Talk:Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

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Which book this miniseries is based upon is under dispute. A few real facts: The book "Too Rich. The Family Secrets of Doris Duke" by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas was bought as the basis of the CBS mini-series, "Too Rich, The Secret Life of Doris Duke." The book was fully cediited in the on-the-air film credits appearing before each episode of the mini-series. The book was mentioned and discussed in many reviews including those in The New York Daily News and TV Guide. CBS could not have legally used the title Too Rich, for the mini-series if the producers had not purchased the rights to that name. For more than a decade, the book was properly credited by Wikipedia and IMDb until a pair of jealous hackers decided to attempt to rewrite the truth. It has reached the point where Mr. Duke and myself (Jason Thomas) have started legal action. The producers have corrected this purposeful mistake several times as have I but the hackers keep attacking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jason ThomasAuthor (talk • contribs) 15:55, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Jason Thomas asserts it was based on the book he co-wrote Too Rich: The Family Secrets of Doris Duke by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas.

Others suggest it was The Richest Girl in the World: The Extravagant Life and Fast Times of Doris Duke by Stephanie Mansfield. They cite the IMDb page which Jason Thomas also disputes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189314/

Jason Thomas has contacted CBS, IMDb and others to change that website and wishes to get this matter settled here also. Jahnka (talk) 06:30, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

I am still gathering links to continue the references for this page as I've found many reviews that mention the book by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas such as newspapers from the time which can't be changed by revisionists unlike IMDb.com. Jahnka (talk) 18:43, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

There is also the fact that the Mansfield book ends before the butler's take-over and Mrs. Duke's death, which is the focus of the mini-series. The only reference previously cited on this page for the Mansfield book was the IMDb.com entry which is erroneous and is being changed also. Jahnka (talk) 18:43, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

What about Bob Colacello's articles... which also happen to be cited as source material from which the miniseries was based? I believed they covered Mr. Lafferty's involvement and Ms. Duke's death. Until Mr. Thomas actually gets IMDb, and other reliable sources, to attribute the mini-series to his biography, this page should be left alone. If the IMDb entry is erroneous, where is the proof? Furthermore, personal blogs are not reliable sources as anyone, including Mr. Thomas himself can set up a blog and make any claim he wants. Wikipedia was not created so Mr. Thomas (or his employees) could promote himself. 71.57.209.137 (talk) 06:21, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

So now we have Turner Classic Movies asserting the book "Too Rich" as the source material for the mini-series "Too Rich". IMDb has taken down their source citation until this matter is settled which CBS and Von Zerneck/Sertner Productions has verified.

I am Jason Thomas who wrote the book "Too Rich, The Family Secrets of Doris Duke" by Pony Duke (her godson) and Jason Thomas. A vandal has been hacking my credits. He wants me to provide credits. I did including stories from The New York Daily News, The New York Times, TV Guide, Marie Clare and now Turner Classic Movies (who have just bought the rights to the television mini-series) and TV.Yahoo.com . There are many more. The hacker (and Mr. Duke and I know who they are) sometimes uses IMDb as a source but he removed my credit from there after it had appeared for more than a decade undisturbed. The hacker needs to identify himself but so far, he has refused. The main fact is that the production company bought the rights for a television mini-series entitled "Too Rich" and the book was entitled "Too Rich." It is all a matter of law. The hacker also seems to be able to remove my comments. This has become a legal matter as Mr. Duke and myself have contacted lawyers. Von Zerneck/Sertner Productions (the producers) have also looked into the matter. We intend to file "intellectual property" charges against the vandal hackers. Incidentally, Von Zerneck/Sertner Productions is sending me a fresh copy of "Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke" which members of the Halifax County Friends of the Library have ask to see. Mr. Duke and I have a 3.5 second credit in the opening credits of each episode that reads "Based on the Book Too Rich by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas." the lawyers are amazed that this has been tolerated at all by Wikipedia because it is basic law that the mini-series could not have been named "Too Rich" if they had not purchased the rights to the book, "Too Rich." Since the hacker and his male friend are a part of the Halifax County community, they will be exposed at the showing. Jason Thomas (talk) 23:40, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

You do realize how completely and utterly insane you sound, correct? And actually, the credit reads "Also based on the Book Too Rich by Pony Duke and Jason Thomas." Perhaps the book's author needs to pull out his copy of the dictionary and look up the word "also." Also, I wasn't aware that Jason Thomas owned the words "Too" and "Rich." Uh oh, I used those words. Are you going to file a lawsuit against me, too? 71.57.209.137 (talk) 17:18, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

And the credits WITHOUT Jason Thomas remain intact on IMDb. More lies. 71.57.209.137 (talk) 17:09, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

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