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How Would You Do A RPG-Based Episodic TV Show\/

Started by jeff37923, May 12, 2013, 07:28:57 PM

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May 12, 2013, 07:28:57 PM Last Edit: May 12, 2013, 07:38:23 PM by jeff37923
I've been thinking of this while trying to find the entire Big Bang Theory episode where they are playing D&D. They almost have it right there.

Does anyone else here remember The Adventures of Waldo Kitty?

It was a Saturday morning show which had a housecat that would have a real world story then have a dream sequence story that took up half of the episode. What if you set it up so that you have a group with regular lives and then half (or more) of the show is the adventure that they are actually having inside the game. There would be transitional scenes of the Players enjoying the game in real life and then moving to the inside of the game while being played.

Think it would work?
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May 12, 2013, 07:58:01 PM
It doubles the amount of characters involved and halves the amount of time that can be spent on each one, unless you focus on one aspect - and if you do that, the other side is basically just taking away time the main aspect could use. Distribute time evenly, and both halves will fall flat simply due to the nature of having two ensemble casts to deal with.

Plus, you just know that at some point, the enemies in the GAME WORLD would end up threatening the REAL WORLD.

DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN

There's a very good episode of The IT Crowd about roleplaying. If that link doesn't work, it's season 4, episode 1. But that's a comedy about the players, not the characters.
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May 15, 2013, 03:57:52 AM
Quote from: Ladybird;654039It doubles the amount of characters involved and halves the amount of time that can be spent on each one, unless you focus on one aspect - and if you do that, the other side is basically just taking away time the main aspect could use. Distribute time evenly, and both halves will fall flat simply due to the nature of having two ensemble casts to deal with.

Plus, you just know that at some point, the enemies in the GAME WORLD would end up threatening the REAL WORLD.

DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN

There's a very good episode of The IT Crowd about roleplaying. If that link doesn't work, it's season 4, episode 1. But that's a comedy about the players, not the characters.

The IT crowd was a good episode.
See my comment on the possible D&D movie for an idea.

But the cast would be the same guys, the players would be the PCs. the fun bit would be each series they play a new game so they switch from Fantasy to Cyberpunk, from Space opera to Superheroes.
You end up with an action comedy with a certain degree of 4th wall, as the action can be interrupted at odd times to discuss an obscure rule, burn a hero point or just go for snacks.
Maybe I should write a treatment :)

Oh and Adventure Time really is just a D&D guy's perfect cartoon.
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May 15, 2013, 04:09:23 AM
Quote from: Ladybird;654039It doubles the amount of characters involved and halves the amount of time that can be spent on each one

Unless the game tells you something about real life and vice versa (which is really the only reason for embracing the format in the first place).

Knights of the Dinner Table leans a little heavily towards the game table, but at its best it's indicative of the sort of mixture between realities that you'd want to capture.
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