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High Concept [Wed, 14-Sep-2005 11:57 AM]
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You may have noticed that there are a whole bunch of "celebrity poker" shows on television these days, where a group of famous people sit around playing cards and being snarky at each other, and they film the whole thing. I can't imagine too many things more boring than watching someone else play cards, but I guess fishing has a rich TV history too... Anyway, I have an idea, and hopefully one of my many readers in the entertainment industry will make it a reality:

    Celebrity Dungeons and Dragons.

I want to see a TV show where the flying camera crane zips around the table where Wil Wheaton, Puff Daddy, Michael Madsen, and Lindsay Lohan play D&D. I would totally watch that.

"Yo, I'm-a gonna get all up in that orc's face with my Magic Missile. Jack you up, orc!" Then then announcers banter, "oh, Magic Missle! A bold choice, he might need that later. Here comes the roll..."

It would be GLORIOUS.


Update: Mr. Wheaton points out that there is nothing new under the sun...

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[User Picture]From: [info]hafnir
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:00 PM (UTC)

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Vin Diesel used to talk about his Drow in interviews. Ask the Lazyweb for better links. :)
[User Picture]From: [info]sleepingwolf
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 8:01 PM (UTC)

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According to Dork Tower, he mentioned it in an August 2002 interview with GQ. According to the same comic, Robin Williams and Curt Schilling also have an interest, though it looks more like wargaming. (There is also a take on celebrity RPG in the surrounding comics, though it's played a bit differently.)
[User Picture]From: [info]ammonoid
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:03 PM (UTC)

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I can't imagine too many things more boring than watching someone else play cards

I'm with you there. Tho billiards and golf are a close second.
[User Picture]From: [info]grumpy_sysadmin
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:55 PM (UTC)

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Billiards (I know) and golf (I have to assume, by extension) are interesting if you also do those things.

I think the same applies to the poker.

Note that this doesn't mean I think it should be on television. (On the other hand, I don't own one, so what do I care?)
[User Picture]From: [info]avva
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:10 PM (UTC)

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I was right with you on watching that until you mentioned Lindsay Lohan.
[User Picture]From: [info]kumimonster
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:16 PM (UTC)

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[User Picture]From: [info]starjewel
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:17 PM (UTC)

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You forgot Dave Chappelle. He said recently on stage that he plays World of Warcraft. I'd be good with the above, except for Lindsay. She used to be good eye candy but lately she's just another blonde waif.
[User Picture]From: [info]jwz
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:20 PM (UTC)

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See, that's what would make it perfect.
[User Picture]From: [info]st_arbirix
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:18 PM (UTC)

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Ah, Magic Missile. A spell not often actually used, but made absolutely famous by a certain little comedy group...

Dead Alewives rock(ed).

Celebrity D&D could also rock, or it could be about as exciting as a celebrity book reading on TV.

A radio show on the other hand...
[User Picture]From: [info]funjon
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:43 PM (UTC)

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Oh please, I know someone who subsists on Magic Missile alone.

But then, she also attacks her partymates sometimes, so.
[User Picture]From: [info]nyankolove
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:22 PM (UTC)

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You're watching the SNL reruns on E! right now, aren't you.

Phil Gordon: And finally, Gene Shalit has a pile of devilled eggs hidden under his cards.
Gene Shalit: I'm "eggs-tatic" about these "egg-cellent" cards…and that's no "yolk"!
[User Picture]From: [info]carus_erus
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:28 PM (UTC)

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I just posted this to my own journal, though I'm mixed on the relative coolness (As CD&D would be awesome in its own right):

I had a crazy idea this weekend. How much effort would it take to gather together about 50 people to perform Zombie Theatre on Halloween night. Get about 40 people dressed and makeuped as zombies shuffling and moaning down the street at the same time, while another 10 played straight-man dressed as business people and soccer moms and generally got attacked and harassed, and screamed "Zombies! Run Away!" trying to make the general public believe them.

No shotguns or any weapons, just good plain brain-eating Zombie fun.

My friend's brother said apparently it's been done before. Any links out there?
[User Picture]From: [info]pdx6
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:36 PM (UTC)

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The problem isn't that it hasn't been done before, but rather, it isn't done often enough.

[User Picture]From: [info]alanablue
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:32 PM (UTC)

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I think celebrity LARP would be better.
[User Picture]From: [info]knowbuddy
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:58 PM (UTC)

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Ah, the vision of Vin Diesel shouting "Thunderbolt! Thunderbolt!" at Lindsay Lohan while pelting her with random objects will make me smile for the rest of the day. Thank you.
[User Picture]From: [info]britgeekgrrl
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:32 PM (UTC)

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I'm probably admitting far more about myself than I should by saying this, but I'd *so* watch that show.
[User Picture]From: [info]joel
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 10:55 PM (UTC)

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I'm probably admitting far more about myself than I should ... I think your username already does that.
[User Picture]From: [info]bifrosty2k
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:34 PM (UTC)

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Well, there's always public access...
From: [info]dcdan
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:40 PM (UTC)

MTG on ESPN2

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About six years ago, they were airing coverage of a Magic the Gathering tournament on ESPN2. Granted there weren't celebrities and it not quite D&D, but I'm sure that at least one of your readers has mpegs of it.
[User Picture]From: [info]substitute
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:53 PM (UTC)

Re: MTG on ESPN2

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[info]genericus insisted for years that he had seen this but I was a doubter. Wow. Maybe we'll have professional WoW leagues with uniforms and sportscasters like in Korea soon!
[User Picture]From: [info]jef_poskanzer
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:41 PM (UTC)

Re: High Concept

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I'm still hoping for Celebrity Strip Poker. Although, do I really want to see Martin Sheen naked...?
[User Picture]From: [info]relaxing
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:52 PM (UTC)

an old one:

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[User Picture]From: [info]gryphon3e
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 1:17 PM (UTC)

Re: an old one:

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God damn but there is no way I would want to play with that guy...do you think he can read the module?
[User Picture]From: [info]inoci
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 7:58 PM (UTC)

well, there's this

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[User Picture]From: [info]mackys
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 11:24 PM (UTC)

Damn, you beat me to it.

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It was on MetaFilter a while back: http://www.livejournal.com/users/mackys/177325.html
[User Picture]From: [info]substitute
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 8:15 PM (UTC)

twist

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Maybe the next time they lock up Z-level celebs in a house and film them, they can make the inmates play AD&D every night. I'm thinking Joe Piscopo, Lynda Carter, Jan-Michael Vincent, Kennedy from MTV, and Ike Turner playing with Gary Busey as the dungeonmaster, maybe?
[User Picture]From: [info]lars_larsen
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 9:58 PM (UTC)

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You totally should have made us all sign an NDA before revealing this idea. You could have made millions.
[User Picture]From: [info]gutbloom
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 10:30 PM (UTC)

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Goodness, what a good idea. When it is stolen from you and turned into reality I'll have the satisfaction of saying "JWZ had that idea about four years ago."
[User Picture]From: [info]chloralone
Wed, 14-Sep-2005 10:44 PM (UTC)

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The world could do without the resultant "BOOM! 187 on tha muthafuckin' drizagon, thy biyatchez" songs that would come out of that nightmare idea. Gives a whole new meaning to "playa".
[User Picture]From: [info]asan102
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 12:08 AM (UTC)

OT

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You've probably already seen it, but:

Bush asks Condi permission to tinkle

(Zoomed-out)
[User Picture]From: [info]dachte
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 12:24 AM (UTC)

Can you imagine the rules lawyers?

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I can just see the message boards for any such show going on and on over the most trivial details of the rules. Heck, maybe they'd need to hire someone from TSR to be the official last word.. There are few things more irritating than rules lawyers, and a show like this would bring them out of the woodwork. At the same time, if TSR managed the entire thing, it might bring a nice income source to them and help them raise the profile of their games at the same time. It would also have the benefit of pissing off the Christians, so I say go for it! I'd probably watch it.
From: [info]gryphon3e
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 1:12 PM (UTC)

Re: Can you imagine the rules lawyers?

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Hey I could manage that for you

Wouldn't even charge

I'd do the rules for beer n food

LOL theres an idea for a sign....will play DnD for Beer n Food.

Anyway TSR do not exist anymore you might be better of with WotC...see perfect rule lawyer.

Well I did help write the thing ;-)
[User Picture]From: [info]blackholly
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 6:11 AM (UTC)

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THIS IS MY DREAM.

(over from boingboing)
[User Picture]From: [info]bulghod
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 6:47 AM (UTC)

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Anyone want to see the cast of the D&D movie actually suck at D&D?
From: [info]gryphon3e
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 1:13 PM (UTC)

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No but I would not mind being int eh room with the lass who was in JAG.

Peeeurdy
[User Picture]From: [info]gryphon3e
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 1:07 PM (UTC)

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I would fekking play in that

Happily
[User Picture]From: [info]phoenixredux
Thu, 15-Sep-2005 3:54 PM (UTC)

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I work for a TV production company in Minneapolis. We do "outdoors"-type programming for ESPN, OLN and the Outdoor Channel. I added this idea to the board, and floated it past a few of the producers here. It's been met with little enthusiasm. I think that pitching "D&D TV" to the Boss might result in a request from them for me to take a piss test.
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