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.
Magoose dice comes in with the clutch once more. Out of curiosity, what would a 1-3 have done?
A little sad to see that Excelsior lost. It's not like I want to change Graffiti drastically, but having some little touches here and there beyond acting and the budget would have been nice. If we're a producer for the OT hopefully being 2 for 2 in hands off means George will be more than fine with us making some decisions. Outside of some presentation, 4 is pretty great on its own but Empire and Return I wouldn't mind getting a bit experimental.
Even if we don't change the script, we can still influence hiring decisions and budget spending right?
Also an epiphany I had, since Bruce is TV's most wanted, in spite of Star Wars' success, George won't get any of the big stations to air the Holiday Special out of spite, so we handwaved that from existence. Although it'd be fun to somehow turn that into a Christmas classic.
Apologies if you wanted a different car. For my mindset, I just googled 1960s cars and the Ford Falcon seemed to me to be the most cool as well as somewhat reflective of Bruce's practical mindset. I'm fine if anyone wants to get other cars in the future.
1. Meant that we have been practicing with Clint
2. We bought a car to Practice
3. We practiced with Clint, and have a car, but are not licensed to drive yet.
4. all the above with the License to boot.
If we're a producer for the OT hopefully being 2 for 2 in hands off means George will be more than fine with us making some decisions. Outside of some presentation, 4 is pretty great on its own but Empire and Return I wouldn't mind getting a bit experimental.
The thing is, if we are footing the bill, and we are known to respect George's artistry, there is a very clear possibility that he may want to hear our opinions.
After all, we're the guy that seems to make things... go well for him. He would not want to spend time and money without letting us talk to him, as we are the guy who makes it possible.
If you get to that point, George might be footing the bill entirely himself due to all the kindness that we've given him, and maybe increasing our paycheck for the merchandising.
Yes on spending the Budget, but no on most of the cast, seeing as George has already have a preliminary cast, and also wants to possibly hire locals that are cheap.
Also an epiphany I had, since Bruce is TV's most wanted, in spite of Star Wars' success, George won't get any of the big stations to air the Holiday Special out of spite, so we handwaved that from existence. Although it'd be fun to somehow turn that into a Christmas classic.
Apologies if you wanted a different car. For my mindset, I just googled 1960s cars and the Ford Falcon seemed to me to be the most cool as well as somewhat reflective of Bruce's practical mindset. I'm fine if anyone wants to get other cars in the future.
"NO PRODUCER QUEST!" - Magoose, Probably Prompt Name: Cu Chulainn: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Ireland Genre: Comedy, Mockumentary Sub-Genre: Mockumentary Format: Film General Idea: With the on-going troubles in Ireland, the Irish Government decided on sending an Irish reporter by the name of Cu Chulainn, who had a red spear and blue hair, to create a documentary on American Society and Culture. He leaves behind his arranged bride Medb (he was drunk when he accepted) to go to the United States with his cameraman Fergus, and his pet hound. "..why did we write this, guys?" You asked them with a strained smile from the interview questions the reporter would ask to random people in the country.
"Probably because we tried to make a story based on those Irish Heroes you've talked about and turned them into..something new?" John questions with a smile of amusement.
"Don't know Bruce, a reporter that has a red spear going around America while the police tries to go after him and his crew sounds like an interesting sub plot." Robin chuckled at the mental picture of that entire sub-plot
N/A: Seeing how the people wanted to become bold, I decided to pitch in a movie prompt with the same energy as the voters are showing towards being bold towards our acting career..thus Cu's E-rank Luck strikes again with this film.
Still, I am not going to deny the fact that it is part of the business.
I mean most major actors in Hollywood are basically producers as well. THat is mostly so they can get what they want.
And you are correct that this will not be a producer quest.
That does not mean, every now and then, we won't decide to become a producer for our own film, or just to put our name on the picture because its cool.
Here is the REward:
[]E Rank Luck (The Magoose Dice will do something fun.)
[]The Irish Hercules is Awesome! (Cu is becoming more well-known in America, due to his stories being more thoroughly translated)
[]Cat... What are you doing? (Cat begins writing another Story about Cu)
Prompt Name: Cu Chulainn: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Ireland Genre: Comedy, Mockumentary Sub-Genre: Mockumentary Format: Film General Idea: With the on-going troubles in Ireland, the Irish Government decided on sending an Irish reporter by the name of Cu Chulainn, who had a red spear and blue hair, to create a documentary on American Society and Culture. He leaves behind his arranged bride Medb (he was drunk when he accepted) to go to the United States with his cameraman Fergus, and his pet hound.
In my country there is problem,
And that problem is tax haven.
Everybody come here,
Because Ireland no take money.
Throw tax haven down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
We must make taxing easy,
Then we have a big party.
In my country there is problem,
And that problem is the Brit.
They take everybody potatoes,
They never give it back.
Throw the Brit down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
You must grab him by his teeth,
Then we have a big party.
If you see the Brit coming,
You must be careful of his colonizing.
You must grab him by his tea,
And I tell you what to do.
Everybody!
Throw the Brit down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
You must grab him by his teeth,
Then we have a big party.
Throw the Brit down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
You must grab him by his teeth,
Then we have a big party.
Shit, this was supposed to be a spontaneous joke. Way harder than I thought it would be to make this funny, I don't think I got there.
Translation: Magoose facepalms after realising the Mayhem of combining Borat and Cu Chulainn into a single film..
[X]Cat... What are you doing? (Cat begins writing another Story about Cu)
I'm going to guess..the stress of the few months made her want to expose American Culture and Society to the world, thus she uses a well-known Irish hero that isn't known in America, and create this story/script as a way of having fun and unwinding from said stress.
(Fun Fact: The advantage the OG film was the fact that no one essentially knew who Cohen and Borat was before the release of the movie in theatres.)
I was thinking if we were to do Cu Chulainn, we might as well do the surprise thing for marketing reasons, if we get them to be aware of the Lancer who never won fights then our surprise advantage wouldn't be as effective. (Using Beatlemania as an example, their surprise invasion of Music electrified America and get people interested in them.)
Irish National Anthem (Played at the start of Cu Chulainn: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Ireland
Writer: @Schehera Zade | Editor: @RealOtto
Composer: Cat in a Piano (Chose to create a pen name)
(Verse 1)
In my country there is problem,
And that problem is tax haven.
Everybody come here,
Because Ireland no take money.
Throw tax haven down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
(Verse 2)
We must make taxing easy,
Then we have a big party.
In my country there is problem,
And that problem is the Brit.
They take everybody potatoes,
They never give it back.
They never give it back!
(Chorus)
Throw the Brit down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
Away from the Brit.
You must grab him by his teeth,
Then we have a big party.
If you see the Brit coming,
You must be careful of his horns.
You must grab him by his tea.
(Verse 3)
And I tell you what to do,
Buying tons of lard in their yard.
Make sure they don't know,
Who owns it before they flail.
When you place the tea,
In the middle of their boat sail.
In the middle of their boat sail!
(Chorus)
Throw the Brit down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
Away from the Brit.
(Ending)
Let them come and grasp the mighty potato,
That maybe real or a metaphor,
Of our Glorious Leader! "Cat?" Hubby voiced out in concern while I cackled at the piece of paper that was in front of me.
"Nothing to worry about! Just creating something to add it with this..story I'm making." I grinned at him in a sudden turn, making him sigh.
"Why do I have a feeling you're going to try and expose something?" He sighs tiredly while shaking his head in exasperation.
"No need to be worried, Magstone O'Goose!" I said with theatrics in my voice as I walk towards him.. "Time to feed the kids!" I said as ran out, ignoring the fact that he face palmed after reading what was written on the paper. N/A: What do you think of this Psuedo-Omake and version of the film's intro theme?
I was thinking if we were to do Cu Chulainn, we might as well do the surprise thing for marketing reasons, if we get them to be aware of the Lancer who never won fights then our surprise advantage wouldn't be as effective. (Using Beatlemania as an example, their surprise invasion of Music electrified America and get people interested in them.)
Irish National Anthem (Played at the start of Cu Chulainn: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Ireland
Writer: @Schehera Zade | Editor: @RealOtto
Composer: Cat in a Piano (Chose to create a pen name)
(Verse 1)
In my country there is problem,
And that problem is tax haven.
Everybody come here,
Because Ireland no take money.
Throw tax haven down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
(Verse 2)
We must make taxing easy,
Then we have a big party.
In my country there is problem,
And that problem is the Brit.
They take everybody potatoes,
They never give it back.
They never give it back!
(Chorus)
Throw the Brit down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
Away from the Brit.
You must grab him by his teeth,
Then we have a big party.
If you see the Brit coming,
You must be careful of his horns.
You must grab him by his tea.
(Verse 3)
And I tell you what to do,
Buying tons of lard in their yard.
Make sure they don't know,
Who owns it before they flail.
When you place the tea,
In the middle of their boat sail.
In the middle of their boat sail!
(Chorus)
Throw the Brit down the well,
So my country can be free.
So my country can be free!
Away from the Brit.
(Ending)
Let them come and grasp the mighty potato,
That maybe real or a metaphor,
Of our Glorious Leader! "Cat?" Hubby voiced out in concern while I cackled at the piece of paper that was in front of me.
"Nothing to worry about! Just creating something to add it with this..story I'm making." I grinned at him in a sudden turn, making him sigh.
"Why do I have a feeling you're going to try and expose something?" He sighs tiredly while shaking his head in exasperation.
"No need to be worried, Magstone O'Goose!" I said with theatrics in my voice as I walk towards him.. "Time to feed the kids!" I said as ran out, ignoring the fact that he face palmed after reading what was written on the paper. N/A: What do you think of this Psuedo-Omake and version of the film's intro theme?
[X] Budget: Plus Ultra
-[X] "You've just got yourself someone who paid for their cinema ticket early."
-[X] 133% of the Budget (We can afford it 1 million.)
-[X] Yes. (We are paying for it so why not?)(Can we choose to take our "pay" in partial ownership? It is a thing that happens in Hollywood during this timeframe. Looking at you the Blob. Too bad that actor didn't take those options.)
-[X] No. (Let us allow George to have full creative direction of his own movie, we can offer what we thing/advice when he asks for help.)
-[X] Leave it up to Lucas. (He has extra budget so he has options here.)
A Moment passed as you thought really hard about what was happening about what you would offer. How much could this money mean to George and the film he envisioned? All that could be changed or made with just a little bit of money.
And then you realized that there was really nothing to think about. Because he was a friend. He was a friend that was asking for help, and frankly, this was a golden opportunity for you. An opportunity to finally break out as a movie star, rather than an upstart on TV that was seemingly getting screwed over at every turn by the… people you work with.
You then chuckled. "You've just got yourself someone who paid for their cinema ticket early."
George let out a sigh, though it was one of relief that was almost incredibly too much for him, as he almost laughed at that. "My god."
"Don't have a heart attack on me George." You replied. "I still need you."
"I was expecting a couple of thousand dollars." He muttered. "Where the hell did you even get a million dollars?" He asked.
"I'm a gun smuggler for the IRA, and I need to find a way to launder the money." You joked, and you saw the color from his face completely go white. You also saw Maria nearly drop the plate of snacks she prepared.
"Kidding." You smiled as you stood up. "Just don't expect to get this out for free. I want a part, a main part." You stated.
George then had the color come back to his face before he started to laugh. "Oh… good, I just… never mind."
"Too far?" You questioned.
"Very." He replied as he seemed to realize the joke was entire because of stereotype. "So… A Part?"
"Yeah, I wanna part in the film, If I'm footing the bill I get to be a main character." You stated.
"That's it?" He asked, fearing what might come next.
"Yeah, that's it. What were you thinking about changing something for me?" You asked.
George nodded. "I truly thought you had it in you to do that?" He replied.
"George, you've made a damn fine film. Let's make another one." You stated. You then looked at Maria. "Wanna join us?"
"Well, at least things can get any weirder." She stated.
"Amen."
Reward: You have fully Funded American Graffiti, and are now going to be one of its main characters (TBD by George).
Production Begins in April, and you will be able to decide how the money is spent, as well as where to possibly shoot the movie (if you wish)
Right now: You will earn 50% of all the profits of the film as you are footing the entire bill, and the distributors are not seeing them risk a single cent.
You can negotiate with Universal once American Graffiti's production begins, to see how much more they are willing to give you, George, or other members of the Crew.
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Who Took over CBS: 97
Lucille Ball was smiling as she shook your hand. "It's nice to finally meet you, Bruce."
You almost didn't have it in you to speak when you saw her. "Holy shit."
"Yeah, I've been getting that a lot lately, usually right before I fire or demote people." She replied as she sat down. "You know, most people at CBS didn't like the fact I was taking over the channel, but then again, after they nearly burned the place down and destroyed the place after you brought things up that shouldn't have really become a suit for the century…" She rolled her eyes. "I'm sorry, but I'm here to tell you something you've probably been dying to hear."
She leaned in a little. "There's been a new change in management, and right now, it seems we're going to have some programs that were needed. And MASH just became priority number one."
"What?" You squawked.
"In the last five episodes of MASH, before the season ended, there were over 10 million people tuned in, watching. That was just in America." She said. "MASH is very popular. So… I'm going to make sure that it gets the support it needs."
"All I ask Bruce, is to keep giving it your all. And do not worry about… the old heads sabotaging the production… They've been dealt with."
"Um… Okay." You replied.
Reward: All Production DC on MASH has decreased by 20 for the remainder of MASH's Production.
All Chemistry and SP rolls for all MASH co-stars and you are increased by +10 for the remainder of your time on the show.
Lucille Ball has taken over CBS and is starting to clean house, as well as revitalize the flagging, and demoralized TV Station. Expect a lot more TV shows to come under her tenure... possibly.
She's looking for Pitches to make into shows, and is willing to pay top dollar to get them. (THere is a new action where is you wish to give a Movie or TV pitch to CBS, you will be paid lots of money.)
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Production Actions:
(Choose 3)
[]The Company Clerk of Larry Linville: The Veteran TV Actor is someone you know precious little about. He thinks that the dimensions of the character he played fit well into a comedy. Maybe a pep talk might work? DC: 10
[]The Ego and Evasion of McLean Stevenson: There is clearly something that has struck him since you last saw him. Gone was his ego and his wish to talk to you in a more professional light. DC 40
[]The Best of Times, and the Swift of Times: Loretta is one of the people who just work with you, and you were quiet and happy that she was not joining the others in hazing you on set. In fact, she was clearly distressed at some of the signs that others were taking things too far. Especially to a young man. DC: 20
[]Work on your Comedy: This, looking at the first draft of the scripts, is a comedy series. And while you are a good actor, you know you are not good at comedy, even if your timing has gotten better. DC: 20
[]Work with the Writers: You want to see what the writers cooked up. DC: 0 (You can write in an idea below, that will make it into the script)
[]Ask to direct an Episode: You have no experience, practically or otherwise, to direct an episode. But what you have is the ability of an actor's perspective. That will be something that will be amazing to show off. DC: 50
Personal Actions
(Choose 3)
[]Long Distance and Long Loves: A Long Distance relationship was never something that could work. But by god, you hoped that you would make Carrie's life a little better with a call or a letter. DC: ???
[]Pray: It had been a long time since you went to Mass. You wish for the Lord to give you strength. DC: ???
[]The Three Amigos: You, Robin and John are going to have some fun times. Maybe that will make things easier for your mind. DC: 10/20/???
[]Johns TV Troubles: You see some of Johns's roles and realize that Brooks was involved. Seemed he had friends as well. Or maybe he saw your success and sought to take a risk on unproven talent. DC: 10
[]Helping Around the Building: You are going to make this apartment building the envy of LA. DC: 25/45/65/90
[]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? ???
[] Do auditions(Movies and TV Shows): You are going to go to some of the casting calls that are in the place where 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?)
[]Pitching for Money: So Miss Ball has decided to offer anyone who comes up with a good pitch for a show tens of thousands of dollars. Time to see if you can cash in DC: ??? (Write in Pitch for the CBS Suits to see)
[] 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)
Prompt Name: Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood Genre: Comedy, Parody Sub-Genre: Comedy Format: Tv Comedy Skit General Idea: A Parody of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood..but at night.
Notable Characters:
Mr. Robinson - Your favourite neighbour that sleeps in your home without asking.
Mr. Land Lord - Hates it when you miss Rent, and can pull out eviction notices out of nowhere. N/A: Yep, this would be only played at Night if we are to produce this prompt in television. (I suggest we wait until we meet Murphie and get him to turn this into a movie some day.)
Well..there's that Renaissance Prompt we have in the back catalogue, and we did have a very immerse (for someone who isn't a major in the subject) knowledge of the show idea.
Or we go ahead and do Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood earlier..with a kid version of Murphie.
Welp, time to try writing out a sitcom pitch I guess.
[X]Plan: My true power is Friendship
-[x]The Best of Times, and the Swift of Times: Loretta is one of the people who just work with you, and you were quiet and happy that she was not joining the others in hazing you on set. In fact, she was clearly distressed at some of the signs that others were taking things too far. Especially to a young man. DC: 20
-[x]Work on your Comedy: This, looking at the first draft of the scripts, is a comedy series. And while you are a good actor, you know you are not good at comedy, even if your timing has gotten better. DC: 20
-[x]Ask to direct an Episode: You have no experience, practically or otherwise, to direct an episode. But what you have is the ability of an actor's perspective. That will be something that will be amazing to show off. DC: 50
-[x]Helping Around the Building: You are going to make this apartment building the envy of LA. DC: 25/45/65/90
-[x] Do auditions(Movies and TV Shows): You are going to go to some of the casting calls that are in the place where 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)
-[x]Networking: Well time to start finding out who might actually be interested in meeting you. (George A. Romero) [X] Plan I Really Love Lucy
"I'm a gun smuggler for the IRA, and I need to find a way to launder the money." You joked, and you saw the color from his face completely go white. You also saw Maria nearly drop the plate of snacks she prepared.
"Kidding." You smiled as you stood up. "Just don't expect to get this out for free. I want a part, a main part." You stated.
George then had the color come back to his face before he started to laugh. "Oh… good, I just… never mind."
"Too far?" You questioned.
"Very." He replied as he seemed to realize the joke was entire because of stereotype. "So… A Part?"
Bruh. I guess this is as perfect of a characterization as any to show how utter shit Bruce is as comedy if George and Maria took him completely straight faced. Otherwise it's a pretty wholesome section. Really sad that he thought he was just going to get a few thousand dollars at best and was probably brainstorming strategies to get loans from the bank. A bit surprised that he didn't know we're so rich, but I guess the CBS deal was made under the table. Certainly explains a lack of perception for Bruce.
Also holy shit on the 50% profits. American Grafitti OTL made 140 Mil, and we just pumped the budget to a million and can get more. We could definitely get tens of millions out of this. That's a whole lot of cash to start making our own projects in the late 70's. Pretty ironic if Bruce and Carrie get married and she ends up with someone who makes more money than her mom.
NGL, these were literally my words when I read that line. Glad to see Magoose Dice kicked out the toxicity and put the OG Queen of TV in charge of CBS. Few deserve to be in charge more and not only is Lucy super competent, but this is a major win for the feminist movement in early 1970's America.
So right now I'm working on a plan Magoose, but I just wanted to know. If we're successful in putting forward a TV pitch, are we just selling the pitch and someone else works on it and makes the show or are we then obligated to become the showrunners, movie producer/director?
Bruh. I guess this is as perfect of a characterization as any to show how utter shit Bruce is as comedy if George and Maria took him completely straight faced.
More as they got screwed by a particularly well-known and competent powerful woman, girl bossing them.
Hey, Lucille is literally one of the smartest people working in Hollywood right now, and she's incredible at TV. You want her in your corner when it comes to TV.
Really sad that he thought he was just going to get a few thousand dollars at best and was probably brainstorming strategies to get loans from the bank.
Also holy shit on the 50% profits. American Grafitti OTL made 140 Mil, and we just pumped the budget to a million and can get more. We could definitely get tens of millions out of this. That's a whole lot of cash to start making our own projects in the late 70's. Pretty ironic if Bruce and Carrie get married and she ends up with someone who makes more money than her mom.
So right now I'm working on a plan Magoose, but I just wanted to know. If we're successful in putting forward a TV pitch, are we just selling the pitch and someone else works on it and makes the show or are we then obligated to become the showrunners, movie producer/director?
[X] Plan I Really Love Lucy
-[X]The Company Clerk of Larry Linville: The Veteran TV Actor is someone you know precious little about. He thinks that the dimensions of the character he played fit well into a comedy. Maybe a pep talk might work? DC: 10
-[X]The Best of Times, and the Swift of Times: Loretta is one of the people who just work with you, and you were quiet and happy that she was not joining the others in hazing you on set. In fact, she was clearly distressed at some of the signs that others were taking things too far. Especially to a young man. DC: 20
-[X]Work on your Comedy: This, looking at the first draft of the scripts, is a comedy series. And while you are a good actor, you know you are not good at comedy, even if your timing has gotten better. DC: 20
-[X]Johns TV Troubles: You see some of Johns's roles and realize that Brooks was involved. Seemed he had friends as well. Or maybe he saw your success and sought to take a risk on unproven talent. DC: 10
-[X]Pitching for Money: So Miss Ball has decided to offer anyone who comes up with a good pitch for a show tens of thousands of dollars. Time to see if you can cash in DC: ??? (Write in Pitch for the CBS Suits to see): The Gentleman's Club
-[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): George Romero
So as evidenced by our interaction with George, we really need to work on our comedy so that is a plus. Larry and Loretta are low DCs so I want to get those in as successes before we focus on the more ambitious actions.
While a lot of people may still hate us, none of our friends are going to get blacklisted from CBS and TV has been a little bit detoxified, so this seems like a natural way to be comfortable with helping John. Might as well play with the idea of Pitching to get our foot in the door as everyone else is probably trying to make a sell. Out of all of the ideas, I think that "The Gentleman's Club" is the best bet for victory since it has similar vibes to Man from U.N.C.L.E, James Bond is in its golden age, and is kind of a precursor to Indiana Jones.
Finally, Network with Romero to make up for our previous failure and to get another cool Director as a friend for future roles. Gonna be sad to not have a Carrie bit, but I don't think this will be the end of the world and we can include her action for February and Valentine's.
[X] Plan: Comedy ain't easy, I've played many dumps..and believe me we've all hit plenty of bumps
-[X]The Best of Times, and the Swift of Times: Loretta is one of the people who just work with you, and you were quiet and happy that she was not joining the others in hazing you on set. In fact, she was clearly distressed at some of the signs that others were taking things too far. Especially to a young man. DC: 20
-[X]Ask to direct an Episode: You have no experience, practically or otherwise, to direct an episode. But what you have is the ability of an actor's perspective. That will be something that will be amazing to show off. DC: 50
-[X]Work on your Comedy: This, looking at the first draft of the scripts, is a comedy series. And while you are a good actor, you know you are not good at comedy, even if your timing has gotten better. DC: 20
-[X]Long Distance and Long Loves: A Long Distance relationship was never something that could work. But by god, you hoped that you would make Carrie's life a little better with a call or a letter. DC: ???
-[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.)
-[X]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)
--[X] Renaissance (We're being producer in this one, not wanting to have what happened to Game of Thrones happening here.) I'd like for us to work on comedy for this bit of the turn while working on a new hobby..the creative process! A practice when we start pumping out Star Wars fanfiction later down the line (and become the main writers of the Expanded Universe if wanted.)
