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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Very interesting @Magoose A few more questions

If our next charity efforts are lobbying for the conservation of nature, especially the oceans and the whales... Would be possible to recruit James Cameron Down the line?

What has been the effect of Star Wars on NASA? I mean due to its cultural significance I suppose that it has become significantly more popular...

What would give us if we use some actions of networking with NASA? Expert consultants? Hiring us to make some movies (Like Apollo XIII)? Or maybe something else?

Universal ain't getting bankrupt anytime soon.

Belive me on that, so don't get any ideas.
Ok, But would be possible to purchase Disney once they hit rock bottom in the 80s?

It would worth doing so for the Irony alone...
 
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So I'm in a giving mood today. I got a raise.

Ask me your questions.

Now! If you dare!
Has anyone bought the rights to The Chronicles of Prydain? What about Basil of Baker Street?

Would Ursula K. Le Guin be more open to Lucasfilms buying the rights to her books?

Would we have the technology needed to make "The Hobbit" in 1982?

If we have our own TV Studio, can we make it so that our channel is like HBO, where you have to pay to see?

Can we convince Paramount to show Star Trek and whatever new Star Trek show they make in our channel?

What is the opinion in Britain of Bruce O'Brian? (Just curious here).
 
Has anyone bought the rights to The Chronicles of Prydain?
That's what Disney used to make Black Cauldron, right?
If we have our own TV Studio, can we make it so that our channel is like HBO, where you have to pay to see?
Unless Magoose comes up with some reason why we couldn't, I don't see why not. It's not exactly a revolutionary idea and the Disney Channel initially operated on a subscription based model if memory serves.
 
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So I'm in a giving mood today. I got a raise.

Ask me your questions.

Is Paramount planning to create PTS or Star Trek Phase II?

When is Napoleon coming out?

Have there been any major films that didn't exist OTL that are currently in production or about to be released besides the one above?

Since Fox didn't even show up at the Warner Bros partition, I'm guessing with no Star Wars they're now mostly irrelevant and financially struggling?

What is Toho's opinions of Lucasfilms?

How did MASH handwave Radar's departure from the show?

Is Clint currently making Dirty Harry with Columbia?

How is Disney taking to the creation of DreamWorks?

Has Television changed greatly since the beginning of the Quest besides the CBS leadership shakeup and increased game show popularity, and if so in what significant ways?

When it comes to Bruce's presence in pop culture, how often and how do movies and shows usually reference him or his characters?

Has Carrie released her rock album and did she sell the body pillows?

In terms of Carrie's goals and working, is it that she just doesn't want to work again or for the next couple of years she wants to take it easy and go at her own pace along with focusing on potential motherhood and after that she'll consider work when she feels like it?

Who is Carrie's closest friend? Which group of people does she like to hang out with who she doesn't know through Bruce?

How do Ginger and Natalie usually get along?

Do Bruce and Carrie have any notable neighbors?

In the last turn it was mentioned by Carrie that Todd was thinking about majoring in computer science. Does that mean that he wants to focus on that for a career or is it an interest?

What kind of movies does Joseph want to act in in the future?

Does Cat plan to have any more kids?

Has Robin had any initial success in Hollywood after he acted in Five Dates?

What does Ronald Reagan think of Bruce?
 
Alright, lots of questions. Here we go.
If our next charity efforts are lobbying for the conservation of nature, especially the oceans and the whales... Would be possible to recruit James Cameron Down the line?
Potentially, but not likely as most people will see you as just trying to make a name for yourself. rather then actually helping out with the problem.
What has been the effect of Star Wars on NASA? I mean due to its cultural significance I suppose that it has become significantly more popular...
All I am going to say is this.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, you may see a mission for permanent Moon settlement.
Or at the very least, going back to the moon.
What would give us if we use some actions of networking with NASA? Expert consultants? Hiring us to make some movies (Like Apollo XIII)? Or maybe something else?
I am going to leave that open for me to improvise.
Ok, But would be possible to purchase Disney once they hit rock bottom in the 80s?
Very unlikely, considering what they have just made.
What about Basil of Baker Street?
Open for a purchase, but better be quick about it.
Would Ursula K. Le Guin be more open to Lucasfilms buying the rights to her books?
If the price is right, and she is impressed by us.
Would we have the technology needed to make "The Hobbit" in 1982?
Technichally, you could do it now. It wouldn't be great, but you could. Technology isn't the only thing holding it back. It's the fact that most people aren't willing to see fantasy as a money maker.

At least like Star Wars.
If we have our own TV Studio, can we make it so that our channel is like HBO, where you have to pay to see?
You can. In fact, I highly recommend it.
Can we convince Paramount to show Star Trek and whatever new Star Trek show they make in our channel?
No comment.
What is the opinion in Britain of Bruce O'Brian? (Just curious here).
In Britian, Bruce is considered a maverick and someone who is not interested at all in the craft of acting and are pretty much thinks he's only interested and capable of being a movie star, rather than be a serious actor.
I might as well ask about the opinion in Ireland as well.
@Magoose
They view him as a son, though not a favored one as he is not working there.
Is Paramount planning to create PTS or Star Trek Phase II?
Star Trek, yes, but PTS is still up in the air.
When is Napoleon coming out?
Not until 1980. And even then, Stanley has only shot the first two "films" in a year of production.

He will most likely get 9 films in total, about 3 hours long.

And yes, that 100 million is showing itself in every single frame of celluloid.

Sid is going to get multiple, multi million dollar budget films out of Stanley's creative process. And they might be the best damn films ever made.
Have there been any major films that didn't exist OTL that are currently in production or about to be released besides the one above?
Not as many as you think.

Warners Catalog may be gone, but the ideas and films are still out there to be produced. That is all i will say.
Since Fox didn't even show up at the Warner Bros partition, I'm guessing with no Star Wars they're now mostly irrelevant and financially struggling?
to put it bluntly. Yes.
What is Toho's opinions of Lucasfilms?
Toho: THe Fucking print money, lets make sure we stay on their good side.
How did MASH handwave Radar's departure from the show?
Easy. They just said he got promoted and transferred to another unit.
Is Clint currently making Dirty Harry with Columbia?
Yes he is.
How is Disney taking to the creation of DreamWorks?
Not well.

And they will not take it well once we decided to get it up and running.

After all, there can be only one.
Has Television changed greatly since the beginning of the Quest besides the CBS leadership shakeup and increased game show popularity, and if so in what significant ways?
All I will say is this on the subject.

TV has seen a slip in quality, they are not as well regarded. Cartoons are still silly and poorly animated, and most sitcoms are low budget and frankly appalling. There is an appetite for long-form storytelling that people want, but will never be itched until the 90's.
When it comes to Bruce's presence in pop culture, how often and how do movies and shows usually reference him or his characters?
not much, as they don't have Bruce's Likeness, and don't want to pay bruce any money for his likeness.

But most people say that Goose is a powerful man, usually refering to Bruce himself.
Has Carrie released her rock album and did she sell the body pillows?
Rock album releases next turn, and will have an action, and she did.

But I'm keepign that profit a surprise.
In terms of Carrie's goals and working, is it that she just doesn't want to work again or for the next couple of years she wants to take it easy and go at her own pace along with focusing on potential motherhood and after that she'll consider work when she feels like it?
She's just wanting to slow down and be normal. Basically, she's sick of being the Hollywood princess everyone thinks she is, and wants to be, and I quote "A normal woman, with a normal husband, trying to live a normal life."

Of course, she will still act, write, or otherwise work sometimes, but it it not her primary goal in life.

Oh but she will still get that +150 to her rolls when she's working, but now it will... well spoilers.
How do Ginger and Natalie usually get along?
Ginger sleeps on the bed to cuddle up, and Natalie gets the couch, and snuggles.

Their agreement has kept the peace so far.
Do Bruce and Carrie have any notable neighbors?
Not yet.

But they will soon once people decide that being their neighbors will be better to keep the Paparatzi away.
In the last turn it was mentioned by Carrie that Todd was thinking about majoring in computer science. Does that mean that he wants to focus on that for a career or is it an interest?
a collage interest, trying to find a way in the world. Do not expect it to be a think he cements to.
What kind of movies does Joseph want to act in in the future?
He's going back to the Western, and the War film.

And there are plenty of war films to be made, and they may see him as a good enough man for the job.

Hint: Universal has a Vietnam movie that they want to make, with him as the star of the show.
Does Cat plan to have any more kids?
she's pregnant right now.
Has Robin had any initial success in Hollywood after he acted in Five Dates?
He's been selling out shows in LA and New York. He'd going to be fine.
What does Ronald Reagan think of Bruce?
Here is the thing I will say about Ronnie Raygun and his opinion of Bruce.

He very much thinks he's a wonderful American, who is inspiring more people to achieve the heights that the lofty American Dream can seem to be.

He also thinks that we have a violent destructive streak against our enemies that needs to be toned down, because we would be runing lives if we aren't reigned in.

And he also believes, and this is his private opinion, that he is the best young actor in Hollywood. Everyone else is either too loud, to subdued, or not experienced enough. Bruce carries the whole damn thing and it impresses him.

He also, may or may not want to use Bruce as an endorsement for his next presidential run, because oh boy, does he have a plan to sweep carter.
Can we make the Star Wars holiday special?
You can...

But why? :V
 
Very unlikely, considering what they have just made.
...It's not animation...It's not animation...they're not doing that...
Open for a purchase, but better be quick about it.
What about the Chronicles of Prydain?

Or the Barsoom Saga?
Technichally, you could do it now. It wouldn't be great, but you could. Technology isn't the only thing holding it back. It's the fact that most people aren't willing to see fantasy as a money maker.

At least like Star Wars.
Okay, repharising it; Can we do the Hobbit in any way close, or similar, to the level of OTL movies by 1982? Hell, I'll be content if we can even make the choreography with the dwarves and the CGI with Gollum. I want this movie to be great as it deserves no less.
Not until 1980. And even then, Stanley has only shot the first two "films" in a year of production.

He will most likely get 9 films in total, about 3 hours long.

And yes, that 100 million is showing itself in every single frame of celluloid.

Sid is going to get multiple, multi million dollar budget films out of Stanley's creative process. And they might be the best damn films ever made.
You heard the guy, we have to shot as many awesome films in between to get as many punches in before Sid hits us with the haymaker!
Not well.

And they will not take it well once we decided to get it up and running.

After all, there can be only one.
They abrogated that right when they let its animation department become that...well we helped with the bonuses, but still, the point remains.
TV has seen a slip in quality, they are not as well regarded. Cartoons are still silly and poorly animated, and most sitcoms are low budget and frankly appalling. There is an appetite for long-form storytelling that people want, but will never be itched until the 90's.
Oh man, I have ideas!
Here is the thing I will say about Ronnie Raygun and his opinion of Bruce.

He very much thinks he's a wonderful American, who is inspiring more people to achieve the heights that the lofty American Dream can seem to be.

He also thinks that we have a violent destructive streak against our enemies that needs to be toned down, because we would be runing lives if we aren't reigned in.

And he also believes, and this is his private opinion, that he is the best young actor in Hollywood. Everyone else is either too loud, to subdued, or not experienced enough. Bruce carries the whole damn thing and it impresses him.

He also, may or may not want to use Bruce as an endorsement for his next presidential run, because oh boy, does he have a plan to sweep carter.
You know what, at this point I'm ambivalent about it. I mean, the main problem with Ronald's policies seem to be that he did not expect that the Big Companies would behave in such rapacious and immoral way when the leash was released (and why would he, they seemd to have been if not toeing the line, at least not giving any sign they were going to turn into "The Gilded Age 2.0").

Well, let's see what happens.

By the way Magoose, will you be threadmarking our pitches and omaked before or after the next update?
 
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Can we do the Hobbit in any way close, or similar, to the level of OTL movies by 1982? Hell, I'll be content if we can even make the choreography with the dwarves and the CGI with Gollum. I want this movie to be great as it deserves no less.
not a chance in hell.
...It's not animation...It's not animation...they're not doing that...
Well to put things bluntly... Its not just animation

They have decided to make Black Hole, but also try to create something that is more in line with the new direction of less than family-friendly productions.

War of the Worlds.

As an animated film.

THE THUNDERCHILD WILL BE IN GLORIOUS WESTERN ANIMATION!

And John Carpenter has begun production on the film he has been waiting to make.

Halloween.
What about the Chronicles of Prydain?
Disney owns it.
Or the Barsoom Saga?
Actually I'm unsure on that. so i will so open.
You know what, at this point I'm ambivalent about it. I mean, the main problem with Ronald's policies seem to be that he did not expect that the Big Companies would behave in such rapacious and immoral way when the leash was released (and why would he, they seemd to have been if not toeing the line, at least not giving any sign they were going to turn into "The Gilded Age 2.0").
All I'm going to say on the subject is that it's Bruce's (I.E your) Choice to get involved or not.

Omakes do not count because they get rewarded.
By the way Magoose, will you be threadmarking our pitches and omaked before or after the next update?
Tommorow. I'm on the rest of the night off.
 
He will most likely get 9 films in total, about 3 hours long.

And yes, that 100 million is showing itself in every single frame of celluloid.

Sid is going to get multiple, multi million dollar budget films out of Stanley's creative process. And they might be the best damn films ever made.

So if I understand this correctly, 9 three hour movies meaning a 27 hour grand saga?
 
not a chance in hell.
But my dreams...

Alright, so, do we give up or just try to make an inferior copy, that is the question.

Hopefully we can do Dune better, I mean, the hardest part will be the Giant Worms, but the rest of the film could look like the 2021 version if we try to do it in the 80s.

Well to put things bluntly... Its not just animation

They have decided to make Black Hole, but also try to create something that is more in line with the new direction of less than family-friendly productions.

War of the Worlds.

As an animated film.

THE THUNDERCHILD WILL BE IN GLORIOUS WESTERN ANIMATION!

And John Carpenter has begun production on the film he has been waiting to make.

Halloween.
No. Nonononono. No. No, Disney, NO! You don't get to have a fucking crisi in your animation department, with worers already wanting to leave, and then start making that! You just don't!

...Alright, full speed ahead guys! Hiawatha is the one that has the cript all ready to go, we justt need to think of other ideas we can make into classics aside formthe ones Ron Clements and John Musker bring with them to Lucasfilms!
 
Hopefully we can do Dune better, I mean, the hardest part will be the Giant Worms, but the rest of the film could look like the 2021 version if we try to do it in the 80s.
I mean, yeah... probobly. Dune is one of those films that could have been made in the 80's... done well, and be celebrated as a sci fi classic... then David Lynch just decided to cram multiple books into one fucking movie.

Like no.
No. Nonononono. No. No, Disney, NO! You don't get to have a fucking crisi in your animation department, with worers already wanting to leave, and then start making that! You just don't!
Here is the thing, most of the workers that haven't left... well, they told management that they wanted to do a novel adaptation, rather then a fairy tale, and wanted to cash in on the sci fi craze. Roy led the charge for that to keep the animation department from being scuttled.

So, the Disney Suits had a compromise, otherwise they would have lost everything.

War of the Worlds it was chosen instead of 20,000 leagues under the sea.

It's a hail mary by Roy to keep the damn animation department from being sent off to make TV Cartoons like the Loony Tunes and Mickymouse show.
...Alright, full speed ahead guys! Hiawatha is the one that has the cript all ready to go, we justt need to think of other ideas we can make into classics aside formthe ones Ron Clements and John Musker bring with them to Lucasfilms!
Well they can come since they were fired. But its trying to get a bigger stable of animators that is the problem.
 
Potentially, but not likely as most people will see you as just trying to make a name for yourself. rather then actually helping out with the problem.
Hey, unlike many others Celebrity Philantropists Bruce has always been genuinely on his effort and his humanitarian campaigns have been great successes that have improves the lives of many...

I think that at this point he would have a certain reputation as being someone who always put his money where his mouth is...
Very unlikely, considering what they have just made.
Well, we will have to grow big enough to buy them then...

You can. In fact, I highly recommend it.
A shame that we don't have enough money for everything, but I also want to get the TV thingy going ASAP...

Not yet.

But they will soon once people decide that being their neighbors will be better to keep the Paparatzi away.
Well, OTL Debbie moved to the Mansión next door to be closer to her daughter... So it is likely that once Carrie is pregant Debbie would move closer to us.

And just to know about the availability of the adaptation rights of certain novels @Magoose ...

What can we acquire from the Asimov and Clarke?

The rights of the Forever War are still available?

And what about The Dragonriders of Pern or The Last Unicorn?
 
I mean, yeah... probobly. Dune is one of those films that could have been made in the 80's... done well, and be celebrated as a sci fi classic... then David Lynch just decided to cram multiple books into one fucking movie.

Like no.
Tell me about it. I still remmeber being all excited when I saw they were going to show Dune on TV, and I stayed up late to watch it, only to realize that it was not the 2000s Miniseries but something that I did not recognize or understand but it was being called Dune!

Waste of my time it's what it was.
Here is the thing, most of the workers that haven't left... well, they told management that they wanted to do a novel adaptation, rather then a fairy tale, and wanted to cash in on the sci fi craze. Roy led the charge for that to keep the animation department from being scuttled.

So, the Disney Suits had a compromise, otherwise they would have lost everything.

War of the Worlds it was chosen instead of 20,000 leagues under the sea.

It's a hail mary by Roy to keep the damn animation department from being sent off to make TV Cartoons like the Loony Tunes and Mickymouse show.
...Darn you Roy E. Disney and you passion for animation that I would be respecting if it wasn't going to cause problems for us later on!

Well, this must mean that they have to have cancelled one of the two movies they were currently in production though, no way Disney would have allowed it otherwise. And it may still flop after all, not to mention that at the rate they make movies it may take a while until it's ready, perhaps even the 80s.

So, which movie got the ax; The Rescuers or Fox and the Hound?
Well they can come since they were fired. But its trying to get a bigger stable of animators that is the problem.
We should be getting at least many who want to make something different or know that a new studio mean greater opportunity if they get in at the beginning. I'm sure we'll find some.
 
...Darn you Roy E. Disney and you passion for animation that I would be respecting if it wasn't going to cause problems for us later on!
Well say what you want about Roy, but the man, at in animation, is truly a Disney. Even if he's not an animator himself.
Well, OTL Debbie moved to the Mansión next door to be closer to her daughter... So it is likely that once Carrie is pregant Debbie would move closer to us.
And then Debbie moves next door, partially so she can be in the life of her grand children, but also so that, if BBruce and Carrie need to travel abroad for work, she can say. "The Kids are coming to my place, and there is not a thing you can do about it."

That sort of energy will make for great fluff.
What can we acquire from the Asimov and Clarke?
No comment, and I am leaving it open for... certian studio's to try for.
The rights of the Forever War are still available?
At the moment yes. But Haldeman, while being a fan of Bruce and the work he's done for vets, is not a fan of Bruce's Buissness attitude.
Considering the destruction we leave in our wake, its a rather fine and accurate fear to have.
And what about The Dragonriders of Pern or The Last Unicorn?
no comment.
So, which movie got the ax; The Rescuers or Fox and the Hound?
D2 => 1

The Rescuers.
 
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