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<blockquote data-quote="Sixchan" data-source="post: 806890" data-attributes="member: 9189"><p>1. Who are your protagonists?</p><p>Andreil, an elven ex-princess who is a marksman with her bow (when I say this, I'm meaning James Bond style, not Legolas style. She can do rolls and flips and cool stuff that you don't see Legolas do), Andry (no relation. 'An' is a suffix meaning heroic in this world, such names are common), a naive and confused warrior who has little to go on but his kindness, Ferinel, a cynical and fed-up sorceress who could be doing much better things in her opinion, and [unnamed], a mute (I mean <em>mute</em> mute, not just quiet-type mute) thief who looks <em>really</em> evil, but isn't.</p><p></p><p>2. Who are your villains?</p><p>Two main recurring villains. A religious order of fanatical priests and knights that worship a heroic god that has gone mental. Now he wants to kill everything, and his priests and knights are instrumental in this. The other is an ex-priest of said order that was thrown out due to being discredited by Andreil many years ago.</p><p></p><p>3. What do the heroes do every week?</p><p>They fight crime! Or other things. See 5.</p><p></p><p>4. Who do you cast (you haven't got the budget for A-list talent; make do)?</p><p>Unknowns. However, Andreil must be Irish (both upper and lower class speech required), Andry English (lower class), Ferinel Scottish (upper-class), and [unnamed], when she finally speaks in the last episode, Polish (I just like Eastern European accents). Accents are important, because nothing bugs me more than American accents in Fantasy films. The only possible exception to this rule would be in a Maztica-like film or show. But then, only native accents are acceptable.</p><p>Also, being nit-picky here, but Andreil must have green eyes and short brown hair, and [unnamed] must have light pink hair.</p><p></p><p>5. What is the central premise of the show?</p><p>Ghostbusters meets a swat-team meets the Fellowship. So they're mercenaries, and they save the world for cash. Which is kind of sad, considering all the other heroes in every other show on every other world seem to do it to be nice. Oh well. At least they save the world.</p><p></p><p>6. What's the name of the show?</p><p><em>Heroes for Hire</em></p><p></p><p>7. Other: is the show episodic (like Sliders; one show rarely has anything to do with the other; each episode is self-contained), semi-episodic (Stargate; episodes frequently make reference to other episodes, but it's pretty easy to pick up on; things that happen in one episode have effects in later episdoes ), or completely serial (Babylon 5; overarching themes, more 'arc' episodes than not).</p><p>Semi-episodic. A lot like Stargate. Of course, if the show does well, then there will of course be a prequel, a telivised version of however many books I can churn out in that time. There would be completely serial, but we'd have a fan base first so we don't **** up like Farscape did in ratings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sixchan, post: 806890, member: 9189"] 1. Who are your protagonists? Andreil, an elven ex-princess who is a marksman with her bow (when I say this, I'm meaning James Bond style, not Legolas style. She can do rolls and flips and cool stuff that you don't see Legolas do), Andry (no relation. 'An' is a suffix meaning heroic in this world, such names are common), a naive and confused warrior who has little to go on but his kindness, Ferinel, a cynical and fed-up sorceress who could be doing much better things in her opinion, and [unnamed], a mute (I mean [i]mute[/i] mute, not just quiet-type mute) thief who looks [i]really[/i] evil, but isn't. 2. Who are your villains? Two main recurring villains. A religious order of fanatical priests and knights that worship a heroic god that has gone mental. Now he wants to kill everything, and his priests and knights are instrumental in this. The other is an ex-priest of said order that was thrown out due to being discredited by Andreil many years ago. 3. What do the heroes do every week? They fight crime! Or other things. See 5. 4. Who do you cast (you haven't got the budget for A-list talent; make do)? Unknowns. However, Andreil must be Irish (both upper and lower class speech required), Andry English (lower class), Ferinel Scottish (upper-class), and [unnamed], when she finally speaks in the last episode, Polish (I just like Eastern European accents). Accents are important, because nothing bugs me more than American accents in Fantasy films. The only possible exception to this rule would be in a Maztica-like film or show. But then, only native accents are acceptable. Also, being nit-picky here, but Andreil must have green eyes and short brown hair, and [unnamed] must have light pink hair. 5. What is the central premise of the show? Ghostbusters meets a swat-team meets the Fellowship. So they're mercenaries, and they save the world for cash. Which is kind of sad, considering all the other heroes in every other show on every other world seem to do it to be nice. Oh well. At least they save the world. 6. What's the name of the show? [i]Heroes for Hire[/i] 7. Other: is the show episodic (like Sliders; one show rarely has anything to do with the other; each episode is self-contained), semi-episodic (Stargate; episodes frequently make reference to other episodes, but it's pretty easy to pick up on; things that happen in one episode have effects in later episdoes ), or completely serial (Babylon 5; overarching themes, more 'arc' episodes than not). Semi-episodic. A lot like Stargate. Of course, if the show does well, then there will of course be a prequel, a telivised version of however many books I can churn out in that time. There would be completely serial, but we'd have a fan base first so we don't **** up like Farscape did in ratings. [/QUOTE]
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