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Moogi A Mediocre Khan from everywhy Since: Jan, 2001
A Mediocre Khan
#1: Mar 17th 2011 at 5:55:02 AM

This thread is for sharing ideas for things you'd like to see as a TV series. These can be as feasible or unlikely as you so desire.

A massive TNG-era Star Trek crossover: Okay, so I know that we already have Star Trek Online and the Star Trek Expanded Universe covering the universe after Nemesis. Since those seem to be parallel universes to each other anyway, why not add another timeline into the mix? My idea is for a series, exactly one season in length, to act as a send-off to the TNG-era shows; longer than a miniseries, but not any longer than necessary to tell the story. Think of it as a feature film stretched over 20 episodes. Even though I'm of the minority that enjoyed Nemesis, I still think it was a piss-poor send-off to that portion of the franchise's history, and I think Trek deserves better.

Thursday Next: The Series: Now, a straight adaptation of Jasper Fforde's novels would be impossible to do on screen. Ergo, this would be an Alternate Continuity, focusing on Thursday's double life in the real world and the Book World. Technically, this show would be very difficult to produce on a modern budget: the Book World scenes would be mainly green screened and fictional characters would be motion captured- this would be to emphasize the differences between the 'real world' and fiction.

The Ankh-Morpork City Watch: If done properly, I'd love to see a mystery/crime series following Discworld's Watch characters. If only so that I could see Vetinari being, well, Vetinari on a weekly basis.

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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Mar 17th 2011 at 5:59:35 AM

I'd love to see a modern remake of Kung Fu that actually had an Asian actor playing Caine. I've never seen the original show, but I think the concept is really cool, and Race Lift annoys me, so, yeah.

I'd also like a tv miniseries adaptation of The Infinity Bridge, a recent steampunk novel.

Moogi A Mediocre Khan from everywhy Since: Jan, 2001
A Mediocre Khan
#3: Mar 17th 2011 at 6:04:53 AM

[up] Affinity Bridge TV show? Hell yes. I loved that book!

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AirofMystery Since: Jan, 2001
#4: Mar 17th 2011 at 5:14:03 PM

[up]Right, yeah Affinity, not Infinity.

GorramBats from Bat Country Since: Jan, 2010
#5: Mar 18th 2011 at 1:10:37 AM

I want Transmetropolitan on HBO please...

Do you want to have sex? I think we should have sex. CASUAL SEX.
Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
I Am The Walrus
#6: Mar 18th 2011 at 1:51:24 AM

A live-action show done exactly like a cartoon (where anything can happen, Anyone Can Die and Death Is Cheap).

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InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#7: Mar 18th 2011 at 4:19:15 AM

Firefly, series 2.

:(

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
thewriter Since: Jul, 2010
#8: Mar 18th 2011 at 1:00:15 PM

[up][up]A one hour animated drama series on on of the major networks. Or Cartoon Network.

edited 26th Mar '11 12:16:43 PM by thewriter

johnnyfog Actual Wrestling Legend from the Zocalo Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
Actual Wrestling Legend
#9: Mar 18th 2011 at 5:21:05 PM

An opera singer competition, where the contestants only sing top 20 pop hits.

I'm a skeptical squirrel
Teemo from Nottingham, UK (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: In another castle
#10: Mar 18th 2011 at 5:35:40 PM

[up][up][up]Sarah Connor Chronicles, season three. sad

HonoreDB Since: Jan, 2001
#11: Mar 18th 2011 at 5:42:40 PM

Harry Potter. Seven seasons, Half-Arc Season structure with several original stories serving as single-episode A plots.

A Deepness In The Sky, paced to last about two seasons. Think slightly darker new Battlestar Galactica. I'd make the villains from the original novel a bit more sympathetic just so we can stand them. Soundtrack by Leonard Cohen.

Square One TV.

A quiz show with three contestants, the structure of which is slightly too complicated to describe right now but which would be far more interesting than your standard trivia contest.

ZheToralf Floating Advice Reminder from somewhere in Germany Since: Dec, 2009
#12: Mar 18th 2011 at 6:39:03 PM

Harry Potter. Seven seasons, Half Arc Season structure with several original stories serving as single-episode A plots.

Amen!!

You just can't tell the story within the movies properly. Glad to see I'm not the only one thinking of this.

edited 18th Mar '11 6:39:51 PM by ZheToralf

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#13: Mar 18th 2011 at 7:06:02 PM

The Ankh-Morpork City Watch: If done properly, I'd love to see a mystery/crime series following Discworld's Watch characters. If only so that I could see Vetinari being, well, Vetinari on a weekly basis.
This is currently being worked on as we speak.

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
I Am The Walrus
#14: Mar 18th 2011 at 7:09:34 PM

My So Called Life, seasons 2, 3, 4 and a spinoff in college.

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Moogi A Mediocre Khan from everywhy Since: Jan, 2001
A Mediocre Khan
#15: Mar 20th 2011 at 9:29:32 AM

[up][up] Holy crap, I just found out about that a minute ago. Fear my psychic wrath!

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#16: Mar 20th 2011 at 9:56:36 AM

You could cheat if you had Thursday Next in TV Land rather than the Book World. (Though that probably makes it just as hard, since there are less TV shows out of copyright than there are books.)

Moogi A Mediocre Khan from everywhy Since: Jan, 2001
A Mediocre Khan
#17: Mar 20th 2011 at 12:47:41 PM

Stick with public domain books, except for ones you can get the rights to. Or just use lots of Lawyer Friendly Cameos.

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TheStarshipMaxima NCC - 1701 Since: Jun, 2009
NCC - 1701
#18: Mar 23rd 2011 at 10:06:29 PM

Y'know what I'd love to see; a new Flash Gordon show done this way:

Ben Browder, as Flash Gordon Kristin Kreuk, as Dale Arden (work with me) John Simm, as Ming Yvonne Strahovski as Ming's Daughter David Caruso as Hans Zarkov (I know this won't happen but still.....)

It was an honor
Moogi A Mediocre Khan from everywhy Since: Jan, 2001
A Mediocre Khan
#19: Mar 27th 2011 at 6:13:52 AM

I just had a dream last night about my proposed Star Trek Crossover show from the first post. Holy crap, it was awesome. There was a psychotic partially-Borg-assimilated Romulan dictator who took over in the wake of Romulus' destruction from Star Trek XI calling himself 'Caesar'. Oh, and he was also the 'Future Guy' from Star Trek Enterprise, who was trying to crush the Federation in its infancy to prevent the destruction of Romulus. Anyway, stuff was awesome, with Stuff Blowing Up, Sisko returning from his time with the Prophets, and the makings of a brilliant Patrick Stewart Speech. This show needs to happen now.

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Pulsar Since: Apr, 2015
#20: Mar 27th 2011 at 7:51:50 AM

I'd totally support the massive Trek crossover, but with many of the actors growing older or simply moving on to other things, I think it might have to be animated.

ThatOtherGriffin Since: Aug, 2010
#21: Mar 28th 2011 at 5:42:08 AM

A good western adaptation of the original Kamen Rider, using the costumes and designs of Kamen Rider THE FIRST.

edited 28th Mar '11 5:43:12 AM by ThatOtherGriffin

TheConductor Since: Jan, 2011
#22: Mar 28th 2011 at 5:56:57 AM

I wouldn't mind seeing a Torchwood spin-off/sequel involving Captain Jack's sexy adventures in space. I propose that the title can be Captain Jack's Sexy Adventures in Space.

A two live action TV shows that would act as sister series to each other and be tangentaly related to the Nolanverse. The series would be Robin (or Nightwing) and Batgirl.

Another series of Reaper!

A massive crossover in which King Arthur, the Doctor, James Bond, Marry Poppins, Harry Potter and Robin Hood team up to fight an army of Daleks led by Dracula.

Enzeru icon by implodingoracle from Orlando, FL ¬ôχಠ♥¯ Since: Mar, 2011
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#23: Mar 28th 2011 at 6:48:00 AM

Space Channel 5: The Series

or Banjo Kazooie: The Series

edited 28th Mar '11 6:48:20 AM by Enzeru

Pulsar Since: Apr, 2015
#24: Mar 28th 2011 at 10:28:05 AM

Conductor: that last one sounds like it could be good, especially if done in a rather light-hearted satirical way.

The Robin and Batgirl one would be hard to do well, but awesome if it was done well.

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010

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