Did Fox steal the idea for a new series from legendary New York writer Pete Hamill? Will Hamill sue? If he does, will he collect a cent? Will the series spur sales of his book, Forever? Is he related to Dorothy Hamill?
I know the answer to at least one of the above questions. I wish Mr. Hamill the best, whatever course he decides to pursue.
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I've seen the commercials for this new TV series and I immediately thought of Forever because I just read it a month ago. I really enjoyed this book and the series looks interesting - I had just assumed Hamill was involved with it because it seems so similar. But I'm impressed to see that Hamill is not planning on pursuing any legal action - that says a lot of him as a person living in this world of lawsuits.
It made me want to read forever, I mean read Forever -- I'm glad he's getting press coverage for it, anyway. Well, he probably knows the whole press establishment in NYC.
I can understand not wanting to waste four years in a lawsuit. Who knows if the series will go anywhere, anyway. It depends on how well Fox does it, and they could make a mess of it. My understanding of legal damages is there would have to be some profit for Hamill to collect anything.
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