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Offline Kali

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Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« on: February 16, 2011, 08:20:52 PM »
Didja ever do this?

So, I woke up after a dream and thought, "Wow.  What an interesting basis for a story."  I was so intrigued by the idea, I emailed a friend.

"Three words:" I wrote.  "Post-apocalyptic.  Werewolf.  Porn."

I was advised to up my dosages.  Ok, so Laurell K. pretty much has cornered the werewolf porn market.  There's room for more, right?  Am I right?  Right?!
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2011, 09:31:25 PM »
Well, there's my "Twin Peaks meets The Graduate and Bruce Campbell is along for the ride" idea.  I've currently cannibalized parts of it for other projects.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2011, 11:12:35 PM »
If you write it well, and it has a good story to it, then yeah, you could totally do it.  And who knows, it could be big.  I'm not up on all the paranormal romance trends.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2011, 12:47:03 AM »
Well written supernatural porn is always desired by somebody. Not me though >.>

But in all honesty I use to really liked the Anita Blake books until they became porn. I'm fine with some sex in a novel but it shouldn't overshadow the plot, or be the central theme unless you are actually writing a smut novel.

As for bad ideas that seemed great at the time, i have a whole file full of them. Its titled Documents lol.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2011, 01:36:29 AM »
Mine?  A superhero team composed of people too gung-ho or too powerful to be left unsupervised.  It became WAY too emo WAY to fast.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2011, 03:40:18 AM »
Bubba Ho-Tep!!!  (And someone actually MADE this movie)
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2011, 03:47:53 AM »
And Bruce Cambel brought the King back to life in that role.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2011, 03:50:00 AM »
Five words to send you running in horror.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2011, 03:54:07 AM »
Five words to make it better:
Two gallon bottle of rum.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2011, 07:18:07 AM »
Quote from: Electric Butters on February 17, 2011, 03:54:07 AM
Five words to make it better:
Two gallon bottle of rum.

No - five words to make you not give a rat's patootie about it! ;D
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2011, 12:33:39 PM »
Kali, go for it! 
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2011, 01:44:25 PM »
Quote from: LizW65 on February 16, 2011, 09:31:25 PM
Well, there's my "Twin Peaks meets The Graduate and Bruce Campbell is along for the ride" idea.  I've currently cannibalized parts of it for other projects.

I dunno.  Much like "Bubba Ho-Tep" also mentioned, I think any dubious idea becomes completely awesome if you put Bruce Campbell in it somewhere.

Well, maybe not "post-apocalyptic werewolf porn."  Much love to Bruce but these days I don't need to see him nekkid.  Maybe he could be the post-apocalyptic gun-runner.  There's always one.  That'd rule!
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2011, 02:33:09 PM »
Quote from: Kali on February 17, 2011, 01:44:25 PM
I dunno.  Much like "Bubba Ho-Tep" also mentioned, I think any dubious idea becomes completely awesome if you put Bruce Campbell in it somewhere.

Well, maybe not "post-apocalyptic werewolf porn."  Much love to Bruce but these days I don't need to see him nekkid.  Maybe he could be the post-apocalyptic gun-runner.  There's always one.  That'd rule!

He'd be the one killing the pornographic post-apocalyptic werewolves. See? Instant-awesome button.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2011, 04:53:12 PM »
^Win.

With a silver missile cannon.

Okay, that got to me a little.
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Re: Great ideas that, in retrospect, aren't
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2011, 04:54:34 PM »
Naw...silver chain saw!
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