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* PlayboyBunny: Dorothy is a playboy bunny, and in RealLife was Playmate of the Year 1980, though that was also sadly the year Paul murdered her.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Steve Banerjee,in real life was pudgy, and stout. In this adaption he's played by Creator/KumailNanjiani , who is slimmer and more attractive. Along with his wife Irene Bannerjee née Tychowskyj portrayed by Creator/AnnaleighAshford, who is fit and thin.
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* CharityWorkplaceCalendar: "Velveeta" at one point depicts the inception and making of Chippendales' famous calendars. The idea comes to Steve when Ray Colon, the handyman hired by Irene, brings up photography as one of his skills, and to put the idea in motion, Steve brings the dancers (along with a few additional beefcakes to fill out the remaining months) to his house for a photoshoot, without Nick's awareness or involvement.
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* CharityWorkplaceCalendar: "Velveeta" [[Recap/WelcomeToChippendalesE3Velveeta "Velveeta"]] at one point depicts the inception and making of Chippendales' famous calendars. The idea comes to Steve when Ray Colon, the handyman hired by Irene, brings up photography as one of his skills, and to put the idea in motion, Steve brings the dancers (along with a few additional beefcakes to fill out the remaining months) to his house for a photoshoot, without Nick's awareness or involvement.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Steve is pissed that he’s denied entrance to an exclusive club based on (what everyone knows) is his race. But then immediately gets the idea to exclude black patrons from coming into the club. [[spoiler: This comes back to bite him hard!]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: Very debatable how heroic it is. [[spoiler: But Steve does commit suicide so the government cannot seize the Chippendales or any other assets thus ensuring Irene and his children will be financially set for life.]]
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* MoralGuardians: At one point in "Four Geniuses", a group of women come to Chippendales to protest the club's “sinfulness”. Steve takes advantage of this, calling up a news crew to report on it, with the intention of further spreading the word about the club.
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* MoralGuardians: At one point in "Four Geniuses", a group of women come to Chippendales to protest the club's “sinfulness”. sinfulness. They carry signs with Bible quotes, like Romans 8:12, "do not live according to the flesh." Steve takes advantage of this, calling up actually instigated the protest, he calls a news crew to report on it, with the intention of further spreading the word about the club.
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* ForgoneConclusion: Whatever artistic liberties the script takes, nothing will stop Steve from murdering Nick then killing himself in prison.
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* ForgoneConclusion: ForegoneConclusion: Whatever artistic liberties the script takes, nothing will stop Steve from murdering Nick then killing himself in prison.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Somen/Steve’s mother is not happy that he left India in the first place and did not stay behind to run the family business. The fact that he’s running a male strip club really upsets her. He becomes particularly bitter after returning from his father’s funeral.
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* {{Pride}}: Steve and Nick end up in a constant power struggle over who is the creator and brains behind the operation. [[spoiler: Ultimately Steve’s pride proves to be much worse as he has Nick murdered and orders the murder of several other dancers whom he sees as disloyal.]]
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''Welcome to Chippendales'' is an upcoming biographical drama miniseries created by Robert Siegel (''Series/PamAndTommy'') based upon the book ''Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders'' by K. Scot Macdonald and Patrick [=MontesDeOca=]. It stars Creator/KumailNanjiani, Creator/MurrayBartlett, Creator/AnnaleighAshford, Creator/DanStevens, and Creator/JulietteLewis.
Nanjiani stars as Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the founder of the Chippendales dancing troupe. The series will follow him through the creation of the troupe and his conflict with choreographer Nick De Noia over the group, leading to De Noia’s murder. The series will premiere on Creator/{{Hulu}} on November 22, 2022.
Nanjiani stars as Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the founder of the Chippendales dancing troupe. The series will follow him through the creation of the troupe and his conflict with choreographer Nick De Noia over the group, leading to De Noia’s murder. The series will premiere on Creator/{{Hulu}} on November 22, 2022.
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''Welcome to Chippendales'' is an upcoming a biographical drama miniseries created by Robert Siegel (''Series/PamAndTommy'') based upon the book ''Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders'' by K. Scot Macdonald and Patrick [=MontesDeOca=]. It stars Creator/KumailNanjiani, Creator/MurrayBartlett, Creator/AnnaleighAshford, Creator/DanStevens, and Creator/JulietteLewis.
Nanjiani stars as Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the founder of the Chippendales dancing troupe. The serieswill follow follows him through the creation of the troupe and his conflict with choreographer Nick De Noia over the group, leading to De Noia’s murder. The series will premiere miniseries premiered on Creator/{{Hulu}} on November 22, 2022.
2022, and now all eight episodes are available for streaming.
Nanjiani stars as Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the founder of the Chippendales dancing troupe. The series
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* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: In addition to the blatant sex scenes involving the main cast in "Four Geniuses" and "Velveeta", the former also features a scene in which the Chippendales dancers are shown having sex with some of the club's horny and willing clients after the show.
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* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: In addition to the blatant sex scenes involving the main cast in [[Recap/WelcomeToChippendalesE2FourGeniuses "Four Geniuses" Geniuses"]] and "Velveeta", the former also features a scene in which the Chippendales dancers are shown having sex with some of the club's horny and willing clients after the show.
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* SexMontage: "Velveeta" has one of sorts, which cuts between Denise having sex with Lance, Nick having sex wirh a blonde twink, and Irene left behind at the club, just dancing.
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* SexMontage: "Velveeta" has one of sorts, which cuts between Denise having sex with Lance, Nick having sex wirh with a blonde twink, and Irene left behind at the club, just dancing.
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* ForgoneConclusion: Whatever artistic liberties the script takes, nothing will stop Steve from murdering Nick then killing himself in prison.
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* WomenAreWiser: Irene and Denise are leaps and bounds more mature and reasonable than Steve and Nick, who become more unhinged and childish with time.
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** LoveAtFirstNote: Similarly, in "Just Business", Nick becomes enamored with Bradford after hearing him sing.
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* StealingTheCredit: Steve finds himself incensed when Nick is introduced on a TV interview as the brains behind Chippendales.
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* StealingTheCredit: In "Leeches", Steve finds himself incensed when Nick is introduced on a TV interview The Phil Donahue Show as the brains behind Chippendales.Chippendales. They have an arguement about it, and Nick continues to do so in subsequent TV appearances, prompting Steve to make a TV appearance of his own, which he's visibly uncomfortable with.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: A textbook example, to the point the impending tragedy seems inevitable. Steve (Melancholic), Nick (Choleric), Irene (phlegmatic), Denise (sanguine).
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* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: In addition to the blatant sex scenes involving the main cast in "Four Geniuses" and "Velveeta", the former also features a scene in which the Chippendales dancers are shown having sex with some of the club's horny and willing clients after the show.
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* SexMontage: "Velveeta" has one of sorts, which cuts between Denise having sex with Lance, Nick having sex wirh a blonde twink, and Irene left behind at the club, just dancing.
