I hope wacky weird fantastical concepts will become the next big thing on television

[StellarAstro69]

Is there anyone here that agrees with that sentiment?

I think concepts like Scott Westerfeld's "Leviathan" series about a WW1 with steampunk machines and genetically engineered animals and Harry Turtledove's "Worldwar" series about an alien invasion during World War 2 would be cool if they had HBO level quality writers, directors, and actors.

I also like the concept of far future "Space Opera". I would love to see an HBO quality adaption of "Mass Effect", "Revelation Space", or Verner Vinge's "A Fire Upon the Deep".

How about a TV series where seasons 1-2 is set during an alternate steampunk WW1 then seasons 3-4 is an alternate WW2 with an alien invasion and the season after that is a space race with the final seasons being a space opera type story?

Would it be even possible to pull something like that off with the most talented people in the TV industry?

I really enjoyed "Marvel", "Game of Thrones", and "Stranger Things" but I hope the next big pop culture phenomenon is something that is not of a existing franchise.

Never was much of a "Trek" or "Wars" fan although I enjoyed the Star Wars movies.

Sadly it seems like the major corporations are so obsessed with milking existing franchises than taking chances with new stuff.

 

[Seaviewer]

I get where you're coming from. I miss the sixties when they weren't afraid to try some off the wall concepts that they wouldn't touch today.

 

[Dalekbuster523]

I do have an idea for one set in 60s Whitby, where a private detective swaps bodies with an autistic potwasher, and they investigate various supernatural mysteries whilst hoping it will lead them to answers regarding how they swapped bodies and how they can reverse it. The issue is finding a way to get established as a writer, which without having any prior credits anywhere and not having an agent is very difficult.

That's why I'm going to write a script for a much cheaper issue-led drama for the BBC Writersroom script first, and get it good in the hope that it can succeed in the Writersroom, and then I can use that to springboard a writing career, and eventually make Swappers In Crime.