History Trivia / NotForBroadcast

** The spokesman for Disrupt was originally gonna be J-Zuss, with [[spoiler:Alan James]] having only a single appearance. This was changed due to writing issues concerning J-Zuss, along with [[spoiler:Alan James']] popularity.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://notforbroadcast.fandom.com/wiki/Not_For_Broadcast_Wiki Here.]]

* ActorInspiredElement: Megan Wolfe's brother that she mentions in her speech after [[spoiler:the announcement of Advance's nuclear strike]] was originally named Darren in the script. It was changed to David at the insistence of Andrea Walls, Megan's actor, because David is the name of her real life brother and she felt mentioning his name would add more genuine emotion to her acting.

* ThrowItIn: Given that it's live acted video, this happens a lot. For instance, the bin getting knocked over in the Sportsboard segment was not in the script. There are also some examples of actors tripping on their lines but the scene being kept.

** The game was originally intended to have a prologue episode which involved Jeremy and Patrick exposing Prime Minister Jacob Hamilton-Mann (a parody of Jacob Rees-Mogg) in a sex scandal, allowing for Advance's rise into power. Hamilton-Mann is mentioned during the opening credits of "The Fallout" [[spoiler:and as one of Disrupt's leaders in two of the endings]].

** The game was originally meant to be a VR game, but [=NotGames=] decided against it due to concerns over the small market for VR games, so they made the game into a standard PC game. [=NotGames=] have, however, gone back to this idea with the upcoming VR edition of the game, scheduled for release in March of 2023.

* ActorInspiredElement: Megan Wolfe's brother that she mentions in her speech after the announcement of Advance's nuclear strike was originally named Darren in the script. It was changed to David at the insistence of Andrea Walls, Megan's actor, because David is the name of her real life brother and she felt mentioning his name would add more genuine emotion to her acting.

** The game was originally meant to be a VR game, but [=NotGames=] decided against it due to concerns over the small market for VR games, so they made the game into a standard PC game. [=NotGames=] have, however, stated that they would love to revisit the possibility later down the road.

** In a Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/sjiix8/comment/hvfhzbd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 AMA]], a developer discussed how in the original script, the conflict [[BlackAndWhiteMorality simple with Disrupt as the good guys and Advance as the bad guys]] (including having their names swapped). However, they realized this script lacked nuance and didn't reflect real politics well, including how polarizing politics can be and [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents concerns over actions by groups similar to Disrupt in real life.]] As a result, they went for a [[GreyAndGrayMorality Grey and Gray Morality]] approach.

* ThrowItIn: Given that it's live acted video, this happens a lot. For instance, the bin getting knocked over in the sports game was not in the script. There are also some examples of actors tripping on their lines but the scene being kept.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In a Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/sjiix8/comment/hvfhzbd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 AMA]], a developer discussed how in the original script, the conflict [[BlackAndWhiteMorality simple with Disrupt as the good guys and Advance as the bad guys]] (including having their names swapped). However, they realized this script lacked nuance and didn't reflect real politics well, including how polarizing politics can be and [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents concerns over actions by groups similar to Disrupt in real life.]] As a result, they went for a [[GreyAndGrayMorality Grey and Gray Morality]] approach.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In a Website/Reddit [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/sjiix8/comment/hvfhzbd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 AMA]], a developer discussed how in the original script, the conflict [[BlackAndWhiteMorality simple with Disrupt as the good guys and Advance as the bad guys]] (including having their names swapped). However, they realized this script lacked nuance and didn't reflect real politics well, including how polarizing politics can be and [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents concerns over actions by groups similar to Disrupt in real life.]] As a result, they went for a [[GreyAndGrayMorality Grey and Gray Morality]] approach.

* ActorInspiredElement: Megan Wolfe's brother David that she mentions in her speech after the announcement of Advance's nuclear strike was originally named Darren in the script. It was changed at the insistence of the actor for Megan, Andrea Walls, because David is the name of her real life brother and she felt mentioning his name would add more genuine emotion to her acting.

* ThrowItIn: Given that it's live acted video, this happens a lot. For instance, the bin getting knocked over in the sports game was not in the script.

* FatalMethodActing: Averted. At the time of filming the scene in which [[spoiler:Jeremy shoots himself in the head]], actor [[https://twitter.com/PaulBaverstock/status/1381346783008280576 Paul Baverstock]] was talking to a military weapons specialist on the set, as well as the director planning the camera movements very carefully, making sure that the handgun [[spoiler:Jeremy is carrying]] was disabled for the take, so that Baverstock would not suffer any head injuries [[spoiler:when the "shot" was fired]].

** A meta-example: The Lockdown level wasn't originally in the script when Episode 1 was made, but due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic delaying the filming of Episode 2, the developers decided to keep the players entertained by adding the Lockdown level at the end of Episode 1 while they were waiting patiently, and they also added the {{Telethon}} level as a bonus to keep players more entertained until Episode 2 was completed in the autumn of 2020.

* FatalMethodActing: Averted. At the time of filming the scene in which [[spoiler:Jeremy shoots himself in the head]], actor [[https://twitter.com/PaulBaverstock/status/1381346783008280576 Paul Baverstock]] was talking to a weapons manufacturer on the set, as well as the director planning the camera movements very carefully, making sure that the handgun [[spoiler:Jeremy is carrying]] was disabled for the take, so that Baverstock would not suffer any head injuries [[spoiler:when the gun was fired]].

* FatalMathodActing: Averted. At the time of filming the scene in which [[spoiler:Jeremy shoots himself in the head]], actor [[https://twitter.com/PaulBaverstock/status/1381346783008280576 Paul Baverstock]] was talking to a weapons manufacturer on the set, as well as the director planning the camera movements very carefully, making sure that the handgun [[spoiler:Jeremy is carrying]] was disabled for the take, so that Baverstock would not suffer any head injuries [[spoiler:when the gun was fired]].

* ThrowItIn: Given that it's live acted video, this happens a lot. For instance, the bin getting knocked over in the sports game was not in the script.

* ThrowItIn: Given that it's live acted video, this happens a lot:
** The bin getting knocked over in the sports game was not in the script.