Could "Inception" work as a TV series? (hypothetical) - Page 3

WillsBabe · August 3 2010, 07:52 PM

Temis the Vorta wrote:

They could keep the budget in line by presenting dreams that are more psychological than dazzling SFX extravaganzas. I've never had a dream where I folded a city in half. Dreams have freaky things but they're often just variations on reality that have symbolic significance to the dreamer.

I agree. In fact, I think they could be clever in evoking various psychological states. The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that it could make an excellent tv show.

Temis the Vorta · August 3 2010, 09:58 PM

Great, this is one more idea for us to get mad about because it never gets made and instead they do shows that bring back in-demand figures such as Lee Majors and Kevin Sorbo.

jefferiestubes8 · October 24 2010, 08:26 PM

All interest is on the studio side at this stage.

Hollywood Insider : Another Inception?
http://www.whatsplaying.com.au/2010/...her-inception/
via
http://www.collider.com/2010/10/22/i...stopher-nolan/

Temis the Vorta · October 24 2010, 08:32 PM

Aw, you got my hopes up, but they're just talking about another movie. So what, we've already seen the movie version of this story. A TV series has a much greater potential for delving more into the psychology and metaphysics of the Inception reality compared with a movie.

PsychoPere · October 24 2010, 08:40 PM

David cgc wrote:

Lindley wrote:

Samurai8472 wrote:

A client offers Cobb a job of the week to enter someone's mind and do something.

Well, I don't see Leo doing TV.

Recast him with, I don't know, the guy from "Chuck." That's reasonably MacGuyver-ish, right?

No need to recast. The movie created an entire universe, with the PASIV device and the mentions of other extractors. A series could just follow some other team.

Frankenvorta wrote:

I found it comical that dreams would follow the obvious tropes of a Hollywood movie - car chase/shoot out/fist fight/explosion/repeat. So if the show had less formulaic action like that, more power to it!

Not every dream necessarily would. The extraction job against Saito, for example, involved run & gun action because Saito had security; likewise with Fisher's subconscious security. Not everyone in their world would be trained to resist extraction with sub-security, but the most important marks (i.e., big-time businessmen, politicians, etc.) likely would be.

Frankenvorta wrote:

[...] I've never had a dream where I folded a city in half. [...]

That's because you were the dreamer, not the architect.

TV Squad had an article on this "Inception on TV" concept back when the film came out.

Temis the Vorta · October 24 2010, 08:42 PM

Zach Levi would be a very good lead for an Inception TV series, if such a thing ever became real. Having to fill time every week hopefully would lead to a wider range of dream types, that aren't cribbed from cop shows and video games. That alone would make the show worth watching. I routinely have dreams that are far more interesting and imaginative than most of the stuff in the movie, and I'm sure there are some screenwriters who could cast their imaginative net far wider if given the chance.

jefferiestubes8 · December 6 2010, 10:55 PM

somebody at NBC clearly dug Inception: The network is working on S.A.N.D. Men, which focuses on folks who enter your dreams in order to help you battle your nightmares.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...v_abc_nbc.html

SAND MEN

drama that revolves around members of an elite squad, sleep and nightmare division, who enter peoples' dreams to confront their nightmares

http://www.spoilertv.com/2010/10/nbc...slate-for.html

Hugo Rune · December 6 2010, 11:26 PM

jefferiestubes8 wrote:

somebody at NBC clearly dug Inception: The network is working on S.A.N.D. Men, which focuses on folks who enter your dreams in order to help you battle your nightmares.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...v_abc_nbc.html

SAND MEN

drama that revolves around members of an elite squad, sleep and nightmare division, who enter peoples' dreams to confront their nightmares

http://www.spoilertv.com/2010/10/nbc...slate-for.html

Oh my... Just about the daftest name for a show I've come across. Right up there with Manimal and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Now, just because it has a dumb title doesn't preclude it from quality writing etc. But it doesn't start the ball rolling in the right direction.

Hugo - Buffy geek

jefferiestubes8 · December 6 2010, 11:39 PM

Hugo Rune wrote:

just because it has a dumb title doesn't preclude it from quality writing

Craig Titley's "S.A.N.D. Men," a drama that revolves around "members of an elite squad, Sleep and Nightmare Division, who enter peoples' dreams to confront their nightmares"

SOURCE

Craig Titley also wrote:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)
– The Zillo Beast (2010) (writer)
– Blue Shadow Virus (2009) (written by)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (screenplay)

Temis the Vorta · December 7 2010, 06:40 AM

jefferiestubes8 wrote:

somebody at NBC clearly dug Inception: The network is working on S.A.N.D. Men, which focuses on folks who enter your dreams in order to help you battle your nightmares.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...v_abc_nbc.html

Yikes, that article is scary! What a lot of terrible sounding shows.

Sand Men seems like one of the more interesting options. Nice to know Milo's show isn't dead.

I also like this one:

Vulture hears that one network is considering a procedural hour inspired by the stories of Edgar Allan Poe.

jefferiestubes8 · December 8 2010, 06:02 PM

Well I guess you could call this somewhat official from the Nolan camp.

In an interview with Inside Movies, Nolan revealed that he feels Inception could lend itself to more mediums than just movies and feels that a video game story continuation is a natural progression for the soon-to-be sci-fi franchise…

“I always imagined Inception to be a world where a lot of other stories could take place. At the moment, the only direction we’re channelling that is by developing a video game set in the world,”

http://www.nerdles.com/2010/12/01/ch...n-development/

via
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/11/3...man-inception/

Well not a TV series but it depends on what kind of game they are doing as some videogames like Heavy Rain and Alan Wake went episodic with actual storytelling.
With Nolan talking about it there may at least be a videogame series franchise which means cinematic cut-scenes in the Inception world which is the next best thing to a TV series.

bigdaddy · December 8 2010, 06:21 PM

Hugo Rune wrote:

Now, just because it has a dumb title doesn't preclude it from quality writing etc. But it doesn't start the ball rolling in the right direction.

No the fact it would be on NBC precludes it from being watchable.

Aragorn · December 8 2010, 11:43 PM

NBC tried this once before with Sleepwalkers, starring Bruce Greenwood, about a team of researchers who entered the dreams of their patients in order to diagnose their problems. Didn't last very long.

Jack Bauer · December 11 2010, 12:32 AM

I remember that one. Man...what a piece of shit that was.

jefferiestubes8 · May 26 2011, 05:20 PM

Examiner article
NBC brings 'Inception' to TV with Kyle Killen's 'Awake'

I've started a thread about "Awake" to discuss the 4 minute trailer and the new series that's been greenlit by NBC.

August 3 2010, 09:58 PM	#32
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Could "Inception" work as a TV series? (hypothetical) Great, this is one more idea for us to get mad about because it never gets made and instead they do shows that bring back in-demand figures such as Lee Majors and Kevin Sorbo.

October 24 2010, 08:32 PM	#34
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Could "Inception" work as a TV series? (hypothetical) Aw, you got my hopes up, but they're just talking about another movie. So what, we've already seen the movie version of this story. A TV series has a much greater potential for delving more into the psychology and metaphysics of the Inception reality compared with a movie.

October 24 2010, 08:42 PM	#36
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Could "Inception" work as a TV series? (hypothetical) Zach Levi would be a very good lead for an Inception TV series, if such a thing ever became real. Having to fill time every week hopefully would lead to a wider range of dream types, that aren't cribbed from cop shows and video games. That alone would make the show worth watching. I routinely have dreams that are far more interesting and imaginative than most of the stuff in the movie, and I'm sure there are some screenwriters who could cast their imaginative net far wider if given the chance.

December 8 2010, 11:43 PM	#43
Aragorn Admiral	Re: Could "Inception" work as a TV series? (hypothetical) NBC tried this once before with Sleepwalkers, starring Bruce Greenwood, about a team of researchers who entered the dreams of their patients in order to diagnose their problems. Didn't last very long.

December 11 2010, 12:32 AM	#44
Jack Bauer Fleet Admiral Location: Jack Bauer	Re: Could "Inception" work as a TV series? (hypothetical) I remember that one. Man...what a piece of shit that was. __________________ *"See you in another life, brotha." - Desmond David Hume - Lost*

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May 26 2011, 05:20 PM	#45
jefferiestubes8 Commodore Location: New York City	Re: Could "Inception" work as a TV series? (hypothetical) Examiner article NBC brings 'Inception' to TV with Kyle Killen's 'Awake' I've started a thread about "Awake" to discuss the 4 minute trailer and the new series that's been greenlit by NBC.