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Did anyone else spot our very own James Follet in glorious
technicolour on Watchdog yesterday?

He was being described as "malicious" by a dubious publishing agent
who had taken his fee and then had him make numerous pointless
re-writes to a script that apparently had no real potential buyer. I
found this part to be unusual. Why bother stringing someone along when
you've got the fee anyway?

From the evidence given it didn't seem possible to say whether the
agent was really crooked (Watchdog rarely provides conclusive evidence
and often relies on the "I'm bigger than you" approach to naming and
shaming) but I was a little surprised that someone who has been around
as long as James should be taken in by one of these "pay a service fee
to get on my books" agents, be they of the literary or modelling type.

I suppose the only good thing about it was that the sum lost was
small. The wasted effort must have been much more galling.

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Jomtien wrote:

The wasted effort must have been much more galling.

At least it kept him off the streets.

Regards

Mark

JF wrote:

I never parted with a penny. I've already got an excellent agent I've
been with over thirty years. In 2000 Robin Price approached me with an
old Hammer Films script of mine from the last Hammer House of Horror
series that was cancelled by Fox. With updating, he claimed that he
could produce the movie and even claimed to have the funding. My name
was slapped on his Avalon Films website when it appeared later. Then
Avalon Associates, vanity literary agents appeared with my name being
used as window dressing to snare victims. That's when I realised what
the game was.

Ah, I see. Watchdog didn't make that very clear. Or maybe they did but
I was just momentarily dazzled by your unexpected appearance
on-screen.
Thought it was Albert Finney for a while.

Glad to hear that you didn't actually lose anything from this.

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"Jomtien" wrote in message
...
Did anyone else spot our very own James Follet in glorious
technicolour on Watchdog yesterday?

He was being described as "malicious" by a dubious publishing agent
who had taken his fee and then had him make numerous pointless
re-writes to a script that apparently had no real potential buyer. I
found this part to be unusual. Why bother stringing someone along when
you've got the fee anyway?

From the evidence given it didn't seem possible to say whether the
agent was really crooked (Watchdog rarely provides conclusive evidence
and often relies on the "I'm bigger than you" approach to naming and
shaming) but I was a little surprised that someone who has been around
as long as James should be taken in by one of these "pay a service fee
to get on my books" agents, be they of the literary or modelling type.

I suppose the only good thing about it was that the sum lost was
small. The wasted effort must have been much more galling.

Damn I missed it, I'd loved to have seen the ****** behind the words.

Did he keep correcting the interviewer's grammar, whilst making howlers
himself?

NY wrote:

Damn I missed it,

Watchdog is normally repeated at least once (signed) in the early
hours during the week following the original transmission.

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 05:21:40 GMT, Jomtien wrote:

NY wrote:

Damn I missed it,

Watchdog is normally repeated at least once (signed) in the early
hours during the week following the original transmission.

CONSUMER: Watchdog
Channel: BBC 1
Date: Friday 30th January 2004
Time: 05:10 to 05:40 (starting tomorrow morning)
Duration: 30 minutes.
Watchdog.
The consumer magazine hosted by Nicky Campbell, with reporters Kate
Sanderson, Paul Heiney and Ashley Blake. An investigation into
couples settling big loans who are shocked to find they have tens of
thousands of pounds left to pay. (Widescreen, Repeat, Signed)

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:20:54 -0000, "NY" wrote:


"Jomtien" wrote in message
.. .
Did anyone else spot our very own James Follet in glorious
technicolour on Watchdog yesterday?

He was being described as "malicious" by a dubious publishing agent
who had taken his fee and then had him make numerous pointless
re-writes to a script that apparently had no real potential buyer. I
found this part to be unusual. Why bother stringing someone along when
you've got the fee anyway?

From the evidence given it didn't seem possible to say whether the
agent was really crooked (Watchdog rarely provides conclusive evidence
and often relies on the "I'm bigger than you" approach to naming and
shaming) but I was a little surprised that someone who has been around
as long as James should be taken in by one of these "pay a service fee
to get on my books" agents, be they of the literary or modelling type.

I suppose the only good thing about it was that the sum lost was
small. The wasted effort must have been much more galling.

Damn I missed it, I'd loved to have seen the ****** behind the words.

Did he keep correcting the interviewer's grammar, whilst making howlers
himself?



Ha ha! They are ripping our Jim in a couple of the TV groups. To the
rescue, fellow demon.locallers!

(X post to dl added).

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Paul

My Lake District walking site (updated 29th September 2003):

http://paulrooney.netfirms.com

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:10:51 -0000, CW
wrote:

uk.media.tv.sky , Paul Rooney ,

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:54:14 +0000

Ha ha! They are ripping our Jim in a couple of the TV groups. To the
rescue, fellow demon.locallers!


What is it about demon users that makes them stand out from everybody
else ? .

Beards?

--

Paul

My Lake District walking site (updated 29th September 2003):

http://paulrooney.netfirms.com

"CW" wrote in message
om
uk.media.tv.sky , Paul Rooney ,

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:54:14 +0000

Ha ha! They are ripping our Jim in a couple of the TV groups. To the
rescue, fellow demon.locallers!


What is it about demon users that makes them stand out from everybody
else ? .

Our innate sense of fair play and justice for all. (Providing they are true
Brits, of course, as a famous author would say.)

Anyway, who is this agent geezer somebody was on about? Did he have anything
to do with selling remainders of Jim Follett's books to www.bibliophile.co.uk
, because if so, I've a bone to pick with him. I paid UKP 3 for a book a few
months ago and now there's another quid been knocked off it. (Still a bit
expensive though, IMHO.)

You will find the book here should you wish to help out a poor author who may
have been ripped off by an avaricious agent.
http://www.bibliophilebooks.com/cgi-...uct/View/42482

(You might have to cut 'n' paste that URL as me and Jimbo can't make them
short URL thingys 'cos we're getting on a bit and the technology is very
complicated. We are both what you would call silver surfers, you know, but
*demon* silver surfers which sets us apart from the others.)

Please note: The company called Bibliophile has no connection with Phil Kyle,
TTBOMK.

--
Wim

"I don't think I was ever an abuser in the dl sense of the word."

"Paul Rooney" wrote in message

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:10:51 -0000, CW
wrote:

uk.media.tv.sky , Paul Rooney ,

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:54:14 +0000

Ha ha! They are ripping our Jim in a couple of the TV groups. To the
rescue, fellow demon.locallers!


What is it about demon users that makes them stand out from everybody
else ? .

Beards?

Fat bellies?

--
Wim

"I don't think I was ever an abuser in the dl sense of the word."