D&D General Which D&D World Would Make the Best TV Show

[Zardnaar]

Fair. Definitely don’t want sci-fi channel original level quality, as much as I loved Warehouse 13.

That tracks.

If the thread asked for a cartoon, I’d still say Eberron, with Spelljammer close behind.

Without a stupidly high budget those two and maybe Darksun might make more sense as animated.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Eberron.

Cold War-style fantasy spy epic featuring the various agents of the kingdoms having the grudgingly work together against an outside context enemy.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

90's media landscape and comedy show by an extremely popular comic is far cry from today's media landscape and what's successful...having a deep well of lore to explore is a good thing.

It's a thing you like, but it doesn't seem to actually be terribly important to making a successful show. (Which is fine, incidentally. I like plenty of things that aren't popular.)

The 10 most popular shows on broadcast TV in the US, as of March:

1. Sunday Night Football
2. NCIS
3. FBI
4. Blue Bloods
5. Young Sheldon
6. Chicago Fire
7. Ghosts
8. 60 Minutes
9. Chicago Med
10. The Equalizer

Of those, only Sunday Night Football has particularly deep lore, and they have commentators who will insist on sharing it with viewers the moment it's relevant, and it's debatable how much viewers care more about what's happening knowing it's only the second time a left-handed field kicker from Notre Dame whose last name ends in a "Y" has kicked three field goals in a single game since 1965.

For everything else, their success is based on delivering a satisfying story, of whatever sort, on a weekly basis.

 

[Vaalingrade]

It's a thing you like, but it doesn't seem to actually be terribly important to making a successful show. (Which is fine, incidentally. I like plenty of things that aren't popular.)

The 10 most popular shows on broadcast TV in the US, as of March:

1. Sunday Night Football
2. NCIS
3. FBI
4. Blue Bloods
5. Young Sheldon
6. Chicago Fire
7. Ghosts
8. 60 Minutes
9. Chicago Med
10. The Equalizer

Of those, only Sunday Night Football has particularly deep lore, and they have commentators who will insist on sharing it with viewers the moment it's relevant, and it's debatable how much viewers care more about what's happening knowing it's only the second time a left-handed field kicker from Notre Dame whose last name ends in a "Y" has kicked three field goals in a single game since 1965.

For everything else, everything else is succeeding based on delivering a satisfying story, of whatever sort, on a weekly basis.

Exactly how much NCIS have you watched in the past two decades? Later seasons of the show are like a Jeff John's comic for how self-referential they are.

 

[Zardnaar]

I'm impressed NCIS is still going. I remember JAG when it was new.

 

[Reynard]

I dont think Golarion is generic, it can be, but its got some pretty out there options and stories.

Golarion is "broad." Sure, it has generic medieval fantasy land places, but it also has steampunk and magitech and neomodern settings.

 

[Corinnguard]

Golarion is "broad." Sure, it has generic medieval fantasy land places, but it also has steampunk and magitech and neomodern settings.

Eberron is also like this.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I'm impressed NCIS is still going. I remember JAG when it was new.

Sometimes I forget NCIS was a spin-off.

I'm not all that surprised. NCIS married the forensics procedural with the police procedural, both previously proven moneymakers. Plus the occassional but not overdone 'ripped fromt he headlines' plot from Law and Order. Then they managed a perfect blend of personal drama and relatable humor with well written characters designed to be expanded on the fly played be an extremely charismatic cast.

What you end up with is something very easy to like and impossible to at least not mind watching with those that like it.

 

[Corinnguard]

Sometimes I forget NCIS was a spin-off.

I'm not all that surprised. NCIS married the forensics procedural with the police procedural, both previously proven moneymakers. Plus the occassional but not overdone 'ripped fromt he headlines' plot from Law and Order. Then they managed a perfect blend of personal drama and relatable humor with well written characters designed to be expanded on the fly played be an extremely charismatic cast.

What you end up with is something very easy to like and impossible to at least not mind watching with those that like it.

Are you sure you aren't mixing up CSI (Crime Scene Investigations) with NCIS? The former had crime scene investigators carrying guns and arresting perps. CSIs usually come in after the police have secured the crime scene. In CSI, they were doing both.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Eberron.

Cold War-style fantasy spy epic featuring the various agents of the kingdoms having the grudgingly work together against an outside context enemy.

Cast:

A survivor of Cyre wracked with survivor's guilt now working for a government that was once the enemy of his people.

A warforged in the service of Breland FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY/

A changeling boxed crook with a magical restraining bolt keeping them in line.

A Karn sapient zombie who loves messing with everyone who thinks they're either a zealot of their nation or a complete monster. Think Bender as a zombie.

A shifter and a Silver Flame Paladin who have both a mutual hatred and an unwanted romantic tension.