Oh, we have an interesting topic for Day 10 of the RPGaDAY 2024 Challenge which is RPG you’d like to see on TV. Because I have a lot of games based on TV and Movies, this may be difficult. These games for TV that I own/play/write for/collected include Star Trek, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Fallout (OK this one started from a video game), Dune, Aliens, and more. I wished that I owned the Red Dwarf RPG and the Babylon 5 RPG is one that has been on my radar (if I can find it at a good price). I backed the Planet of the Apes kickstarter and I’m looking forward to the Space: 1999 RPG that Modiphius just announced.
But RPGs that need their own TV series? Let me look at my collection and pick a few that I’ve enjoyed looking at or playing.
When the Moon Hangs Low by Isolation Games. You play cursed hunters in a gothic type city that is plagued by demons and other things that go bump in the night. Yea there have been similar TV shows, but usually those hunters are in modern day settings. I used this in a past Character Creation Challenge.
Teenagers from Outer Space by R. Talsorian Games. Another game that I was able to use in a past Character Creation Challenge. Yea, I know it’s basically a parody game of most comedy anime TV series, but the background listed just sounded like it would be fun to watch.
This next one could be done really really well, or really really sucky depending on how they use it as a mirror to society (see the movie Idiocracy) . But my last recommendation is Paranoia by Mongoose Publishing. I created a character for the 2nd edition Paranoia in a previous Character Creation Challenge and it sounds hilarious. Think, The Prisoner meets Logan’s Run meets… well Idiocracy.
What RPGs do you think would make for an entertaining TV series? Tell me about it. This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.