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pathfinder Swords are for wimps from Bearbrass Since: Nov, 2010
Swords are for wimps
#1: Dec 6th 2010 at 8:58:00 PM

OK tropies, this here be a schadenfreude topic. If you have the balls, I dare you to post a short description of your really, really, really BAD story ideas.

This is not the place for "oh, i wrote this so long ago, and it's quite embarrassing because it's not very good". No! this is "What The Fuck Was I Thinking? This Was Never Going To Go Well!"

Old Shame you can laugh at, but this...refuge in anonymity is your friend

Since I started this topic, i'll have to take the first step in this parade of humiliation

Really Bad Story 1:

Ship full of refugees escaping natural disaster in tropical colony sinks, stranding the passengers on a tropical island. What ensues is Lord Of The Flies meets Blue Lagoon meets the survivors of the Batavia. Very very bad. calling some of it porn would disrespect porn. Long long story, many people die (the death scenes are the only thing in this whole excrable pile i'm comfortable with), and there is an enormous amount of sex. My only excuse is that i hadn't seen blue lagoon or read lord of the flies until after i wrote this (and decided it was terrible).

No accessible copies remain (Phew!!!)

Awful story 2:

Really really long (~400,000 words) story about an international finance conference (yes, indeed!) where all the characters (dozens of them) are played by Australasian Fauna. Yes, bankers and brokers and investment advisers and treasury officials all played by kangaroos, wombats, wallabies, dingoes, koalas, quolls, platypi, echidnae, tassie devils, wedge tailed eagles, possums, goannas, numbats, crocs, and lets not forget the tuataras, the keas, the kiwis, the wetas, and the tree kangaroos, and the casowaries, and the emus...you get the drift. anyway, it's faction vs faction during the conference, someone's killing delegates, and in the end, the story devolves into a brawl before a ceasefire is called and they all go out to kill cane toads

finished seven years ago, but some of the dialogue seems strangely prescient given the events of the last few years. It exists on the internet...somewhere...but i won't tell you where...or what it's called...or the author's name...because i don't want you to read it...i'm only saying it exists on the internet...because i'm a prick!

The terrible downside to multiple identities: multiple tax returns
ACDrawings YOSH! from MY PERSONAL REALITY Since: Jan, 2001
YOSH!
#2: Dec 6th 2010 at 9:19:47 PM

Actually we're called Tropers.

Okay, old idea, very very stupid:

"The Other White Meat." Young male white protagonist recently moves into a predominantly black neighborhood where a majority of the denizens are werewolves. Hilarity ensues.

Yeah, sometimes as a kid you'll come up with anything to use a bad pun,

When All Else Fails, you have fun and flirt wit da ladies, dats da Drawings way!
SandJosieph Bigonkers! is Magic from Grand Galloping Galaday Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Brony
Bigonkers! is Magic
#3: Dec 6th 2010 at 9:27:19 PM

Joan's Breasts - Twins fall in love with a young woman's breasts. The End.

The Fifth Gear - The life and death of a sports car.

Boobunzel - Girl with really long boobs is stuck in tower.

[up] Personally, I think "Werewolves in the Hood" would be a better title.

edited 6th Dec '10 9:28:23 PM by SandJosieph

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ACDrawings YOSH! from MY PERSONAL REALITY Since: Jan, 2001
YOSH!
#4: Dec 6th 2010 at 9:31:01 PM

[up]I tend to go for more tasteful and less stereotypical puns.

Boobunzel? Really? Sand, that's stupid; even for you.

When All Else Fails, you have fun and flirt wit da ladies, dats da Drawings way!
QQQQQ from Canada Since: Jul, 2011
#5: Dec 6th 2010 at 9:35:14 PM

^^ Boobies meng! "RURURUURUUU—"

Asnowcalypse Now

One Christmas morning, a twelve-year old girl finds a Super Spy Kit 3000: Solid Snake Edition! from Santa. Inside are various spying implements, like a Cardbored Box, X-Ray/Infared Goggles, HK-417 parts (w/ one 5.56 clip included), Sneak-N-Boots and world domination instructions "as provided by FoxTrot."

The Girl finds she's not the only one on the block with this kit. Hilarity Ensues.

edited 6th Dec '10 9:38:45 PM by QQQQQ

pathfinder Swords are for wimps from Bearbrass Since: Nov, 2010
Swords are for wimps
#6: Dec 6th 2010 at 10:10:35 PM

Yes, AC, I know. i was being twee/trite/silly/ridiculous

I come back and there were responses. i was almost afraid to look, fearing a parade of pointing and laughing

I come back, and it's werewolves and tits. awesomeevil grin

edited 6th Dec '10 10:10:51 PM by pathfinder

The terrible downside to multiple identities: multiple tax returns
Faramir I really need a job... from Just before a Deadline. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
I really need a job...
#7: Dec 6th 2010 at 11:09:46 PM

Naruto fanfic, With a mary sue, beautifull, quasi-omnipotent 12-year-old jounin that goes undercover to find a time-traveling author-avatar that was teaming up with superheroes.

It's worse than it sounds.

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you can't sell him fish anymore. http://thoughtfulspurts.wordpress.com/
EldritchBlueRose The Puzzler from A Really Red Room Since: Apr, 2010
The Puzzler
#8: Dec 7th 2010 at 8:06:13 AM

A Waste of Story

For most people taking out the trash is a minor chore, but John isn't like most people. He is The Only Sane Man in an apartment/condo/some place he shares with a Bunny-Ears Lawyer, a Mad Artist, a Talkative Loon, and a Mad Scientist.  *

Can John remove the trash in time, or will it sit around for another week? tongue

It is meant to be Absurdist or Surreal Humor something...  The Characters

edited 7th Dec '10 8:16:53 AM by EldritchBlueRose

Has ADD, plays World of Tanks, thinks up crazy ideas like children making spaceships for Hitler. Occasionally writes them down.
Lessinath from In the wilderness. Since: Nov, 2010
#9: Dec 7th 2010 at 8:36:55 AM

Hundreds of dragon eggs found in a cave in the Appalachian Mountains. They hatch. And it turns out these dragons are quite nasty. Destruction ensues. Quite a few cases of You fail biology forever.

"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#10: Dec 7th 2010 at 8:43:34 AM

A Simple Story:

Wanted: A child to adopt. Can't have any.

That's the entire story.

edited 7th Dec '10 8:45:33 AM by MajorTom

DaeBrayk PI Since: Aug, 2009
PI
#11: Dec 7th 2010 at 12:56:50 PM

^^^Wasn't that story a webcomic idea that I was going to do art for? =P

edited 7th Dec '10 12:57:29 PM by DaeBrayk

EldritchBlueRose The Puzzler from A Really Red Room Since: Apr, 2010
The Puzzler
#12: Dec 7th 2010 at 1:04:54 PM

Not as far as I know of...  *

edited 7th Dec '10 1:05:51 PM by EldritchBlueRose

Has ADD, plays World of Tanks, thinks up crazy ideas like children making spaceships for Hitler. Occasionally writes them down.
MidnightVelvet Since: Apr, 2014
#13: Dec 8th 2010 at 2:36:03 AM

1) Mary Sue Parody (untitled): Average (in just about every aspect) girl unhappy with her life transforms into a real life Mary Sue due to some sort of magic artifact (in the form of a piece of jewelry her mother buys for her for her birthday or Christmas or something). Gets unbelievably attractive (complete with boobs bordering on gag-ish), ridiculously talented in just about everything, inhumanly smart, very strong, the whole package. Gratuitous amounts of fan(dis)service. A few people gain interest in her at the cost of her losing her boyfriend (obviously she doesn't take this too well). While everyone seems to notice the change, no one seems to care (other than her and her boyfriend, of course). She goes through an intense internal struggle. As time goes on, it starts getting worse, with her developing superpowers and the like. Finally, she's able to break the spell (somehow, never got that worked out) and get back together with her boyfriend (they never really broke up, but they did drift apart somewhat). She learns to appreciate her mundane life and bam, happily ever after.

2) Zombie Story: Antoine (couldneverthinkofagoodlastnameforhim) is a shy, friendly zombie looking for his place in the world while dealing with both ridicule and the personal problems that come with being a zombie. Lots of Fantastic Racism along with tons of intentional Narm, both from Antoine and his discriminators (whatever the word is). Runs into one guy that hates him for being Black and supposedly gay but doesn't mind him being a zombie (actually finds it cool). Later on they become friends. Somehow. Even after they do, the guy still insults Antoine ("Tony") for being Black and supposedly gay (albeit, now it's in jest). Note that I seriously hated Antoine's friend (who, to this day, remains nameless).

...Yeah.

Worst part is, I'm still tempted to write both of them.

edited 8th Dec '10 2:57:05 AM by MidnightVelvet

AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
Counterclock Since: Feb, 2013
#15: Dec 8th 2010 at 5:34:17 AM

Uhhh, one story, uhhh Captain Planet except better, cause there'll be guns and shooting people, and uh, Captain Planet is a metaphor for Nukes, that's why they don't summon him often, cause he blows up the planet... also, pollution.

Takwin Polite smartass. from R'lyeh Since: Feb, 2010
Polite smartass.
#16: Dec 8th 2010 at 2:31:23 PM

Genetically altered cyborg furries save a White-Haired Pretty Boy from life as a model/slave, taking him to join their Rag Tag Bunch Of Misfits in a desert home. They're then attacked by more cyborgs, these bounty hunters, who destroy their encampment for no good reason and drive them to wander the Earth, searching for a new home.

...I was twelve, okay?!

edited 8th Dec '10 2:32:50 PM by Takwin

I've returned from the depths to continue politely irritating the good people of TV Tropes.(◕‿◕✿)
sabrina_diamond iSanity! from Australia Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
#17: Dec 8th 2010 at 10:55:12 PM

A female blacksmith and a cyborg battle in a medieval village, with ninjas intent on stealing the medallion which is composed of peoples souls and... I'll stop now.

A girl who is a kleptomaniac tries to steal someone's xray glasses and fails. Repeatively.

A superhero story involving playboy bunnies.

In an anime, I'll be the Tsundere Dark Magical Girl who likes purple MY own profile is actually HERE!
Bananaquit A chub from the Grant Corporation from The Darién Gap Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
A chub from the Grant Corporation
#18: Dec 8th 2010 at 11:48:43 PM

Fortunately it never got past the synopsis stage but I had the idea of a sort of Yellow Submarine rip-off starring the members of ELO with more angst and, um...creepy revelations regarding my developing psyche.

On the same piece of notepad paper I came up with another synopsis called Sure Sure Shyure which was just plain stupid (I’m guessing it was inspired by Battle of the Network Stars and we all know no good can come of that).

Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883!
Counterclock Since: Feb, 2013
#19: Dec 9th 2010 at 12:34:38 AM

Most of my other bad stories were just hammy fanfiction with blatant Mary sues and Fix fics.

One original story I had was about a All Myths Are True one where a Water Spirit, Chinese dragon, demon alchemist, and Mage went across modern century and fought evil demons!

AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#20: Dec 9th 2010 at 1:50:26 AM

Counterclock, I'd read that.

DaeBrayk PI Since: Aug, 2009
PI
#21: Dec 9th 2010 at 7:42:09 PM

@Eldrich, Oh my bad. That was the idea I was going to do art for (only sane man in an apartment building with a superhero, a mad scientist, some ninjas etc) but I double-checked, and it wasn't you. You have to admit, they're quite similar.

AcesoldierZero Acesoldier Zero from Vicenza, Italy Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#22: Dec 9th 2010 at 9:05:52 PM

A Kirby fanfic in which Kirby, De De De, and Meta Knight team up to fight OC PhantomKnight.

Another one involved a retelling of FinalFantasyI. Basically like Eight Bit Theater, but nowhere near as funny.

I've got another one floating around in which the main character turns out to be the fallen angel Abaddon. It was eventually killed due to lack of interest in who he is as a human, though.

https://soundcloud.com/rich-justice-hinmen Too white for the black kids, too white for the white kids.
Bleggit Since: Mar, 2010
#23: Dec 9th 2010 at 10:47:17 PM

Never got around to titling story, but...

Dreamy girl in reclusive mansion falls in love with sister who hates her. Sister is working on immortality potion and plans to sacrifice Dreamy Girl in order to create her potion while Dreamy Girl tries to get her attention/love. Sister realizes to a vague extent what Dreamy Girl is feeling for her and takes advantage of her feelings in order to manipulate her into becoming a willing sacrifice for the potion.

Ettina Since: Apr, 2009
#24: Dec 10th 2010 at 6:30:29 AM

A Mt F transsexual's penis is transplanted onto an Ft M transsexual. Feeling grateful for the donation, the Ft M looks up the donor, and they start a romance.

If I'm asking for advice on a story idea, don't tell me it can't be done.
AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#25: Dec 11th 2010 at 11:12:58 PM

Ettina, apart from that really not being how trans operations work, it's kind of sweet.


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