{"id":4085,"date":"2011-12-01T17:46:24","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T17:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/tlc-is-getting-a-tv-movie-on-vh1\/"},"modified":"2011-12-01T17:46:24","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T17:46:24","slug":"tlc-is-getting-a-tv-movie-on-vh1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/01\/tlc-is-getting-a-tv-movie-on-vh1\/","title":{"rendered":"TLC Is Getting A TV Movie On VH1!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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VH1 is taking a little detour from their usual reality show and “wives” style programming.\u00a0 The network is kicking off a series of scripted made-for-tv music bio-pics.\u00a0 And first up is TLC<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Deets inside…<\/p>\n

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The first film in the series of music based bio-pics for VH1 will be about the evolution of the influential girl group TLC.\u00a0 It will be penned by screenwriter Kate Lanier<\/strong> (Set It Off, What’s Love Got To Do With It, Beauty Shop<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Surviving members of the group, Tionne \u201cT-Boz\u201d Watkins<\/strong> and Chilli<\/strong>, have both signed on to consult and produce the film.\u00a0 Hopefully T-Boz made sure she got a hefty paycheck seeing that she’s got some things to take care of.\u00a0 And both ladies seem excited about the project and reviving the legacy of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality of this brings me to tears because I am seeing one of my dreams come to life. I always felt our story had to be told. What makes it even more amazing is having Kate Lanier on board. I remember watching \u2018What\u2019s Love Got To Do With It\u2019 with Lisa, and I knew then whoever wrote that story had to write ours. I will forever be thankful to Jeff Olde for believing in our story and going the extra mile to make it happen,\u201d<\/em> said Chilli in the press release.<\/p>\n

And T-Boz stated: \u201cI\u2019m just overjoyed. I appreciate Jeff Olde and everyone on staff at VH1 that took interest in us, thank you. Kate Lanier is amazing. I\u2019m honored to work with her I love her art. Well here we go on another TLC ride and I can\u2019t wait. Like Biggie said \u2018Now if ya don\u2019t know, now ya knowwwww.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s some background on the upcoming film<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The gifted trio TLC, which was comprised of Chilli, Watkins and the late Lisa \u201cLeft Eye\u201d Lopes, achieved instant commercial success with their first album, Ooooooohhh\u2026 On The TLC Tip in 1991 which sold over 6 million copies worldwide and spawned numerous Top Ten singles. But it was the release of their second album; CrazySexyCool in 1994 that elevated them to superstar status, that album sold over 22 million albums worldwide to date and propelled TLC to become the most successful female group in history. They went on to record Fanmail selling over 10 million albums and 8 Grammy nominations before Lopes\u2019 untimely death in 2002.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, fame and success are often shadowed by pain and heartache and TLC certainly experienced their share. Tionne suffered from sickle-cell disease, Lisa accidently burned down her then-boyfriend and football star Andre Rison\u2019s home in a moment of heated passion. The trio also suffered a very humiliating and public bankruptcy suit at the very height of their career success. This prompted them to hold a press conference about the ins and outs of accounting in the record industry to let the public know how this could happen to multiplatinum, Grammy-winning superstars when everyone assumed they must be extremely wealthy.
\nIn the midst of what the ladies were experiencing as individuals, a public dispute between Lisa and her group-mates Tionne and Rozonda arose when she felt she had been all but cut out of their third album, FanMail. Fortunately, the ladies had patched things up and were working on their fourth album, 3D, when tragedy struck and Lisa was killed in a car accident while on a spiritual retreat down in Honduras. In a tribute to Lisa, TLC gave one final concert in June of 2003 at the Zootopia concert in New York\u2019s Giants Stadium where Tionne and Chilli performed on stage to 60,000 fans in front of a video screen playing videos of Lisa performing the same songs right along with them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We’re so ready for this.\u00a0 And VH1 BETTER not f*** it up.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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