It is what it is. I agree could have been much funkier I mean look at the incredible lyric videos, but it is cute enough I guess.

 

A lyric video would have been much much better imo :unsure:

Just seen the advert for the girls aloud tour special !!

 

Again making the spices look so slack :(

Been catching up with the reruns of Top of the Pops from 1996 on BBC iPlayer. So exciting that it's finally got to the girls' first few appearances with "Wannabe"! Been amazing seeing some of them again. I particularly remember this performance and being so jealous of the fans who got pulled up on stage!

 

I know this is really weird, but one of the most famous shows in Spain, specially directed to young people, past week set a Spice Girls poster in the main background. So here in Spain, every night we see The Spice Girls in our TV 😂

 

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Been catching up with the reruns of Top of the Pops from 1996 on BBC iPlayer. So exciting that it's finally got to the girls' first few appearances with "Wannabe"! Been amazing seeing some of them again. I particularly remember this performance and being so jealous of the fans who got pulled up on stage!

 

 

Amazing thank you :wub:

GERI Horner has been accused of derailing a lucrative Spice Girls deal.

 

Insiders said all five were approached about a TV drama series which would land them £1million each.

 

It is claimed talks were positive until Geri, 52, put the brakes on.

 

A source said: “It would have seen five actresses taking on the roles of Posh, Ginger, Scary, Sporty and Baby.

 

"The venture would have landed them all pay deals of around £1million for essentially not lifting a finger.

 

“But as the negotiations ramped up, the others were told Geri had objected.

 

"The plans have basically been thrown out.

 

"They wanted to have the agreement of all of the band and without Geri it’s hard to make it happen.”

 

Talks took place with Left Bank Pictures, the firm behind Netflix hit The Crown.

 

But insiders said the plans fell through this summer, when Geri mentioned the possibility of working on her own TV show.

Don't believe it for a second tbh, it's such an easy tabloid crap rumour.

I do believe it. Geri is out-out of the Spice Girls right now, and has been for a while, and we know that she has been blocking a few projects since 2019 tour ended.

 

The issue I am having here is not even refusing to go on tour, but she is actively damaging the group as a whole by blocking projects that she would have minimal involvement in.

 

It's f***ing sad.

I think it’s a daft story that some lazy journo has dreamt up … probably while drunk.

Didn't she also piss Starbucks off when they wanted to hire her for the Pumpkin spice season campaign? So I doubt her TV show gonna take off because she'll find a way to ruin the deal.

 

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Didn't she also piss Starbucks off when they wanted to hire her for the Pumpkin spice season campaign? So I doubt her TV show gonna take off because she'll find a way to ruin the deal.

 

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Sorry to say but I genuinely have started to wish her solo projects - including this potential TV show and Rosie Frost future books and film - fail. I do not wish her wrong, but she has been actively blocking any Spice-projects that don't prevent her from doing her other stuff in the slightest. So if she is willing to damage the group for that, then I wish her no luck in her other ventures at all.

Spice Girls articles from The Sun tend to be true or at least have an element of truth to them, so I’m inclined to believe it when they’re the source 🫢

I mean, it's exactly the sort of thing she would do and it fits her character so it's not implausible.

Well, isn’t it coming from Mel B or her source? I tend to believe it since they got inside scoop most times.

I agree it's a plausible story, but I'm not sold on it. Similar to the Starbucks story...this is my issue. When it's a major corporation involved that's known to the world and major deals are on the line...I have to raise an eyebrow when only the very lowest tabloids are reporting the story.

 

But let's play like this is real for a moment.

 

I'd have my guesses to why Geri would be opposed to it. The Crown is the company's calling card at this point. They're definitely seeking out the drama in what they cover...and, frankly, I don't think the Spice Girls story has a lot of it. The five of them bolting on the original managers is pretty good. But ditching Simon and later Geri leaving were honestly handled...in a fairly civil manner? There's all the pop culture impact to cover...but a series isn't going to spend all its time on the wins.

 

So what from the Spice Girls story does have a bit of salaciousness? The Geri and Mel B fling. And you know Geri's going to fight that getting dramatized.

 

Anyway. That's a total guess on my part. Like I said...I'm not convinced this is even a real story. But if it is...there's my guess why Geri's blocking it.

 

 

If it were real, why would Left Bank Pictures be paying them a million each?

 

Surely they didn’t pay the royal family to make a drama about them?

 

And why is it always a nice round million each with these stories? Just sounds so click bait-y.

If it were real, why would Left Bank Pictures be paying them a million each?

 

Surely they didn’t pay the royal family to make a drama about them?

 

And why is it always a nice round million each with these stories? Just sounds so click bait-y.

 

This is a good question.

 

While I'm also not convinced this story is real...here's my understanding of why the girls could be paid for their story.

 

The production wouldn't NEED their approval, necessarily. They're in the public eye. It could be made without them. But having the girls' approval would go a long way toward the perceived legitimacy of the project. And perhaps more importantly...it'd go a long way toward the production getting to use the girls' music. A production could up and make a Spice Girls movie...but to get to use the copyrighted music would need the ok of the girls themselves (and some other important parties, I imagine). A few years ago, there was a made-for-TV Aaliyah film that did not get the approval of her estate. So they up and made the film without the ability to use Aaliyah's hits. It wasn't...great. And I do think it'd be very hard to do justice to the Spice Girls' story without the music being involved.

 

All that said, even films where the stars gave their blessing/got paid haven't always been loved by the artist. I'm reminded of the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got To Do With It. Tina recorded new vocals for use in the film...and gave approval to who would play her. However, when asked about the film...Tina would just say she wished it had more truth. I guess artists could negotiate casting approval or script approval or anything else in these...but ultimately, they probably need to find filmmakers they trust.

Edited December 1, 2024Dec 1 by Piers

This is a good question.

 

While I'm also not convinced this story is real...here's my understanding of why the girls could be paid for their story.

 

The production wouldn't NEED their approval, necessarily. They're in the public eye. It could be made without them. But having the girls' approval would go a long way toward the perceived legitimacy of the project. And perhaps more importantly...it'd go a long way toward the production getting to use the girls' music. A production could up and make a Spice Girls movie...but to get to use the copyrighted music would need the ok of the girls themselves (and some other important parties, I imagine). A few years ago, there was a made-for-TV Aaliyah film that did not get the approval of her estate. So they up and made the film without the ability to use Aaliyah's hits. It wasn't...great. And I do think it'd be very hard to do justice to the Spice Girls' story without the music being involved.

 

All that said, even films where the stars gave their blessing/got paid haven't always been loved by the artist. I'm reminded of the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got To Do With It. Tina recorded new vocals for use in the film...and gave approval to who would play her. However, when asked about the film...Tina would just say she wished it had more truth. I guess artists could negotiate casting approval or script approval or anything else in these...but ultimately, they probably need to find filmmakers they trust.

I’d have thought the money to license the music would be paid to the record company though? Not just a round million lump some to each of the girls.

 

If they were exec producing or, as you say, providing content, I’d be more convinced. But the article suggests they wouldn’t have had to lift a finger.

 

I just feel like this was written to feed the rift rumours and hate on Geri. Not a fan of that.

Edited December 2, 2024Dec 2 by McAndrew

^ Honestly, someone else in here will be smarter in this department than I am. Part of this process, I'm very familiar with...part of this, it's just what I've observed.

 

What I definitely know is that news just pays a fee for the usage of a song. You cover a concert...you do an obit piece on an artist who's died...you don't necessarily reach out to the artist's team...you just do it and pay something for the use of the music. You can bypass that fee if you have an agreement signed by the writers of the song. Now, there are also scenarios where press materials are sent to places...and using less than 15 seconds of a song seems to make some sort of difference, but that's all in the weeds. It could vary by country too.

 

But use in commercials, film, and TV series? I don't live in this domain...but it definitely seems like the artist (or at least whoever holds the rights to the song) has a lot of sway over how the music is used. Sting blocked Don't Stand So Close To Me from being used in deodorant ads. Madonna denied a horror film called The Final Girls the use of Like A Prayer (that film went with Bette Davis Eyes instead)...but M did grant the use of the song to the Deadpool/Wolverine film.

Edited December 2, 2024Dec 2 by Piers