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Okay, so this is actually pretty cool.

I'm gonna contact Giant Bomb to get a green light for using their likeness in a potential animated pilot of this show. If I get a thumbs up from them, I'm launching a kickstarter. Now this is probaly not ever going to happen, but if my some divine intervention I'm allowed to do this, I'm gonna need artists to create the scenes. If any of you guys feel like you're up for it, contact me here on the site.

Also, I'm going to need writers to come up with a plot. I will probably be one of the writers.

Just for planning ahead, what would be a realistic sum for this? I'm thinking it would be pretty cheap to make, and the main thing would be to compensate the artist(s). I wouldn't be taking a dime for this. 1000 bucks maybe. As for stretch goals, dare I say... The real GiantBomb crew for voice acting?

Now I realize that this is pretty crazy, but to quote Mark Twain:

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Here's the pilot so far:

Docks, exterior, night. Rookie beat cops Alex and Alexis are out on the beat, crackin' wise to each other. Suddenly they hear the scream that resembles a young lady. They run towards the scream in an alley of containers at the docks, but alas, they are to late. The deed is done, a dead body lies on the ground. They check out the body, and despite the high pitched scream and lady clothing, the persons driver liscence states his name is Brad Muir. Alex sees an opportunity to get noticed, and wants to investigate the crime scene, Alexis reluctantly agrees. Suddenly they see it, one of the containers are open, and sobbing can be heard from the inside. They open the doors wide, and inside they find a young man with curly hair and extraordinary thin arms. Camera zooms in on his teary eyes. Cut to black.

Theme song rolls. (Feel free to make one)

Detectives Brad and Vinny have arrived at the scene. They get filled in on the spesifics by the young beat cops. Blood spatter analyst Drew informes them that the cause of death was a jar to the face. Brad and Vinny look at each other, both wearing sunglasses.

"Looks like we got ourself a hot potato" says Brad.

"Looks pretty cold. To me." Vinny replies.

"Cold. Or dead?". Brad asks with irony.

They ask the beat cops where the potential witness was, the kid hiding in the container. Turns out that notorious detective Jeff Gerstmann has already brought him in for questioning. Brad and Vinny shake their heads and gives the rookies a speech for letting Jeff take the kid, then they leave the crime scene, and head back to the station.

Back at the station, Jeff is sitting at his desk. He wears a bandage on his right arm. He takes a zip of whiskey from his trusty jar. He is approached by Brad and Vinny. They ask him where the kid is. Jeff says he cut him loose. He didn't know anything. Vinny notices Jeff's bandage, and then looks at his jar. He can tell from the minor stains at the jar that his is a new jar. Vinny and Jeff have a staring contest. Music builds up.

Cut to commercial.

The plot thickens. Have a spin at this, see what you can do with it.

This is my take on a Giant Bomb cop show. I know I would watch this show. I'm gonna guess 17 seasons.

I'm thinking Jeff for the dirty cop and main character. He does some quetionable stuff and claims it's every man for himself. In the end though, everything he does is for the greater good. Brad and Vinny are starring as the straight detectives who are at odds with Jeff because of his dirty ways.

Patrick is Brad and Vinny's contact/snitch, however, Jeff knows how to play him to his advantage. Ryan is the narc, obviously. Drew is the blood spatter analyst, and Dave portrays the stereotypical black police chief who does all the speeches. Alex and Alexis are the humoristic beat cops who eventually get a spin-off.

Now, we're gonna need some plotlines. Thoughts?

@Snail: Not in this thread. This is a thread for people who know their gaming history.

@MikkaQ: That was a pretty good answer. How haven't I thought of that? Still, lot of people who claim Halo is a revolution, so I'm just interested in doing a bit of research on a representative sample of people.

I'm thinking evolution. First off, shooters had existed on PC's for years. To say Halo was a revolution in that regard, would be similar to saying a car with three wheels was a revolution. Also, if there is any console shooter that should be regarded a revolution, my pick would be GoldenEye 007.

@ZZoMBiE13: That's gotta hurt.

The kick in the teeth, I mean.

Anyone ready right now? Hit me up at Xbox Live, gamertag Virtua Husby.

Baby steps.