Our own animated sitcom?

[hammster]

Awesome. The advantage of your premise is that we can parody modern culture e.g. things like twitter.

Also is the first episode of the Post-Apocalyptic premise going to be how the civilization ended or as they are all waking up to find the world in ruins or a while after whatever the event is that happens (we need to decide on an event)?

[Green Man]

sound effect and music

I can do this but I'd be useless with the animation.

and I really think fox executive's idea has more potential

[HappyPalooza]

For the post-poc pilot, I was thinking it could start by jumping into the world, seeing the characters' daily lives, getting used to it, but not like a normal episode much. Maybe a prologue with the information given to the viewer in the form of pictures with narration by the third guy. Though I don't want it to seem like Fallout, I've always found this a convenient way of introducing an alternate timeline. And if I end up showrunner, things might get a little dark.

Fox, can't wait to see the script, even if it is long.

Anyway let's keep developing the female lead and third guy. Keep putting ideas out there.

[General Jack D. Ripper]

No problems with some dark humor here.
Okay, for the other two leads, so far...The girl could be sorta mousey and shy (maybe a little bit of a whore at the same time?) or sorta out there mentally, a little crazy and dumb, but not in a conventional way. Or maybe a culmination of the two?
Then for the other guy, theres HappyPalooza's idea that he could be sorta an asshole, the kind of guy who somehow gets a lot of girls despite being pretty simple (and sleazy), or the younger, childish, zealous guy I suggested (I think this one could work well if he's sorta an outsider of the three).
Those are the ideas we have so far, anymore?

Personally, so far, I like the idea of having a mousey girl, whose also a little out there (maybe not as much as what I described, but sorta like) and my idea for the younger male character. He could maybe be the main guy's younger brother (sorry if it seems like I'm tootin my own horn there).

[HappyPalooza]

You're not tootin' as much as it may feel like you are. It's hard to pitch ideas more than once without feeling like you come off as pushing it.

Yeah, I definitely like a quiet mousey girl with a demented side to her, we just have to figure out how to play that as a main character. Maybe she could be pretty normal, but have delusions like seeing her reflection as a completely different non-existent character and conversing with it or in another unconventional way like you said. We can't have it like she blurts out crazy, violent things to contrast her mannerisms.

The younger, overzealous child-like guy idea could be good too. To make it all sweeter, he could cruise through the world having fun without much trouble while the people taking things seriously continue to struggle.

[Dynamo]

so will I be contacted for when to start writing

[HappyPalooza]

Just start throwing ideas out if you want to help during the development phase. Otherwise, when we get to writing the pilot we'll say it in this thread and the writers can start. Do the groups or whatever here still not have discussion forums designated to them? Because it would be very helpful if they did. We could still start a group anyway I guess to keep track of all the staff.

[hughes]

I could also help out with sound effects and music, but like Green Man I couldn't do animation

Can't draw worth shit

[Dynamo]

Well, I would like to start with the Post 'Pock idea. I feel that the show should have a realistic approach like the Simpsons. I also think that there should be a side character with the priceless lines.

[Capt Hammer]

Do you want to start a group then?

[Dynamo]

I would love to be in a idea group with anyone.

[General Jack D. Ripper]

You're not tootin' as much as it may feel like you are. It's hard to pitch ideas more than once without feeling like you come off as pushing it.

Yeah, I definitely like a quiet mousey girl with a demented side to her, we just have to figure out how to play that as a main character. Maybe she could be pretty normal, but have delusions like seeing her reflection as a completely different non-existent character and conversing with it or in another unconventional way like you said. We can't have it like she blurts out crazy, violent things to contrast her mannerisms.

The younger, overzealous child-like guy idea could be good too. To make it all sweeter, he could cruise through the world having fun without much trouble while the people taking things seriously continue to struggle.

Agreed about the kid.
And for the girl, I like your suggestion about the refelction, and agree that we need to keep her grounded ultimately. What I was thinking is that she'd just have some odd mannerisms taht appear now and then, and an odd thought process where she might reach some strange conclusions or fail to grasp certain concepts and excell at others. Sorta like she has aspergers or something.

[Bella Drape 'er]

Suggestions for names of our sitcom.

I was hoping for "Apocalyptic Nightmare"

It fits the situation of a post-apocalyptic world or FOX'S executive idea of the writers working on such a TV show. And its name just dramatises the madcap comedy that this is turning out to be. I quite like it, but any other suggestions are welcome.

[Green Man]

Just start throwing ideas out if you want to help during the development phase. Otherwise, when we get to writing the pilot we'll say it in this thread and the writers can start. Do the groups or whatever here still not have discussion forums designated to them? Because it would be very helpful if they did. We could still start a group anyway I guess to keep track of all the staff.

well now we a 500 pm limit, how about we just use that?

"Apocalyptic Nightmare"

uh, no

let's try to be more clever than that

[Bella Drape 'er]

uh, no

let's try to be more clever than that

Since when do TV shows nowadays have clever names?

Crime Scene Investigation, Cougar Town, Family Guy, etc.

I think a simple title for a complicated show is a good idea.

Apocalyptic Nightmare kind of reminds me of the Battlestar Galactica.


But ok, if you don't like it, got any ideas of your own?

[hammster]

The pilot should be called: "The End?" (if detailing the apocalypse). For the actual show...I'll get back to you

[Bella Drape 'er]

And maybe the last episode should be "in the beginning..." as a new-born civilisation starts to occur and the characters start to create a new world.

So the episodes kind of have a reverse kind of thing:

first episode: The end?
last episode: in the beginning...

[Fox Executive]

Hey guys, I've written a short first act of my idea and I've amost finished a second one. I'll post the first two acts here and then whoever wants can help finishing and rewriting it. I should warn you, it's really not that good. Seriously. But I'm sure with your help, we can make it funny. I should have it on Saturday, maybe already tomorrow.

[Bella Drape 'er]

Hey guys, I've written a short first act of my idea and I've amost finished a second one. I'll post the first two acts here and then whoever wants can help finishing and rewriting it. I should warn you, it's really not that good. Seriously. But I'm sure with your help, we can make it funny. I should have it on Saturday, maybe already tomorrow.

Good, I'm looking forward to it, Fox Ex.

I'm sure we will all be pitching many jokes to make the pilot exceptionally brilliant and hopefully there will be as little conflicts as possible on which person's joke should go in a specific place in the script.

[Green Man]

Hey guys, I've written a short first act of my idea and I've amost finished a second one. I'll post the first two acts here and then whoever wants can help finishing and rewriting it. I should warn you, it's really not that good. Seriously. But I'm sure with your help, we can make it funny. I should have it on Saturday, maybe already tomorrow.

like I said, I'll help you

and just to be clear i don't think the survival idea is bad, I just like this one better

[HappyPalooza]

I'd gladly help with Fox Ex's pilot as well, as my hands are not totally tied by the other one.

And GJDR, I exactly understand what you mean with the girl, originally I pegged the enthusiastic kid with aspergers, part of why he doesn't comprehend the fall of society as a bad thing. But it could work real well on the girl. Maybe if she explains her theories on surviving or what's going or whatever she can articulate them extraordinarily well, but they make little to no sense. But you could still almost buy what she says, because she says it so well with good charisma.

As for the title, Apocalyptic Dreamland would be more suitable for the survival idea to set the tone for a lil' dark irony.

[hammster]

I'd like to help with your pilot Fox Executive.

Also on the name front for the apocalypse idea: 'Apocalypse, how?', 'How the fall of civilization came about', 'Left Alone', 'Alone', 'Loneliness and I', 'The fallen planet', 'The left', 'The lonely', 'How the world ended', 'How civilization ended', 'The remains', 'The foolish damned', 'Dead funny', 'The fallout' or 'The unlucky survivors'.

Most of them are complete crap because that was literally just a quick brainstorm.

Also just because I don't think we made it completely clear to everyone someone should post the idea we have for the main character in the apocalypse story.

[Jesse Pinkman]

If you need any editing done Fox, ask me or Guy

Sure am looking forward to it though

[General Jack D. Ripper]

Haha, Apocalypse, how? sounds like the name of a modern simpsons episode.
And agreed about everything you said HappyPalooza. I'd be willing to help write the pilot in anyway I can.

[Green Man]

Haha, Apocalypse, how? sounds like the name of a modern simpsons episode.

that's still better than "Apocalypse Cow"

[D4C]

Apocalypse Cow was an awesome Tick villain

[NoIdea]

Wow, this is certainly...ambitious

I'm not gonna get involved because a) I'm too late and b) I wouldn't be very good but I'm definately going to keep my eye out for this pilot of yours, good luck!

[hammster]

You're not too late NoIdea but thanks for the support.