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

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
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
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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The Next Frontier
The Next Frontier:

"The Rocinante glided through the void of space, its fusion engines humming softly in the background as the ship made its way towards Eros Station. Holden watched the blue-green orb of Earth shrink in the distance, feeling a pang of homesickness despite his best efforts to remain stoic. He had taken this job on a whim, hoping to make some quick cash and forget about the troubles of his past. But as the crew of the Rocinante delved deeper into the mystery of the protomolecule and the various factions vying for control of it, Holden realized that he had stumbled upon something much bigger than he had anticipated.

As they approached Eros Station, the crew could see strange tendrils of energy emanating from the surface, reaching out towards the Rocinante like ghostly fingers. Naomi's fingers flew over the controls, deftly avoiding the tendrils as they maneuvered towards the station. Once they had docked, the crew made their way through the station's corridors, their guns at the ready. The station was eerily quiet, the only sound the soft hum of the protomolecule as it continued its insidious work.

They soon encountered a group of Belter rebels, armed and ready for a fight. But before they could engage in combat, a group of Martian Marines burst onto the scene, guns blazing. Holden watched in horror as the two groups clashed, realizing that they were caught in the middle of a larger conflict. He knew that they needed to get off Eros Station and warn the rest of the system about the threat of the protomolecule, but the chaos around them made it seem like an impossible task. But then he remembered something he had learned from his time in the Navy - sometimes, the best way to win a battle was not to fight it at all.

"Everyone, stand down!" Holden shouted, his voice echoing through the station. "We're here to stop the protomolecule, not kill each other. We need to work together if we're going to survive."

Slowly, the fighting died down as the various factions hesitantly lowered their weapons. Holden could see the fear and uncertainty in their eyes, but he also saw a glimmer of hope.

"Alright, let's get out of here," he said, gesturing for the others to follow him.

As they made their way back to the Rocinante, Holden couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment. He had managed to bring together a group of people who were normally at each other's throats, all in the name of a greater cause.

He knew that the road ahead would be long and difficult, but he also knew that as long as he had the Rocinante and his crew by his side, they could face anything the universe threw at them-" Mike Pondsmith stopped his reading and sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

After a few moments, Mike looked across the table at Dave Alistair. "How do you manage to pump out content so regularly?" he asked. "And is this about what I said about your Martian script?"

Dave shrugged. "Honestly, I have no impulse control because of the drugs I used to take," he admitted. He sounded a little defensive, but also matter-of-fact. "And I don't really have anything to say about that."

Mike opened his mouth to argue, but then thought better of it. "Fine," he said. "Anyway, what are you thinking of calling this series?"

Dave thought for a moment, staring into his coffee. "I'm not great at coming up with names, but...The Expanse, maybe?"

Mike raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

Dave rolled his eyes. "I don't need your smugness right now, Mike. I just need some coffee."

"Fair enough," Mike chuckled, waving down a waitress. "So, you were saying something about how each arc would transition to a different genre of science fiction?"

"Yeah, nothing concrete yet, but I was thinking of trying some military sci-fi at some point... maybe calling that arc Infinite Warfare."

"Ominous," Mike said, grinning. "Does that have anything to do with what Heinlein said to Bruce?"

Dave shook his head. "You know I'm not commenting on that."

"Needed to be asked," Mike shrugged, "But hey, do you want to me to help you with Sea of Thieves later?"

"Absolutely," Dave said, grinning. "That sounds fan-fucking-tastic."
 
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Movie Pitch: Hiawatha
Okay, so, this movie was never made in OTL, and the only version that can be considered similar to it would be either the Pocahontas film of 1995, or the unfinished Disney film Little Hiawatha that from wat I've seen is a product of its time (but what a fun product it would've been if made!). The idea appeared in the Jim Henson Thread, and it was quite enjoyable as it was, so I figured "Why don't we try it before the supposed Renaissance?" and thus here we are.

I've tried to put Voice Actors that are Native Americans (Or those who worked in Pocahontas at least) but I've also added some Alternates in case we can't get the ones we want. Those are not Native American, but I think that by virtue of experience they can give an enjoyable experience and a good enough voice for the characters.

The movie would also have to be somewhat faithful to Iroquois mythology, if only to show respect (and because it's really fascinating!) so hopefully it endears us, and gives us brownie points, with the Native community as we show that we haven't forgotten completely the lessons they gave us; The Iroquois did influence the American Constitution more than one would think after all, not to mention the entire story of Hiawatha is amazing by itself.

With that having been said, I give you:

Movie Pitch:
Hiawatha


GENRE: Historical Drama/Comedy

SUBGENRE: Adventure/Romance

FORMAT: Movie (Animation)

Set Up: Based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha, and actual Iroquois Oral tradition and history, the movie tells the story of Hiawatha, a brave from the Onondaga tribe and his quest to "Unify the Five Nations" after the death of his parents at the hands of Tadodaho of the Bithwanikumbakumba. With his wits, club, and animal companion (and pain in the neck) Crow at his side, he embarks on a journey full of wacky adventures and self-discovery, meeting friends and foes alike as he fulfills his destiny.

Director: Ron Clements
Composer: Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Hiawatha: He's a young member of the Onondaga tribe who was prophesized on the day of his birth that he would "Unify the Five Nations". After the death of his parents at Tadodaho's hands he goes on a journey to avenge them and fulfill his destiny. During his travels he learns of his shortcomings and how violence and brute force are not always the answer. During his adventures he makes friends with Kwasind and falls in love with Minnehaha, marrying her at the end.

Played by: Gordon Tootosis
Alternate: Jonathan Frakes

Crow: He's Hiawatha's "animal companion". He joins him in his travels giving him advice which sometimes work and sometimes doesn't. With a tendency to make fun of him or his ideas, Crow tends to help Hiawatha become more self-reliant and confident, while also puncturing his ego when it gets too big. In reality, he's one of the Thunderers from Iroquois tradition, and the enemy of Djodi'kwado, the Horned Sea Snake. He returns to its true form when Djodi'kwado is exorcised away from Tadodaho

Played by: Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Alternate: Robin Williams

Tadodaho/Djodi'kwado: He's the leader of the Bithwanikumbakumba who's been possessed, and is being influenced, by Djodi'kwado. With his magic spells and weapons he's set forth on a campaign of destruction and death in order to conquer the five nations and unify them. In the end Tadodaho is saved by Hiawatha and Minnehaha, and sees the error of his ways. Djodi'kwado does not however, and after being expelled from Tadodaho, returns to its true Giant Sea Snake Form to try and kill them all.

Played by: Wes Studi
Alternate: Tim Curry

Deganawida: The leader of the Mohawk, and "The Great Peacemaker" according to oral tradition. Deganawida does not have a good impression of Hiawatha at first due to his more bullish attitude, but he grows on him after Hiawatha grows a bit and saves his village from Tadodaho's summons. Deganawida is the father of Kwasind and Minnehaha, a man who tries to find a peaceful way to every disagreement, but is not afraid to fight in order to defend one's home.

Played by: Russell Means
Alternate: Keith David

Kwasind: Son of Deganawida, and the greatest warrior of the Mohawk. When meeting Hiawatha he's hostile as he sees him defeat an entire contingent of warriors using both cunning and guile. It does not help that he sees Hiawatha is clearly besotted with his sister, but overtime they grow as close as brothers thanks to fighting together to protect the village, and the growing respect between warriors. He dies fighting against Tadodaho near the end.

Played by: James Apaumut Fall
Alternate: Cam Clarke

Minnehaha: Daughter of Deganawida, she is the one that teaches Hiawatha the values of compassion and empathy as he was still consumed by his desire for vengeance against Tadodaho, as well as the one that creates the Wampum Belt that is so revered by the Iroquois. In the final confrontation against Tadodaho near his swamp, she is the one that stays Hiawatha's vengeful hand and heals Tadodaho, thus freeing him from the dark and the influence of Djodi'kwado.

Played by: Irene Beddard
Alternate: Susan Blu

Djodi'kwado: The "Horned Serpent Demon" from Iroquois tradition. It was known to abduct and eat maidens by disguising itself as a brave and handsome man. It possesses and influences Tadodaho to gain control over the five nations, and when expelled from him it turns back to its giant monstruous form. It is eventually defeated by the combined strength of Crow, the Thunderer, and Hiawatha. Once more in monstruous form he does not speak, but roars like an animal.
The Kenabek: The "Children of Djodi'kwado", they're summons that can be used by Tadodaho to spy, attack, or merge into a greater form to increase its power.

Chibiabos the Raccoon, and Iagoo the Hummingbird: Minnehaha's animal companions. Chibiabos is a troublemaker, while Iagoo tends to be more boastful.

A.N: Well, I just want to make an animated film about Native Americans that does not include Pocahontas (mainly because the Direct to Video Sequel ruined it for me) and I was watching in YouTube about the Little Hiawatha unfinished film that made me remember this. Hopefully we can use some interesting animation style that will make it fun to watch.
 
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Well now...

Here's hoping that Universal fucks up badly the Heinlein adaptations as a nice, deserving legacy for the writer.

Just for trash talking Carrie, I hope that Starship Troopers fails so bad, people are now unambiguously angry about the film as a Neo Nazi propaganda outlet than what Paul Verhoeven did in OTL.
 
Well now...

Here's hoping that Universal fucks up badly the Heinlein adaptations as a nice, deserving legacy for the writer.

Just for trash talking Carrie, I hope that Starship Troopers fails so bad, people are now unambiguously angry about the film as a Neo Nazi propaganda outlet than what Paul Verhoeven did in OTL.
Verhoeven did , in my opinion, an amazing job with the film as the criticism was so subtle that even now, watching the film again, I can't seem to find I as I'm having too much fun.

With the Malus our enemies have at the moment, they will sink and burn the moment they try (I hope).
 
Just for trash talking Carrie, I hope that Starship Troopers fails so bad, people are now unambiguously angry about the film as a Neo Nazi propaganda outlet than what Paul Verhoeven did in OTL.
as someone who likes Verhoeven's film... I saw it at the formitive age where all the things he was critiquing went all over my head and still have trouble realizing its a critique

All I saw was a cool, gory action movie, where humans fought bugs with big explosions, lots of blood and action.

Hell, I didn't even know about the critiquing elements of it until I was in high school doing a few essays on it, as an excuse to watch the film.

And even to this day, I have actually become a fan of Henliens work because of that movie.
 
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Just for trash talking Carrie, I hope that Starship Troopers fails so bad, people are now unambiguously angry about the film as a Neo Nazi propaganda outlet than what Paul Verhoeven did in OTL.
That shit still pisses me off to this day. The motherfucker never even read the book before adapting it. It's still a fun movie, don't get me wrong, but I hate how much he shits on the source material when he did fuck all for research.
 
Upgrading Lucasfilms
Upgrading Lucasfilms:

Well, Damn, that was a Lot of Options

The Major Upgrades: These Are upgrades that will fundamentally grant bonuses towards all films created by Lucasfilms, and give them a great reward.

[]Animation Department: George does not understand your love for cartoons. Though he does see them as legitimate and cool, he also has only seen the ones made by Hanna Barbara. And he really hasn't like them that much. What he should see, is the old classics that changed the world. (Cost: 20 million. Begin an animation department and can start bringing in a stable to make some crazy cool animated stuff. Any Animated Film made by this one, once fully staffed... will gain a +40 to all their rolls.)

[]A TV Division: George isn't in the business of TV. Luckily, some people like to make high-quality Television, and will gladly accept an untested company, for more creative freedom. At least the Ed Wood Types will. (Cost 100 million Start a TV Division that will allow you to make fictional pitches into TV shows. and Increases their quality by +40, on all rolls, except for SP. All TV Pitches will have a bonus to their creation in every episode.)

[]Skywalker Sound: George has basically thrown down the gauntlet on what sounds can do in the movies. There is almost nothing you can really comprehend on, but you instead looked at what he wanted. And what he wanted was a complete change of what is possible. You have no idea what it means, but it is something that makes you wonder just what you can do. (Cost 250 million. Creates Skywalker Sound, a company of Lucasfilm dedicated to creating the most imaginative soundscapes in the world, as well as being able to create sounds that do not exist in nature. +100 to all music rolls, as well as another +20 to all quality of the films, and TV shows.)

[]THX: Another Sound company, this time to make the theaters showing star wars the best in the world, and by making them work. It's less a system of recording and more a quality assurance for all movie theaters. Something that will make films better and a part of the experience. (Cost: 75 million. x2 to all Movie Profit rolls. Will stack with other modifiers)

[]ILM's Big Makeover: ILM has never really had a place to call home, besides its offices and warehouses. Now George wants to change it, making two entire warehouses in LA, and Sonoma County, titling them, Emerald, and Graffiti, after you, the Emerald Splash, and American Graffiti. It is going to begin pushing the boundaries of what is possible in movies for Effects, and so much more. (Cost 150 million. +100 to VFX and SFX rolls on all Lucasfilms films. Gain a Reroll on any VFX and SFX roll. Will passively make money through contracts to other movie studios with a d100 per millon roll done every year)

[]A New Studio Lot: Sometimes you need a place in LA to work on, and there is some dead dilapidated construction on the outskirts of town that will never be used properly, so you went to the city and proposed to purchase it, to make it a Studio Lot for Lucasfilms. It may rub a few feathers... but you don't care. (Cost 175 Million dollars. Gain The Lucasfilms Lot in LA, and all production rolls there will have a +50 to their rolls, no matter what, and production problems are completely removed.)

Minor Upgrades:

[]The Mike Eisner Division: The Brain Child of, of course, Mike Eisner, he wants it to become a monolith of producing hype, getting attention, and in the end, getting butts into seats at the movie theaters. Now, of course, it would require a huge amount of money, time, and effort to bring it to full operation, however, there is always something that people would need. Mike said he needs quite a bit, a new building in town that we need to Lease or buy out, hiring new people, intelligent people, who understand not marketing, but storytelling. And of course, he said that he needs your support to get it done because George is still a little hesitant to work on this when there were so many things he wanted to do to push the movie industry forward. (Cost, 45 million. Gain an Upgrade to the Eisner Division, where all Audience and Critical Rolls will now have a +50 to their rolls, in addition, there is one reroll allowed for the Audience roll. You no longer need to dedicate actions to excite movies, or make a trailer, as it is done automatically in-house. Will take effect in 1978.)

[]The House Of Ideas: For far too long the student filmmakers and the young actors are being subjected to what can only be described as Agism. Hollywood isn't taking risks anymore when making their films. And you want to change that. So let's start Green lighting projects that were ignored or told off. And let's see just how much money they missed out on. (Cost 10 million. All fictional pitches will automatically be given a Screenplay score of 50 and developing them further will include heavy bonuses)

[]Upgrading the Writers Room: Paul and company, need a better room. They need more space, people, and places. You will give them that. (Cost 20 million. All Scripts written by the Writers Room will now carry a +100 to their quality. Will now produce two scripts per six-month period, rather than just one.)

[]Write in


AN: Enjoy and vote in plan format.

Also a Moratorium for a few hours.
 
Woohoo! Animation is on the list!

Alright, aside form the Animation Department, I think we should also go for Skywalker Sound, ILM's Big Makeover, and the Mike Esiner's Division. The rest can wait for now as we will need the money and these options alone already use 465 million, nearly our entire warchest (Not inlcuding the 150 mill we added because that's already been used up in the movies and the Warner Looting).

What do you guys think?
I am just going to roll for a script, and give nothing else, as I am just fried right now my friend.

Script Quality:
D100 + 20 => 91
That's fine friend, take a good long break.

Also, Double Woohoo! First animated movie ready to be produced!
 
A couple of things @Magoose

I suppose that we can buy everything we want as long as we have money, no?

We can only use the Warchest, or we can also pay from Bruce´s Pocket?

And finally is Lucas willing to dip in with some money to get things done?

What do you guys think?
That not buying the Writer Upgrades seem like a waste, they are very cheap and give us a tremendous bonus to the scripts of every production we want to take...
 
I suppose that we can buy everything we want as long as we have money, no?
Yes.
We can only use the Warchest, or we can also pay from Bruce´s Pocket?
Warchest only.
And finally is Lucas willing to dip in with some money to get things done?
George is willing to do other things, but not upgrading.

Hint, he's about to do something cool soon.
 
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