Improve an already good show or film.

[EHKOS]

Big O - FINISH IT!

I know this won't give too much closure, and will probably only worsen the questions, but this link may be interesting to you: http://www.konaka.com/alice6/big-o/pdf/The_Big-O_Theater.pdf

It's written by one of the writers of the show, I believe after it was canceled. It's interesting to say the least, but doesn't really clear anything up...that I caught.

EDIT: Also, thought you got permabanned, but it's good to see you back!

 

[Daniel Ferguson]

Firefly: More episodes, and more actual Chinese people in your largely-colonized-by-China solar system.

This. O.M.G. Just... yeah. This.

I mean, I'm not even sure I saw ONE Chinese person in it (except maybe a waitress in Serenity with the fan-cam). Sure, they speak a bit of Chinese, although they could speak nonsense and I wouldn't know. But Chinese people? I suppose there's gotta be a few extras. But the only coloured people are both African, I believe.)

I will have to watch it again to see, though. Although it's not like I need an excuse to.

 

[Trunkage]

ANY show. Each season should be no more than 16 eps, preferably 12.
Fringe Cut out all of Season 5. Its one show I wished died a season earlier.
Make Lost season 2 and 3 into one season.

 

[shootthebandit]

Can I improve upon a terrible show?

Ive just flicked through channels and X-factor is on. Here's how I think it should be improved:

basically what happens is there are several assassins overlooking the show. If someone sings terribly they are killed, if someone is voted off they are killed, if someone cries they are killed, if someone uses any cliche such as "it means the world to me" "my life has been leading up to this point" then they are killed

this could be improved even more if there was slow motion cameras everywhere

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

Every Shonen ever made- reduce all the angst by 90%, and it would be immediately more watchable.

NGE- resolve Shinji's issues with depression sooner, the fact that the entire series was just that was a bit... not annoying, but distracting, I would much rather if they ended it with him fighting against the ending.

Spoiler

You know, the proper one, where Rei and Adam fuse together and turn the universe into LCL, like if he tried to destroy EVA-01

 

[shootthebandit]

Can I improve upon a terrible show?

Ive just flicked through channels and X-factor is on. Here's how I think it should be improved:

basically what happens is there are several assassins overlooking the show. If someone sings terribly they are killed, if someone is voted off they are killed, if someone cries they are killed, if someone uses any cliche such as "it means the world to me" "my life has been leading up to this point" then they are killed

this could be improved even more if there was slow motion cameras everywhere

actually i always thought something like big brother could be improved with little things like altering the shape and sizes of rooms while they sleep, adding strange smells, etc things to play on the senses and their sanity.. you want fame now bitches???

i always like the idea that when they enter the BB house it actually turns out to be some sort jigsaw style challenge

i like your idea better because its so subtle. instead of having a proper voting off ceremony the person should just randomly at night. have people come in an paint/wallpaper the walls a slightly different shade every night. they could even pump nitrous oxide gas through the ventilation system which would make everyone feel kinda euphoric but not so they would notice it happen

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

Princess Mononoke: I may sound like a juvenile gorehound, but I think that film would improve if the violence was more bloody and gory. It would strengthen its impact immensely.

Really!?

That giant bleeding boar wasn't enough for you? There's even a moment where he throws up a swimming pools worth of blood.

That's right. Actually it's a bit odd that they can have that, but when Eboshi gets her arm bitten off there's only a few droplets, and when Ashitaka literally shoots a guy's head off, there's not even that.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Princess Mononoke: I may sound like a juvenile gorehound, but I think that film would improve if the violence was more bloody and gory. It would strengthen its impact immensely.

Really!?

That giant bleeding boar wasn't enough for you? There's even a moment where he throws up a swimming pools worth of blood.

That's right. Actually it's a bit odd that they can have that, but when Eboshi gets her arm bitten off there's only a few droplets, and when Ashitaka literally shoots a guy's head off, there's not even that.

I don't know, I think it's more effective that way than to make it into a blood explossion. Like when Ashitaka shoots the guy's arms off; It feels... fleshier.

And Miyazaki doesn't seem like the kind of person to wanna glorify physical violence, in that Ninja Scroll sort of way.

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

snyp

It doesn't need to be an explosion of blood, just to have more than a few specks. I guess it's down to personal preference, but the scene where Eboshi's troops are fighting the rivaling forces and there's the shot of enemies backing away with one guy missing half his arm, the lack of blood just looks off to me.

 

[FalloutJack]

Big O - FINISH IT!

I know this won't give too much closure, and will probably only worsen the questions, but this link may be interesting to you: http://www.konaka.com/alice6/big-o/pdf/The_Big-O_Theater.pdf

It's written by one of the writers of the show, I believe after it was canceled. It's interesting to say the least, but doesn't really clear anything up...that I caught.

EDIT: Also, thought you got permabanned, but it's good to see you back!

WTF? I was never banned... I had one moment where Susan got irrate, called me a dick, and hit me with enough warnings for a three-day suspension...and then she threatened Caramel Frappe when he tried to mediate things for me (nice guy that he is). Nobody ever banned me and I've never been in the red. Since then, the warnings have declined steadily because I am, in fact, NOT a dick. Such a dick would never have lasted so long in here.

Also, thanks for the link. I'll let you know what I think later.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Star Trek: Enterprise: Do not turn into a 9/11 metaphor. It was A) too soon and B) a terrible job.

Also scrap the whole temporal cold war thing. That didn't make any sense and gave me a headache.

 

[FalloutJack]

Additional

Okay, read through it, wouldn't mind seeing it performed.

My thoughts: No, it doesn't actually solve anything, but it does state that just because there is no ready answer, you don't stop looking. Here's hoping that means the makers of the show haven't stopped looking for funding.

 

[wulfy42]

First in Dexter, Deb did poison herself (the water) to make dexter think it was Hannah...so that actually happened. He didn't find out about it though...and he didn't kill Deb (I think he suspected it eventually though). I agree the ending was stupid though.

Survivor...the whole series. Right from the start make alliances etc illegal/against the rules. No planning on who you are going to vote out in advance. It's all based on strongest and most liked over all...not backstabing/blindsiding etc. Second...eventually open it up to celebrities as well. I think the show would rock if you had celebrity editions every so often.

Castle: Stay with the light flirting/dating...don't go past that...don't go into the (I'll sacrifice my life for you) and stop having them almost die every other episode. Keep it light.

Better Call Saul: Not even made yet, but don't make it only a prequel. Have it mostly a prequel explaining Sauls past, but still show parts of the future...where Saul ends up and the fallout from Breaking Bad (have Jesse show up etc).

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Instead of finishing the show, have Buffy get tossed into another universe....which happens to be Laurrel K Hamiltons Vampire hunter series (With Anita blake)....have them team up to take out vamps.

Modern Family: Get rid of the gay couple...not because Id on't like gays...because they, and their daughter...are far less funny (at least everyone who watches it with me thinks so).

Grim: Either make it grim....or make it a comedy..stop bouncing back and forth.

Sleepy hollow/The crazy ones: Switch the main actresses for those shows. Both are totally miss cast (Sarah Geller would be a way better female protaganist in sleepy hollow).

Law and order SVU: Bring back her real partner.

Walking dead: Everything is the same but the actor who plays the Governor is....Arnold Swartzenegger *heh*.

Hell on Wheels: scratch the whole last season and start over again, or just end it before this season starts. This season was a train wreck *heh*

The crazy ones: Get rid of Robin Williams...find someone funny (or still funny) to take his place.

Supernatural: Stop making all the angels evil. Have some decent human kingpins/villians that are real competition for the winchesters. Stop having Sam sacrifice himself...or try to sacrifice himself in every single season. More death.

Bill and Teds Bogus Journey: Kill the people who wrote it.

 

[TheRiddler]

Breaking Bad: Take out the contrived coincidences. It always takes me out of the experience. For example: (spoiler warning for Season 4)




When Gus got exactly half of his face blown off, awesome though it was, it felt a little unrealistic. When Jane's dad just so happened to meet Walt in a random bar, it was also a bit weird. Or when Jane's dad turned out to be an air traffic controller whose depression leads to him crashing two planes in the sky, with debris from the collision falling into Walt's backyard.

Every time that this type of thing happens, I always feel a bit more dubious of the "gritty realism of the drug world" stuff that Vince Gilligan seems to be trying to set up.

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

Breaking Bad: Take out the contrived coincidences. It always takes me out of the experience. For example: (spoiler warning for Season 4)




When Gus got exactly half of his face blown off, awesome though it was, it felt a little unrealistic. When Jane's dad just so happened to meet Walt in a random bar, it was also a bit weird. Or when Jane's dad turned out to be an air traffic controller whose depression leads to him crashing two planes in the sky, with debris from the collision falling into Walt's backyard.

Every time that this type of thing happens, I always feel a bit more dubious of the "gritty realism of the drug world" stuff that Vince Gilligan seems to be trying to set up.

I see what you mean actually, but I thought the plane crash was good. It gave the world more flavour, with everyone wearing the ribbons and stuff. It was a bit weird that it was indirectly caused by Walt I suppose.

Speaking of Walter, I reckon Bryan Cranston being in Game of Thrones would be amazing. My two favourite fictions collide.

 

[General Grind]

5 Centimeters Per Second - Remove the montage and extend the last segment a further 5 minutes. Keep the non-ending, but flesh out the individual parts of the last episode and let them breath.

This is the End - More Emma Watson.

Man of Steel - Show Superman helping rebuild Metropolis. Make it clearer Zod forces Superman to cause collateral damage. Remove cheesy dialog like "RELEASE THE WORLD MACHINE". Make Kevin Costner's death less stupid by having him save a kid, not a dog and frame the scene so it becomes immediately apparent Clark will be revealed if he helps the Costner.

Skyfall - Have Javier Bardems' character have a less ridiculous plan and show him winging it.

Enter the Void - Remove the last hour.

Wolverine - The Silver Samurai kills the Poison Ivy lady instantly when it gains consciousness. Wolverine and a league of ninjas must fight together through awesome-looking Japanese scenery to destroy it before it wreaks bloody vengeance on mankind. When opened, the pilot inside the Silver Samurai is revealed to be Deadpool who quips "That was fun" before he teleports away.

The Dark Knight Rises - Remove Marion Cotillard's character.

 

[shootthebandit]

Skyfall - Have Javier Bardems' character have a less ridiculous plan and show him winging it.

have you ever seen another bond movie before,the whole point is that the plans are rediculous

Breaking Bad: Take out the contrived coincidences. It always takes me out of the experience. For example: (spoiler warning for Season 4)

When Gus got exactly half of his face blown off, awesome though it was, it felt a little unrealistic. When Jane's dad just so happened to meet Walt in a random bar, it was also a bit weird. Or when Jane's dad turned out to be an air traffic controller whose depression leads to him crashing two planes in the sky, with debris from the collision falling into Walt's backyard.

Every time that this type of thing happens, I always feel a bit more dubious of the "gritty realism of the drug world" stuff that Vince Gilligan seems to be trying to set up.

I didnt really get the significance of that plane crash thing, apart from being a very loose metaphor of how walter "crashes and burns" it doesnt really serve any purpose within the story

 

[TheMigrantSoldier]

Code Geass: Remove the shameless advertising and fanservice. Build plot less dependent on Deus ex Machina and more on plausibility.

Lord of the Rings movie trilogy: Include Scouring of the Shire. Characterize villains like Ugluk, Gorbag, Shagrat and the Mouth of Sauron more. Make Aragorn less whiny and Arwen more relevant. Make Denethor more sympathetic and understandable. Remove stupid stunts like Legolas riding a shield as a skateboard. Make Gimli more of a character and less comic relief. Make the "Stormtrooper effect" (All enemies being effortless killed by the heroes) less apparent.

 

[Someone Depressing]

Everything could benefit from ninjas.

Everything.

And for a more specific example, if the Lord of The Rings stopped with the fucking padding and got on with the damn plot. I have a reasonably stable attention span, yet I can't watch one of these movies without falling asleep.