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Vin Diesel quits DMing and...

Started by GameDaddy, January 20, 2014, 07:35:18 PM

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Daztur

#15
January 20, 2014, 10:57:07 PM
Actually I think that sort of thing could make a decently-popular cable show. It'd be dirt cheap to make as all you'd need to pay would be salaries to a few celebs for just a few hours of work (so you wouldn't need much of an audience to break even) and I think people would tune in, "random celebrities hang out, chat and do mundane stuff" is a popular genre of television here in South Korea and I think that people in the US are celebrity-obsessed enough to get a sustainable audience for that sort of thing if you could get a few celebs to go along with it and edit it  intelligently.

Dumber things have been made into reality shows, far far far dumber things.

Bradford C. Walker

#16
January 20, 2014, 11:34:48 PM
Quote from: Daztur;725191Actually I think that sort of thing could make a decently-popular cable show. It'd be dirt cheap to make as all you'd need to pay would be salaries to a few celebs for just a few hours of work (so you wouldn't need much of an audience to break even) and I think people would tune in, "random celebrities hang out, chat and do mundane stuff" is a popular genre of television here in South Korea and I think that people in the US are celebrity-obsessed enough to get a sustainable audience for that sort of thing if you could get a few celebs to go along with it and edit it  intelligently.

Dumber things have been made into reality shows, far far far dumber things.
If it's that cheap, do it on YouTube.  We already have proof-of-concept with Tabletop's two episodes on Dragon Age.

flyerfan1991

#17
January 21, 2014, 12:00:16 AM
I saw in the interview where he was playing D&D with Judi Dench and Karl Urban, but I didn't see anything about Dame Judi DMing with her grandkids.

Still, if she were to DM, that'd be really cool, like how she embroiders swear words during movie shoots.

Opaopajr

#18
January 21, 2014, 02:06:12 AM
I want to play Changeling: the Dreaming with Andy Dick, Anne Heche, Sean Young, and Louie C.K. (things are funnier with a comedic straight-man). First edition.

edit: oooh, and maybe Dennis Rodman or Chris Tucker, too!
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Dirk Remmecke

#19
January 21, 2014, 06:04:50 AM
Quote from: GameDaddy;725142allows Dame Judi Dench to run the game as DM! She's now GMIng for her grand kids at home. How cool is that??!!!

Ok, I have to ask. I reread both links several times but I can't find quotes or sources for
  • Vin Diesel quitting GMing
  • Dame Judi Dench GMing for her grand kids
Maybe I am just blind...

Also, that "recent" Chronicles of Riddick interview is relatively old, it's from the time of the second Riddick movie (2004). And the Judi Dench info from it had made the rounds at that time, as well.
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Exploderwizard

#20
January 21, 2014, 07:49:54 AM
As I remember hearing the story originally, Vin almost convinced Judi Dench to pick up the dice and play during the filming of Riddick.

I remember part of a talk show where he said that.
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Maese Mateo

#21
January 21, 2014, 12:56:44 PM
Quote from: Dirk Remmecke;725248
  • Dame Judi Dench GMing for her grand kids
Second link:

"Judi Dench learned Dungeons and Dragons from...Vin Diesel. And DM's for her grandkids now. Well, that's the best thing I'll hear all month."

Of course this is a random comment on Twitter, so it may not be true.
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flyerfan1991

#22
January 21, 2014, 01:37:32 PM
Quote from: Maese Mateo;725291Second link:

"Judi Dench learned Dungeons and Dragons from...Vin Diesel. And DM's for her grandkids now. Well, that's the best thing I'll hear all month."

Of course this is a random comment on Twitter, so it may not be true.

Right.  The info does say in the Vin Diesel interview that they played, but not that she DM-ed.

Sacrosanct

#23
January 21, 2014, 01:46:51 PM
Tim Duncan is the other surprise big name celebrity gamer besides Vin.  But I think the biggest surprise that I've heard is Michelle Malkin.  Really surprised she games too.
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flyerfan1991

#24
January 21, 2014, 02:01:47 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;725300Tim Duncan is the other surprise big name celebrity gamer besides Vin.  But I think the biggest surprise that I've heard is Michelle Malkin.  Really surprised she games too.

Tim Duncan actually doesn't surprise me very much.  I've heard enough interviews from him over the years, and he always presented himself as a pretty smart guy.  Andrew Luck has also mentioned in interviews that he plays Settlers of Catan.

jeff37923

#25
January 21, 2014, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;725300But I think the biggest surprise that I've heard is Michelle Malkin.  Really surprised she games too.

Why is that such a surprise?
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Sacrosanct

#26
January 21, 2014, 03:54:20 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;725328Why is that such a surprise?

Because playing D&D isn't exactly an activity encouraged by the far religious right.  That's why it's surprising.

And I suppose this is the quote, although the youtube link isn't working anymore

QuoteI mean, I was literally playing Dungeons and Dragons with Judi Dench and Karl Urban at nights after shooting. I will tell you that I was showing her Dungeons and Dragons books and showing her the different properties of Elementals. Call me crazy.
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Bedrockbrendan

#27
January 21, 2014, 03:59:49 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;725349Because playing D&D isn't exactly an activity encouraged by the far religious right.  That's why it's surprising.

And I suppose this is the quote, although the youtube link isn't working anymore

Yeah but i hear she plays mainly with fiscal conservatives and Neo-cons like Karl Rove.

Black Vulmea

#28
January 21, 2014, 04:16:53 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;725300Really surprised she games too.
She lives in a self-concocted fantasy world of monsters and evil conspiracies, so I don't find it all that surprising.
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flyerfan1991

#29
January 21, 2014, 04:37:41 PM
Quote from: Black Vulmea;725353She lives in a self-concocted fantasy world of monsters and evil conspiracies, so I don't find it all that surprising.

/applause

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