D&D Storms into Theaters Nationwide

[Zaukrie]

I saw this script a couple of years ago. They wanted to put D&D into it. The script was funny and I am sure the movie will be full of laughs but we passed. It was a little too laughing at not enough laughing with for our tastes.

On the other hand the new Futurama movie Bender's Game is awesome!!! We watched it yesterday and it is great. We were approached by the producers to include D&D into the storyline. There is also and extra where David X. Cohen talks about his early days of playing D&D. I want a Futurama DM screen.

Heh, I used to work at Carlson, the owners of TGIFridays. They made the same decision when seeing the script for office Space. So, Office Space just called it something else, and everyone still knew they were laughing at TGIFridays. Sometimes you should say yes, just for that small chance you can have some influence. Just sayin...

 

[Scott_Rouse]

Heh, I used to work at Carlson, the owners of TGIFridays. They made the same decision when seeing the script for office Space. So, Office Space just called it something else, and everyone still knew they were laughing at TGIFridays. Sometimes you should say yes, just for that small chance you can have some influence. Just sayin...

I would have to say that Chotchkie's in Office Space is indicative of many chain restaurants including Chiles, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Bennigan's, Cheers, Friendly's, or Outback. TGIFridays is clearly the closest fit and the treatment in Office Space is very self depricating. As I said a laughing with you not laughing at you moment.

OTH the script I read for Role Models was much more a laughing at you treatment. We'll see how D&D fans feel about it after seeing the this weekend.

 

[Starbuck_II]

I would have to say that Chotchkie's in Office Space is indicative of many chain restaurants including Chiles, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Bennigan's, Cheers, Friendly's, or Outback. TGIFridays is clearly the closest fit and the treatment in Office Space is very self depricating. As I said a laughing with you not laughing at you moment.

OTH the script I read for Role Models was much more a laughing at you treatment. We'll see how D&D fans feel about it after seeing the this weekend.

So by with you do you mean like that last Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episodes?

Remember Giles played a Dwarf in a D&D game like one of the last few episodes on the show.
Andrew was the GM I think. I felt "cool they are playing D&D."

 

[Scott_Rouse]

So by with you do you mean like that last Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episodes?

Remember Giles played a Dwarf in a D&D game like one of the last few episodes on the show.
Andrew was the GM I think. I felt "cool they are playing D&D."

Never watched Buffy so I don't know.

 

[Scribble]

Heh, I used to work at Carlson, the owners of TGIFridays. They made the same decision when seeing the script for office Space. So, Office Space just called it something else, and everyone still knew they were laughing at TGIFridays. Sometimes you should say yes, just for that small chance you can have some influence. Just sayin...

By letting them use the name, it could be seen as WoTC in a way agreeing with the perpetuation of the stereotype. By not alowing them the name, even if "everyone knows they're still talking about D&D" WoTC takes a stand against the stereotype.

Also with the TGI Fridays thing... Can you imagine how much other places could have capitalized on that? Come to Applebees...We believe in food... not flair... Or soemthing. As it stands, even though it might have the most similarities to Fridays... the movie seems to be speaking about the chain food service industry as a whole.

 

[Zaukrie]

Well, take it as you will, but the flair and the suspenders and tables were a dead giveaway. I admit that it is likely that WotC would not want its name on a film that negatively reflects on its customers.

 

[JackSmithIV]

I think it's great that D&D is gonna get some more exposure in this movie. Publicity is publicity, especially when the evangelism of the hobby is a bit weak these days. 4th edition put us back on some front pages, but D&D's constant identification as a feature almost as synonymous with being a nerd as Star Wars and comic books has done more to help D&D than anything else.

D&D doesn't get the attention it deserves nearly enough these days. The trailers for that movie suggest that the nerd character in the movie probably ends up being the noble-sweet-yet-misunderstood hero by the end of the film. That's publicity I can be proud of. Besides that guy kicked serious ass as McLovin in Superbad.

Power to the gamers.

 

[Scott_Rouse]

After trying to figure out what movie to see tonight and watching the trailer I remember why we rejected the script. The "little brother" character in the movie is a LARPer/SCA kid who the "big brother" tries to "normalize". They wanted to call this kid a D&D player.

It was a complete disconnect from the nature of how D&D is played. It's the same stuff you get when you say you play D&D and people think to do that you need to dress up like Gandalf and speak in Elven.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Yeah, it's a very stereotypical negative depiction. Funny as heck, but not sympathetic, and I can see why the officials would pass on it. The message is: "D&D players are antisocial weirdos who need help." It's a cartoonish exaggeration. It's not how people would want to see their game (even if it is sometimes how it looks from the outside).

So, to Rouse:

Mmmm, that's good brand management!

 

[JackSmithIV]

The "little brother" character in the movie is a LARPer/SCA kid who the "big brother" tries to "normalize".

I stand corrected

That's an unfortunate and in my opinion out-dated perspective. Normalize? I thought we were past that in our movies and media. I stand corrected. Hopefully there's brighter publicity ahead.