2011 - All The King's Men (Robin Hood\Apocalypse Now)

[GSLamb]

I had the idea* while perusing the film titles. Due to work issues, I'm starting on Friday Afternoon.



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[Groffa]

Good luck, sounds interesting!

[GSLamb]

Hooray for work stoppage! I should have enough time to get this running.

1124EST - Giving in and starting it now (stupid "lack of impulse control").
1133EST - The 1922 Robin Hood is public domain, but I'm making my own artwork just in case. I'd rather be safe with crappy art than sued.
1205EST - Curse you Open Office! Stop changing my page numbers!
1220EST - I am surprised at how easily some of the Apocalypse Now quotes can be modified to fit Robin Hood.
1353EST - First big blockage. How do I kill people? How do they go mad?
1433EST - Found online tapestry generator. Hooray! Period-ish artwork!
1559EST - Just lost an hour of work due to, well, work. Back to the mechanics.
1712EST - Done with game mechanics, off to the setting!
1910EST - Did not count on the children. Lost nearly two hours getting them fed and tucked in. Back to the grind.
2205EST - Final push to complete the adventure sidetracked by the sudden realization that I have not done the Appendix yet. Crap - That's where I keep all my stuff!
2348EST - Let the prettyfication begin.
0140EST - {foreshadowing} Nothing can stop me now. I'll upload in the morning.
0747EST - I din't save?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Must re-prettyfy.

[GSLamb]

Teaser quote from the back cover:

London...
I'm still only in London...
Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the Crusades. When I was home after my first tour, it was worse. I'd wake up and there'd be nothing. When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back here.

[DavidEBest]

Very cool. I'll be interested in seeing where you take this - Robin Hood vs. Apocalypse Now was on my short list of ideas.

I debated taking the approach that Robin Hood == Colonel Kurtz, and the players were English soldiers, but I didn't know if that was hewing close enough to the source material for the competition.

Anyway, good luck, and I'll be interested in seeing where you take it.

[GSLamb]

[DavidEBest]

When you think about it, it's amazing how well those two movies (or movie concepts) mesh. I thought I was super original and 'edgy' when I came up with it too.

I'll need to come up with a different combo (and of course, come up with the time to actually write the silly thing)...

[misterecho]

there can be multiple entries for the same movie combo.

[DavidEBest]

misterecho -
I assumed there could be duplicate combinations, but I didn't want to duplicate any entry unless I was really stumped. There are plenty of other movies to choose from.

[misterecho]

good thinking batman.