A new idea (?): AGS-made TV series

[TerranRich]

What do you guys think of a "TV" series, made in AGS? Like a regular TV show that has a new episode every week, regular seasons, summer in re-runs, etc. Except this would all be made in AGS and released as EXE's.

What do you think? Would anybody be interested?

After By the Sword was done I was thinking of making it into a bi-weekly series. I had planned out the first three seasons years ago but deleted it because I never thought I could ever find a way to do it. I just wanted to run this idea by you all to see if (1) it was even original, and (2) anyone was interested.

[scotch]

Well, it's not a totally new idea, but it's never been successfully done before.  Sounds like a good way of making a series, once you have the characters and locations done it wouldn't be too much work to make new episodes.

[Quintaros]

I'd give it a chance.  

[Layabout]

i've considfered this before.

[LordHart]

I started work on a show called the Drunken Adventures of Ben and Jeff, chronicling the well, drunken adventure me and a friend have.

Most of the stupid shit that was going to be in it was based on some real event, like the swarms of midgets (in real life, I was at a shopping mall and ran into at least 50 to 70 midgets in under 10 minutes), the towns local internet cafe with a rastafarian who you could barely understand, and the place only had old computers, a few being 486's (it was an indian guy and the computers were Pentium 1's) and other such crazy events.

Unfortunately, it has had to stop, because the computer it was on is kinda stuffed... thank god I have it on a CD though. The first episode is about 10 minutes (all I got done from an original half hour script), but it is very basic with everything not completely done yet, with some graphics missing, voice work missing and also more sound effects.

[Pumaman]

It's an interesting idea, but the show would have to have a good story, else people won't watch it. With games, you can get by with a poor story since there are puzzles and exploration to make up for it - but if it's non-interactive, it's got to be interesting and engaging.

Anyway, don't want to put you off, go for it

[|Alky|]

Wow, nice idea.
TV series exist in flash, and since AGS is actually easier to use once you've drawn the characters, I don't see why it couldn't be done. There are lots of possibilities, and while I figured out it isn't the best way to do news/talk programs (AGS E-Zines and AGS Shows are much easier to make), weekly shows would work well. If you need any help, I'd be willing...

[Ginny]

Great idea, I think it could be very interesting. As Chris said, the story needs to be engaging. If there's any help you need in this department, I'd be glad to help. Do you want it to be comic or dramatic, or a mixture, which is more like a game? What I mean is, do you want to make it like TV shows (i.e. there are seperate genres- comedy, drama, horror, etc) or like games story-wise (an engaging story of an adventure that includes dramatic moments, comedy, action, etc..).
The hardest thing to do with this would be the animations, cause you would need a lot of these. Naturally you would make several shows in advance so that you can make it. Maybe even making a whole season/whatever in advance.

Sudden thought: You could have like a video-tape intervace at the bottom (pops up when mouse is moved dwon, or maybe it's better with a keypress, thus you could have no cursor at all. the video tape interface would allow you to pause the show, stop (quit), rewind to the beginging (I wonder if precise rewinding or scene by scene rewinding is possible?). Fast forward would of course be unavailable (or maybe if you've seen it once, it could be).

Now, real rewinding would be too difficult, so maybe a scene-by scene rewind opption? i.e each scene is an auto save game, each time you click the rewind button it goes one scene back. Somewhat hard to implement maybe.
Some more ideas: maybe the GUI could be just a thin 20 pixel wide area at the bottom (the game would be in letterbox mode in this case)and it's constantly on, or is turned on by a keypress. makes it easier IMO.

Anyway I'll have to give it some more thought, I might edit this to addmore ideas.

[Evil]

I offer to help with plot, story script, and artwork. Maybe...

TEH 0dd Couple!!1

Staring:
m0ds
Helm
and Phil Reed

[LordHart]

I'll write a script over the next week and post it here, if anyone likes it, they can use it for a basis if they seriously want to make a show.

Any ideas what it should be about?

[Scummbuddy]

A show about .... nothing.

Its BRILLIANT

What did you do today?  
I got up and had some coffee.
There ya go, theres a show
Thats the show?
Well, thered be funny in there too...

[Evil]

I tell ya, it has to involve agsers. That would be cool. I'll start some concept art of characters and backgrounds today...

[LordHart]

So, just a Seinfeld ripoff, by the leads are AGSers... who are the main characters? Sub-characters and settings?

I would say, CJ in the Seinfeld role, m0ds in the Kramer style role... but who could George and Elaine be?

Oh, and LGM as Newman!

[Pessi]

I'd be really interested in seeing something like that! A movie might be even cooler - you could put more effort on it.

Any kind of a show would be an AWESOME idea. I hope someone goes for it.

[Privateer Puddin']

seinfeld? please!

family guy all the way

[Evil]

I made some demo art I guess. Though I think Phil could also be 2ma2 and Helm is leaning a bit, but oh well...

[Ytterbium]

Why hasn't anyone done this before. You know what? Whatever you're doing now, stop it, fire up AGS, and start working on it THIS INSTANT or I will be forced to...cry like a baby.

[remixor]

Please, please, PLEASE don't make this based on Seinfeld.

[MrColossal]

commatoes had started something like this a loooong time ago, back when scid used to talk to us

it was a soap opera

and now it's dead

and so is scid*

eric

*no i'm just kidding**

**i reanimated him

[Gilbert]

hehe and not to forget there was AGS made first ACT of OMle... Hamlet...