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    • Magoose said:
    Hi Magoose here one of the guys helping Duke.

    So we have some bad news.

    The quest has been canceled as duke does not want to write it anymore.

    I'm going to ask if I can take over for it, because I like this quest, and it would be a shame to kill it
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    TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands. :)

    To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.

    I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.

    I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.

    I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all. :D

    I'll see you all around.

    With so many regards, Duke William Of.
     
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    • [X] Plan Post Bryanfran World

    Okay, this is likely overly presumptuous of me but…I have tried to figure out a production schedule up into 1980.

    Release schedule 70's:
    -Last quarter 1976- Star Wars IV
    -First Quarter 1977- Rocky
    -Last Quarter 1977- Close Encounters
    -First Quarter 1978- Kung Fu Kid Part 1
    -First Quarter 1978- Star Wars The Anthology Miniseries
    -Third Quarter 1978- F.I.S.T
    -Last Quarter 1978- Olympics 1904
    -2nd Quarter 1979- Conan The Barbarian
    -Last Quarter 1979- Rocky II
    -Last Quarter 1979- 1941
    -First Quarter 1980- Star Wars: V
    -Second Quarter 1980- Iron Lung
    -Last Quarter 1980- Indiana Jones: RotLA

    This jams three of the most successful films IOTL down the throat of the world when we get that sweet sweet double bonus to box office and +30 on audience and critic reception due to Hollywood scarcity.

    It also allows us to put out Kung Fu Kid, our only finished script, out soon after, and follow it up with the 1904 Olympics comedy, that we're already working on, while people still remember us as the Olympic Gold Medalist of 1976.

    I'm figuring encouraging Stallone to keep making movies with us is worth the likely failure of creating F.I.S.T, as it nets us the long term benefits of Rocky and Rambo, and I've no doubt we can encourage him to make the second Rocky far faster.

    As for why Star Wars seems so spread out. I think @overmind idea for an anthology series will tide people over. Miniseries were Prestige television at the time, so having a mini series with movie budgets for its episodes expanding the universe and teasing the sequel should be enough to keep Star Wars in people minds.

    But also spreading things out helps make us not 'the Star Wars company'. We have three 'sports movies' in Rocky I and II and Kung Fu Kid. We have 2 Action movies in F.I.S.T and Indiana Jones. We have two historic comedies in 1941 and Olympics 1904. We have the beginnings of a Fantasy trilogy with Bruce playing Conan. And we even have a unique horror movie concept (though we need to work out a proper script for that). All with a competitor for Star Wars (even if a distant one) in Close Encounters also under our belt too.

    So unlike OTL, Lucasfilm will have multiple big names, Spielberg, O'Brian, Stallone, with a vast array of genres and topics being explored, before Episodes V drops, and in the same year it drops, we'll have displayed a diverse capability and skill pool. Even if it's partly based around a certain core group.
     
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    Hmmm with Lucille wanting to keep on our good side should we submit to her a tv series idea?

    edit: once we're done with Star Wars, and the Strike is over.
     
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    McLuvin said:
    [X] Plan Post Bryanfran World

    Okay, this is likely overly presumptuous of me but…I have tried to figure out a production schedule up into 1980.

    Release schedule 70's:
    -Last quarter 1976- Star Wars IV
    -First Quarter 1977- Rocky
    -Last Quarter 1977- Close Encounters
    -First Quarter 1978- Kung Fu Kid Part 1
    -First Quarter 1978- Star Wars The Anthology Miniseries
    -Third Quarter 1978- F.I.S.T
    -Last Quarter 1978- Olympics 1904
    -2nd Quarter 1979- Conan The Barbarian
    -Last Quarter 1979- Rocky II
    -Last Quarter 1979- 1941
    -First Quarter 1980- Star Wars: V
    -Second Quarter 1980- Iron Lung
    -Last Quarter 1980- Indiana Jones: RotLA
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    I like it, though I forget where 1941 or F.I.S.T. are, or where in the thread they are, but I think it can work. I just disagree in two parts; the first that we take Arnold's role of Conan away when he did such an amazing job the first time around (and we can play Solomon Kane much better) and the second, which I admit is a bit more personal, but we also have my Prince of Persia script ready to go, but it's not on the list.
     
    overmind said:
    I like it, though I forget where 1941 or F.I.S.T. are, or where in the thread they are, but I think it can work. I just disagree in two parts; the first that we take Arnold's role of Conan away when he did such an amazing job the first time around (and we can play Solomon Kane much better) and the second, which I admit is a bit more personal, but we also have my Prince of Persia script ready to go, but it's not on the list.
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    1941 is a real life script and film written and produced by Spielberg. It was a decent comedy movie that made almost 100 million on a 30 million budget. F.I.S.T was Stallone's second written script that he also directed and stared in IOTL. It made 20 million on a 8 million budget. Both were kept in their OTL places. I figured we should let the talent do what they wish, even if F.I.S.T isn't exactly stand out, it still nets us Stallone's loyalty and appreciation, and maybe help us convince him to make Rocky II sooner.

    Second with Conan being where it is, Arnie won't even be looking for Hollywood roles yet. He starts getting cameo's, but while Pumping Iron earned him great fame, he isn't exactly viable as a Hollywood star, and his accent at this time is even worse. Further, as per QM comments, Conan is Bruce's favourite fantasy book, and he's a fantasy fan. The bulking up isn't a major issue, and the height is an easy fix.

    Further Bruce has actual combat training and the script with Bruce in it can reflect Conan's intelligence more clearly. Arnie was also selected for Terminator from his Pumping Iron movie (it helped he wasn't required to talk much) and that was his true break out role, so we don't need to worry about him not becoming a star.

    Prince of Persia, which iirc isn't really written Ic yet, though the pitch is ready and set, and any sequel, I was hoping to get out after the second Conan movie, sometime in the mid 80's. When the Sword and Sorcery Genre is in full swing and we can probably wrangle a bonus out of it, especially if we've established ourselves as solidly good at fantasy movies via the first two out of three Conans.

    Backup plan if that doesn't work out is to throw them out (I say them because I presume you've got a sequel in you ready, you seemed really inspired and hyped) in the early 90's. This is partly to take advantage of the popularity of Aladdin, and partly in case we need to jumpstart the fantasy genre again in case it dies in the late 80's like it did OTL. But this is a last resort, and I'd prefer for it to come out in the early to mid 80's (again after Conan the Destroyer, which I'm aiming to come out in 1982, but before or at the same time as Conan the Conqueror, which I feel should come out 1984-5).

    Overall to me the script you made is really strong. And I hope it's not taken as an insult that it's the only one I consider usable if we need to 'break glass to keep fantasy alive' until we make LoTR (yes I am researching how we can get those movies and Jackson to make them, I'm hoping Bruce plays Elrond).
     
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    McLuvin said:
    So unlike OTL, Lucasfilm will have multiple big names, Spielberg, O'Brian, Stallone, with a vast array of genres and topics being explored, before Episodes V drops, and in the same year it drops, we'll have displayed a diverse capability and skill pool. Even if it's partly based around a certain core group.
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    We could also easily get Back to the Future by connecting with Robert Zemeckis just before 1980 rolls around.
     
    Schehera Zade said:
    We could also easily get Back to the Future by connecting with Robert Zemeckis just before 1980 rolls around.
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    Yep. But Zemeckis is in the 80's, and I didn't want to be even more presumptuous then I already was by trying to dictate what we'd do so far in the future. I've got a basic timeline for the Conan movies, and I'm keeping my eyes on certain moving parts like Don Bluth, Tim Burton and yes Zemeckis and Tarantino too, as well as LoTR (maybe make a animated Hobbit movie with Bluth to get us the rights until Jackson is ready for his 2000's trilogy?) and Dark Crystal.

    But I'm not going to try and obsessively plan and dictate which movies will be made or not, or whose pitches will get made and plan the whole thing out into the 80's in full. There's a lot of moving parts and a lot of rolls and a lot of pitches past, present and future to deal with.
     
    Magoose said:
    In the turn results.

    Because thats where its most appropriate.

    But, since I'm a good QM:

    Mark Hamil:
    D100 => 66

    He's in, though he's making the canon amount of money that he was paid. So... there is that.
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    Hmm...interesting. If Mark got the Canon money then that means he presumably gets top billing with $650k along with the 100k sign on bonus that Bruce put forward, meaning that Mark will get paid $750,000 for New Hope and get a quarter of a percent of gross, which if the film performs as good as OTL means he'll get between $1-2 million dollars. Pretty good salary. Now to see if Obi-wan is Japanese or British.

    Also Magoose, how come CBS is shutting down its doors despite Lucy being in charge? I guess despite her leadership, there's still a fair bit of rot left in the house that caused a number of shows to be shut down and now CBS needs to perform some damage control, giving Lucy the last bit of ammunition she needs to fumigate CBS from the old guard.

    McLuvin said:
    1941 is a real life script and film written and produced by Spielberg. It was a decent comedy movie that made almost 100 million on a 30 million budget. F.I.S.T was Stallone's second written script that he also directed and stared in IOTL. It made 20 million on a 8 million budget. Both were kept in their OTL places. I figured we should let the talent do what they wish, even if F.I.S.T isn't exactly stand out, it still nets us Stallone's loyalty and appreciation, and maybe help us convince him to make Rocky II sooner.
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    Honestly I'm pretty happy to make FIST and 1941 because they're both very decent movies in their own right and I think Lucasfilms needs a few above average and decent profit movies under its belt to give us a nice slice of humble pie to show not every movie is gonna be a record smashing blockbuster. Besides, the whole reason for founding Lucasfilms was to make good art and that should be prioritized first so long as it doesn't lead to bombs.
     
    Oh man I got to say we may have cause the golden age of Actor Rights here because there was no Big Strike in Hollywood in like what I can remember that can like stop shows or movies in their tracks
     
    One thing I am going to say about the current situation:

    Try to not put your hopes in cinematic universes.

    That idea and development won't be possible till the 2000s

    Also do you all have any questions.
     
    Sad that the union never did something as moral as revealing the many inappropriate directors and producers that assulted actors and actresses in their movies
     
    Magoose said:
    That moment when someone at the studios pissed off all three Hollywood unions so much, they shut down the American Film and TV industry.

    Leaving it wide open for some Lucas film boys to swoop in. :V

    *Chefs Kiss*
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    So this is where my roll ended up?

    Alright!

    Just @ me for a another one, as long as it's not geared towards rolling against Bruce and friends.

    Duke William of said:
    Thanks Obama @bryanfran36.
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    You're welcome.

    Edit: Also,

    [X] Plan Post Bryanfran World
     
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    bryanfran36 said:
    So this is where my roll ended up?

    Alright!

    Just @ me for a another one, as long as it's not geared towards rolling against Bruce and friend
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    Well it will be half a decade before something like this happens agian.

    So don't worry about it.

    And if I do ask you to roll, this is a warning to the rest of the thread.

    Expect insanity.
    wabbitking said:
    Is the O'Reily foundation operating at a national level yet?
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    Yes.

    Kinda. they are not able to do any crazy things without Bruce's massive bank account... but they can do many things.
    HanShot1st said:
    When is Bruce buying his professional sports team?
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    I don't know, that depends on what you want.
    HanShot1st said:
    Lakers/Memphis
    Golden State/Sacramento
    Who do you got for tonight?
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    any California team :V
    wabbitking said:
    Would distributing foreign tv shows be similar to what we're doing now with movies or would it be easier ( or more profitable) to get our own station?
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    You would require a TV station and division.

    Both of which aren't cheap.
     
    McLuvin said:
    1941 is a real life script and film written and produced by Spielberg. It was a decent comedy movie that made almost 100 million on a 30 million budget. F.I.S.T was Stallone's second written script that he also directed and stared in IOTL. It made 20 million on a 8 million budget. Both were kept in their OTL places. I figured we should let the talent do what they wish, even if F.I.S.T isn't exactly stand out, it still nets us Stallone's loyalty and appreciation, and maybe help us convince him to make Rocky II sooner.
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    VEry well. ONce I looked up said films I was not impressed, but if that's the price to keep some of the best talent to keep working for us then it's pennies on the dollar as far as I'm concerned. Who knows, perhaps the butterflies may make them something groundbreaking this time around.
    McLuvin said:
    Second with Conan being where it is, Arnie won't even be looking for Hollywood roles yet. He starts getting cameo's, but while Pumping Iron earned him great fame, he isn't exactly viable as a Hollywood star, and his accent at this time is even worse. Further, as per QM comments, Conan is Bruce's favourite fantasy book, and he's a fantasy fan. The bulking up isn't a major issue, and the height is an easy fix.

    Further Bruce has actual combat training and the script with Bruce in it can reflect Conan's intelligence more clearly. Arnie was also selected for Terminator from his Pumping Iron movie (it helped he wasn't required to talk much) and that was his true break out role, so we don't need to worry about him not becoming a star.
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    I guess, but I'm keeping my hopes (and my heels dug in) for Bruce to play Solomon Kane as I've mentioned so many times that players are probably already sick of it. I know that Conan is a great deal, and many of the reasons you've mentioned do make for a good arguemnt for Bruce to play the part. Yet I can't see it. To me, the part of Solomon Kane fits Bruce better, but if most of the players prefer him to be Conan then I won't complain.

    At the same time, I hope that we're not thinking on taking the lead role in all and every single film, as some movies may have roles that fit us better if we are the supporting or even second lead.
    McLuvin said:
    Prince of Persia, which iirc isn't really written Ic yet, though the pitch is ready and set, and any sequel, I was hoping to get out after the second Conan movie, sometime in the mid 80's. When the Sword and Sorcery Genre is in full swing and we can probably wrangle a bonus out of it, especially if we've established ourselves as solidly good at fantasy movies via the first two out of three Conans.

    Backup plan if that doesn't work out is to throw them out (I say them because I presume you've got a sequel in you ready, you seemed really inspired and hyped) in the early 90's. This is partly to take advantage of the popularity of Aladdin, and partly in case we need to jumpstart the fantasy genre again in case it dies in the late 80's like it did OTL. But this is a last resort, and I'd prefer for it to come out in the early to mid 80's (again after Conan the Destroyer, which I'm aiming to come out in 1982, but before or at the same time as Conan the Conqueror, which I feel should come out 1984-5).

    Overall to me the script you made is really strong. And I hope it's not taken as an insult that it's the only one I consider usable if we need to 'break glass to keep fantasy alive' until we make LoTR (yes I am researching how we can get those movies and Jackson to make them, I'm hoping Bruce plays Elrond).
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    Actually, my reward for making the Pitch is that it's already written, with a quality of 90, and ready for Production. But the rest of your point stands. Plus, it will give me time to write down the sequel, and perhaps a bit more later on.
    McLuvin said:
    Yep. But Zemeckis is in the 80's, and I didn't want to be even more presumptuous then I already was by trying to dictate what we'd do so far in the future. I've got a basic timeline for the Conan movies, and I'm keeping my eyes on certain moving parts like Don Bluth, Tim Burton and yes Zemeckis and Tarantino too, as well as LoTR (maybe make a animated Hobbit movie with Bluth to get us the rights until Jackson is ready for his 2000's trilogy?) and Dark Crystal.

    But I'm not going to try and obsessively plan and dictate which movies will be made or not, or whose pitches will get made and plan the whole thing out into the 80's in full. There's a lot of moving parts and a lot of rolls and a lot of pitches past, present and future to deal with.
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    If we follow your list then we'd have already met/contacted Zemeckis as 1941 was his screenplay.
     
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