"America's Next Top Dungeon Master"

[LordVyreth]

That article's a blast, by the way. Just the kind of cynical bastard I've always considered my role model

If you follow the links to his home page and then to the Book of Ratings section, he has some funny articles about the 1 ed. era classes and monsters as well. I think someone mentioned it to Gary in one of the Q&A threads a year or two ago. Gary was...not amused.

 

[green slime]

Thats Scandinavians for you.

 

[buzz]

I don't think the OP was proposing a LARP-based show. I figured he meant something more like RPGMP3.com with video, plus some kind of competitive angle.

Exactly. It'd be like any other "bunch of people chosen to live together" show, except they'd all be gamers. The confessionals would be about stuff like, "I was really pissed when Steve smacked down my playing a dual wielding drow ranger. He's such a jerk." And, of course, you'd have to pick one die-hard WoD person, one wargaming grognard, one indie rebel, one Warhammer or Clix fanatic, and so on.

Honestly, I remember someone like Ryan Dancey saying a few years ago this was at least in the planning stages.

 

[kenobi65]

I don't know how it's with you over the Big Pond, but German TV is something like this:

Not surprisingly, it's not all that different here.

Biggest difference is that, in the U.S., the soap operas are largely on during the daytime; there have been "evening soaps" that were popular in the past, but not much these days (with the exception of the Spanish-language stations, on which they're hugely popular).

"Prime time" (evening) programming on the big networks largely consists of:
- Half-hour situation comedies
- Reality shows (though, thankfully, far fewer than there were a few years ago)
- Procedural shows (Law & Order, CSI, and their various spawn and clones)
- "Evolving mystery" shows (Lost and the shows it spawned, though those are now dying off)

If there's ever a "D&D reality" show, it'd be on one of the mid-tier cable channels; it'd never get enough viewers to survive more than a week or two on a broadcast network.

 

[kenobi65]

Honestly, I remember someone like Ryan Dancey saying a few years ago this was at least in the planning stages.

If so, that was probably when reality shows where all the rage, and the networks were airing even the most ludicrous ideas. I can believe that something like that would have been of interest, at least to a network like SciFi or maybe G4, at that time.

The bloom's off the reality-TV rose, and I'd be really surprised if something like that got any real interest from any network today.

 

[buzz]

If you follow the links to his home page and then to the Book of Ratings section, he has some funny articles about the 1 ed. era classes and monsters as well. I think someone mentioned it to Gary in one of the Q&A threads a year or two ago. Gary was...not amused.

For reference:

http://www.bookofratings.com/artifacts.html
http://www.bookofratings.com/dndmonsters.html
http://www.bookofratings.com/dndmonsters2.html
http://www.bookofratings.com/dndmonsters3.html

 

[Kae'Yoss]

For reference:

http://www.bookofratings.com/artifacts.html
http://www.bookofratings.com/dndmonsters.html
http://www.bookofratings.com/dndmonsters2.html
http://www.bookofratings.com/dndmonsters3.html

Now I remember those. They're great. Especially the part about the rust monster, a monster many people seem to be very fond of for some reason. Maybe the wannabe rat-bastard DMs

 

[Thunderfoot]

Now I remember those. They're great. Especially the part about the rust monster, a monster many people seem to be very fond of for some reason. Maybe the wannabe rat-bastard DMs

Actually, they're the answer to the fighter that says, "I can soak any damage, hahahahah!" To which the DM can reply, "Not if you're naked."

 

[Joshua Randall]

The highlight of the first season comes when David Faustino ("Bud Bundy" from Married With Children) gets into a half-hour argument about the grappling rules.

This is awesome.

= = =

But don't we already have a "Next Top Dungeon Master" show? It's called Beauty and the Geek, I believe.

 

[Emirikol]

Best For Convention

This would be best for a GAME CONVENTION.

Thougths?

jh