Web site.

The group's home page links to another Freedom's Watch Web page that lists nonprofit organizations that are sending care packages to soldiers and that suggests other ways of expressing support.

It also contains a welcoming message that states: "For too long, conservatives have lacked a permanent political presence to do battle with the radical special interests groups and their left-wing allies in government."

"We have a policy that prohibits acceptance of advertising that deals with issues of public controversy," Wurtzel said. "This particular ad, in and of itself, is fine. It thanks the troops for their action overseas. We asked them to eliminate a URL address where a person is asked to contact elected officials and told not to cut and run on the war on terror."

NBC rejected a previous Freedom's Watch ad that addressed funding for the troops.

"It's a long-term policy, it goes back decades," Wurtzel said of NBC's stance of declining controversial issue advertising.

He suggested that Freedom's Watch did not alter the ad in order to force NBC to reject it and thus get media attention.

--Source: AP - NBC Rejects "Salute to the Troops" Ad from Conservative Group
NBC can dance and spin all they like: people will watch the video, read the story and come to their own conclusions on this.

And they will most likely decide that they won't end their apathy concerning either NBC or MSNBC's network televised offerings.

Maybe when NBC viewership sinks below that of the Fatty Foods Network or Breathing for Credit Channel, someone will have the sense to let a businessman run the network.

Instead of the rabidly Left ideologues in charge now.

by Mondoreb
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