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A Forgotten Show Warned Us About Harvey Weinstein (In 1999)


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But as much as Silver wanted to distance himself from the character (for reasons that will soon become clear), one of the show's major hooks was the idea that Silver would use his own experiences as a producer to create an accurate depiction of "what [Hollywood] is about." What that town is about, apparently, is addiction, exploitation, suicide, and at least a little bestiality.

Also in the show, we are introduced to a pair of twin brothers named Elliot and Bill Rothstein -- hugely influential Hollywood producers, as well as gluttonous bullies who like to throw their weight around, sometimes literally.

The Weinsteins (sorry, the "Rothsteins") are also remorseless and sexually exploitative. In the last episode of the show, after Peter and his colleague Wendy Ward (a former child star turned sex worker turned producer) find out that the rights to one of their movies are owned by the Rothsteins, she is given an offer: Full rights to the movie, as long as she sleeps with the Rothsteins.

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