# Possible Hunter Thompson series

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922 "2017-10-26T20:35:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922/1 "2017-10-26T20:35:31Z")

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[It looks like MGM is looking to make an “authorized” show](https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/10/23/mgm-hunter-s-thompson-series-holmes/)about Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.  
Can it be done?  
Should it be done?  
Which reality should prevail in this telling?

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922/2 "2017-10-26T20:47:02Z")

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Today’s American Political Reality would make any show about HST as dangerous and edgy as the Mickey Mouse Club.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922/3 "2017-10-26T21:42:13Z")

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!!!

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**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922/4 "2017-10-26T22:40:44Z")

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What we need is a speculative fiction show with HST as an avenging hero, who is fighting against the forces trying to make america great again.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922/5 "2017-10-27T02:47:16Z")

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Fear And Loathing in Mar-a-Lago?