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What if there were a game-show called "Through the Dimensions", where six contestants are dropped everyday into a different fantasy/fiction setting. They would have to see how long they could survive in that world. Whoever 'died' last in that world would be the day's winner- and the two contestants with the most accumulated hours 'survived' would face off against each other in the season finale. It would be filmed like a reality show, except everything but the contestant's reactions would be scripted.
Season 1 would go something like this...
Episode 1: Contestants are dropped into a classic medieval fantasy setting, where magic rules the lands.
Episode 2: Contestants are dropped into a post-apocalyptic setting
Episode 3: Contestants are dropped into a space-age science fiction setting
Episode 4: Contestants are dropped into a Victorian steam-punk settting
Episode 5: Contestants are dropped into a superhero world setting, each with their own set of 'super powers'.
Episode 6: Contestants are dropped into a medieval fantasy setting, this time with no magic.
Episode 7: Contestants are dropped into a world where the apocalypse is in full swing.
Episode 8: Contestants are dropped into a western steam-punk setting
Episode 9-10: Season Finale. All contestants except for the leading two are eliminated from the contest. The two finalists are allowed to choose the world they will compete in. There they wage war against one another with their own armies, putting all the skills they have learned over the season to the test. The winner becomes the champion of the season, and will return next season to face off against Season 2's champion.
-Emmarayn Redding
Season 1 would go something like this...
Episode 1: Contestants are dropped into a classic medieval fantasy setting, where magic rules the lands.
Episode 2: Contestants are dropped into a post-apocalyptic setting
Episode 3: Contestants are dropped into a space-age science fiction setting
Episode 4: Contestants are dropped into a Victorian steam-punk settting
Episode 5: Contestants are dropped into a superhero world setting, each with their own set of 'super powers'.
Episode 6: Contestants are dropped into a medieval fantasy setting, this time with no magic.
Episode 7: Contestants are dropped into a world where the apocalypse is in full swing.
Episode 8: Contestants are dropped into a western steam-punk setting
Episode 9-10: Season Finale. All contestants except for the leading two are eliminated from the contest. The two finalists are allowed to choose the world they will compete in. There they wage war against one another with their own armies, putting all the skills they have learned over the season to the test. The winner becomes the champion of the season, and will return next season to face off against Season 2's champion.
WHAT IF?
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-Emmarayn Redding
Best. Show. Ever. Sign me up, please! I'd possibly "die" in the first episode, but then again . . . maybe not. Depends where I start out, how quickly I figure out the magic, and whether or not I'm attacked by a monster in the first five minutes- I might be able to survive by pure genre savvyness.
ReplyDeleteYour application has been selected! Congratulations and welcome to the show! Be ready to go on air on the exact day that pigs fly. ;D
DeleteThat would be my hope too- to survive on genre-savvyness.
Wow, your imagination is in full swing here, Rayne! It's quite the idea, though. Could be a lot of fun! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. :) My imagination is frequently in full swing... it's only every once in a while that I let it go. ;D
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DeleteI just had a crazy, potentially awesome idea about this. Email me at rachelleoneilwriter (at) gmail (dot) com, and I'll lay it out for you.
Okay! :)
DeleteHm...This may be the only game show I'd be 'into'. ( Steampunk! )
ReplyDeleteDon't think I'd last long in the space age science fiction setting, though. I can just see myself, hands hovering over the controls..."Wait, does this switch control the oxygen levels or open the hatch? Will someone please stop that annoying flashing red light and the blaring siren!?"
Speaking of superpowers and game shows, have you ever read 'Failstate' by John W. Otte?
Haha, nice! Yeah, that would probably be me too.
DeleteNo, I have never read that. Is it good?
It is good, very good I'd even say. It's quite the unique superhero story. It's written by a christian (a pastor, to be precise) so although the books sometimes bring up darker issues the issues don't become disappointingly messy. I'd certainly recommend them.
DeleteThis would be so cool! I'd definitely do this... :) *goes off to train my pet pig*
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