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Madwand · Novice Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 3

Um... Shane? Might wanna take a look at this:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-09/18/10.30.tv

Looks an awful lot like a Deadlands clone to me... Confused

PEGShane · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:09 am Post subject:

WEll, there is a cowboy in Dracula. . .so there's not much I can do about it.

On the plus side, it sounds cool! Plus, I've got a Van Helsing-like game called Rippers coming later this year, so we'll call it an even-trade (though we really had started on this quite some time before seeing the VH poster).

Shane

Count Zero · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:10 am Post subject:

The old west and weird happenings aren't the sole property of Deadlands. Wink

If they used names or events directly from a Deadlands book then that would be a trademark violation or some such. That article mentions a cowboy and odd occurences...lets wait and see.

I figure it'll go the way of Brisco County Jr. (R.I.P.) Smile

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SlasherEpoch · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:36 am Post subject:

But if it enjoys any kind of success, Shane should write an episode or two.
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cdude93 · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 12:12 pm Post subject:

plus he should enjoy the benefits of any hype the show kicks up.

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Count Zero · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 2:33 pm Post subject:

The hard part would be bridging the gap between a show and a game. Hmmm...tv ads. Wink

Anyone remember when TSR had commercials? I remember the D&D and Indiana Jones RPG spots. Very Happy

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Yldarr · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 3:05 pm Post subject:

Movies and TV shows that have similarities to RPG's are good for all of us!

They sort of promote each other in the gaming/sci-fi/fantasy/horror world.

Here's another:
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-09/19/10.00.film
Some Weird Wars goodness!...
#1xyxthumbs

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dr evil · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:37 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I remember the D&D commercials, Heck even Gary Gygax's Dangerous Journeys had a set of TV ads, It's too bad more games don't advertise on TV. Peronally I think a Deadlands TV Spot would be cool!
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DannyboyO1 · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:24 pm Post subject:

I think we'll see something of the sort eventually. The genre is growing. d20 does that much well. You don't need more math than they covered in elementary school. Big selling point among the masses.

I find marketing a rather depressing thing. I make my buying decisions based on a series of reviews and local testimonials. (After all, even if goodyear's the best over all the US, that doesn't mean the local store's even close to average.) The concept that someone can see three commercials for a soda product that's been on the market longer than they've been alive and decide to buy some... especially when Britney Spears is the one hawking it... just makes me feel like I'm sitting on one of Shane's better (creepier) ideas.
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Sitting Duck · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:44 am Post subject:

Back on the subject of plagarizing Deadlands, whatever happened to that Ghost Rock movie? I swear, that guy had colossal gall when he told how he got the idea for the movie. I can't recall the exact words, but I do remember that it sounded phonier than a twelve dollar bill.
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Mauler · Seasoned Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 168

You mean this one?

Shadetree · Novice Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 40 Location: Memphis, TN

Interesting....the guy with the writing credits also has the lead part Smile

whats more interesting is the Actor playing 'The Barber' They even plagarized Shane's Name! Razz

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palehorse · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:54 am Post subject:

Yep, Joe Lansdale has been writing Weird West stories for some time now...
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Mort · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:24 pm Post subject:

Hmmm just noticed who played "the barber" in Ghost Rock - Shane Lacey.

So far we have a film called "Ghost Rock"... Subtitled "the reckoning" & including "Shane Lacey in it's cast"
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