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vyperspit · 09/26/2008, 08:16 am

Which video game do you think is good enough to have its own television series? I thought Sly Cooper should have his own TV show, because a perfessional theif like him gets into all sorts of adventures, and likes to flirt with a sexy policewoman

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InvaderJim42 · 09/26/2008, 09:06 am

I think Homeworld or Homeworld: Catalcysm would both make excellent television shows, provided you had the right combination of writers, directors, and actors. Even more important, though, would be the music. The music of the Homeworld games is a very important part of the experience, and does an excellent job in establishing the mood of the game. Since the Homeworld games have definite endings to them, I'd say a TV series based off of them would last one or two seasons before drawing to a close. Ideally, I'd put the number of episodes at 26 or 32, as there are 16 missions in the game, though the first two or three missions could be condensed into a single episode or two that would set the stage for the rest of the series.

xChri5x · 09/26/2008, 10:01 am

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Originally Posted by vyperspit

because a perfessional theif like him gets into all sorts of adventures, and likes to flirt with a sexy policewoman

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BRILLIANT!!! The makings of a classic right there.

Botap · 09/26/2008, 10:07 am

Hm. For me, it's not as much a question of which game is good enough, but whether its story would fit a week-by-week format. The Metal Gear games are my favorite games, for example, but I don't think they'd work well as a TV show.

Planescape: Torment could be good. An amnesiac protagonist, powerful forces moving mortals like chess pieces, and multitudes of portals to all sorts of different worlds. I'd watch it.

16_BIT_MARIO1 · 09/26/2008, 02:01 pm

Harley Quinn · 09/27/2008, 01:44 am

Shall I state the obvious?

Dr. Zoidberg · 09/27/2008, 05:34 am

It'd be hard to make a game that's not cartoony into a TV show, and there's already a Mario show (or there was anyway).Although the Dead Space animated movies look pretty good.

supraface · 09/27/2008, 06:34 am

bone. need I say more?

patters · 09/27/2008, 09:00 am

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Originally Posted by supraface

bone. need I say more?

would be a comic book adaptation like sam and max

someguyfromazoo · 09/27/2008, 03:24 pm

Professor Layton would make a good Scooby-Doo like show.

ShaggE · 09/27/2008, 06:03 pm

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: The Series.

/thread

someguyfromazoo · 09/27/2008, 08:10 pm

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Originally Posted by ShaggE

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: The Series.

/thread

What are you...Oh, yeah. That game.

McGoiter · 09/29/2008, 01:20 am

Who wouldn't watch "Tetris: The Animated Series"? That's got instant hit written all over it!

zimmi88 · 09/29/2008, 09:47 pm

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Originally Posted by McGoiter

Who wouldn't watch "Tetris: The Animated Series"? That's got instant hit written all over it!

*cheesy announcer voice*
In a world where falling alien artifacts have crushed society, one person has the bravery to rise up and clear the world of this evil.

Tetris: The Series
Saving the World... One Line at a Time

MaxFan · 09/29/2008, 10:31 pm

^ That could be Bluster Blaster describing one of the C.O.P.S.' games.

Quadriflax · 09/30/2008, 09:51 am

The Fallout series would make a great TV show, I think--especially if it was on HBO or something where they could really let loose.

InvaderJim42 · 09/30/2008, 12:38 pm

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Originally Posted by Quadriflax

The Fallout series would make a great TV show, I think--especially if it was on HBO or something where they could really let loose.

Ooo, yeah! I'd almost forgotten about Fallout!

Zootch · 09/30/2008, 03:04 pm

Battletoads!

*Gary* · 09/30/2008, 05:41 pm

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Originally Posted by Zootch

Battletoads!

I don't know if I'm just making up a memory (sometimes, that happens) but I think there was a Battletoads cartoon at one point.

Zootch · 09/30/2008, 05:42 pm

hmm... thinking about it, I remember an intro of some kind... but oddly enough nothing else.

No character voices or anything...

09/26/2008, 08:16 am	#1
vyperspit One of the stranded Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 262	Ideas for video game TVshows Which video game do you think is good enough to have its own television series? I thought Sly Cooper should have his own TV show, because a perfessional theif like him gets into all sorts of adventures, and likes to flirt with a sexy policewoman.

09/26/2008, 09:06 am	#2
InvaderJim42 Cult of Kefka High Priest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 256	I think Homeworld or Homeworld: Catalcysm would both make excellent television shows, provided you had the right combination of writers, directors, and actors. Even more important, though, would be the music. The music of the Homeworld games is a very important part of the experience, and does an excellent job in establishing the mood of the game. Since the Homeworld games have definite endings to them, I'd say a TV series based off of them would last one or two seasons before drawing to a close. Ideally, I'd put the number of episodes at 26 or 32, as there are 16 missions in the game, though the first two or three missions could be condensed into a single episode or two that would set the stage for the rest of the series. __________________ There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for, and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarrely inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. "You shot my banjo!" Last edited by InvaderJim42; 09/26/2008 at 09:26 am.

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16_BIT_MARIO1 remember when Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: wow, wat a pic Posts: 508	__________________ ([]0) HALT, CITIZEN, IT'S ROBOCOP THO

09/27/2008, 01:44 am	#6
Harley Quinn Max's Minion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Spiceworld Posts: 696	Shall I state the obvious? __________________ Sam and Max on Facebook!

09/27/2008, 05:34 am	#7
Dr. Zoidberg Awesome. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Place To Be Posts: 430	It'd be hard to make a game that's not cartoony into a TV show, and there's already a Mario show (or there was anyway).Although the Dead Space animated movies look pretty good. __________________ I'm seriously running out of signature ideas.

09/26/2008, 10:07 am	#4
Botap Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California Posts: 170	Hm. For me, it's not as much a question of which game is good enough, but whether its story would fit a week-by-week format. The Metal Gear games are my favorite games, for example, but I don't think they'd work well as a TV show. Planescape: Torment could be good. An amnesiac protagonist, powerful forces moving mortals like chess pieces, and multitudes of portals to all sorts of different worlds. I'd watch it.

09/27/2008, 06:34 am	#8
supraface Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 71	bone. need I say more? __________________ I bet you're reading my signature right now.

09/27/2008, 03:24 pm	#10
someguyfromazoo I Feel Asleep Join Date: May 2008 Location: Strong Badian Zoo Posts: 1,607	Professor Layton would make a good Scooby-Doo like show. __________________ WE'RE A DANGER TO OURSELF AND OTHERS! MST3K, Never forget. Look up there, in the sky... it's a bird! It's a plane! IT'S A FLYING WHATCHAMACALLIT! One of the funniest Youtube Channels I have seen, this is my favorite video. (Warning, possibly offensive language.)

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ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: The Series. /thread __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

09/29/2008, 01:20 am	#13
McGoiter Man of 1,000 voices Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 35	Who wouldn't watch "Tetris: The Animated Series"? That's got instant hit written all over it!

09/29/2008, 10:31 pm	#15
MaxFan THE END IS NIGH! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 510	^ That could be Bluster Blaster describing one of the C.O.P.S.' games. __________________ The end is always nigh.

09/30/2008, 09:51 am	#16
Quadriflax Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tonawanda, NY Posts: 24	The Fallout series would make a great TV show, I think--especially if it was on HBO or something where they could really let loose. __________________ Quadriflax "To Insanity and Beyond!"

09/30/2008, 03:04 pm	#18
Zootch Arkham Inmate Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane Posts: 437	Battletoads! __________________ /b/TADS Part Deux?

09/30/2008, 05:42 pm	#20
Zootch Arkham Inmate Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane Posts: 437	hmm... thinking about it, I remember an intro of some kind... but oddly enough nothing else. No character voices or anything... __________________ /b/TADS Part Deux?

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