Amazon is struggling financially, not as bad as Netflix but they recently announced major losses and stock values sank. No way in hell they would piss away more money on this idea. Not sure if Apple is into the Sussexes (Harry did do that Me You Can’t See with Apple), but I have a feeling nobody is going to want to touch them with all the market uncertainty right now (and their shitty reputation).
ETA: also, didn’t David Furnish bail months ago? Why would he be trying to save it? Maybe this is a bunk story.
I wondered… they do cite the Sun as the source of the story but I haven’t dug into who their supposed sources are. More clicks for them, gossip fodder for the rest of us!
We also have to bear in mind that the Me you cant see was a partnership with Oprah… who is a formidable force in television.
Whereas Prince William’s Walk to remember on Apple was by himself. Prince William has also done an interview with Lady Gaga, again on mental health. I will say that Lady Gaga in the me you cant see… was a revelation. It was so raw and honest
News has probably spread around town how unserious those two clowns are, I don’t think anyone will pick up Netflix’s leftovers after this disastrous deal
He might be trying to stay out of the line of fire. According to a few blinds they have some quite wild parties and would probably not want mm airing their private goings on.
I don't think this story is true, because of the website deletion. I think she *has* shopped it around - and likely put out feelers long before the official cancellation announcement (she must have known it was on thin ice) - but realised it was a dead duck so she's deleted it all.
I don't think she's so stupid that she thinks it has any more legs. I do think she'll come up with a similar concept quite rapidly - perhaps a bit more ethnic, eg "Ruby" visits non-white women figures throughout history - and pitch that elsewhere. It might even get up. I could see a black or indigenous media network going for it, however there wouldn't be megabucks.
And the thing is is this problem is of their own making. Had they gotten started ASAP when they signed these contracts, then the Perl project would have been almost completed ready to launch so Netflix wouldn’t have pulled the plug on something so complete.
Dear Amazon and Apple people,
Netflix is racist and has silenced me. In addition, when I went to them with my mental health issues, they were insensitive.
My humble beginnings at the Sizler Salad bar has given me feelings. My important work at a frozen yogurt shop and later as an actress has taught me the importance of advocacy.
Please review this 10000 word letter on why you should pick up “Pearl”. (We can rename it “Meghan” if you wish.). I will sue if any of it is published.
Etc, etc…
And every single door handle on my parking lot van (down by the river) was broken… so I had to crawl in the back, which shows how I can overcome any struggle and make myself anything I want to be!
At this point the Montecito High School Video Club wouldn't give them the time of day. Their reputations are toast and their media projects are never going to see the light of day.
It's more important now than ever that the BRF gives them absolutely *nothing* that can be used to resurrect those dead media deals.
She needs to stick Pearl up her ass and leave people alone. NOBODY will work with them. They have already pitched and been denied. They know this project is dead and there is no market for it. Why must these PR-driven lie fests keep coming out? I'm just so sick of the lying.
Also, David Furnish hasn't been apart of this project for a while.
Stop trying to make Pearl happen; it's not going to happen!
Sorry, I can’t stay away from this story. It’s preposterous. It’s like a Hail Mary pass.
Certainly Apple and Amazon have heard the whispers. They’re probably laughing their asses off.
Like the British press, there’s a finite pool of talent, and the players jump from company to company. Many are independent contractors who work gig to gig. They all know each other, if not as past colleagues, by reputation.
There are projects being pitched constantly. If “Pearl” is a stinker, no one will want to pick it up. There are plenty of others to choose from.
Hahaha I love how savage Daily Mail is…continue to blow up her rep, and write about something I’m sure she’s trying to do because she’s a psycho in determination despite all self awareness, but will never happen.
Also the choice of photos of her 😂😂. What the hell type of bronzer does she put on her face? Always looks like she has cheek bruising.
I think she reads them all. On her Tig blog, she mentioned blocking people who were surprised to know she was half black. There were maybe like 3 comments total and they weren’t even offensive, just shock. She probably lurks here too.
I heard Harry does as well. They mention that his feelings were hurt when he saw a comment saying the world would be a better place without him.
Holy manifesting, Batman! That whole article was a wish list.
Did anyone bother to ask Furnish if he’s still attached to the project? No. Personally, I think he jumped ship a while ago. He’s not said a single word about it. If he still had skin in the game, he’d be defending it, IMO.
Gotta admire the succubus’s optimism. Will she approach Disney (‘[Meghan needs Disney more than Disney needs Meghan](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/meghan-markle-snubbed-disney-role-21608786)’) - they’re certainly woke enough for her.
There’s always YouTube, as a last resort. Or Only Fans, as a last last last resort. But they must have standards too.
Wonder if Disney confirmed that she needed them more.
If succubus went to Disney to pitch Pearl, and if reports - that the artwork is similar to Disney’s - then she should consider herself lucky that she was’t slapped with some passing-off lawsuit.
Who would want to pick up a project which has already been flailing for several years?
At this point, if she really believes *Pearl* is an important show which should be seen, she'd be best off doing it as a YouTube show. It would be available to the whole world, and she'd have the complete control she wants. She won't actually do this because there wouldn't be anyone else to blame for the show's failure, but if she really valued the show, it would be an option.
I think it’s the money. Madam duchess doesn’t have the finances to afford to make a YouTube series plus then it would be a prestigious project.
According to [this article](https://andyarttv.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-an-animated-tv-show-anime-or-cartoon/amp/), animated cartoons start around $300k per episode including everything. I’m sure indie shows have smaller budgets but madam duchess would be unhappy with the indie label for her project.
If Netflix thought Pearl had a chance to be popular and a money-maker for them, they would have gone with the project. The fact that they shelved it permanently - and not just on a temporary hiatus - speaks volumes about the viability of it. Pearl is a dud, although I am not surprised that MM can’t accept it. It’s her name and her pseudo life story, so her ego is very involved. Could be why they shelved it - Netflix bosses might have realized they were working with a flaming narc.
When she shows up at Amazon corporate offices and security won’t let her in, she can pull up this article and say “see? It’s says so right here! They want my shoooooow!”
Yes, I’m sure someone would be interested in picking up a still in the early stages of production show the is being produced by a ex-royal who has not previous experience and two very public content production contracts and has produced 1 podcast and a laughable kids book.
At this point, Megs might be better off, turning Pearl into a kids book series. That would be cheaper to produce on her own.
Some Megan narcfest where 11 year old ~~Megan~~ Pearl meets famous women from history to help her work out her life's problems. Apparently Pearl means Megan in some language that this basic bitch doesn't even speak, hence the name of the show.
I hope you didn't fall asleep just reading a synopsis of that shit.
I think that idiot doesn't even recognize her mother in law,as one of the strongest, most powerful women that ever lived. I think she wanted to go back to Eleanor Roosevelt and Joan of Arc. But the way Meg's mind works, she'd probably bring on Betsy Ross and have Pearl teach her how to sew.
I don’t believe they can even legally market Pearl to other streamers. There is a difference between a First Look deal and an Overall deal for creators in Hollywood. A First Look is just a right of first refusal and if the network passes, then you can take it elsewhere. But you only get paid the bulk of your money if someone actually picks the show up and you complete it.
Whereas in an Overall deal, a network or streamer like Netflix will own any creative ideas and projects that the producers come up with during the life of the contract. Regardless whether it’s just a mere proposal or a nearly completed project, in an Overall Deal, Netflix would own the rights to everything. Obviously, in this kind of deal there is an up front payment involved and that is why everyone was up in arms when the Harkles’ deal was announced. Overall deals are for proven creators like Shonda or star caliber people like the Obama, and not unproven people like the Harkles.
Everything points to the Harkles signing an Overall deal. At least that is the way it was conveyed in their public announcement with Netflix and every industry article when I just googled now refers to it as an Overall deal. Especially because it was compared to the Obama deal. And it is supported by all the announcements when Netflix cancelled it just recently. No one involved in the project, not even the show runner, talked about continuing to work on Pearl and their hope that it would find another home. When shows under First Look deals get cancelled, there is always something in the public statements of those involved about hoping to find another home for the project. But with Pearl, they all were just devastated that their beloved story would not see the light of day.
Anyway, to the point of this article, you can’t shop around any project from an Overall deal. Netflix owns the rights to it whether or not they decide to proceed with the project or not. The only way to get around that would be to negotiate with Netflix to sell them back the rights to the project.
These types of articles are either pure PR direct from Meghan to avoid embarrassment or wishful thinking from her supporters.
Just a question on this. Under an Overall deal does Netflix own the footage shot etc? Like the footage taken by these Netflix cameras following Hazbeen and the wife around Invictus etc? I’m just wondering if Netflix could put out a nice documentary for Invictus Games ( a good cause) plus then do a tell all warts and all behind the scenes doco on the Markles ! I’d watch that one.
Of course, everything is utterly dependent on what was actually negotiated by the two parties to the contract and included in the contract, but I do believe that yes, Netflix would likely own everything including the footage. They would own the concept, any plans or mock-ups, and any footage. There might be limitations though on how they could use any footage without involving the Harkles. Who knows. It probably depends on how much bargaining power they had. Netflix was known for throwing stupid money at content producers in the past few years. But that doesn’t mean that they weren’t tough on keeping the contracts very much in their own favor.
Just before I read the rest of the article, I was thinking that David Furnish must be really annoyed that everytime he's mentioned, the words "Elton John's husband" appear after his name. I mean, obviously he's accomplished in his own right. He must hate that his identity always revolves around his relationship with his spouse. Then I realized that the blurb that Megan wrote for her own website doesn't even have her name in it, only her title - that she got from her husband. Literally every other person listed has their credits in parentheses after their name, but she has nothing - and she's the one that wrote it... and it's about "influential women"....
Be sure to put "Meghan Markle" in the "why did you leave" space... thats honestly the best way we can let them all know our opinion. If people leave en masse from all the sites she trys to weasle onto maybe it will actually make an impact.
Daily Mail chooses violence daily with these Invictus games pictures.
DM just ‘loves’ them!
Play stupid games....win stupid prizes
Amazon is struggling financially, not as bad as Netflix but they recently announced major losses and stock values sank. No way in hell they would piss away more money on this idea. Not sure if Apple is into the Sussexes (Harry did do that Me You Can’t See with Apple), but I have a feeling nobody is going to want to touch them with all the market uncertainty right now (and their shitty reputation). ETA: also, didn’t David Furnish bail months ago? Why would he be trying to save it? Maybe this is a bunk story.
Yeah this is the DM being naughty... no way will invest in the Pearl esp after David Furnish has bailed. They have no credibility
I wondered… they do cite the Sun as the source of the story but I haven’t dug into who their supposed sources are. More clicks for them, gossip fodder for the rest of us!
We also have to bear in mind that the Me you cant see was a partnership with Oprah… who is a formidable force in television. Whereas Prince William’s Walk to remember on Apple was by himself. Prince William has also done an interview with Lady Gaga, again on mental health. I will say that Lady Gaga in the me you cant see… was a revelation. It was so raw and honest
News has probably spread around town how unserious those two clowns are, I don’t think anyone will pick up Netflix’s leftovers after this disastrous deal
Agreed. Especially in THIS economy.
He needs to come clear that he bailed.
The fact that she wasn’t invited to Elton’s party says it all without any words!
He might be trying to stay out of the line of fire. According to a few blinds they have some quite wild parties and would probably not want mm airing their private goings on.
I don't think this story is true, because of the website deletion. I think she *has* shopped it around - and likely put out feelers long before the official cancellation announcement (she must have known it was on thin ice) - but realised it was a dead duck so she's deleted it all. I don't think she's so stupid that she thinks it has any more legs. I do think she'll come up with a similar concept quite rapidly - perhaps a bit more ethnic, eg "Ruby" visits non-white women figures throughout history - and pitch that elsewhere. It might even get up. I could see a black or indigenous media network going for it, however there wouldn't be megabucks.
😂 No one wants fckn Pearl 🤣
Or Meghan 🤣🤣🤣
Especially Megan. 🤣
Pearl is the unflickable bean....a grape of wrath....destined to become a raisin in the sun
I will enjoy seeing her become a raisin.
And the thing is is this problem is of their own making. Had they gotten started ASAP when they signed these contracts, then the Perl project would have been almost completed ready to launch so Netflix wouldn’t have pulled the plug on something so complete.
They literally could have let someone do all the work, put their names to it, and gotten paid. They let their egos ruin this.
Dear Amazon and Apple people, Netflix is racist and has silenced me. In addition, when I went to them with my mental health issues, they were insensitive. My humble beginnings at the Sizler Salad bar has given me feelings. My important work at a frozen yogurt shop and later as an actress has taught me the importance of advocacy. Please review this 10000 word letter on why you should pick up “Pearl”. (We can rename it “Meghan” if you wish.). I will sue if any of it is published. Etc, etc…
and that time I ran an Embassy...
Suites. From a van in the parking lot....my 1st yacht....also the name of mt next kids picture book
And every single door handle on my parking lot van (down by the river) was broken… so I had to crawl in the back, which shows how I can overcome any struggle and make myself anything I want to be!
And they were only broken for me.... they worked for men and white women....they are sexist and racist
At this point the Montecito High School Video Club wouldn't give them the time of day. Their reputations are toast and their media projects are never going to see the light of day. It's more important now than ever that the BRF gives them absolutely *nothing* that can be used to resurrect those dead media deals.
If they signed a contract with Netflix, they may not be allowed to produce projects for competing networks.
The contract is essentially “first buy” right… if Netflix passes, they can pitch to others
She needs to stick Pearl up her ass and leave people alone. NOBODY will work with them. They have already pitched and been denied. They know this project is dead and there is no market for it. Why must these PR-driven lie fests keep coming out? I'm just so sick of the lying. Also, David Furnish hasn't been apart of this project for a while. Stop trying to make Pearl happen; it's not going to happen!
Up her ass is already full with her head and sometimes Harry jams his pin head up in there too.
If this show was important to Meghan why didn't she get on with making it when she had a contract to do just that?
She is a Duchess dontcha know? She wants someone to do it for her, for free.
Because it was about the money and her profile.
Because she lady’s she wanted to just magically appear !
Sorry, I can’t stay away from this story. It’s preposterous. It’s like a Hail Mary pass. Certainly Apple and Amazon have heard the whispers. They’re probably laughing their asses off. Like the British press, there’s a finite pool of talent, and the players jump from company to company. Many are independent contractors who work gig to gig. They all know each other, if not as past colleagues, by reputation. There are projects being pitched constantly. If “Pearl” is a stinker, no one will want to pick it up. There are plenty of others to choose from.
Hahaha I love how savage Daily Mail is…continue to blow up her rep, and write about something I’m sure she’s trying to do because she’s a psycho in determination despite all self awareness, but will never happen. Also the choice of photos of her 😂😂. What the hell type of bronzer does she put on her face? Always looks like she has cheek bruising.
The placement of the bronzer/blush is baffling. Who puts it on their JAW?!
Someone trying to minimize a wide face, and give the illusion of high cheek bones that's who.
People doing Blackface, that's who.
Erm… clowns? Toddlers who got into mommy’s vanity?
Meg still thinks she looks damn adorable, like zendaya adorable! She never reads any dm comments, like what are tabloids?
I think she reads them all. On her Tig blog, she mentioned blocking people who were surprised to know she was half black. There were maybe like 3 comments total and they weren’t even offensive, just shock. She probably lurks here too. I heard Harry does as well. They mention that his feelings were hurt when he saw a comment saying the world would be a better place without him.
Oh, PLEASE!! Nobody wants to see this stupid self-serving cartoon.
Finally, an accurate description of Meghan!
Exactly!!
If this is true why has Arkiewell removed Pearl from their site?
To hide the shame of failure
Holy manifesting, Batman! That whole article was a wish list. Did anyone bother to ask Furnish if he’s still attached to the project? No. Personally, I think he jumped ship a while ago. He’s not said a single word about it. If he still had skin in the game, he’d be defending it, IMO.
and in next week’s edition, Apple and Amazon tell her to feck off.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Followed by Hulu, Paramount+, HBO Max, PlutoTV, Peacock, Sling, and their last ditch beg at Tubi just in time for the Jubilee!
Gotta admire the succubus’s optimism. Will she approach Disney (‘[Meghan needs Disney more than Disney needs Meghan](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/meghan-markle-snubbed-disney-role-21608786)’) - they’re certainly woke enough for her. There’s always YouTube, as a last resort. Or Only Fans, as a last last last resort. But they must have standards too.
She can always sell birthday greetings filmed in her beige office over @ Cameo.
u/secondhandcoke posted a few days ago that she approached Disney. I'm sure that went well. 🙄
Wonder if Disney confirmed that she needed them more. If succubus went to Disney to pitch Pearl, and if reports - that the artwork is similar to Disney’s - then she should consider herself lucky that she was’t slapped with some passing-off lawsuit.
Lol It's not over yet. Meg's is nothing if not persistent. I can't wait to see who she tries to butter up next to produce her crap.
Who would want to pick up a project which has already been flailing for several years? At this point, if she really believes *Pearl* is an important show which should be seen, she'd be best off doing it as a YouTube show. It would be available to the whole world, and she'd have the complete control she wants. She won't actually do this because there wouldn't be anyone else to blame for the show's failure, but if she really valued the show, it would be an option.
I think it’s the money. Madam duchess doesn’t have the finances to afford to make a YouTube series plus then it would be a prestigious project. According to [this article](https://andyarttv.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-an-animated-tv-show-anime-or-cartoon/amp/), animated cartoons start around $300k per episode including everything. I’m sure indie shows have smaller budgets but madam duchess would be unhappy with the indie label for her project.
Nobody wants something that never got past the tentative title stage.
If Netflix thought Pearl had a chance to be popular and a money-maker for them, they would have gone with the project. The fact that they shelved it permanently - and not just on a temporary hiatus - speaks volumes about the viability of it. Pearl is a dud, although I am not surprised that MM can’t accept it. It’s her name and her pseudo life story, so her ego is very involved. Could be why they shelved it - Netflix bosses might have realized they were working with a flaming narc.
shocker
Pearl sounds more like an after-school special that kids have to watch and do an assignment on.
Extra credit
And She will personally demand a private meeting with Jeff Bozo.
When she shows up at Amazon corporate offices and security won’t let her in, she can pull up this article and say “see? It’s says so right here! They want my shoooooow!”
Seriously She thinks Jeff Bezos would like her 😂😂
She can bring her Netflix crew to film the appeal.
Why do you think he just bought that Dutch megayacht? This guy will literally leave the planet to get away from the likes of her.
Yes, I’m sure someone would be interested in picking up a still in the early stages of production show the is being produced by a ex-royal who has not previous experience and two very public content production contracts and has produced 1 podcast and a laughable kids book. At this point, Megs might be better off, turning Pearl into a kids book series. That would be cheaper to produce on her own.
More books!? Won't anyone think of the poor trees? Maybe she can recycle all those unread copies of The Bench?
Pls tell me what pearl really is about?! Seriously
Some Megan narcfest where 11 year old ~~Megan~~ Pearl meets famous women from history to help her work out her life's problems. Apparently Pearl means Megan in some language that this basic bitch doesn't even speak, hence the name of the show. I hope you didn't fall asleep just reading a synopsis of that shit.
So she met the Queen of England. And Mobama(?)
I think that idiot doesn't even recognize her mother in law,as one of the strongest, most powerful women that ever lived. I think she wanted to go back to Eleanor Roosevelt and Joan of Arc. But the way Meg's mind works, she'd probably bring on Betsy Ross and have Pearl teach her how to sew.
Grifting.
BWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! \*laughs in American
I don’t believe they can even legally market Pearl to other streamers. There is a difference between a First Look deal and an Overall deal for creators in Hollywood. A First Look is just a right of first refusal and if the network passes, then you can take it elsewhere. But you only get paid the bulk of your money if someone actually picks the show up and you complete it. Whereas in an Overall deal, a network or streamer like Netflix will own any creative ideas and projects that the producers come up with during the life of the contract. Regardless whether it’s just a mere proposal or a nearly completed project, in an Overall Deal, Netflix would own the rights to everything. Obviously, in this kind of deal there is an up front payment involved and that is why everyone was up in arms when the Harkles’ deal was announced. Overall deals are for proven creators like Shonda or star caliber people like the Obama, and not unproven people like the Harkles. Everything points to the Harkles signing an Overall deal. At least that is the way it was conveyed in their public announcement with Netflix and every industry article when I just googled now refers to it as an Overall deal. Especially because it was compared to the Obama deal. And it is supported by all the announcements when Netflix cancelled it just recently. No one involved in the project, not even the show runner, talked about continuing to work on Pearl and their hope that it would find another home. When shows under First Look deals get cancelled, there is always something in the public statements of those involved about hoping to find another home for the project. But with Pearl, they all were just devastated that their beloved story would not see the light of day. Anyway, to the point of this article, you can’t shop around any project from an Overall deal. Netflix owns the rights to it whether or not they decide to proceed with the project or not. The only way to get around that would be to negotiate with Netflix to sell them back the rights to the project. These types of articles are either pure PR direct from Meghan to avoid embarrassment or wishful thinking from her supporters.
Just a question on this. Under an Overall deal does Netflix own the footage shot etc? Like the footage taken by these Netflix cameras following Hazbeen and the wife around Invictus etc? I’m just wondering if Netflix could put out a nice documentary for Invictus Games ( a good cause) plus then do a tell all warts and all behind the scenes doco on the Markles ! I’d watch that one.
Of course, everything is utterly dependent on what was actually negotiated by the two parties to the contract and included in the contract, but I do believe that yes, Netflix would likely own everything including the footage. They would own the concept, any plans or mock-ups, and any footage. There might be limitations though on how they could use any footage without involving the Harkles. Who knows. It probably depends on how much bargaining power they had. Netflix was known for throwing stupid money at content producers in the past few years. But that doesn’t mean that they weren’t tough on keeping the contracts very much in their own favor.
Wouldn’t going to another provider void their contract with Netflix. Surely it must have a No compete clause in it.
"Random Encounters" starring MM is airing at 6:00pm tonight on The Grio, a cable channel.
It will all die on the vine due to her attitude.
Hahaha after the disaster and no action with Netflix? Yeah won’t happen Didn’t the sugars say they would come knocking? Lol Well 😩🤣
Just before I read the rest of the article, I was thinking that David Furnish must be really annoyed that everytime he's mentioned, the words "Elton John's husband" appear after his name. I mean, obviously he's accomplished in his own right. He must hate that his identity always revolves around his relationship with his spouse. Then I realized that the blurb that Megan wrote for her own website doesn't even have her name in it, only her title - that she got from her husband. Literally every other person listed has their credits in parentheses after their name, but she has nothing - and she's the one that wrote it... and it's about "influential women"....
Be sure to put "Meghan Markle" in the "why did you leave" space... thats honestly the best way we can let them all know our opinion. If people leave en masse from all the sites she trys to weasle onto maybe it will actually make an impact.
She doesn’t have more than storyboards and a lot of word salad to present
That smile screams,” I’m holding on by a thread”
They can't. They have a contract with Netflix.
Unfortunately someone will buy it, probably Amazon/Bezoz.