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.
You were honestly surprised that the religious right didn't throw a fit about this film. Their attempts to boycott the film were laughable and even got the whole thing… well more popular.
I'm a little confused by this, as it's seemingly contradictory. You say that religious conservatives didn't throw a fit over the film but then say that they boycotted the film, so I'm a little confused. Could I get some clarification on what you meant?
I'm a little confused by this, as it's seemingly contradictory. You say that religious conservatives didn't throw a fit over the film but then say that they boycotted the film, so I'm a little confused. Could I get some clarification on what you meant?
-[X]Carrie: Brian is done, and is happy with his film, now he just needs to release the thing. DC: 0 Rolled:D100 => 69
You were honestly surprised that the religious right didn't throw a fit about this film. Their attempts to boycott the film were laughable and even got the whole thing… well more popular.
Now if only you would stop getting mail calling you a god-hating man.
Bruce goes to Church every week and is very open about being a practicing Christian.
"Bruce O'Brian is a Satanist Scumbag!"
Welp, Far-Right Evangelicals are gonna do their thing even when Bruce is removed from the project aside from owning the company that distributes it. At least it did good and well hopefully be better financially and better received than OTL.
-[X]The Strange Sight, of Steve Spielberg: Steve is now back from filming, and he's bringing a friend into the fold, a young man by the name of… Robert… whatever the hell his last name is, you cannot even say that. DC: 20 Rolled:D100 => 35
Robert Zemeckis. That was his name and honestly, you didn't really know what else to say to the man, but he was a screenwriter that had worked with Steve since Universal, who came over on his request.
Well, now he was here and joined the writer's room, and made fast friends with everyone.
Reward: Robert Zemeckis has joined the writer's room.
Something tells you he wants to start producing and making movies with Steve, and he wants to start doing it too.
Next year, he will produce scripts in the writer's room.
Next Year, the Directors are going to want to be assigned films... or get budgets approved for their own personal projects as Star Wars is going to be bringing in the moeny.
Nice to see Zemeckis join the team. Don't know if he's gonna make "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" because the Beatles got back together, but if he does then that might be a decent part for Carrie whose options are limited now that she's locked in with Lucasfilms. As for the other Directors, anyone got any films that should be passed off to them?
-[X]Distributing Deals: Since you have a Distribution Company, or rather, are one… You can meet the major movie theater companies and strike a Deal with them. Even when you had really nothing to offer them. DC: ???
--[X] Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons Rolled:D100 + 20 => 42
You think you may have tried a little too hard for Carrie. And when this film came out… it was not nearly as good of a response.
(Continued in: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons)
Darn shame about Lone Wolf and Cub. Just wanted to release this because of the high demand that Overmind wrote and if we didn't then America would have to wait nearly a year for the sequel due to Star Wars. Hopefully we at least make above ten mil in profit.
-[X]How Can I Help You?: You looked Carrie in the eye and placed your forehead on hers. You just wanted to make her smile again, and that was all you wanted. DC: ??? Rolled:D100 + 40 => 128
-[X]Todd Reynolds Freshman Fuckups: He got drunk and needs some help. Thankfully he only crashed his car into a light pole, but he needs your help. DC: 30 Rolled:D100 => 64
You were at the police station and you were not happy as you signed the paperwork and paid the fine with your pocket money. That was enough to make things interesting… yet you were very unhappy when you saw Todd look at you.
"Don't say anything, get into the fucking car." You ordered and Todd did as you told him, and he walked to your car. And you looked to the officer. "I hope this won't happen again."
"Surprised his mother didn't come to pick him up." Then his eyebrows raised as you took off your sunglasses. "Holy god."
"I think it would be best that you not talk to the media about this. I've got enough to worry about." You stated. "From his mother and sister."
"Well, Bruce I just wanna say this, before you leave, helped a lot of me and my guys out who were in Nam. If you need anything, just call." He replied.
"Hopefully I won't." You replied as you walked across the room, and walked to your car.
Todd was waiting. You entered the driver's seat and looked at him. "What the fuck were you thinking?"
"It was the end of the night, and i-"
"The fuck were you thinking, you are underage, and you got into a car accident on a light post!" You shouted. "What if it was a car, what if someone got killed!?"
Todd was silent. "Fuck sake Todd, I know you were better than this, but now I-"
"My friend was behind the wheel, and if he was the one, he would have been arrested and probably sent to prison," Todd replied. "He already had a charge on him, and lost his license."
You frowned and you thought for a few minutes. "So you weren't behind the wheel?"
"No." He replied. "Only after the accident."
You sighed. Great more things. "While noble of you Todd, I don't want your life to get ruined by your kindness to others." You took a breath. "Be very lucky that I understand enough to go and tell your mother."
"Just stay out of trouble. Cause I would rather pick you up from prison than identify your body at the morgue."
It was silent the rest of the way home.
Reward: Todd has been sprung, and you give him a talking too.
OOF. Shame that this is the first Todd action in a while, hopefully things will cool between the brothers and we get some nice bonding later on and at least nothing horrible happened. Did this happen because Todd rolled low? I guess this is his Canon event to help him mature because OTL while he was in New York when Debbie and Carrie were in New York, Todd actually shot himself with a revolver when he was playing with it, but fortunately it was only loaded with blanks. He got sent to the hospital and Debbie temporarily got arrested for child neglect , but the whole thing being an accident prevented any charges from sticking with Carrie joking "Mom shot him because he didn't do his homework." to the media. I assume here thanks to the O'Brian influence that never happened, especially with Bruce so keen on gun safety, and instead this is the sort of thing that helps him mature.
-[X]Investments: You want to invest your hard-earned cash into something that you feel will be a good return on investment. And as well as diversify your assets DC: 0 (Linetail what you wish to invest in below this action, and the amount of money you want to invest in)
--[X] Coney Island Restoration. $10 Million Rolled:D100 => 85
-[X]Calling You're Parents: You are going to call your parents and see what they want. DC: 10 Rolled:D100 => 23
Dad was not happy when he heard about the plans. "You mean to tell me that you wanted to restore the island by drawing all your money in and just, attempting it?"
"You already said you got through much of the renovations through the city council and planning commission." You stated. "I'm just trying to get it open next year hopefully."
"I appreciate your help Bruce, but I can handle it." He stated. "It's bad enough that I have to deal with your fans and the city council wondering if you are the one behind all this when it's me and the rest of the city trying to save the Island."
"I know Dad, but I just want to help."
"Son, I know you want to help, but it's also making it more difficult for us to actually get things done, and it's also getting the governor's office involved, and they are asking quite a lot of questions that I don't have the answers for."
"They should all know I'm a proud new yorker." You stated.
"And I just want you to not give so much money for supplies, I've already got a few donators trying to help the park and it doesn't require you." Your father's voice had a hint of bitterness in it.
You asked. "Dad, is it about-"
"No, it's not Bruce." He replied, unspoken feelings were beginning to surface. "I…" He sighed. "I heard about what happened with Carrie, and you should focus on her well-being, not some fancy project that will survive without you."
"Dad don't change the subject." You stated.
"I'm changing it because I don't want you to bury yourself in work or distractions and regret not being with the woman you love when she needs you the most." Your father replied. "I don't want you to have regrets like i do."
Reward: Your father imparts some wisdom for you, and you have basically brought Coney Island back from the dead.
Damn, didn't expect Papa Goose to give us a stern lecture. Makes me glad that this vote won, although I assumed that the investment was just going to be a one-time donation to speed things along, not Bruce getting intimate with it. Well, at least the Carrie action became a crit success so Bruce was still a loving and present husband.
[X]The Friendship and Brotherhood of George Lucas: George wants to hang out and have fun. DC: 30
--[X] Invite George and Marcia over to the house for a nice Dinner. Cook some favorites for the two Lucas' and arrange a nice and casual double date night to have some fun before Star Wars and help Carrie relax. Rolled:D100=> 44
-[X]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)
--[X] Frank Herbert Rolled:D100 => 28
Frank had already told you that he had met with your associate, and he would rather deal with George, than you.
Stinks but at least he's talking with George and nothing disastrous happens. Makes me fear for the Networking action I had planned with Gene Roddenberry. Really hoping that we can confirm ILM doing effects for Star Trek or Star Trek films being made by Lucasfilms, but if Gene goes with Universal it would add some nice fun to the rivalry and deepen the fandom wars between Trek and Wars.
Did this happen because Todd lowed roll? I guess this is his Canon event to help him mature because OTL while he was in New York when Debbie and Carrie were in New York, Todd actually shot himself with a revolver when he was playing with it, but fortunately it was only loaded with blanks. He got sent to the hospital and Debbie temporarily got arrested for child neglect , but the whole thing being an accident prevented any charges from sticking with Carrie joking "Mom shot him because he didn't do his homework." to the media. I assume here thanks to the O'Brian influence that never happened, especially with Bruce so keen on gun safety, and instead this is the sort of thing that helps him mature.
Stinks but at least he's talking with George and nothing disastrous happens. Makes me fear for the Networking action I had planned with Gene Roddenberry. Really hoping that we can confirm ILM doing effects for Star Trek or Star Trek films being made by Lucasfilms, but if Gene goes with Universal it would add some nice fun to the rivalry and deepen the fandom wars between Trek and Wars.
Carrie: Directed by: Brian Depalma
Produced by: Paul Monash
Distribution: Lucasfilms Unlimited
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen
Film Quality:D100 + 60 => 160
Audience:D100 + 40 => 140
Critics:D100 + 40 => 123
Budget: 1.8 million
Domestic Profits:47,940,683
International Profits:39,970,660
Total Profits: 87,911,343
Lucasfilms Profit: 21,977,835
When you had hoped for a Halloween release, you had… regrettably, forgotten something. The Moral Guardians, as you learned did not like the movie at all, calling it devil worship, and hatred against god, and tried their best to blacklist the film on "Moral Grounds"
That only infuriated Mike, who went out of his way to spend a few thousand dollars lambasting a group that was very likely just acting out of ignorance, like all censors were. After all, the MPAA was the one who decided the rating, and they gave it an R Rating. That meant if children saw it, it was because they were with their parents, or they snuck in.
Now you were not exactly the best at the whole protesting and Moral Gurdian thing, but you knew damn well about movie making, and the trailer was honestly tame as hell.
But that didn't deter the moviegoers, who were just going in and getting their pants scared off of them. Now honestly that was no surprise, Brian was a master of his craft, same as George and Steve, but even with his craft, he just…
Well, he just did work. He made all the strangeness work with a little bit of movie magic and audience manipulation and camera trickery.
And the attempts at censorship and boycotting only got more people interested in the film.
It was why that once it came out, it was blowing up in the second week by Word of mouth.
Like Jaws, but for Halloween, it was a wonderful thing to see lines at the block, though not around it, and it pissed you off that the money was mostly going to Colombia as they produced most of it.
However what surprised you was the International response in Japan.
They loved Carrie. Like really loved it, and considered her like one of their old folk legends but American.
And honestly… That was some high praise.
Though one lingering issue remained.
What the author thought of it.
Though thankfully, Mister King loved the film version, though was a bit saddened that it wasn't gorier. Though he understood due to the MPAA slapping an X rating wouldn't be the best thing for it.
And he said that if he had a book he was really passionate about seeing on the silver screen, he would come around to Lucasfilms.
Reward: The film was a great success. And Mister King liked the film.
Carrie: Directed by: Brian Depalma
Produced by: Paul Monash
Distribution: Lucasfilms Unlimited
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen
Film Quality:D100 + 60 => 160
Audience:D100 + 40 => 140
Critics:D100 + 40 => 123
Budget: 1.8 million
Domestic Profits:47,940,683
International Profits:39,970,660
Total Profits: 87,911,343
Lucasfilms Profit: 21,977,835
When you had hoped for a Halloween release, you had… regrettably, forgotten something. The Moral Guardians, as you learned did not like the movie at all, calling it devil worship, and hatred against god, and tried their best to blacklist the film on "Moral Grounds"
That only infuriated Mike, who went out of his way to spend a few thousand dollars lambasting a group that was very likely just acting out of ignorance, like all censors were. After all, the MPAA was the one who decided the rating, and they gave it an R Rating. That meant if children saw it, it was because they were with their parents, or they snuck in.
Now you were not exactly the best at the whole protesting and Moral Gurdian thing, but you knew damn well about movie making, and the trailer was honestly tame as hell.
But that didn't deter the moviegoers, who were just going in and getting their pants scared off of them. Now honestly that was no surprise, Brian was a master of his craft, same as George and Steve, but even with his craft, he just…
Well, he just did work. He made all the strangeness work with a little bit of movie magic and audience manipulation and camera trickery.
And the attempts at censorship and boycotting only got more people interested in the film.
It was why that once it came out, it was blowing up in the second week by Word of mouth.
Like Jaws, but for Halloween, it was a wonderful thing to see lines at the block, though not around it, and it pissed you off that the money was mostly going to Colombia as they produced most of it.
However what surprised you was the International response in Japan.
They loved Carrie. Like really loved it, and considered her like one of their old folk legends but American.
And honestly… That was some high praise.
Though one lingering issue remained.
What the author thought of it.
Though thankfully, Mister King loved the film version, though was a bit saddened that it wasn't gorier. Though he understood due to the MPAA slapping an X rating wouldn't be the best thing for it.
And he said that if he had a book he was really passionate about seeing on the silver screen, he would come around to Lucasfilms.
Reward: The film was a great success. And Mister King liked the film.
Common Lucasfilms W. Got a Nat 100 in film quality and audience and made 2.5 times its OTL returns. One of the best results we could have asked for and zero Omakes came in to boost it. Looks like Brian really is a true peer of George and Steve.
Nice we get a monopoly on Steven King adaptations. Also I noticed that John Travolta wasn't mentioned at all. Did he still star in it and did he have a good performance and time?
Nice we get a monopoly on Steven King adaptations. Also I noticed that John Travolta wasn't mentioned at all. Did he still star in it and did he have a good performance and time?
Well...that went well. Fantastically if I'm being honest.
Though, not that I'm complaining, but what changed to make it more popular than before? I mean, it was all nearly done, and the only thing that seemed to change was us distributing it and Mike promoting it. Did that make so much difference?
Well...that went well. Fantastically if I'm being honest.
Though, not that I'm complaining, but what changed to make it more popular than before? I mean, it was all nearly done, and the only thing that seemed to change was us distributing it and Mike promoting it. Did that make so much difference?
It's a damn good movie already OTL, so I wouldn't be surprised if that really was all it took. Plus the backfiring boycott and the huge word-of-mouth spread mentioned in the post.
Though, not that I'm complaining, but what changed to make it more popular than before? I mean, it was all nearly done, and the only thing that seemed to change was us distributing it and Mike promoting it. Did that make so much difference?
The Boycott of the film that was attempted by the Evangelical right (that 69, nice) that describe the movie as immoral, scantiness and pornographic... really pushed interest in the film when IRL, there really wasn't that much considering it was a film from a modestly successful best seller.
Even though it was none of those things at all. Except maybe a bit gory.
But with Mike Eisner at the Helm, trying to push for tons of things to happen, and get money made?
I mean everyone who was listed as the stars were part of the canon cast so I assumed that John was still included in the movie, not to mention that you said so in official turns and various word of God posts that John was doing the movie because he wanted to break his rockstar image before being typecasted. So unless Grease was doing production at the same time there's no reason he shouldn't be in it.
