\”\’As great as they are, \'[Fiona] says of the [Jon Brion]songs, \’as proud of them as I am, they kind of lean toward more being a Jon Brion record because I wasn’t able to pick out things.\’

…So she reached out to Mike Elizondo…But according to Apple, Sony was hesitant to bankroll that new direction. She was told her she would have to work on one song at a time and let the company hear each one before it would go further, she says.\”

I think what may have happened is that the label convinced her not to be so vocal about this point in future interviews. I saw an interview with her where she said that fans thought she was out there trying to get the record done, but she was really just watching \”Columbo\” re-runs on her mom\’s couch.

The label denies this:
\”(Epic spokeswoman Lois Najarian denies this: \’Things were definitely miscommunicated to her during the time period when Fiona was switching producers, and unfortunately she was led to believe that the label was only allowing one song at a time. That surely was not the case.\’)

In any case, Apple felt powerless and confused.

\’I really did want to redo the songs,” she remembers. \'(But) I thought that it was at the cost of my integrity.\’

So she quit. She called her manager and told him to inform Sony, unplugged her phone and retreated to Venice.

…After the issue caught the mainstream media’s attention and became a rallying cry on the Internet, Apple says Sony told her that she could do whatever she wanted with the album (though Sony maintains they would have released the album anyway).

And she credits freefiona.com for helping her get to that point.

\’I’m totally in awe of them. I’m in awe of a small group of people that organizes to get something done,\’ she says. \’Look at me — I can’t even tell you what I’ve been doing for the past six years, and it’s my album!\’\”

Sorry for the long post, the few parts I didn\’t cite are here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/9601227

If you guys want to write it, which you obviously did, more power to you. I guess it just makes me sad because I love the show a lot and I think unlike other shows (\”Arrested Development\”, for example) \”Party Down\” would really lend itself to a big screen adaptation–there\’s a lot we never learned about the characters\’ personal lives, would be cool to see them outside the work environment, etc. It could be made on a budget. Tim and Eric are doing a movie (granted Zach Galifianakis is in it)

I totally agree with you guys that a \”Party Down\” movie won\’t happen, but I don\’t think it\’s constructive to make a list that any studio executive can grab and say, \”Yo, Rob Thomas–THIS is why we\’re not doing it.\” Not that they would, they\’ll just say, \”No,\” but this still makes me sad.

Very well-written, well-argued piece though. I\’m not trying to \”hate.\”

Also, this clip: http://youtu.be/FQkDMT50lZY

Fiona Apple would re-record most of the disc and it was later spun that she didn\’t like what she did with Jon Brion, but I don\’t particularly buy that. The official release sounds totally studio driven — much more glossy and less adventurous than Brion\’s take. More Fiona Apple-esque. And the story certainly doesn\’t make sense considering Apple has worked with Brion since a number of one off singles as well.

All of this was covered in a pretty great New York Times magazine profile a few years ago before the album came out. You should seek it out.

So many people seem to want it to happen, but why? Why now? Personal greed from fans and financial greed from studios do not a good movie make.

1) A Party Down movie would be super cheap to make and if they get someone like David Wain (who directed an episode of the show) then it would be super easy.

2) Just like every movie that comes out nowadays, a PD movie would have a built-in brand. Sure, no one really watched the show, but studios would be more than willing to make a movie about a pre-existing property than an original idea.

Netflix just committed $100 million for a complete shot in the dark original series called \”House of Cards.\” Great pedigree. But who knows.

If Netflix really wanted to get into programming and not lose their shirt, the smartest thing they could do is wade in slowly and pick up some of the other networks\’ castoffs that have a loyal and dedicated following. Shows like \”Party Down\” or \”Rubicon.\” Back in the day, \”Arrested Development\” or \”Family Guy\” (after its initial cancellation) would have been ideal candidates. These shows have the benefit of a built in audience, building awareness, a pre existing infrastructure, and cost less per episode than \”House of Cards.\”

They are turn key shows and known quantities.

They also draw their audience from viewers who currently pay for cable, cable being a competing format to the Netflix\’ superior(and cheaper) on demand streaming model. So it would additionally afford Netflix the opportunity to shift viewers away from the competition.

\”House of Cards\” is going to take a mountain of money just to promote and who knows if it will translate into enough additional subscribers to offset the cost.

This was a brilliant show that succeeded in telling a hilarious and deeply moving story in only 20 episodes. And now the story is over.

Have they cast Abe Lincoln in Abe Lincoln Vampire hunter? Adam Scott would be brilliant or he could be Edgar Allan Poe…