Lights... Camera... ACTION!!: A Hollywood Quest

[Magoose]

You and Cat were looking at Job Postings and you realized something very weird and strange. "Um, Cat?"

"Yeah." She asked, trying her best to not sound concerned at your sudden question. "What is it?"

You were trying your best to remember the question, something about trying to find her a job, but you had to frame it in a way where you were not trying to give it. "What was the last thing you worked on? Project wise?"

She laughed. "Really, asking about work." She took a moment to take a breath. "Some commercial. Don't even know what it was for, but it was a shitty, no-budget project that I managed to squeeze blood from a stone on. The actors there were just people trying to make a quick buck because they didn't want to do this job, and had the day off from work. Or because they wanted the free fill of gas that the commercial offered." She let out a chuckle and you really took a moment to feel happy.

Then she turned to face you. "Okay Bruce, what's going on in that head of yours?"

"Nothing." You turned away.

"Oh come on kid, if you're worried about me, don't be, I still have a few friends that I can count on, and you do enough." She replied as she ruffled your hair. "I'll be okay."

She then stood up and walked over to her kid. "Thank you for caring Bruce."

She then looked at you again. "I'll make Breakfast." She said.

And you nodded and felt happy. At least she wasn't furious.

"Remember to meet with the Lawyers, they won't hold them off forever." Cat stated.

Choose 1:

[]10 million dollars: Your split of the loot, after your lawyers basically torched CBS to the ground for all sorts of stuff. Sure it wasn't the war chest, but that was because… well CBS was not going to survive this upheaval. Not in its current form.

[]Rights to a Show?: So, they hold the rights to characters, shows, and trademarks. And that is about to be given to you, as part of restitution for damages, for the MASH debacle. These rights are worth millions of dollars. Possibly even more. (a randomly rolled number of a list of CBS shows of this era will be rolled for and given to you. The rest will go back to their creators.)

[]Financing: CBS, in any form that it may take in the future, will have to legally finance a project for television in the future, be it a series, a miniseries, or a TV movie, without seeing a cent in royalty and restitution payments. They have to legally finance a project you are helming... and see not a cent in return. This offer will remain open, if taken, for the rest of your natural life.

Personal Actions:

Choose 5:

[]Going Professional: A Boxing promoter wants to sponsor make you go professional. Says he can make you a rich man. DC: 100/ 60

[]Action Directing: It seems the town has been talking about how much of a beast you are at just being a stunt person. In fact, they knew you were a student of Bruce Lee. And they think that means you know how to stage and block a fight? Maybe you can DC? ???

[]Cat Catastrophe: You and Cat are now living together. Perhaps you can help her get a new job as a director? DC:???

[] Do auditions(Movies and TV Shows): You are going to go to some of the casting calls that are in the place that you can find work in. DC: 20(Possibility of only getting a commercial or TV show job, or extra work in a low-budget film)

[]Modeling (High Fashion): So you got a call from a photographer in LA, some no name. But that no name works for Gucci. And he wants you on their next lineup of products. And he needs you to model for him. Which is great… one problem, you have no idea what the hell you are doing. DC: 60

[]Modeling (Advertisements): Thankfully another Call Came in, one from an ad firm. They need you to have some pictures taken so that they are used for saner things. Like selling cars, or ice cream. DC: 40

[]Workout: A Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body are Key to having a good life, and you have been slacking as of late. Time to hit the workout and discipline, and perhaps, see things differently. DC: 30 Reward: You work out and feel better.

[] Ask Clint if you can act in a movie of his: You know you hate yourself for doing this, but you are going to ask Clint for some help, see if he can give you a role. DC: 40 (Clint may be helping you, but not enough to give you a role in one of his films, or risk his reputation on getting you into a movie without some assurance.)

[] Gophering, and other signs of stuff: You want to try and learn how work behind the camera works, and what better way than being a gopher. DC: 50 (You have no idea what the hell they were doing, and you have no idea either)

[] Take a walk: Dad always said that the best ways to get inspiration are by walking, talking, and being open-minded. So you'll try that. DC: 10 (You are just going for a walk, what could be really said?)

[] Register in a theater: There are quite a few theater troops that are looking for some seasonal help for some play's that the regulars could not get to. Perhaps you can work there for a while. DC: 40 (Everyone wants to be famous here in Hollywood.)

[] Go to a bar or something to make jokes: You wanted to try some comedy, perhaps you can try. even with your shit timing. DC: 40 (Your Lack of comedy chops is going to be something that will bite you.)

[] Practice writing: You want to write something, maybe even a script. At least to learn the craft. DC: 20 (You try your hand at screenwriting, and maybe get something that is worth a damn.)


[] Research stuff, see if anything piques your interest: You may have graduated High School as a kid, but you never stopped trying to learn. DC: 15 (Write-in what you want to learn about below)

[] Talk to Clint: You want to ask Clint a few questions, like how he met your father? DC: 0 (You just ask Clint about ancient history)

[] Learn to play an instrument: You want to learn how to play something DC: 80 (You have no idea what the hell you are doing.)

[] Call your parents: You need to call mom and dad, and see how they are doing. DC: 10 (You call your parents and see what they are doing)

[]Networking: Well time to start finding out who might actually be interested in meeting you. (Write-in what you want to try and network with)

[]The Call of Creation: You want to create something of your own, a story, an idea that maybe, you can shop around to more talented people. DC: ???. Write in what you want to create. Reward: (Your write-in idea will be going through the creative process)

[]The Dating Scene: You want to meet someone, and perhaps, get a girlfriend. Maybe you can do that. DC: 15(You go on a blind date)

[]Alison Ashmore Again: Despite the date going through a... rough start, to say the least, you actually enjoyed your time with Alison. You have her number as well, maybe you could ask her out on a second date? DC: 15(You go on another date with Alison)

[]The Apartment Situation: You need to look at the people who are trying to rent the apartment. You will see how to do that. DC: 30


AN: WE HAVE ARRIVED. Though I am going to be honest, hopefully, Everything will be as well as it was under @Duke William of care.

Plan format please!

 

[Magoose]

I can't update the front page, so I instead, place one to update.

Spoiler: Appearence

Name: Bruce "The Goose" O'Brian
Age: 25
Height: 6'1"
Birthdate: September 15th, 1954
Nationality: Irish/American Citizen (Born in New York, Hell Kitchen, Raised in Ireland until you were 6)
Reputation: A-Lister

Martial Arts known: Tai chi, Jeet Kun Doo, Boxing.

Stats:
Acting: 100 (You are an actor, one of the best in Hollywood.)

Screenwriting: 19 (You have talent, and by talent, you mean you can write in the English language proficiently.)

Directing: 75 (Your ability to direct is more competent now.)

Traits:
Classically Trained Actor: You have always learned how to be a consummate professional, no matter the script, the quality or the movie, or the others. (+5 to all rolls within a job, regardless of quality, budget, and costars.)

Fire Arms Expert: You have been trained in the handling and care of firearms. It was an incredible feat of athleticism, and training from you. (+20 to choreography rolls in any role that features guns. -20 to production accidents when you are on set, as you can help and not screw around)

Connected: Despite everything, you know people that will want you to succeed. (+10 to getting a role)

Irish: You are a son of the Emerald Isle and a child of Britannia. (Certain rolls are open to you which may be restricted to you otherwise if you were an American)

Distrustful of Media: You despise the Media and those that seek to violate your privacy (-10 to all rolls involving the Media)

Action director: When it comes to action, you are among the best in the world. (+30 to all action scenes. When directing Action films, you have the ability to reroll any failed action.)

Athletic: You are in incredible shape, and can do things that really help you. (+30 to choreography rolls. -30 to all injury roll)

 

[Magoose]

-[x]10 million dollars: Your split of the loot, after your lawyers basically torched CBS to the ground for all sorts of stuff. Sure it wasn't the war chest, but that was because… well CBS was not going to survive this upheaval. Not in its current form.

Wow. Ten million Dollars.

You could retire on this. But you are young and hungry for more recognition.

Hopefully, this entire event won't wreck what career you may have in Hollywood.

But considering that CBS is collapsing, and doing everything to remain afloat. You're pretty sure it will be fine.

And the best part. They still are going to release MASH, and you're going to get paid for that too!

Reward: In September MASH will be released, and you will see just how it will be received both critically and commercially.

+10 million dollars to your assets.

Unknown Effect on your Reputation.
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-[x]Going Professional: A Boxing promoter wants to sponsor make you go professional. Says he can make you a rich man. DC: 100/ 60 Rolled:D100 => 33

A Rich Man my ass. When he signed you, he said he would be able to set up fights immediately and get you into the ring as a title card so that the world would be seen by the world.

But instead, you were barely getting a match. Hell, he hadn't even gotten you a match, you were stuck with this scummy promoter that didn't know how to do his job. At least he wasn't trying to make you pay him right now, said he wanted to earn his paycheck.

But… But it has opened the door to opportunity.

If this idiot can actually get you a fight.

Reward: You are now, technically, a recognized professional boxer. Now if only you could get a boxing match to help you make that reputation a real one.

Even though there was nothing you wanted to do, then act. If boxing can make you look better than you will do it.

New Action available.
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-[x]The Apartment Situation: You need to look at the people who are trying to rent the apartment. You will see how to do that. DC: 30 Rolled:D100 => 7

Well with all the things that happened, you really didn't have the time to just, try and help out.

Are you sure everything is fine…no. Hopefully, things will be okay for a little while.

Failure.
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-[x]Workout: A Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body are Key to having a good life, and you have been slacking as of late. Time to hit the workout and discipline, and perhaps, see things differently. DC: 30 Reward: You work out and feel better. Rolled:D100 => 99

Height Roll:D6 => 4

Damn you look good.

No seriously, you look really strong and solid.

And the final bit of your growth spurt finished up.

You are Tall!

Reward: Your Final Growth Spurt occurred.

You feel calmer and much happier.

You are now 6'1"

Athletic Trait will be upgraded again if you roll critically on the workout again.

You may need to change your diet because you are now growing incredibly hungry from all the work you put in.
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-[x] Call your parents: You need to call mom and dad and see how they are doing. DC: 10 (You call your parents and see what they are doing) Rolled:D100 => 45

You smiled as the phone cord moved around. "Did you see the picture!" You asked as you danced around. "Look how tall I'm in it."

Mom laughed as she moved the receiver. "Wow, you look so much like your father."

There was a small pause before your father took the phone and said. "Gonna need to get that suit fixed, otherwise you're going to look stupid."

"Dad!" You protested. "I've been busy."

"That is no excuse for not looking good." He replied.

"You don't know that?" You asked.

Then Cat said. "You do need new clothes."

"Not you too." You replied.

There was laughter from the other line. "Well, we'll let you get back to it."

There was a sigh before the phone hung up.

You then turned to Cat. "I am not going to be suffering jokes because of you!" You proclaimed.

"Well, make me." She replied as she stuck her tongue out.

Reward: Sometimes family is all that is needed to be reminded about.

Also, maybe you need new clothes. Maybe.
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-[x] Go to a bar or something to make jokes: You wanted to try some comedy, perhaps you can try. even with your shit timing. DC: 40 (Your Lack of comedy chops is going to be something that will bite you.) Rolled:D100 => 8

Well, you really had nothing, so you just…

Went to a bar, enjoyed the show, and just ate.

Failure.

AN: Well you all deserve updates

 

[Magoose]

Your stomach was growling at you as you looked at Cat, who was slaving at the stove. "Cat, are you almost done, I'm starving."

There was a pause, as she did not answer. "Cat!" You groaned.

"Listen, if you wanna eat something I'm cooking, you are going to have to wait, I am not finished, and I'm not going to have you ruin it." She states, flipping the egg that she was frying.

"But you're living under my roof!" You shot back.

"And I can leave, leaving you to make dinner yourself." She replied.

There was a moment of silence as you looked at dinner. "But-"

"I made you six eggs." She replied. "Five pieces of bacon, and a few broccoli."

Your face morphed into a scowl. "Broccoli?!" You were horrified. "I hate broccoli!"

There was a pause, and you saw her face morph into a smile. "You're worse than my daughter."

"She's only a baby!" You replied.

You looked at your niece and saw her giggle madly in her high chair, getting ready to be served whatever the mush she was ready to eat.

"At least my daughter doesn't complain about the food she eats." Cat replied as she served the eggs on a plate, and then the bacon. "So please, eat, and stop complaining."

Personal Actions:

Choose 5:

[]Finding a Good Match: You want to see if you are in good enough shape to actually beat a professional boxer. It seems you have to do everything yourself now, because your promoter is an idiot. DC: 50/???

[]Action Directing: It seems the town has been talking about how much of a beast you are at just being a stunt person. In fact, they knew you were a student of Bruce Lee. And they think that means you know how to stage and block a fight? Maybe you can DC? ???

[]Cat Catastrophe: You and Cat are now living together. Perhaps you can help her get a new job as a director? DC:???

[] Do auditions(Movies and TV Shows): You are going to go to some of the casting calls that are in the place that you can find work in. DC: 20(Possibility of only getting a commercial or TV show job, or extra work in a low-budget film)

[]Modeling (High Fashion): So you got a call from a photographer in LA, some no name. But that no name works for Gucci. And he wants you on their next lineup of products. And he needs you to model for him. Which is great… one problem, you have no idea what the hell you are doing. DC: 60

[]Modeling (Advertisements): Thankfully another Call Came in, one from an ad firm. They need you to have some pictures taken so that they are used for saner things. Like selling cars, or ice cream. DC: 40

[]Workout: A Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body are Key to having a good life, and you have been slacking as of late. Time to hit the workout and discipline, and perhaps, see things differently. DC: 30 Reward: You work out and feel better.

[] Ask Clint if you can act in a movie of his: You know you hate yourself for doing this, but you are going to ask Clint for some help, see if he can give you a role. DC: 40 (Clint may be helping you, but not enough to give you a role in one of his films, or risk his reputation on getting you into a movie without some assurance.)

[] Gophering, and other signs of stuff: You want to try and learn how work behind the camera works, and what better way than being a gopher. DC: 50 (You have no idea what the hell they were doing, and you have no idea either)

[] Take a walk: Dad always said that the best ways to get inspiration are by walking, talking, and being open-minded. So you'll try that. DC: 10 (You are just going for a walk, what could be really said?)

[] Register in a theater: There are quite a few theater troops that are looking for some seasonal help for some play's that the regulars could not get to. Perhaps you can work there for a while. DC: 40 (Everyone wants to be famous here in Hollywood.)

[] Go to a bar or something to make jokes: You wanted to try some comedy, perhaps you can try. even with your shit timing. DC: 40 (Your Lack of comedy chops is going to be something that will bite you.)

[] Practice writing: You want to write something, maybe even a script. At least to learn the craft. DC: 20 (You try your hand at screenwriting, and maybe get something that is worth a damn.)


[] Research stuff, see if anything piques your interest: You may have graduated High School as a kid, but you never stopped trying to learn. DC: 15 (Write-in what you want to learn about below)

[] Talk to Clint: You want to ask Clint a few questions, like how he met your father? DC: 0 (You just ask Clint about ancient history)

[] Learn to play an instrument: You want to learn how to play something DC: 80 (You have no idea what the hell you are doing.)

[] Call your parents: You need to call mom and dad, and see how they are doing. DC: 10 (You call your parents and see what they are doing)

[]Networking: Well time to start finding out who might actually be interested in meeting you. (Write-in what you want to try and network with)

[]The Call of Creation: You want to create something of your own, a story, an idea that maybe, you can shop around to more talented people. DC: ???. Write in what you want to create. Reward: (Your write-in idea will be going through the creative process)

[]The Dating Scene: You want to meet someone, and perhaps, get a girlfriend. Maybe you can do that. DC: 15(You go on a blind date)

[]Alison Ashmore Again: Despite the date going through a... rough start, to say the least, you actually enjoyed your time with Alison. You have her number as well, maybe you could ask her out on a second date? DC: 15(You go on another date with Alison)

[]The Apartment Situation: You need to look at the people who are trying to rent the apartment. You will see how to do that. DC: 30

AN: Enjoy and plan format please.

 

[Thinker90]

Personally, I would like to see something like this:

Borrowed from @Ambit you are gonna be a star, his star wars producer quest on SB.

If only because everything about it is perfect, and I am far to lazy to come up with one.

TITLE: Self-explanatory. The final title of the eventual idea will be voted on by the questers, however--consider this space for a sort of temporary title or project title if need be.
GENRE: Also self-explanatory.
SUBGENRE: This space represents the "niche" under the genre. It can be how the fantasy genre has "dark fantasy" or "high fantasy" under it, etc.
FORMAT: Episode/ Film Length
BASIC PROMPT: Summarize the general story of your show, Movie, or episode idea here. Try to keep it short and digestible.

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Ok, I have a great idea

TITLE: The Fenian Raids
GENRE: Action, Adventure
SUBGENRE: Historical Action
FORMAT: Film
BASIC PROMPT: In the late 1800s, a group of Irish-American soldiers forms a secret society known as the Fenians. Determined to end British rule in Ireland, the Fenians carry out daring raids across the British Empire, becoming embroiled in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities.

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PLOT (can change, just the way I would go at it):

The film follows the story of Michael O'Brien, a former Union soldier who joins the Fenians after being inspired by the cause of Irish independence. Along with his comrades, O'Brien participates in a series of daring raids, from stealing weapons from British armories to freeing political prisoners from prison ships.

As the Fenians become more successful and begin to pose a real threat to British rule, the authorities ramp up their efforts to stop the group, leading to a series of intense battles and close calls. Despite the danger, O'Brien remains committed to the cause and becomes a charismatic leader within the Fenians.


However, as the stakes get higher, O'Brien begins to question the methods of the group and whether their violent tactics are truly the best way to achieve their goal. As the conflict comes to a head, O'Brien must decide whether to stay the course or to find a new, nonviolent path to freedom.

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So, what are the Fenian raids? basicly a group of Irish rebels, who wanted their country to be independent from British rule, decided to launch some attacks on British targets in Canada. They believed that by causing trouble across the pond, they would force the British government to divert their military resources away from Ireland and toward Canada. This would create an opportunity for the rebels to make their move in Ireland and achieve their goal of independence.


Although the attacks were not very well-organized and the rebels were not very well-equipped, they still managed to capture people's imagination and sparked a wave of Irish nationalism. Despite the fact that the raids were not successful in achieving their objective, they are still remembered today as a symbol of the struggle for Irish independence...

 

[RealOtto]

I would like to see a little bit more original.

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*Coughs after this was created a few hours before the post*

You look at the piece of paper in front of you with trepidation, remembering the last times you tried writing something with it ending terribly. However, looking at "The Prince'' beside you, you smirked as you imagined a world of your own making with a singular character.

You begin writing out the background information, the Renaissance. A great mentor figure you will have for your protagonist..Leonardo Da Vinci is tempting, but he had too much showtime in the world..

You look back at the book and have a spark of inspiration! Machiavelli isn't as well known globally compared to Da Vinci, but with the right luck could be one of the greatest greats of History! You then place down the mentor of the protagonist as "Niccolo Machiavelli".

Additionally, you began utilising multiple dice to reflect about the idea of luck and being able to forge a story out from those high and low possibilities for the character and the world around him.

Having the essentials of a proper story, you begin to write a story that you hope will change the world, to finally get Machiavelli the proper respect and what he could do if having enough luck..

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TITLE: Renaissance
GENRE: Alternate History, Action, Politics, Military/Navy
SUBGENRE: Alternate History of the Renaissance, Early Risorgimento, Military and Navy Battles
FORMAT: 2 Seasons (Episodes per season varies from 10 up to 20, 25 at max)
BASIC PROMPT: These two seasons follow one Luciano Graziani during the Renaissance Era. How he started off as a simple child of Italy's greatest gunsmith, to becoming the King of Italy under the guidance of his mentor Niccolo Machiavelli.

Plot (May Change in favour of story flow, etc.):

This essentially follows the Luciano Renaissance Quest Up to its last chapter. (Book one ends with "All Hail King Luciano!" (Or something that sounds better), Book two ends with the aftermath of the Ottoman-Italian War).

However, the plot may change to fit in more details from the time of Italy to give an illusion that it is actually historically accurate (for the clothing, machinery, etc.), interlude episodes (optional), and definitely showing the Military Battles (Example: Battle of Rome) and Navy Battles (Example: The Pillage of the Mediterranean Coast), and other character development and expansion the quest didn't go into.

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"Bruce!" Cat called out from the opened door. "Why are you sleeping on the desk? Making love letters with someone?" She smirked an infuriating smile at you before you groggily looked back at her.

"Just trying to write something!" You grumbled before looking back at the stack of paper that was sitting innocently in front of you. You look at it with narrowed eyes. "I wouldn't be surprised if this story becomes a book series from start to end."

"You haven't come down for days..though." She speaks behind you, startling you and awaking your stomach, she deadpans while gesturing to your stomach while you blush in embarrassment.

"Fine." You sigh before walking out to the dining table with your sister, closing the door as the story still repeats itself to your head, in anticipation of what would happen after the entire war.

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N/A: When thinking about the pitches, the first one I thought of is this one as I could see it fitting some kind of TV show that will hopefully have less hate than GoT. Additionally, also thought this could actually work in terms of book series if we ever go that route, and this would introduce historical characters unknown to the world (Machiavelli is less well-known compared to Da Vinci).

 

[Duke William of]

TITLE: The Gentleman's Club
GENRE: Alternate History, Action, Politics, Espionage
SUBGENRE: Post-Victorian Era, Spies, Global Conspiracy, Political Themes, Camaraderie
FORMAT: TV Show (Episodes per season varies from 10 up to 20, 25 at max)
BASIC PROMPT: The show follows the Gentleman's Club on their many international.

Plot (May Change in favour of story flow, etc.):

The first season will follow the Gentleman's Club, an international group of assorted individuals, who've taken it upon themselves to fight the various criminal organizations around the world. Gunrunners in Africa to kidnappers in China, there's never a lack of criminals to take in for our plucky heroes. Along the way, they may or may not run into some important historical figures

Main Cast:

Major Grant Hawkins: A former Rough Rider and formal leader of the Gentleman's Club. Brave, caring for those under his command, excellent fighter, snappy, slightly airheaded. (Actor requirements: needs to be able to do a Southern accent, physically fit, mid-40s to early-50s)

Jacob Pratt: Hawkins's friend and a former shipyard worker, a dapper hand when it comes to explosives. Resourceful, loyal, patient, stubborn, self-esteem issues.
(Actor Requirements: Black, can do a Southern accent)

Malcolm O'Grady: A young Irish reporter who came looking for adventure and a great story. Hard-working, charming, sneaky, womanizer, arrogant.
(Actor requirements: Someone like Bruce, basically)

Kong Zhou: A former Chinese Triad member seeking redemption for the wrongs he has done. Street-smart, brawler, philosophical, pessimistic, impertinent.
(Actor Requirements: Chinese, knows how to fight, in his 30s)

Simone Chalamet: A young French inventor who's been ignored and overshadowed by her male colleagues.
Brilliant inventor, compassionate, humorous, aloof, eccentric.
(Actor Requirements: Teens to mid-20s, can do convincing French accent)

Darwin "Crossbones" Little: Recurring antagonist, an infamous smuggler who takes pride in what he does and has a strict moral code. Criminal mastermind, moral code, brave, arrogant, greedy. (Actor Requirements: nothing in mind rn)

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A/N: Wanted to contribute to the quest a little, so I came up with this idea fo a tv show. Basically Mission Impossible but Alternate History.

 

[Thinker90]

A meeting in Vegas

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I am so glad this quest isn't dead, anyway I felt inspired and this is a continuation of "A meeting in Vegas"

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With a yawn, you walked to the door, still holding a cup of steaming coffee in your hand. You took the letters and returned to the apartment, idly checking their contents while drinking your coffee.

You've been getting a lot more mail lately, most of it was very boring though. Let's see, some rent money from the building you own (yeah, only 15% of it, but you love to say you own the building), other financial crap, insurance stuff, a legal letter about CBS, a letter from Lynda, fees... Wait, a letter from Lynda? You put the rest of the mail aside and sit down to read.

Dear Bruce,

I hope this letter finds you well! It's been a while since we last spoke, and I've been meaning to catch up with you. I'm so excited to share some big news with you - I've finally gotten the opportunity to participate in a beauty contest! As you know, my dream is to become an actress, and I saw this as a great stepping stone towards that goal.

I entered the "Miss Phoenix" beauty pageant and won! Can you believe it? From there, I went on to win "Miss Arizona-World," and then went on to represent the state in the "Miss World-USA" Contest. To my surprise, I won that too!

I'm thrilled to say that I won three beauty titles in just 20 days!

I would love to hear about how you're doing, and I'm sure that you have some exciting news to share with me as well. I hope your acting career is still thriving and that your family is doing well. I did hear some rumors about a fire and that you were involved. Is there any truth to that?

Anyway, I wanted to extend an invitation to you. I'll be representing the United States in the Miss World contest in London on December 1st, and I would be thrilled if you could be there to support me. It would mean the world to have a familiar face in the crowd, especially one who has always been so supportive of my dreams.

Let me know if you're able to make it, and if you have any exciting news to share with me. I can't wait to catch up and hear all about what you've been up to.

Take care,

Lynda

Good for her, you think. She won three bloody contests in just 20 days, and now she is representing the USA. You notice she also added a picture.

You write her back, telling her all about the disaster that M*A*S*H became, about CBS, and the tale of how you were almost burned to ash. You did assure her that most Hollywood productions are much much safer (although you did question yourself about that internally), and you also told her about your recent hobby of boxing.

Lastly, you replied to her request [insert here a future decision if we want to go to London] and finished it off by wishing her well.

Well, now for the boring stuff. You began reading the almost eternal paperwork you got because, apparently, owning things and getting $10 million through a lawsuit against a huge company is tied to tons of paperwork.

God, you want to punch someone. And people wonder why you started boxing.

 

[Magoose]

Your Reputation (Major Players):

American Movie Industry (1): You are an unknown Actor that has a reputation for causing trouble, but your unbridled professionalism, and your willingness to work for cheap, have made you somewhat of a person of interest to the Studios.

George Lucas (+5) You saved his bacon with the angel donation for THX-1138. For that he wants you to be part of the next project he's working on. Something he will tell you about soon.

Francis Ford Coppola (+5) George's Friend, and another producer wants you to be part of one of his next projects, Though he said that it would "Be a good one"

Bruce Lee (+10) You are the student. He is the master, it's that simple.

Clint Eastwood (+7) Thankfully, you no longer sleep on his couch. But hey. He's a fun guy to be around, though a bit serious.

(Not known by Any other Major Studio's)
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American TV Industry (-4) You are an upstart that destroyed one of the big TV channels. They are… needless to say, very wary of you. The fact you were so professional, however, made many think the stories around you are lies… Or better yet, all true.

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(Not Known By any other TV Studios)

 

[Kaiser Chris]

TITLE: Monopoly
GENRE: Drama/Satire
SUBGENRE: Adaptation
FORMAT: 2 Hour Movie
BASIC PROMPT:
A loose adaptation of the Monopoly board game following the journey of one man who goes into real estate. The film would follow the course of his life until the late 1970's 1980's where the protagonist starts out as a wide-eyed and honest businessman until through years of greed and competition becomes a cutthroat tycoon who while obtaining a monopoly in the end, loses the love and support of those closest to him along with killing the character that he was in the beginning.

Plot

Morgan Pennysworth is an everyman American who served in World War II and after the war used the GI bill to gain a degree in economics. Right upon his graduation, his Rich Uncle (Who is modeled after the Monopoly Man) dies and Morgan being the only kin he had any positive relations with, inherits $15 million dollars. Using this money, Morgan decides to pursue real estate investment and development in the fictional city of Columbia, New Jersey. Columbia is a generic American city modeled after several major cities across the US (New York, Detroit, Chicago, LA, etc.) and is experiencing a major post-war economic boom with the development of suburbia and creation of many businesses and industries, making it a hot location for real estate.

From the start of the film, Morgan competes with three other rivals as real estate entreprenuers. Two are presented as friends and one acts as the overarching antagonist of the film, a greedy tycoon who represents the worst of American capitalism and who Morgan initially loathes and despises. At the start of the film, Morgan is a good and decent man who acts in a very similar manner to George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life. While Morgan's career starts out similar to George, a family man and paragon of the community, over the course of the film, Morgan becomes warped into a very greedy and ambitious person who cares less for his tenents or giving the best service, but instead owning as much land in Columbia as possible, buying all the properties he can and taking insane risks and getting into trouble just so he can add more properties to his collection. Morgan's downfall is caused by his competition with the antagonist, whose ruthless tactics causes Morgan to nearly fail and be cornered out of the market, thus causing Morgan to retaliate and try to counter the antagonist at his game, but in the process loses himself and becomes obsessed with "Winning the game".

By the film's final act, Morgan stands victorious, having defeated all of his rivals one by one and achieving a monopoly over Columbia with his opponents driven to bankruptcy and thus Morgan in effect owning the city. However, victory is hollow as through his transformation into a ruthless tycoon, George has lost all of his values and morals from the start, he is the most despised man in the city for his appalling tactics, and he has driven away all of his family and friends, making him a miserable miser. In the film's final scene, Morgan passes of a heart attack and gives his money to the only relative who he was fond of, similar to how Morgan's uncle gave him his inheritance at the start of the film, only bigger. Thus, the cycle of American greed continues.

Throughout the film, references to Monopoly will be made through the properties bought and developed as well as examples of gentrification, random events which benefit or hurt the main characters such as going to jail for tax evasion or banking errors to act as a satire for how American real estate has become a tool for the rich and elite to gain more money and warning of the contemporary rise of gentrification and other abhorrent practices.

Main cast:

Morgan Pennysworth: The protagonist of the film. Morgan is initially a heroic everyman the audience is inclined to root for, being a good and fair businessman and having noble goals of achieving the American Dream, making a name for himself and leaving something good for his family. Over the course of the film, Morgan's values are warped into he becomes one of the Selfish Tycoons that he hates thanks to his addiction to "Playing the game" and focusing on beating his competition instead of running a good and honest business.

Dexter White: A dorky and educated man who graduated from the same class as Morgan, Dexter represents Monopoly players who are inept or have difficulty or bad luck with the game as Dexter in the first half of the film has continuous trouble successfully running into his properties and always has very poor chances which cause him to lose money, especially to the main antagonist Donald Potter. Around the midway point of the film, Dexter's starts to experience a rebound, but after Morgan realizes that doing so could threaten his growth and profits with a strong competitor, he joins Potter in aggressively forcing Dexter to the brink of bankruptcy and selling his properties, thus starting Morgan's downfall.

Lazlo Ricardo: A Cuban immigrant who came to America to achieve the dream and through luck, managed to win at the lottery and used his earnings to enter the real estate business, he entered into the field mainly to build good homes and neighborhoods to immigrants like himself so that they can build good lives and not be manipulated or be in danger of losing their homes. Lazlo at the start builds a strong friendship with Morgan and the two initially work as partners in development. While Morgan descents into cutthroat Capitalism, Lazlo stays true to his morals and character and does his best to provide quality housing and service, but keeping to his morals costs him the ability to be profitable. Lazlo is the second of the "Players" to be driven out of the game, being forced to sell his properties to Morgan who then treats his tenants far worse than Lazlo had been. At the end, while Lazlo is not nearly as rich or successful as Morgan, he is noted to be the true "Winner" by having a loving family, close friends, and being beloved by the city for his many charities. While Morgan got a Monopoly, Lazlo was the true winner.

Donald Potter: A slimy and dastardly businessman, Donald is the fourth Player of the game and is the film's main antagonist. Just as Morgan is an allusion to George Bailey, Donald is an allusion to Henry Potter of "It's a Wonderful Life", only caring for money and having little empathy or human decency, just seeing the world as customers and competition. Donald is an elitist and born from Old Money, seeing himself inherently better than the other three players because of his blood and upbringing, only slightly respecting Morgan because of his rich uncle. Donald spends most of the film catering to the upper middle class, rich and corporations, turning Columbia into a seedy city of rampant Capitalism and is shown to be racist through engaging in Redlining. Morgan hates Donald because of his practices, but it is these same practices and his inherent wealth that allow Donald to outbuy the others in properties and rapidly develop them. Through this feud, Morgan emulates Donald to become highly successful, and in the process becomes worse than Donald had been, and even though Morgan drove Donald out of business at the end, Donald won by essentially forcing Morgan to become like him.