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Some non-Anime worlds - Disruptor - 08-09-2007
Bob, here are a few worlds that Doug might show up in or on.. I'm not sure if Warrior's World had them though.
Tron?
Reboot?
Dark Crystal?
Bridge to Terberthia?
Enchanted Forest by Patrica Wrede? Probably the last book though.
Sky High?
Last Starfighter?
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe? 2002 version probably. That Adam needs advice, and maybe help recover Adora.
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Sweno - 08-09-2007
tron / reboot: I'm not sure how the issues of world-in-a-world would be addressed, but I'm sure people much more talented than myself could work it out.
Dark Crystal / Sky High / Last Starfighter: These ideas are made of win and potential.
Bridge to Terabithia: I was greatly disappointed in the movie, perhaps the book is better. But I just don't see it working.
I haven't read Enchanted Forest and it has been far to long since I have seen He-Man for me to even attempt the mental juxtaposition.-Terry
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Star Ranger4 - 08-09-2007
I seem to recall something like this coming up before, were I postualted that as far as it goes, Reboot is a viable candidate, as it seems that the 'mainframe' level exsistance IS the main level of reality. The User is rather more of an abstraction cum plot device..."I was an Otaku before those kids came along and changed the meaning of the word."
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Ebony - 08-09-2007
Quote:I doubt this book would work for a DW step, since it's just the story of a boy who becomes friends with a girl, who then dies, forcing the boy to deal with the loss. It's a great book, but not adventure/fantasy. The previews for the movie made it out to look like it was some sort of epic fantasy, which is why I refused to see it. Ebony the Black Dragon
Bridge to Terabithia: I was greatly disappointed in the movie, perhaps the book is better. But I just don't see it working.
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - David Lewis - 08-10-2007
I really like the idea of a Sky High step, because I think it'd be similar to Doug's homelike (the whole school for kids with powers), plus the idea of teaching meta-kids using his own experiences and abilities in a floating school is one he'd probably love. And I can see him getting along well with his fellow teachers, especially Medulla (Doug - "Hey Medulla! Can you please move away a little, the glare from your head is getting in my eyes!" Medulla - "Sigh....". Just the shear variety and personality of the various characters, particularly the kids, would make this a very cool step to write in.
I kind of see him becoming a favorite amongst the kids, the cool teacher, akin to Professor Lupin in the Potterverse. Assuming Principal Powers could verify his credentials (maybe using his R.e.s.p.e.c.t. by Aretha) He'd be considered too much of an opportunity NOT to have on the staff.
And I think he could make a real difference in a number of ways, depending of course if he showed up pre, during or post movie, mainly in regards to the Infamous Sidekick - Hero divide, which he'd probably go nuts over (or perhaps choose to teach the less powerful but more devoted sidekicks in preference to the Heroes, to mass shock. And he'd probably see Gwen (aka Royal Pain's) plot to destroy the school coming a mile away.
From the teasers that've been released of the Harry Potter step (particularly the lecture on the nature of evil), The idea of Doug as a Teacher is one that is just screaming to be written, and I'm definitely regarding this as a high hopeful contender for a Step or Stagger.
Some information on the Film ganked from wikipedia fro those who've never heard of it,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky...05_film%29
Sky High is the story of fourteen-year-old William Theodore Stronghold (Michael Angarano), the son of two famous superheroes: the incredibly strong, invulnerable Commander (Kurt Russell) and the super fast flying Jetstream (Kelly Preston). He and his best friend Layla (Danielle Panabaker) are facing their first day of high school, which is even more daunting for Will since he will attend his parents' alma mater, a school for superheroes called Sky High
Sky High, the school in which the film is set, is a high school campus (complete with gymnasium and other buildings) that is placed on a flying island. The school's hall is equipped with anti-gravity technology that allows it to hover above the city, at an altitude above the cloud layer so it cannot be seen from the ground. The school keeps changing position, and the location is only known by a few individuals, including the school bus driver, Ron Wilson.
The curriculum at Sky High is strictly for heroes and sidekicks. One's course path is determined by a test that all new students must take. Depending on powers, students are placed as heroes or sidekicks. Heroes take more action-oriented courses like "Foundations of Mad Science" while sidekicks take classes such as "Motorcycle Sidecar Basics" and "Grammar for Sidekicks". Heroes and sidekicks both attend the gym class, which resembles more of an American Gladiators deathmatch than a real gym class.
The school is biased toward the heroes, giving them nicer-looking classrooms higher up in the school, whereas the sidekicks' classrooms are apparently in the basement levels, with little light. Apparently after the sidekicks saved the school in spectacular fashion, there will be reforms for more equitable treatment.
Sky High has extracurricular activities and clubs like regular schools (the yearbook shows that Gwen was a member of the science club). "Save the Citizen" is a traditional match played with two heroes and two villains. Two are chosen to save a doll-citizen while the other two are to keep them from achieving the said goal. The doll-citizen is hung over a large machine that consists of a number of whirling serrated blades. The rope descends every five seconds for three minutes, at which point the citizen will be destroyed by the machine. At one time, Mr. Boy remembers, with a half-serious glee, the days when they used 'real citizens' for the contest
Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Bob Schroeck - 08-10-2007
Sky High would be very doable -- and I certainly enjoyed the movie when I saw it. (There's a Tim Allen film I just spotted in Blockbuster which seems to be much more like Doug's various impromptu train-the-young-supers things; looks straight-to-video, and I can't remember the title.)
Terabithia, as someone else has already noted, is not what the trailers imply -- they are lying through their teeth. The fantasy world is just that -- a fantasy, something the two kids make up to amuse themselves, as an unusual subcurrent in a plot that's a whole lot more like My Girl than Narnia. (And yes, I know it's not a My Girl clone; I'm just picking something with a similar emotional tenor.)
Dark Crystal has potential, but sending Doug to The Last Starfighter would really ruin the story, I think.
Tron and Reboot have been discussed to death elsewhere as I recall.
I don't know the Wrede book.
He-Man? Um, sorry, no, I'll pass. I cringe just getting near the property.
If you all want an idea, here's one, based on the movie I saw last night with Peggy:
Drop Doug into The Bourne Ultimatum.
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Sweno - 08-10-2007
Quote:As much as I love Bourne, I don't think it would work on satisfying level, aside from the 'watch doug break everyones preconceived notions'. Part of the joy of Bourne (at least for me) is that fact that it is a semi-realistic spy romp. No cars with missile launchers, no fancy toys, and car crashes Hurt.
Drop Doug into The Bourne Ultimatum.
If the earth that Bourne takes place on was severely mana starved (meaning no big flashy powers) I could see it working. But getting a realistic!spy movie to blend well with cartoon!superpowered hero system would take work. Not that I don't think it couldn't be made to work. But it wouldn't be easy.-Terry
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"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint Exupery
"Luge strategy? Lie flat and try not to die." - Carmen Boyle (Olympic Luge Gold Medal winner - 1996)
Mary Sue's theme music
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Norgarth - 08-10-2007
Quote:I believe that would be 'Zoom', it actually was in theatures, just not for long.__________________
Sky High would be very doable -- and I certainly enjoyed the movie when I saw it. (There's a Tim Allen film I just spotted in Blockbuster which seems to be much more like Doug's various impromptu train-the-young-supers things; looks straight-to-video, and I can't remember the title.)
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Shepherd - 08-10-2007
The Tim Allen movie is Zoom and while not terrible I didn't think it was nearly as good as Sky High. It was also a theatrical release rather than direct to video.
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Bob Schroeck - 08-10-2007
Wow, virtually simultaneous replies. Yes, now that you have reminded me, I can remember the front of the box with "Zoom" on it. I'll take your word on its brief theatrical appearance -- it doesn't seem to have made one around me, though.
As for Doug in Bourne, confounding the badguys was what I was really thinking of. No, that wouldn't lead to a lot of interesting plot. But just once, somewhere in the Walk, I want to do something where Doug badasses and steamrolls right over all of the bad guys until the Big Bad(s) at the top can do nothing more than panic at the thought that this angry, unstoppable juggernaut who can do the utterly impossible is heading right at them...
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Valles - 08-10-2007
Quote:Run - don't walk - to the nearest bookstore and pick up all four of them. They are Just That Good, in a very original sort of fractured fairy tales way that predates other attempts at that and is...
I don't know the Wrede book.
Okay, lemme put it this way. The main character for the first two-three books is one Princess Cimorene. She'd get along great with Susan Sto Helit, I think - she reacts to rude wizards on her doorstep by dumping soapy cleaning water all over them. When a king with a magic sword shows up in another book looking for the dragon she's keeping house for, she asks him if it's any good at clearing up clogged sink drains.
Yeah. It's that kind of setting.
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - DHBirr - 08-11-2007
Quote:Note also that many or most of the characters are, to use the term from TVTropes, "Genre Savvy." They know what their roles are supposed to be like.
They are Just That Good, in a very original sort of fractured fairy tales way
Probably my favorite example of this is the self-described "unsatisfactory" princess Alianora. She says it all started when the wicked fairy came to her christening, had a wonderful time, and went home without cursing anyone. Ever since, poor Alianora just can't seem to get put under the kind of curse that makes for proper fairy tales....
I love the series, even though I read the fourth book before I knew the others existed (it was actually written or at least published before they were), so there was kind of a spoiler effect there.
"Oh, rats. I thought you might be a hero; you can talk them into anything. Stupid creatures."
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Norgarth - 08-11-2007
Quote:
As for Doug in Bourne, confounding the badguys was what I was really thinking of. No, that wouldn't lead to a lot of interesting plot. But just once, somewhere in the Walk, I want to do something where Doug badasses and steamrolls right over all of the bad guys until the Big Bad(s) at the top can do nothing more than panic at the thought that this angry, unstoppable juggernaut who can do the utterly impossible is heading right at them...
If you're gonna do that, then do it in a James Bond universe. That way you can have 007 going WTF? as he tries to keep up with Doug (and trying to figure out how he's gonna explain all this in the debriefing)__________________
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Re: Some non-Anime worlds - Kokuten - 08-11-2007
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until the Big Bad(s) at the top can do nothing more than panic at the thought that this angry, unstoppable juggernaut who can do the utterly impossible is heading right at them...
Aaaand, when all is said and done, Doug gets an Incidental off of an external music source, and pops a gate, on the way up Genom Tower Equivalent..
!@!%#%!#
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Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - ordnance11 - 09-03-2007
I kinda like the idea of dropping Doug into some of the 60's spy shows like the Man from U.N.C.L.E or the Girl from U.N.C.L.E spinoff, even the Avengers. Heck drop Doug into Get Smart if you really want to make a parody!
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Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - Bob Schroeck - 09-04-2007
Eeek.
That's all I have to say.
Eeek.
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Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - Ebony - 09-04-2007
"Colonel Sangnoir... we're needed...."
"Coming, Mrs. Peel."
(Just a bit of role-reversal....)Ebony the Black Dragon
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Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - Bob Schroeck - 09-04-2007
Okay, now that I like. Of course, assuming that Mrs. Peel's fighting looks exactly like Diana Rigg's, Doug's going to at first stand there with his hand over his eyes, and then later train her up a bit.
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Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - Ebony - 09-04-2007
Quote:Presumably, the real Emma Peel is better at her job than our view of her through the Transfictionality Filter indicates. Much in the same way that Jim Kirk is probably a better fighter than William Shatner has led us to believe.Ebony the Black Dragon
Okay, now that I like. Of course, assuming that Mrs. Peel's fighting looks exactly like Diana Rigg's, Doug's going to at first stand there with his hand over his eyes, and then later train her up a bit.
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Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - Bob Schroeck - 09-05-2007
One would hope so...
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Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - Soutern Cross - 09-06-2007
I've been rewatching DVDs of two old & cheap movie serials...
How would Doug react to appearing on the planet Mongo?"There's only one kind of monster that uses bullets"-Colonel VanHeusen , from "It! The Terror From Beyond Space"
Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - robkelk - 09-06-2007
It depends on whether it's raining on the planet Mongo that day...
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Re: Some spy worlds to drop Doug into - Bob Schroeck - 09-06-2007
Doug would probably find Flash, then help organize the various factions. While their army was busy with Ming's, Doug and Flash would doubleteam Ming himself -- Flash with good old fisticuffs, while Doug distracts Ming by slinging all kinds of unexpected mojo at him -- and keeps him from escaping.
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What about.... - trboturtle - 09-18-2007
Stargate? Doug lands in the middle of the gate room? Doctor Who. Doug and the Doctor....
The Pulp era. The Shdow and Doc Savage, and one Doug.
Highlander, the TV series?
Craig
Re: What about.... - robkelk - 09-19-2007
Quote:Apparently coming through the Stargate, of course. This sets off any number of alarms, and even more investigations...
Stargate? Doug lands in the middle of the gate room?
Quote:I recall a post by Bob, before the "big ezBoard post deletion whoops", about that one - Doug told Rose that The Doctor travels back and forth in time, while Doug travels sideways.
Doctor Who. Doug and the Doctor....
Quote:"Just because I carry a katana doesn't mean I'm immortal, damn it!"
Highlander, the TV series?
-Rob Kelk
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