Geek Eye for the Straight Guy

[Damon Griffin]

I was just sort of wondering what kinds of things one might expect to see and hear, on a TV show whose premise is that each week, five gamers give a complete makeover to a "mundane."



Oh, my God, he has no gaming product whatsoever!"

"Six-siders with little pips -- how retro!"


The bulk of the "victim's" shirts would be thrown out and replaced with black t-shirts sporting various gaming and sci-fi fantasy logos; his gourmet food would be replaced with junk food.

What else?

Optional: Cast the Fab Five using gaming pros or EnWorlders. Be sure to specify which area of expertise each brings.

 

[Crothian]

Comics and Geek pop culture stuff.

 

[Teflon Billy]

This sounds like it would be fun, but I honestly don't know what you are talking about.

 

[jollyninja]

i believe it's a hypothetical quote search billy.

"yes, they do make dice with more or less then 6 sides."

"no, we are not affiliated with satan."

"stop throwing the dice at the table you cretin, lightly drop them so your new cat we got you, "drawmij", will not choke to death when your d12 makes it's way into his esophagus"

 

[ergeheilalt]

*sigh, shaking his head*

Its supposed to be a funny pun on the TV show on Bravo and soon to be NBC, called "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy". Basically a guy gets done over by a group of five men who happen to be gay.

I've only seen the tail end of one show, so I'm by far not an expert. There were five guys, one being kinda the ring leader. There was a fella who did cooking and another one who showed the guy how to shave, I'm not sure who the other were.

So, there would have to be someone who would be the know-all of game appropriate food in addition to geek & gaming pop culture.

Erge

 

[Ravellion]

I would fit more into one of the advisers in the Queer Eye than in one for the Geek eye, despite lack of sexual attraction to men.

Rav

 

[Kahuna Burger]

The bulk of the "victim's" shirts would be thrown out and replaced with black t-shirts sporting various gaming and sci-fi fantasy logos; his gourmet food would be replaced with junk food.

Problem - the whole point of "Queer eye" is that the straight guy isn't a victim - he WANTS the fab 5 to help him improve his wardrobe, decor, cooking, etc to make him more successful in his straight guy pursuits. One of the recent episodes had a guy prepping for the "big night" of proposing to his girlfriend and the fab 5 helped him improve his look (with constant feedback to make sure he liked and was comfortable with where they were taking him) plan the dinner, etc. So replacing his nice food with junk would be out of the spirit of the original show...

Now there aren't a whole lot of cases where gamer-geeking a mundane would be helpful to him in his overall life, so I think a small but crucial change needs to be made.

***bleedleboop bleedleboop***

GEEK PALS FOR THE MUNDANE GAL!

Hey everyone, this week the fannish 4 are gonna be helping out Catherine here. Hey Catherine, how ya doing?

Hi Randomling, its great to be on the show.

So why don't you tell us why you wanted to be on Geek Pals?

Well, I'm involved with this really wonderful guy, in fact we're engaged-

Congradulations Catherine!

Thanks, Randomling, but anyway... we really like each other, we enjoy each other's company and he really is a good match for me, but I kinda feel like an outsider to parts of his life. When he has the guys over for gaming, or talks about this hen-world place, I feel a little lost and I don't want to be constantly asking him for closed captions... or when he makes these references and I KNOW it supposed to be funny, but I don't know what he's talking about...

Hey, its ok, there's nothing to be ashamed of, you just aren't a geek. And you don't have to change who you are to be a little more geek compatible. The Fannish 4 are here to help!

OK, Buttercup is gonna spend some time here at your place looking over your book and video collection and then making some additions that she thinks you'll be able to ease into pretty well. Looks like you already like Lord of the Rings, so we're gonna go from there! We'll watch a couple things with you after the show, but I can tell you Holy Grail is gonna be a breeze, cause you've already heard most of the lines, this'll just put it in context!

Meanwhile, Basalmic Dragon's gonna take you to your first RPG session. Its a short all in one sort of thing, and we'll get you comfortable with the basic mechanics and a play style. Once you're settled in there, Kahuna Burger will introduce you to some of the "fring" elements of fandom that your fiancee might want to, uh, indulge in once in a while. Hey, maybe he isn't the type, but it won't hurt you to know what a furry is if he brings it up, right...?

***bleedleboop bleedleboop***

 

[Bagpuss]

I think I'ld be much more interested in Kahuna Burger version of the show.

 

[Damon Griffin]

Dice shopping! How could I forget dice shopping! Someone needs to take the mundane to a game shop and help him/her select a proper set of dice, and a dice bag.

Kahuna Burger, you're correct, the recipient of the makeover is a willing -- even eager -- participant. I put "victim" in quotes to indicate that wasn't meant to be taken at face value, but I couldn't think of a better word at the time...target? focus? straight guy du jour?

Whether we're turning a mundane guy into a geek, or helping a mundane gal fit in with her geek gamer associates (and I do like that twist, by the way), an introduction to certain types of junk food would seem to be crucial.

In place of the scenes where shopping is done at a coffee or tea boutique or some other kind of upscale food market, picture the mundane guy/gal being walked up and down the aisles of a cheap convenience store:

Cheetohs! These are a must have. They come in "deep fried for a crackly crunch" or "baked, for a delicate crunch." Since this is your first time I'd go with baked.

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

I was just sort of wondering what kinds of things one might expect to see and hear, on a TV show whose premise is that each week, five gamers give a complete makeover to a "mundane."



Oh, my God, he has no gaming product whatsoever!"

"Six-siders with little pips -- how retro!"


The bulk of the "victim's" shirts would be thrown out and replaced with black t-shirts sporting various gaming and sci-fi fantasy logos; his gourmet food would be replaced with junk food.

What else?

Optional: Cast the Fab Five using gaming pros or EnWorlders. Be sure to specify which area of expertise each brings.

Now THAT is funny stuff.

Can I be in it. I could give the non-geek guy advice on, like, how to score a cool geek girl or something .