Pop Culture Oneshot Scenarios

[The Director]

Alright people, I've decided to start a thread about pop culture Oneshots, similar to RvBOMally's Oneshot Scenarios thread. Basically, post work modelled like previews, reviews, Wikipedia articles and promotional material for AH works of pop culture. To start us off, here's some ideas for Borderlands 3 DLC packs, structured like an promotional article in a magazine or an online storefront product description.

Borderlands 3 DLC:

Athena's Assault On Promethea Prime
On the gangsta infested world of Promethea Prime, sinkholes have opened up all over the planet's surface leading to the Vaults below. Of course the Vault Hunters are interested. Accompany Tiny Tina and help her raise a band of local Badasses to fight crime and oatmeal ("OATMEAL IS VILE AND EVIL!!! Veggies are cool, though." -Tiny Tina), help a gang of Claptraps fight a bloody (oily?) turf war, buy S&S Munition's at the returning vendor, engage in an ultraviolent gameshow called The Running Riot and more. Trailer theme song is Gutterpunk by Noisia.

Tiny Tina's Journey To Wizard's Manse
Tiny Tina hosts another Bunkers & Badasses game, only this time the game is real. Join the Vault Hunters in a journey across Omega-Earth to reach the legendary Space Wizard Dreadicious manse and learn the secrets of the universe- but all is not as it seems, as the events of the game begin to bleed over into reality. Fight space wizards in the Mage's Arena, go on a White Crusade for the emperor, make life-death decisions as an executioner at Megazkaban Prison, witness the return of Butt-Stallion in all her shiny glory and more. Trailer theme is Defibrillator by Angelspit.

Claptrap's Space-Lords of Hubris Station
Uh oh, it seems the Claptraps started city state theocracy in a black hole and declared Holy War on the rest of the universe. Join CL4P-TP, Interplanetary Ninja Assassin on a mission to infiltrate Hubris Station, city on the edge of blackness and remember that nothing started by Claptraps can end well. Help Lady Aurelia exploit the Many-Worlds Theory for fun and profit, rescue the Guardians of the Six from the clutches of Claptraps, spot the rare and beautiful clappy bird and more. Trailer theme is an alternate version of Excision and Downlink's Existence-VIP with a different voiceover by Claptrap voice actor David Eddings.

Edit: I changed the second DLC's theme to Defibrillator because I thought it fit better, with the Diamond Pony lyric and all.

 

[rvbomally]

Interesting thread.

Mein Kampf (My Struggle)

Adolf Hitler, the famous Viennese painter, suffered from depression and drug abuse in his later years, particularly after his wife's suicide. This period of Hitler's art is considered by most to be his best, as it demonstrated Hitler moving away from the landscapes he was known for and experimenting with unfamiliar art forms, particularly portraits. Mein Kampf (German for "My Struggle") is one such example. One of the most famous portraits in the world, it shows a haggard man - critics argue over whether the man is intended to be Hitler - sitting in a chair, staring out into a dark, empty room. Critics consider the piece a picture of Hitler's internal emotional state during the last years of his life, while others consider it a critique of the death of art in Soviet-dominated Europe.

 

[The Director]

Interesting thread.

Mein Kampf (My Struggle)

Adolf Hitler, the famous Viennese painter, suffered from depression and drug abuse in his later years, particularly after his wife's suicide. This period of Hitler's art is considered by most to be his best, as it demonstrated Hitler moving away from the landscapes he was known for and experimenting with unfamiliar art forms, particularly portraits. Mein Kampf (German for "My Struggle") is one such example. One of the most famous portraits in the world, it shows a haggard man - critics argue over whether the man is intended to be Hitler - sitting in a chair, staring out into a dark, empty room. Critics consider the piece a picture of Hitler's internal emotional state during the last years of his life, while others consider it a critique of the death of art in Soviet-dominated Europe.

You got it. Thanks, and awesome piece, by the way.

 

[loneranger]

Captain America ~ What Comes After: The first in a What If? Trilogy written in the 1980s, this posits what would happen if Captain America was not frozen at the end of World War II but in fact lived into the 1950s. This first story focuses on Steve Roger's PTSD, his inability to function without a battle, and finally beginning to cope with life without a war as he makes various friends in his New York City veteran's support group.

Captain America ~ Legacy: Sometimes referred to as Captain America and the HUAC. This features Captain America discovering that there is a Communist in his support group which are collectively coming under fire from the HUAC. He makes an unlikely team up with a Russian agent to track down the true spy. Eventually he stands up to the HUAC, rather standing before their committee than letting his friends go under - and that is his Legacy.

Captain America ~ Winter Soldier: Captain America finally gets his chance to go to war again. He arrives in Korea and rescues one William Naslund from a Prisoner of War camp. Apparently the State Department wanted a "less divisive" Captain America and recruited Naslund as their new Cap. This obviously didn't work out. The two men discuss being Captain America while briefly imprisoned and Cap brings up the sidekick he lost - Bucky. However things turn very interesting when Cap repeatedly encounters a skilled Soviet agent named the Winter Soldier while on the battlefield.

 

[The Director]

Captain America ~ What Comes After: The first in a What If? Trilogy written in the 1980s, this posits what would happen if Captain America was not frozen at the end of World War II but in fact lived into the 1950s. This first story focuses on Steve Roger's PTSD, his inability to function without a battle, and finally beginning to cope with life without a war as he makes various friends in his New York City veteran's support group.

Captain America ~ Legacy: Sometimes referred to as Captain America and the HUAC. This features Captain America discovering that there is a Communist in his support group which are collectively coming under fire from the HUAC. He makes an unlikely team up with a Russian agent to track down the true spy. Eventually he stands up to the HUAC, rather standing before their committee than letting his friends go under - and that is his Legacy.

Captain America ~ Winter Soldier: Captain America finally gets his chance to go to war again. He arrives in Korea and rescues one William Naslund from a Prisoner of War camp. Apparently the State Department wanted a "less divisive" Captain America and recruited Naslund as their new Cap. This obviously didn't work out. The two men discuss being Captain America while briefly imprisoned and Cap brings up the sidekick he lost - Bucky. However things turn very interesting when Cap repeatedly encounters a skilled Soviet agent named the Winter Soldier while on the battlefield.

All of these are great! Keep it up!

 

[Mad Bad Rabbit]

Nighthawks (1943)

Golden-age comic series, chronicling the bitter struggle of team of masked vigilantes as they try to bring justice and hope to a corrupt and decaying city.

Critics attribute much of Nighthawks' success to the masterful illustrations by Edward Hopper. During the 1920s and 1930s, Hopper had already achieved modest praise in the mainstream art world for his etchings; here he found his true calling. His stark, evocative, film noir style not only brought the characters and their city into vivid reality, but helped transform the comics industry as a whole, from garish 4-color magazine-rack pulps to a darker, more adult medium.

 

[TwiliAlchemist]

Call of Duty was a documentary series that aired on the History Channel from 2005-2015. It discussed topics such as warfare, tactics, and weaponry in American wars. The first series began with World at War, which discussed WWI and WWII tactics and weapons. In 2007, the series switched to Modern Warfare, which talked about the current world of tactics and weapons. In 2009, a spin-off show titled Black Ops, which covered all black operations throughout World War 2, the Cold War, and up to the modern day. By 2011, the series changed again to Ghosts, which tells of tactics and weaponry from the past that are still in use today. Finally, in 2013 Advanced Warfare described hypothetical weaponry, armor, and technology that might be put to use in the near future.

 

[Enigmajones]

The Planet of the Apes, with time traveling Apes from the future and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

 

[Arkenfolm]

Call of Duty was a documentary series that aired on the History Channel from 2005-2015. It discussed topics such as warfare, tactics, and weaponry in American wars. The first series began with World at War, which discussed WWI and WWII tactics and weapons. In 2007, the series switched to Modern Warfare, which talked about the current world of tactics and weapons. In 2009, a spin-off show titled Black Ops, which covered all black operations throughout World War 2, the Cold War, and up to the modern day. By 2011, the series changed again to Ghosts, which tells of tactics and weaponry from the past that are still in use today. Finally, in 2013 Advanced Warfare described hypothetical weaponry, armor, and technology that might be put to use in the near future.

If Ghosts aired on 2011 History Channel, it should have some Nostradamus/Aliens stuff, since it's the perfect title. For instance, "here's how Nostradamus foresaw how the Battle of X was going to be fought," or "Here's how aliens helped the Union win the Civil War".

 

[loneranger]

All of these are great! Keep it up!

Thanks! I imagine that at one point the Russian lady will ask him if he has a problem with Communists to which he will reply: "Ma'am, I signed up to fight Nazis."

Anyways, continuing on:

Martian Manhunter/Green Arrow (1971-1983) was really a boon for both characters and it was a character drama and a first of it's kind social and political commentary on the state of America. In it, Green Arrow attempts to show Martian Manhunter "What America is really about". Manhunter's innocent questioning leads Ollie (and hopefully the readers, too) to question his lack of action in certain areas like social justice and racism.

The Outsiders (1983-1986) Building off of the success of MM/GA, The Outsiders replaced the aforementioned comic with an expanded team that included Metamorpho and Black Canary as part of a JLA Black Ops run by Batman although the team quickly goes rogue from Batman as many see him as a bit too extreme.

Martian Manhunter (1985-1996) was famously written by Alan Moore and definitely helped to "re-alienize" the Martian Manhunter who had been seen as becoming "too human" in recent years, while retaining his humanitarian streak which had resulted from character development during the MM/GA run. This is really Manhunter's golden years as many even began to see him as comparable to Superman.

Justice League of America (1996-2006) saw the reunification of the Justice League proper and really helped to establish Martian Manhunter as one of the "Big Seven" of DC Comics (which also included Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, and Steel).

Martian Manhunter (2006-2011) was a second run of Manhunter, but due to poor writing didn't do very well.

Detective Comics (2011-2016) was then headed by Martian Manhunter, who made a return to his roots as telepathic detective John Jones.

As a side effect of Martian Manhunter's increased popularity, the Green Lantern titles were all cancelled in the 1970s.

 

[Mr. Magi]

Ghostbusters is a four season series that aired on the Sci-Fi channel from 2003-2007. The topic of the show were ways to explain supernatural events as well as highlight interesting hauntings and phenomena. Like many shows and productions by Sci-fi at the time, it appealed to open-minded skepticism and a rational approach rather than its later fascination with the occult. The show would slowly become more prone to being ambiguous with disproving hauntings as it adopted a more neutral position on the situation for ratings and to avoid the repeated campaigns made against the channels by conspiracy theorists. The scientific aspects would also slowly be dropped from the show, which combined with a change in hosts by the fourth season due to the original hosts quitting would be its worst showing and reason for cancellation.

 

[The Director]

Nighthawks (1942)

Golden-age comic series, chronicling the bitter struggle of team of masked vigilantes as they try to bring justice and hope to a corrupt and decaying city.

Critics attribute much of Nighthawks' success to the masterful illustrations by Edward Hopper. During the 1920s and 1930s, Hopper had already achieved modest praise in the mainstream art world for his etchings; here he found his true calling. His stark, evocative, film noir style not only brought the characters and their city into vivid reality, but helped transform the comics industry as a whole, from garish 4-color magazine-rack pulps to a darker, more adult medium.

Awesomesauce.

Call of Duty was a documentary series that aired on the History Channel from 2005-2015. It discussed topics such as warfare, tactics, and weaponry in American wars. The first series began with World at War, which discussed WWI and WWII tactics and weapons. In 2007, the series switched to Modern Warfare, which talked about the current world of tactics and weapons. In 2009, a spin-off show titled Black Ops, which covered all black operations throughout World War 2, the Cold War, and up to the modern day. By 2011, the series changed again to Ghosts, which tells of tactics and weaponry from the past that are still in use today. Finally, in 2013 Advanced Warfare described hypothetical weaponry, armor, and technology that might be put to use in the near future.

If Ghosts aired on 2011 History Channel, it should have some Nostradamus/Aliens stuff, since it's the perfect title. For instance, "here's how Nostradamus foresaw how the Battle of X was going to be fought," or "Here's how aliens helped the Union win the Civil War".

I'm not saying it was ASBs, but it was totally ASBs. I could see the third episode of the Black Ops documentary taking a similar tone, what with how weirdly great the game's story is (I've yet to beat the campaign, and I've already got a theory that that the mind-upload of one of the corpses with electrodes wired to its skull in the Resonance facility has possessed Taylor through his cybernetic implant, and is behind his traitorous madness.

Thanks! I imagine that at one point the Russian lady will ask him if he has a problem with Communists to which he will reply: "Ma'am, I signed up to fight Nazis."

Anyways, continuing on:

Martian Manhunter/Green Arrow (1971-1983) was really a boon for both characters and it was a character drama and a first of it's kind social and political commentary on the state of America. In it, Green Arrow attempts to show Martian Manhunter "What America is really about". Manhunter's innocent questioning leads Ollie (and hopefully the readers, too) to question his lack of action in certain areas like social justice and racism.

The Outsiders (1983-1986) Building off of the success of MM/GA, The Outsiders replaced the aforementioned comic with an expanded team that included Metamorpho and Black Canary as part of a JLA Black Ops run by Batman although the team quickly goes rogue from Batman as many see him as a bit too extreme.

Martian Manhunter (1985-1996) was famously written by Alan Moore and definitely helped to "re-alienize" the Martian Manhunter who had been seen as becoming "too human" in recent years, while retaining his humanitarian streak which had resulted from character development during the MM/GA run. This is really Manhunter's golden years as many even began to see him as comparable to Superman.

Justice League of America (1996-2006) saw the reunification of the Justice League proper and really helped to establish Martian Manhunter as one of the "Big Seven" of DC Comics (which also included Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, and Steel).

Martian Manhunter (2006-2011) was a second run of Manhunter, but due to poor writing didn't do very well.

Detective Comics (2011-2016) was then headed by Martian Manhunter, who made a return to his roots as telepathic detective John Jones.

As a side effect of Martian Manhunter's increased popularity, the Green Lantern titles were all cancelled in the 1970s.

Your welcome.

Ghostbusters is a four season series that aired on the Sci-Fi channel from 2003-2007. The topic of the show were ways to explain supernatural events as well as highlight interesting hauntings and phenomena. Like many shows and productions by Sci-fi at the time, it appealed to open-minded skepticism and a rational approach rather than its later fascination with the occult. The show would slowly become more prone to being ambiguous with disproving hauntings as it adopted a more neutral position on the situation for ratings and to avoid the repeated campaigns made against the channels by conspiracy theorists. The scientific aspects would also slowly be dropped from the show, which combined with a change in hosts by the fourth season due to the original hosts quitting would be its worst showing and reason for cancellation.

Cool.

And now for a preview of something I will hopefully finish this decade:

"Hello, this is BBC World News with David Eades, filling in for John Oliver. Our top story is, as it has been for the past seven days, is: what is going on in the United States? Is it simply a govournment cover-up or something far, far worse? As the US Govournment clings to its torrid tale of a standard Rabies outbreak, we still do not know-"

"- YOU SELF-OBSSESSED TOXIC GIRL, LOVE YOU WITH POISON! GATEWAY TO HELL, GLORIOUS RUIN! TOXIC GIRL, SHE-DEVILRY, LITTLE MISS CATASTROPHE!-"

"- Mr. President? What do you have to say about accusations that excessive, even brutal tactics are supposedly being used to combat the Rabies epidemic?-"

"- I'm the Eyehole Man, and I say stay the f**k away from my Eyeholes!-"

"- Amelia Arsenic: Drunk and Disorderly or Full-On Rabid? As her bandmate Zoog von Rock says: "Alcohol! Ten Thousand dead vocalists can't be wrong!" And after the events of last night, he may have a point. Although, as video from the scene shows, he could also be completely wrong.-"

"- soldiers on the streets!? Graveyards bein' sealed off!? This ain't rabies! I reckon this is a full-on zombie apocalypse-"

"- will the Vault Hunters succeed in stopping Jack's maniacal plan to raise the Warrior? Will Lilith be rescued? Will anyone survive!? Watch Bordelands Animated on CW 4 Kids next Saturday morning to find out!-"

Finally, Jesse thinks, something good for kids...

 

[Electric Monk]

Prey 2
Human Head Studios / Bethesda Softworks
PS3, Xbox 360, September 2013

You walk through the classic sliding doors of science fiction and find your senses assaulted. Across the wide multilevel room stretching into neon distance sits a bar straight out of Blade Runner, if aliens were the customers; a future weapon whines and someone drops, gambled the wrong way against an incomprehensible sport flashing across walls that are also televisions; a holographic Most Wanted poster resolves pixel by pixel over a four-armed orange person, the bounty.

Your grappling hook comes up out of instinct and you find yourself whipping through the air attached to a lovingly rendered balcony, and drop behind the alien criminal. Stunned by surprise & future Taser he drops with detailed animation and physics, bouncing his head off the bar stool before sprawling out on the high resolution floor.

[...]

Prey 2 has the wrong name and the right ideas, fans of the original Prey have little to see here but anyone who enjoys a thinking person's shooter in sandbox levels--a futuristic bounty hunter version of the Hitman series--will feel right at home.
​

9/10​

 

[The Director]

Prey 2

Awesome! Reminds me to get crackin' on my Dead Rush scenario.

 

[Historyman 14]

Here my Borderlands 3 DLC/Spin-off game of a AU.

The Great, Bloody and Awsome Human-Eridian War

Travel to a different, yet not so different world to aid Humankind fight the Eridian Empire to save the Universe! (Well, really just Earth and Mankind for now, but you know, stuff happens.) Defend colonies with Colonial Administrator Aurelia. Recovered a super secret, (Awesome) Eridian box something for Chief Moxxi. Blow to hell ship yards with ex-terrorist Brick, rescue some soldiers with badass half Eridian super soldier Athena, fight off the Eridian Sirens Lilith, and Maya with the aid of Major Roland, and at the end of your little killing spree of all those poor Eridians, take part of the invasion of Pandora. (Petty epic right?)

(Theme and Trailer songs are Everybody Wants to Rule the World by band Tears for Fears, and The Trooper by Iron Maiden.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R-O3kYrDPbI

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2G5rfPISIwo )

(Thoughts? Anyone what's to add to this?)

 

[The Director]

Here my Borderlands 3 DLC/Spin-off game of a AU.

The Great, Bloody and Awsome Human-Eridian War

Travel to a different, yet not so different world to aid Humankind fight the Eridian Empire to save the Universe! (Well, really just Earth and Mankind for now, but you know, stuff happens.) Defend colonies with Colonial Administrator Aurelia. Recovered a super secret, (Awesome) Eridian box something for Chief Moxxi. Blow to hell ship yards with ex-terrorist Brick, rescue some soldiers with badass half Eridian super soldier Athena, fight off the Eridian Sirens Lilith, and Maya with the aid of Major Roland, and at the end of your little killing spree of all those poor Eridians, take part of the invasion of Pandora. (Petty epic right?)

(Theme and Trailer songs are Everybody Wants to Rule the World by band Tears for Fears, and The Trooper by Iron Maiden.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R-O3kYrDPbI

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2G5rfPISIwo )

(Thoughts? Anyone what's to add to this?)

Cool. It could tie in to Lady Aurelia's exploitation of the multiverse hinted at in my DLC scenario. Could use some work though. Also, my dad loves both Iron Maiden and Borderlands, so he would probably squee if they played The Trooper in Borderlands.

 

[Historyman 14]

Cool. It could tie in to Lady Aurelia's exploitation of the multiverse hinted at in my DLC scenario. Could use some work though. Also, my dad loves both Iron Maiden and Borderlands, so he would probably squee if they played The Trooper in Borderlands.

Thanks. I have some other ideas, but what do you think it's needs work on?

 

[The Director]

Thanks. I have some other ideas, but what do you think it's needs work on?

There are quite a few typos.

 

[Historyman 14]

There are quite a few typos.

My bad! Sorry about the grammar.

Anything else?

 

[The Director]

My bad! Sorry about the grammar.

Anything else?

No, that was all.