Oh, just great. "Biopic" about Joe Paterno.

[Archae]

From ABC news:

Al Pacino is set to star as Joe Paterno in a biopic about the Penn State football coach's life. "Scarface" director Brian De Palma is reportedly directing the film. Deadline reports the film's working title is "Happy Valley" but there's no word yet on the specific plot of the film. (Getty Images)

[WinkyDink]

1. So---Paterno is worse than Phil Spector, in your opinion (or did I miss that thread?)?

[Initech]

2. Did Phil Spector repeatedly cover up a serial child molestor for decades?

[dballance]

3. Well I Sure Missed That Thread. How'd You go From Zero to Phil Spector??? UR Are Way Off-Topic.

I read the OP several times and can't quite understand how it would lead you to reference Phil Spector. Or how Phil Spector is relevant at all to the OP.

Could you enlighten me as to how the OP compares Paterno to Spector and makes the case Paterno is worse?

[BainsBane]

6. What movie was that?

Helen Mirren and Al Pacino. Wow.

[dsc]

8. morally they are about even in my book

I guess Spector is marginally worse since he actually did the deeds but Paterno's coverup lead to the rape of dozens maybe hundreds of children.

[Bjorn Against]

4. Happy Valley? That has to be the worst title ever chosen for a film about child molestation

I wanted to say I would reserve judgment on the film out of the knowledge that not all biopics are a positive portrayal of their subject, but naming the film "Happy Valley" does not give me much hope.

[Son of Gob]

5. It's Penn State's nickname.

"Happy Valley" is another often-used term to refer to the State College area, including the borough and the townships of College, Harris, Patton, and Ferguson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_College,_Pennsylvania

[Buzz Clik]

7. That's good. DU hasn't worked itself into a rage about Paterno for a couple of weeks now.

This will be the perfect opportunity.

Can I start?

DEATH WASN'T PUNISHMENT ENOUGH FOR HIM!

Did that seem sincere? A little too much?

I'll keep practicing.

Oh! How would this be for a thread title: Fuck Joe Paterno!!!111 Fuck Al Pacino!!!111one

[spanone]

9. it will have to deal with his participation in the sandusky crimes or it's useless drivel