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.
...So, considering the space mania. How feasible might it be to do something like the Wizard Space Program? Basically mix Space and fantasy in a different way, by having a series about a group of mages trying to go into space?
Honestly, was thinking that we could lean fully into the space craze and have it double as educational by basically taking the full premise of Wizard Space program of Full Fantasy but following a group that is basically trying to become Fantasy!NASA. Blending fantasy setting and beats with the central goal of the protags being going to space.
That may be out of the question, given we aren't japanese. We got Sunrise, but that was more unique circumstances and allies in the company if I remember correctly
Yeah unfortunately once we develop our own consoles we may have to sacrifice adapting Nintendo properties and Sega in the 90s as they wouldn't want to trust their properties in a competitor and likewise any Mario movies or shows we make and same for Sonic and Sega and other properties would simply boost the console sales of competitors.
Not having our own console does open options for collaboration. Honestly not sure if just going apple and sticking to computers as a 'main console' would have similar effects however.
Yeah unfortunately once we develop our own consoles we may have to sacrifice adapting Nintendo properties and Sega in the 90s as they wouldn't want to trust their properties in a competitor and likewise any Mario movies or shows we make and same for Sonic and Sega and other properties would simply boost the console sales of competitors.
One of the reasons why I think we'd be better as a third party developer. The chance to adapt Mario, Sonic, or even Legend of Zelda (cartoons, not movies) would be amazing in my opinion.
Any possible lost earnings from not adapting Nintendo or Sega properties (which is already a big gamble and not garanteed and could easily end in a Toho esque debacle) is easily recouped by console sales and the autonomy it gives us.
So quick question: What about Lawyer's Dozen and Cupid? I want to see how things went with them.
So TV plan for next year is to do both animated and live action Marvel series to fill an entire roster for a TV station, right? Or only the live action ones?
So TV plan for next year is to do both animated and live action Marvel series to fill an entire roster for a TV station, right? Or only the live action ones?
I'd be okay with putting some Marvel TV shows, though not all at once, otherwise we risk overwhelming our audience. I'd be fine with some Star Wars shows, or perhaps another drama and anime.
Sorry for leaving my self-imposed exile (I'll be returning back to it after this post), but I'd like to remind you lads of something:
How likely is it for Lucas Unlimited to have a court case with the accusation of "Monopolizing the Market"?
@overmind does have the right of it, as it isn't just ambition, but the possibilities of turning Sweet Old Bruce into Jeff Bezos is likely of the path towards total domination of the Markets just because you lots want to "Make [Produce] Better than IRL".
There will come a time when it won't be the Bruce-friendly party in power.
Simply put, while dream big, do not forget how the opposition can twist your intentions to make Bruce seem to be one of the lads like Hollywood in the PR, not to mention comparing him to the likes of Rockefeller and calling Lucas Unlimited as "The Standard Oil of Film and other future Markets".
Okay, so for the next year, I thought about having Astro Boy be the anime that Sunrise will make and put to all of its glory, while LucasTV will have a morning show for kids, an afternoon show for after school hours and evening for something like Daredevil or Luke Cage.
How about that Star Wars short film pitch? I know that the reward that was picked was that Lucas immediately took a camera and started making it (which brought a chuckle out of me), so I guess it was made but not release? If it is ready, then we can have it be on theaters for a month or two before putting it on TV.
How many Marvel shows do you think we should produce in 1981, @overmind? Is two enough for live action ones?
How many shows do we need to fill a weekly airing schedule?
Okay, so for the next year, I thought about having Astro Boy be the anime that Sunrise will make and put to all of its glory, while LucasTV will have a morning show for kids, an afternoon show for after school hours and evening for something like Daredevil or Luke Cage.
We can alos try and get other TV shows that perhaps we are not making but could get a good home in our new Chanel. After all, not all studios go for the big four, espcially if we make a better deal with them.
How about that Star Wars short film pitch? I know that the reward that was picked was that Lucas immediately took a camera and started making it (which brought a chuckle out of me), so I guess it was made but not release? If it is ready, then we can have it be on theaters for a month or two before putting it on TV.
I think that was for my pitch for Death Troopers. I think it would be amazing and a good idea, though we should try for a Halloween release if only for the scary factor. Not sure if George has done it yet though.
My plan has always been to release a single show per year, as I like the idea of the final scene of the final episode showing what is coming next. If anyone prefers more than one that's also fine with me. At the moment, I've done pitches for Luke Cage, Daredevil and The Immortal Iron Fist (which has the biggest change from OTL in my opinion). This will bring in a new Universe that will not include the Hulk series currently airing, nor the Spider-Man one that just finished.
I'm currently working on Moon Knight, but if anyone has any other idea, then I'm willing to listen.
She didn't exist until the 2000s(2001 I think), so it would have to be a case of the Marvel shows inventing the character and then that bleeding back into the comics, but in that case, it makes more sense for her to show up as part of one of the other shows instead of her own.
She didn't exist until the 2000s(2001 I think), so it would have to be a case of the Marvel shows inventing the character and then that bleeding back into the comics, but in that case, it makes more sense for her to show up as part of one of the other shows instead of her own.
Well, I try to work with what there is at the moment rather than just invent a main character. If it was any other type of character then its fine, but unless Jessica Jones is created then the show won't happen.
...Though now that I think about, Hellcat is a character that appearaed in the show, and she already exists now. I wonder if we can make her the star of the show.
...Though now that I think about, Hellcat is a character that appearaed in the show, and she already exists now. I wonder if we can make her the star of the show.
Honestly, that could probably work. It'd also be giving some love to a somewhat minor character and elevating her in the public consciousness, which would be nice. She's also a Defender, so that it works in that sense as well.
Honestly, that could probably work. It'd also be giving some love to a somewhat minor character and elevating her public profile, which would be nice. She's also a Defender, so that it works in that sense as well.
If you want, I can help contribute ideas to Moon Knight(and maybe Hellcat if I get to research her). For starters, have one of Moon Knight's personalities act like those crazy comic dubs, lol.
I have a possibly very dumb idea for a cartoon pitch.
Ben 10 meets Pokemon. (Omnidex, OMNITRIX, or some thing like that? I'm not 100% sure on the title)
Basically, it's one of those "Pokemon Knockoffs" but the 'monsters'? It's just the aliens from Ben 10.
The protagonist would still be a ten year old named Ben, but instead of getting a device that allows him to transform into aliens. Instead, he gets the Omnidex. A device that allows him to communicate with the Aliens that have made their way to the world, looking to either migrate to, trade with, or conquer Earth.
Others can and have befriended these various aliens, but Ben's the only one able to actually communicate with them. At least at first, before other people learn the various alien languages, with the Omnidex acting as a sort of universal translator.
Was thinking the 'team' would just be the Original 10, Heatblast, Diamondhead, Wildmutt, Stinkfly, Ghostfreak, Grey Matter, Ripjaws, Four Arms, Upgrade, and XLR8. With the first few episodes being all about meeting and befriending all of these aliens.
Ghostfreak could still have the whole villain arc and everything, maybe here it's revealed that he's been tricking Ben this entire time and the Omnidex is actually some sort of device that can grant immense power to any alien race... with the exception of humans. (Or the power gained is based on the user's personality, and Ben just got the Universal Translator because at heart? He's a good person who just wants peace between the species)
Could have other aliens make appearances, like maybe a baby Necrofriggian leeching power from a Nuclear Power Plant? Or a Splixsonian army (it's literally just one) trying to take over the world?
Vilgax could totally still be the main antagonist of the first season(s) with the idea that the Omnidex grants a personalized power to its user.
The Forever Knights would also be able to make appearances, as people trying to protect Earth... but being far too overzealous about doing such a thing.
Grandpa Max as the former Plumber, a man who dealt with alien threats before they became public, and Gwen could still make appearances too.
There could also be some original aliens, if people want to make them.
This is just a basic idea though, and if nobody wants to go through with it? I'm fine with that.
Just let me know if this is interesting to anyone here?
Lawyer's Dozen Season 1 Created by: William Wolcott
Studio: Lucas TV
Distribution: Paramount Television Service
Original Release: September 1980-February 1981
Audience:D100 + 200 => 274
CriticsD100 + 200 => 282
Quality:D100 + 200 => 274 Ad revenue: $163,224,123
One of your favorite movies of all time was 12 Angry Men, a very simple movie about a jury debating the conviction or acquittal of a teenager convicted of murder. All the film was just twelve actors sitting together in a room for an hour and thirty minutes, having a debate about the justification for going for and against a conviction with one man taking a brave stand for innocence and pushing the rest of the jury to acquit. It was a powerful movie that dealt with multiple strong themes such as racism, class, biases, civic duty, court competency, critical thinking and more. Without the usage of a grandiose plot or colorful setting, the entire movie was carried by the screen presence and chemistry of the actors who pulled it together beautifully in a showing of the best and worst in man. It was the greatest testament to how important acting could be in the quality of a film. Thus, when you saw that one of the pitches was essentially 12 Angry Men as an episodic television series, you jumped at the chance to produce it as one of the first two shows for LucasTV.
A young TV director named William Wolcott came up with the idea thanks to the slew of crime shows which dominated television in the 70s. While detective or beat cop stories were a dime a dozen, the courtroom scenes were usually an afterthought, and William thought it would be a neat idea in homage to 12 Angry Men to create a series just based on what the Jury went through. The beauty of it was that instead of having a single cast unrealistically be present for dozens of courtroom cases, each case was a standalone story with different defendants, jurors and even different courthouses. The show could be made about any crime at any time and the episodic nature would be perfect for casual viewers to get into reruns while still offering the serious storytelling that Brandon Tartikoff wanted to fulfill.
An additional deviation to 12 Angry Men would be that the jury wouldn't be solely locked in the juror's room, but other scenes would show flashbacks to the court case where the jury would see the prosectution and defense go at each other. However, unlike your normal court drama, there was no point of view from either side or the defendant and witnesses. The audience like the jury could not get any context or inside information beyond what was displayed in the courtroom. This added an extra layer of mystery and suspense as there was no definitive truth and thus the audience would participate in the same deliberation as the characters and be left with a decision on whether there was guilt or not.
From the times you popped in on the Lucasfilms lot, production had been relatively smooth from start to finish. Since it was a pure courtroom show, there was nothing grandiose in production mandates so the crew needed to only make minor changes between story arcs to show a difference in location. The show seemed to be very popular within Hollywood as the lack of a core cast and its episodic nature meant a revolving door of actors, writers and directors which gave a lot of opportunities to new or forgotten talent who couldn't get their foot in the door, and you could already see the potential for future A-listers in the making.
Lawyer's Dozen would premiere the Friday before Labor Day and would occupy a prime time spot at 7:00 with Cupid showing up shortly after. It would start off with a very comedic pilot where the jury has to deal with a traffic case of a driver who went way over the speed limit with the episode's protagonist trying to lead a moral defense against the tyranny of traffic laws as if he were juror number eight. The following episode did a 180 in the show's tone when it covered a murder committed by an old woman.
The greatest aspect of the show was the writing as it could cover all kinds of complex issues of the day as well as explore the nuances and complexities of the justice system across the nation. Some stories could be relatively low-key in stakes and more focused on entertainment in the interplay of the jury, and others could be really intense and emotionally driven plots where it seemed that each word carried life or death. Among the highlights of the season were a "heist" episode where a master thief is on trial and the prosectutor has to somehow pin an impossible heist on him. A South Dakota case of homicide on an Indian reservation and the messiness of federal and tribal law along with old prejudices. The aforementioned old lady murder case and how evidence has to do battle with character. A Georgia divorce trial which shows the messiness of separation with families. Then for the season finale, a three part episode were a nasty gangbanger who has been convicted of multiple serious crimes before and is known to have committed them, is on trial for a crime he likely did not commit with flimsy evidence, then delving into a debate on whether they should find him guilty to get him off the streets for other crimes, even if he didn't commit this one.
The writing was aided in strong part by powerful performances with some of the best standalone performances in TV where even in the single episode stories, the main characters could have powerful screen presences with lots of amazing debuts along with a few great B and A lister guest appearances. Even Robin got some time to shine as the traffic crusader.
Most of the season would be standalone episodes with 15 separate one hour episodes along with 3 two part episodes and the finale of a 3 parter. The multipart episodes tended to be reacted the most favorable in ratings and audience and critical praise, meaning that PTVS could air the multiparters in the day with ease and decent rerun viewership as they were in effect TV movies, thus you'll likely have to make more multi-parter for the next season.
Reception to the series was overall really excellent with another strong showcase of how LucasTV was just as high quality as Lucasfilms. Lawyer's Dozen would rank fifth on the Nielsen ratings, just below MASH and would average around 28 million viewers per episode with the series making nearly seven times its total budget on ad revenues. It seems that America fell in love with the concept with high praise for the originality, the format and how the series remained a true mystery which kept the audience guessing until the end, the complex and nuanced cast with strong performances all around and exhibitions of very diverse personalities, backgrounds and races. Many liked to hail Lawyer's Dozen as the best in legal dramas overall with critics giving similar high praise that lead to Lawyer's Dozen securing the Drama-focused Emmys that Star Trek Phase II couldn't participate in.
Overall a really great start to LucasTV and you're happy to see this little experiment be so successful. You look forward to working with a lot of the new talent which debuted on Lawyer's Dozen in the future. One name in particular that stood out was Dick Wolf, a rookie writer who was the pen behind some of the show's most praised scripts.
I cannot wait for the Emmy awards and it to be revealed that non of Lucasfilms or tv shows ever made it in and this leads to people calling for the Emmy to be bankrupt
