Being the new kid is hard, being the new kid in a school full of aliens is harder. Tycho mentioned that this one could be the biggest thing we ever do and I think he’s right. My fantasy is to see Dreamworks, Disney or Nickelodeon make an animated feature or a Saturday morning cartoon out of this one. Who knows maybe they will see it and give me a call!
Being the new kid is hard, being the new kid in a school full of aliens is harder. Tycho mentioned that this one could be the biggest thing we ever do and I think he’s right. My fantasy is to see Dreamworks, Disney or Nickelodeon make an animated feature or a Saturday morning cartoon out of this one. Who knows maybe they will see it and give me a call!
To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all
"kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something
Pretty sure that if you're listed as the creators in the press release, you'll probably be acknowledged in the credits
no I mean
why acknowledge them at all? Why not just take the concept and not say anything?
And miss out on the massive amount of free publicity that said association will generate?
It's not free.
So, when Gabe or Tycho puts a news post up announcing this project to their legion of fans across the world, reaching more people then just about any TV commercial could in a day or two, how much is that publicity going to cost Paramount?
When G4 or some podcasts or bloggers beg for an interview G&T about their upcoming movie, how much is that going to cost Paramount?
Sure the studio had to pay out to use the property, as opposed to coming up with the idea of "New kid in school...In Space!" on their own, but in the long run the popularity of Penny-Arcade and their ability to leverage that popularity directly into marketing the movie on their own will quite likely return more value then however much they got in the first place.
Compare this with what would have happened if Paramount had come up with the idea on their own. It'd be treated like any other animated flick, with a plot that (if we're being honest) sounds like a steaming pile of cliche...in space. It would be ignored by most people.
But then, what the hell do I know? I'm a low level IT Phone biscuit posting in a forum. I could be way off. I don't know how this shit works. What I do know is that right now there are at least 2 threads on this forum alone about a movie that doesn't even have a script yet. That seems like a lot of discussion for a paragraph long announcement. And that discussion is occurring only because of the association with Penny Arcade.
To be honest I'm surprised they acknowledged them for credits at all
"kid constantly moves and goes to new schools.... IN SPACE" doesn't really seem specific enough to be claimed as IP, unless there's a lot more ideas that they talked with the studio or something
Pretty sure that if you're listed as the creators in the press release, you'll probably be acknowledged in the credits
no I mean
why acknowledge them at all? Why not just take the concept and not say anything?
And miss out on the massive amount of free publicity that said association will generate?
It's not free.
So, when Gabe or Tycho puts a news post up announcing this project to their legion of fans across the world, reaching more people then just about any TV commercial could in a day or two, how much is that publicity going to cost Paramount?
When G4 or some podcasts or bloggers beg for an interview G&T about their upcoming movie, how much is that going to cost Paramount?
It costs whatever Paramount paid for the intellectual property, possibly in addition to other payments that might be in the contract.
Thanks for all the good wishes guys, it's a great start for this project to see all the positive reaction among the PA fan community! Nothing is certain in the movie business but hopefully there will be lots of cool updates to follow as this project progresses!
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Although I confess I've never read PC Gamer, I always enjoy listening to the Tested Podcast when you're on!
Good luck with the film, the fact that you're writing it has certainly piqued my interest!
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this is pretty great material for a family-friendly animation movie
Holy cow! That's so cool! I really hope Mike and Jerry are involved in the process all the way through, consulted on story and style and all that. If so it'll be pretty amazing I think.
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Oh Gabe, you're a sly one.
So, when Gabe or Tycho puts a news post up announcing this project to their legion of fans across the world, reaching more people then just about any TV commercial could in a day or two, how much is that publicity going to cost Paramount?
When G4 or some podcasts or bloggers beg for an interview G&T about their upcoming movie, how much is that going to cost Paramount?
Sure the studio had to pay out to use the property, as opposed to coming up with the idea of "New kid in school...In Space!" on their own, but in the long run the popularity of Penny-Arcade and their ability to leverage that popularity directly into marketing the movie on their own will quite likely return more value then however much they got in the first place.
Compare this with what would have happened if Paramount had come up with the idea on their own. It'd be treated like any other animated flick, with a plot that (if we're being honest) sounds like a steaming pile of cliche...in space. It would be ignored by most people.
But then, what the hell do I know? I'm a low level IT Phone biscuit posting in a forum. I could be way off. I don't know how this shit works. What I do know is that right now there are at least 2 threads on this forum alone about a movie that doesn't even have a script yet. That seems like a lot of discussion for a paragraph long announcement. And that discussion is occurring only because of the association with Penny Arcade.
It costs whatever Paramount paid for the intellectual property, possibly in addition to other payments that might be in the contract.
Gee, that was a pretty simple answer
Opening on the twelving day of Everfair.
Seriously, this is incredible news, even more surprised that it was initially created and pitched as such. Awesome!
edit: so many hi5s to the PA crew
edit2: how much is Jerry involved in the writing?
Although I confess I've never read PC Gamer, I always enjoy listening to the Tested Podcast when you're on!
Good luck with the film, the fact that you're writing it has certainly piqued my interest!
This is very cool and I look forward to seeing the result.
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been thinking the same thing
They could place him on the lawn, or the roof, to ward away evil.
Like, really big. So excited to see what'll come of it.