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Will Wright's Deal with Fox?
Syris writes ""Will Wright, creator of video game sensation "The Sims," has signed a first-look development deal with Fox Broadcasting Co." The story is here ." A surprisingly interesting story.
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"Who Wants to Marry a Simulated Millionare?" 30 women vie for the affection of a digital man who may or may have a million dollars, or 5 neighbors walled up in the bathroom.
-"Nice jacket, who shot the couch?."
Why do I imagine little, digital Simpsons characters running around making icons at each other, and seeing who gets kicked off the server each episode? =]
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Wright has been toying with traditional linear entertainment during the past year
I think he should stop playing and move to spherical entertainment immediately !
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
(husband and wife, in living room)
Husband: Blah!
Wife: Blah??
Husband: Blah!!!!
Wife: BLAH???!?
Husband: (moves towards kitchen)
Wife: (Walks towards bathroom)
Husband: (throws trash on floor, plays with stove)
Husband: (sets self on fire)
Wife: (takes shower)
Enter Neighbor.
Neighbor: (to wife) Blah!
Wife: Blah!
Huband: (dead on floor, burned crispy)
Wife leaves, go gets a job.
This is my sig. Its pathetic.
Wright also experimented with a life-sized remote-controlled robot as a concept for a reality TV show.
I hope he didn't forget to carry the one.
Lets hope it's something like Big Brother, except it's entirely up to the viewers to furnish, entertain, and otherwise screw with them.
I'm voting for no doors on the bathrooms, and too many pets.
*rimshot*
Alright it wasn't that easy to resist making a joke, but really, I'm sure he could drum up a decent show, anyone see any of the "MY Robot"? Its unclear whether they are just in development or are available somewhere. The only skepticism I have is that there is such severe CRAP on TV now anyway, why would FOX of all networks signup something truly against whats "hot" right now? (ie. Joe-masked-millionaire-secret-anna-osbournes-frien ds-season-82-F-list-celebrity-hoedown)
Sehr geehrter Toilettenbenutzer!
With endless reruns on Discovery.
In today's episode, the main character will sit on the toilet for 25 minutes, eventhough most males stand while peeing. He will also not lower his pants.
However, the character will be pixelized and require an unofficial set top box to see completely.
A surprisingly interesting story.
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As opposed to the usual crap we see posted on
- Geek builds beowolf cluster out of basmati rice
- Matrix sequel to include wire-fu shark jumping
- Richard Stallman shaves self, Darl McBride
- Mutant Mosquitos
Who comes up with this stuff? Geez.
GF.
Lots of petrified grits
Gaming's a huge entertainment industry. It's no surprise TV would want to see if they can tie into it. We've already had our (iffy) movie or three based on game franchises, and throwaway FPS games tied to a handful of middling "grown-up" series as promotional moves, leaving alone countless kids' show tie-ins.
Hard to say whether the great, leveling, lowest-common-denominator of TV will make this marginal even for Fox's viewer base, though. Seems more like an mst3k niche market to me. Or will Wright go more mainstream to get a bigger audience? Even the projects he's done already basically mix genres a bit and come out with a sitcom or a "reality" show/candid camera hybrid. (A sitcom in feudal japan with "suburban issues"? Watching people interact with a robot? Not exactly brand new material, whether or not he uses puppets.)
But more importantly,
Just how big are robots in real life, before you make them "life-sized"?
"Fundamentalism" isn't about divine morality. It's about human authority.
"The original show concept blended puppetry with animation and was set in feudal Japan but dealt with modern-day suburban situations."
Man, I'd love to have been a fly on the wall in that pitch meeting.
Exec 1 - 'I dunno about this feudal Japan idea. and... puppets?'
Exec 2 - 'You know, our research shows, most Fox viewers live in suburbs - we need something more suburban'
Exec 1 - 'You're right. We need an angle.'
Exec 2 - 'Can we deal with modern suburban issues in a feudal Japanese setting?'
Producer (steam coming out of ears) - 'I guess so, if it means you'll commission the show'
Exec 1 - 'I feel a daytime Emmy coming on...'
Exec 2 - 'High Five!'
Sometimes, I wonder why the entire planet hasn't already been sucked into the bottomless void between TV executives' ears.
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mad props to the guy in the star wars discussion
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Strange. I've heard that `Lew Morton' is a fake name which writers use to sign material which is so bad that they don't want to take credit for it.
BH
Fools! They laughed at me at the Sorbonne...!
No Will! You don't know of the powers that you're messing with. Mixing robots and humans in a television show resulted in the worst sitcom that man has ever created: Small Wonder! Run for your lives!
You know what that means. 5 episodes and you'll never see it again.
Only if it's any good.
If it sucks, it'll be on forever.