NBC universal owns Quantum Leap! Now there is a franchise that would be perfect for an episodic game series! U could get dean stockwell and Scott bakula for voices too!
Great idea, loosely related episodes, humor and great characters... It's perfect for an episodic series and would be a lot like S&M Season 1 (Episodes 1 through 5, ignoring the hypnosis plot)
I would only accept Jurassic Park if they only did the first movie. The second and third movies don't follow the books at all, as well the third movie was stupid and boring.
I doubt they'd 'do' any of the three movies. I'm sure they'd draw inspiration from them sure, and perhaps have some familiar sequences & characters and of course the same locations. But I'd imagine the story would be all-new.
And a number of bits from the original book do make their way into the later movies (the girl attacked on the beach by the chicken dinos, pteradactyls, etc)
NBC universal owns Quantum Leap! Now there is a franchise that would be perfect for an episodic game series! U could get dean stockwell and Scott bakula for voices too!
who owns mystery science theater 3000? it could work the same way the projector works in the tomb of sammun-mak
I think Best Brains worked on a MST3K cd-rom project back in the day, but it was abandoned due to financial issues (IIRC). They even recorded a short exclusively for the project, which was later released on one of the Rhino DVD boxsets as a bonus feature. While it's an interesting idea, I can't really see how MST3K would lend itself to the video game format.
I'm going to label my stance as "cautiously pessimistic". Properties I on the whole don't care about? That's fine enough. Bringing in the audience for mainstream television and films is not the direction I'd hope for. =/
Does acquiring these new licenses mean the already existing ones will be pushed to the background? What effect does this have on a possible second season of Tales?
Truly outstanding, almost-unbelievable news. Congrats to Telltale! Both Back to the Future and Jurassic Park were an essential part of my childhood, and I simply can't wait to see how the Telltale formula will work on them.
I forgot they owned so many great ones. Great horror properties, Abbott and Costello, The Thing, Army of Darkness, Jaws, The Dark Crystal, Blues Brothers, The Burbs, They Live etc.
Don't NBC hold the star trek license aswell? Or did they sell that to paramount?
Paramount has owned the Star Trek license since the late 60's. What happened was, originally Star Trek was produced and owned by Desilu Productions, which had a distribution deal with NBC, who aired the show. But Desilu got sold to Paramount. So ever since the original Star Trek show went off the air, NBC has had pretty much nothing to do with it.
Oh, I love me some Army of Darkness... I even imported the region 3 Hong Kong version of the DVD, which is reportedly vastly superior to any of the western releases.
Paramount has owned the Star Trek license since the late 60's. What happened was, originally Star Trek was produced and owned by Desilu Productions, which had a distribution deal with NBC, who aired the show. But Desilu got sold to Paramount. So ever since the original Star Trek show went off the air, NBC has had pretty much nothing to do with it.
I thought that was the case. I just wanted to hope for a decent ST game!
So what are the odds that Telltale can snag John Williams to help with the scoring? He's not necessary, as long as they could use existing scores, but some new music would be yet another reason to pay whatever they're asking for these new games. :^)
Connors said the games, which are in the early stages of development, would tell new stories extending the "Back to the Future" and "Jurassic Park" lore. He teased that the "Back to the Future" games may include a DeLorean ride back to the 1970s while the "Jurassic Park" games would be intense and add new backstories to the series' man-versus-dinosaur mythology.
"The games are going to exist within these worlds," said Connors. "I wouldn't call these games sequels per se but a new interpretation of their worlds for a new medium. For one generation, it's an introduction to these series. For another generation, it's a thing they can look back on and something they can share warmly with their family and friends."
I wonder if this NBC Uni deal provided the funding to allow the experimental Pilot Program to exist. If so, anyone who comlpains about Telltale 'selling out' posts like a cow.
I wonder if this NBC Uni deal provided the funding to allow the experimental Pilot Program to exist. If so, anyone who comlpains about Telltale 'selling out' posts like a cow.
If anything, I expect we'll get a pilot game every 2 or 3 months among the other releases, and as an interim between The Devil's Playhouse and Back To The Future
I wonder if this NBC Uni deal provided the funding to allow the experimental Pilot Program to exist. If so, anyone who comlpains about Telltale 'selling out' posts like a cow.
I wouldn't go that far, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about Telltale's future, and not just because of this. Unfortunately, I don't have time to delve too deeply into my paranoid fears right now, but I will say that I can't be the only one who's noticed a significant decrease in Telltale's presence on the forums over the last couple months.
I wouldn't go that far, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about Telltale's future, and not just because of this. Unfortunately, I don't have time to delve too deeply into my paranoid fears right now, but I will say that I can't be the only one who's noticed a significant decrease in Telltale's presence on the forums over the last couple months.
Jake has mentioned that the forums have become so busy that it's hard for him to keep up. We haven't heard from nikasaur in a while, though -- could she be on vacation?
I'd rather the TTG staff were working on games than spending time on the forums.
Of course this presence here is always hugely appreciated and welcomed, but even at this reduced rate there's still more staff interaction than I've seen on any other game company site.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about Telltale's future, and not just because of this.
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I can't be the only one who's noticed a significant decrease in Telltale's presence on the forums over the last couple months.
Are you afraid that Telltale will become a victim of its own success, with company growth and the attraction of a more mainstream audience killing the very things that made it special in the first place?
I think it's something that's almost inevitable as the company grows from a friendly little indie into a bigger business. I only came in with Tales of Monkey Island, so I don't know if much changed with each new game release, but I'd imagine that these licences could change things in a more profound way.
Telltale needs to keep doing new things though. They can't churn out endless versions of Sam & Max and Monkey Island forever. There's no real reason why they should aim low just because greater success might reduce our level of interaction with the people who make the games we love.
Look at it this way: even if/when Telltale grows beyond the point where it's still small enough to feel friendly, it will serve as a training ground for the people who will create the next cool little indie company.
Will Armstrong or Jake Rodkin will be the next Dan Connors - you heard it here first.
Are you afraid that Telltale will become a victim of its own success, with company growth and the attraction of a more mainstream audience killing the very things that made it special in the first place?
I think it's something that's almost inevitable as the company grows from a friendly little indie into a bigger business. I only came in with Tales of Monkey Island, so I don't know if much changed with each new game release, but I'd imagine that these licences could change things in a more profound way.
I think the Pilot Program provides nice balance to these big licenses. They're still dabbling with indie style games while becoming one of the Big Boys.
Sony Music can still sell Celine Dion while (using profits from her music for) funding any number of small niche albums. Everyone wins.
We haven't heard from nikasaur in a while, though -- could she be on vacation?
Well, given that she was an intern, possibly she's just done with her internship, or something, but I don't know whether that means she's done with Telltale or not.
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Great idea, loosely related episodes, humor and great characters... It's perfect for an episodic series and would be a lot like S&M Season 1 (Episodes 1 through 5, ignoring the hypnosis plot)
And a number of bits from the original book do make their way into the later movies (the girl attacked on the beach by the chicken dinos, pteradactyls, etc)
^_^
Well I'm glad that you...
...see it my way.
I'd totally shit my pants if this were to happen.
I think Best Brains worked on a MST3K cd-rom project back in the day, but it was abandoned due to financial issues (IIRC). They even recorded a short exclusively for the project, which was later released on one of the Rhino DVD boxsets as a bonus feature. While it's an interesting idea, I can't really see how MST3K would lend itself to the video game format.
of course, it isnt. but it just FEELS like that...
This could be...the greatest hiring scheme ever created.
Oh yeeeeeah! Definately!
Of course, it's pretty unlikely, but the idea seems interesting.
No more so than when they made the CSi games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Universal_Pictures_films
I forgot they owned so many great ones. Great horror properties, Abbott and Costello, The Thing, Army of Darkness, Jaws, The Dark Crystal, Blues Brothers, The Burbs, They Live etc.
It's pretty much take your pick.
Seriously, Back to the Future would rock.
Army of Darkness anyone?
Star Wars
(Star Trek would be fine too)
Each episode starting with its own version of 'Blue Moon'
Anyone? XD
Oops! I'm sorry ... damn kids vandalizing wikipedia
EDIT: By the way, I wasn't joking ... Just thought I'd spice up my post while suggesting ...
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They will be;
I wonder if this NBC Uni deal provided the funding to allow the experimental Pilot Program to exist. If so, anyone who comlpains about Telltale 'selling out' posts like a cow.
If anything, I expect we'll get a pilot game every 2 or 3 months among the other releases, and as an interim between The Devil's Playhouse and Back To The Future
I wouldn't go that far, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about Telltale's future, and not just because of this. Unfortunately, I don't have time to delve too deeply into my paranoid fears right now, but I will say that I can't be the only one who's noticed a significant decrease in Telltale's presence on the forums over the last couple months.
Of course this presence here is always hugely appreciated and welcomed, but even at this reduced rate there's still more staff interaction than I've seen on any other game company site.
Are you afraid that Telltale will become a victim of its own success, with company growth and the attraction of a more mainstream audience killing the very things that made it special in the first place?
I think it's something that's almost inevitable as the company grows from a friendly little indie into a bigger business. I only came in with Tales of Monkey Island, so I don't know if much changed with each new game release, but I'd imagine that these licences could change things in a more profound way.
Telltale needs to keep doing new things though. They can't churn out endless versions of Sam & Max and Monkey Island forever. There's no real reason why they should aim low just because greater success might reduce our level of interaction with the people who make the games we love.
Look at it this way: even if/when Telltale grows beyond the point where it's still small enough to feel friendly, it will serve as a training ground for the people who will create the next cool little indie company.
Will Armstrong or Jake Rodkin will be the next Dan Connors - you heard it here first.
I think the Pilot Program provides nice balance to these big licenses. They're still dabbling with indie style games while becoming one of the Big Boys.
Sony Music can still sell Celine Dion while (using profits from her music for) funding any number of small niche albums. Everyone wins.
Well, given that she was an intern, possibly she's just done with her internship, or something, but I don't know whether that means she's done with Telltale or not.