 Urban Arcana on Scifi Next year, 'nuff said. |
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 Apr 14 2005, 08:44 PM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill.  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006  |
Sci Fi wire•Urban Arcana, an action series inspired by the Hasbro/Worlds of Wonder role-playing game which follows an undercover detective who must protect the human population from the influx of chameleon-like, mythological creatures from a parallel world. Aron Coleite (Crossing Jordan) will write, with Gary A. Randall and Rockne O'Bannon (The Triangle, Farscape) executive-producing in association with Fox Television Studios.
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Apr 14 2005, 08:55 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,420 Joined: 30-October 03 Member No.: 5,776 |
Interesting, but isn't that the name of a campaign setting book for Modern D20?
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Apr 14 2005, 08:57 PM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Slacker: Yes, yes it is.
So, basically, they're going to take a gaming group, tell them to run a campaign and log everything. Then they're going to rip out all the nerdy references and make it so Joe Redneck can enjoy it and sit in front of the TV for an hour every week. |
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Apr 14 2005, 10:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 27-May 03 From: Detroit Member No.: 4,642 |
Well, on the bright side, if it's a popular show maybe we can proselytise them over to SR.
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Apr 15 2005, 01:19 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Doubtful. Urban Arcana is nowhere near what SR is.
Urban Arcana is just D&D in modern times (also known as d20 Modern! Gasp!). There is no cyberware, no decking, no rigging and rules to make Average Joe go "Nah, that wasn't a Bugbear. That was just a really hairy tall guy." |
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Apr 15 2005, 03:12 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 27-May 03 From: Detroit Member No.: 4,642 |
Thats why I said prselytise. If UA was closer to SR then it would just be sheep stealing. Sorry Christian Fundie subculture referances don't work very well in the RPG community.
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Apr 15 2005, 03:17 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
It does, but most people don't like Cyberpunk because of the heavy dystopian feel.
Granted, it seems like even SR is moving away from that... Le sigh. |
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Apr 15 2005, 12:01 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Interesting. To date, as far as I know, there have only been three Tabletop RPG settings that have spawned television shows. D&D, Vampire the Masquerade, and BattleTech (which is technically a miniatures wargame, but there's an associated RPG for the setting as well). I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that a WotC d20 setting is going to be the fourth. Would have been nice if it had been Shadowrun, but at least it's a setting that was heavily inspired by Shadowrun. And to clarify, d20 Modern and Urban Arcana are not interchangable terms; Urban Arcana is a setting for d20 Modern, but it's not the only setting. There are other settings such as their "GeneTech" setting that de-emphasizes the "fantasy" elements ported over from D&D in favor of superscience. Then there are the "Agents of PSI" and "Shadow Chasers" settings, which tightly focus on specific "fantasy" elements instead of the broad-brush "D&D in a modern setting" approach of Urban Arcana. In short though, saying Urban Arcana is d20 Modern would be like saying Forgotten Realms is D&D. However no matter what Urban Arcana is or isn't equivalent to, it's still little more than a dim echo of Shadowrun. |
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Apr 15 2005, 04:53 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was an RPG before it was a comic, TV show, or movie. |
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Apr 15 2005, 05:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 488 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 90 |
Wrong on that one. TMNT was an RPG after the comic. Then came the gawd awefull 1st cartoon sereies, and the worthless comics based off the cartoon series, then the movie which was fairly close to the original comics and was therefore good.
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Apr 15 2005, 05:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 27-May 03 From: Detroit Member No.: 4,642 |
And the new cartoon which is far more closely based on the original comic including the TCRI aliens, the Fugitoid, and the Triceratons.
Mikey still has that goofy voice, however. |
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Apr 15 2005, 05:41 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
What were the vampire and battletech shows? |
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Apr 15 2005, 05:43 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
Kindred: the Embraced was the short-lived Vampire show.
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Apr 15 2005, 05:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
There was a Battletech cartoon years ago, in 94-95 with 15 Episodes.
There is also a movie which is being done by Paramount and producer Dean Devlin,should be done by 2005. Unless it's been put on hold or canned since it IS 2005 and there has been no word of it. http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/m/m...mechwarrior.htm |
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Apr 15 2005, 06:07 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
You're right. 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness' was released by Paladium in 1985, a year after the first dinky B&W comic. The point still stands that it was an RPG before it was a TV show though. |
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Apr 15 2005, 06:09 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Too short-lived! Too bad the star died. :( |
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Apr 15 2005, 06:29 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
I think there was a movie based on mechanized armor in an arena setting. All I can recall is that the main characters were Tex and Achilles.....Mmmm bad acting and fixed fights in mecharmor!
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Apr 15 2005, 06:30 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
I thought that was the whole point of vampires. That they're dead. Wouldn't be much of a vampire show if they were all still alive, would it? |
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Apr 15 2005, 06:33 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Found it....
http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/r...-z/robotjox.htm My what a suckfest that movie was... |
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Apr 15 2005, 06:36 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Um ... I meant in real life the dude (don't recall his name) died. Something about running his motorcycle into a truck, IIRC. |
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Apr 15 2005, 06:39 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
I think you're talking about the movie, Robot Jox. very very bad movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102800/ edit: dang, I'm too slow. :S |
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Apr 15 2005, 07:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
See 2 posts above. Yes, same movie... |
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Apr 15 2005, 07:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Your edit-fu is strong, and faster than my ability to post.
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Apr 16 2005, 06:08 AM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,587 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 7,014 |
The worst part is that there was a SEQUEL to the movie Robot Jox, called Robot Wars:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107979/ |
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Apr 16 2005, 06:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
Isn't that the name of one of the shows where people build robots and fight them in an arena? Like Battle Bots or something?
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