Midweek Mission: Ungeek This

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This was running around in my head as I coughed myself to sleep last night: what would various geek titles (of TV shows, movies, maybe books) represent if they were used for non-geek subject matter?

So, here’s your midweek mission: pick a few geek titles, and pitch me their ungeeky cousin concepts, here in the comments.

I’ll start with a couple examples (feel free to use the same titles):

Doctor Who – Think “the lone ranger” crossed with “doctors without borders” and a dash of “House” on a feel-good bender. Man loses his medical license for doing the right thing, but still wants to help people, so he travels the globe administering care and solving medical mysteries. Who was that masked surgeon?

The Cape – Clearly “the Cape” in this title is a geographic feature. Think 90210 with a rocky coastline. Old money collides with hard-life fisher families.

My kid needs me back, so that’s as far as I can go right now. Over to you!

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  • Jason

    Star Trek: A relaunch of “I’m A Celebrity; Get Me Out Of Here!” where B- and C-List notables try and survive a hike up the length of the Appalachian Trail.
    Babylon 5: A coming of age story of a group of friends growing up on Long Island, NY.

  • Shecky

    Babylon 5: A group of polyglots travels around the globe, using their unequalled ability in language to solve crimes and find the truth.

  • http://www.captainindigo.wordpress.com CapnIndigo

    Babylon 5 – A privately owned resort somewhere in the Caribbean. Follows the drama of the staff and guests as the owners resist being run out of business by the high-priced corporate resorts.

  • http://xer0rules.wordpress.com Xer0Rules

    Heros:

    A family sitcom centered around a sandwich shop in Brooklyn. The show gives us the trials and tribulations of a family trying to live in today’s world being supported by whatever money the shop can generate. Toss in a rebellious teenage daughter, a precocious 12 year old son and a mother-in-law living with them who thinks her daughter could have done better with her life.

  • http://www.deadlyfredly.com/ Fred Hicks

    Three fantastic and very different Babylon 5′s already. I’m loving it. :)

  • http://www.captainindigo.wordpress.com CapnIndigo

    Lol That’s kinda amazing that everybody went straight for Babylon 5.

    • http://www.deadlyfredly.com/ Fred Hicks

      Big points to someone who manages to ungeek Battlestar Galactica. ;)

  • http://www.captainindigo.wordpress.com CapnIndigo

    The Dresden Files – Light hearted series about a couples councilor who can’t follow her own advice.

  • http://www.captainindigo.wordpress.com CapnIndigo

    Just for you Fred ;)

    Battlestar Galactica – Celebrity chefs compete to see who has the best cruise line fair as they take a canal trip down the Seine. Daytrips to famous French foody locals.

  • Edward

    Battle Star Galactica:
    Poorly translated title of an Asian Idol knockoff. Think Miss Universe beauty pageant but with nothing but the “talent” bit.

    Star Trek:
    Cross country rally race with aging “celebrities”. Its like Amazing Race meets VH1′s Where are They Now.

    Eureka
    A serial (prime time soap opera) TV program about the drama of small town life in Eureka California.

  • http://www.johnraingame.com Justin D. Jacobson

    This is fun.

    Star Wars – D-List actors in skimpy outfits play paintball in a byzantine architectural landscape. One team wins by shooting a target not much bigger than two meters.

    The Matrix – Think “A Beautiful Mind” with a less happy ending. A mathematician descends into madness as he tries to derive a proof for the existence of God, i.e., the Architect of the Universe.

    • http://ApopheniaEvolved.com Dusty

      Hmm, I feel like your Matrix might still be too geeky.

      The Matrix – A middle age math teacher falls in love and begins a journey of love and family that you will never forget.
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    • http://ApopheniaEvolved.com Dusty

      [[Cheese image showing a grid (matrix) of the different characters]]

      For some reason the comments ate this section in my other comment because it thought it might be unapproved html.

  • http://www.skyseastone.net/jvstin/ Paul

    Stargate
    A tense political drama set in 17th century England, as intrigue, scandal, and corruption threaten the most secret and powerful court under Charles I.

  • Scott Anderson

    Battle: Star Galatica.
    Ex-Professional wrestler Star Galatica walks the long road to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. A reality show about redemtion and passion with a healthy dose of flying dropkicks.

  • http://spiritoftheblank.blogspot.com Mike Olson

    Firefly: Quirky TNT series about a reformed arsonist turned arson investigator.

  • drnuncheon

    I think that doctor show pretty much exists as the manga Black Jack.

    Smallville – a drama/soap opera about a group of good-looking teens growing up in a small Kansas town. (Hmm…)

    Batman – a former major league baseball player, recovering from both a career-wrecking injury and a divorce, takes a coaching job at his former high school while trying to raise his daughter, Robin.

    Blake’s 7 – Regina Blake is the new girl in school, and head cheerleader Sara Vilan has it in for her. But Reg and an unlikely band of TV-friendly outcasts plan to turn the schools social pyramid on it’s head. Think Revenge of the Nerds combined with Glee.

  • http://www.deadlyfredly.com/ Fred Hicks

    Love it! Keep em coming.

  • http://jessecoombs.livejournal.com/ jessecoombs

    The Invisibles: A 3-part documentary about children factory workers in China.

    Quantum Leap: A one scene, 2 man play by David Mamet where German physicist and professor Philipp von Jolly tries to talk his student, Max Planck (the future founder of quantum theory) out of going into physics. I looked this stuff up on wikipedia and came across this quote, of which the second part would be a wonderful tagline: “in this field, almost everything is already discovered, and all that remains is to fill a few holes.”

  • gaelvin

    X-Men: A documentary series about individuals who have undergone gender-reassignment.

  • Reverance Pavane

    Forbidden Planet – Travel documentary. This week the Lonely Planet team visits Chernobyl, Atomic City 54, Groom Lake, Maralinga, the real Loch Ness, and the Waukaringa Hotel.

    When Worlds Collide – Romantic comedy. They come from diffreent worlds: Jess is an uptown girl; Dave is a loser from the wrong side of the tracks. Who could ever predict that they would find happiness after a chance collision on the I54.

    Silent Running – Documentary about Kenyan long-distance runner Ezekiel Kemboi and his training for the Olympics.

    Metropolis – Documentary series about the growth of the American supercities.

    The Time Machine – Documentary on the competition for the British Admiralty’s £20,000 Longitude Prize, which finally resulted in Harrison designing his marine chronometer.

    This Island Earth – Fijian gardening programme.

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – Probably the worst adaption of the RMS Titanic disaster ever made.

    The Invisible Man – Documentary about the plight of the new homeless and how they are ignored.

    Clash of the Titans – Claymation documentary about the Tennessee Titans football team on their trip to last year’s Superbowl.

  • Max

    Logan’s Run – A documentary series about Logan, a former marathon runner who lost a leg in a car accident and is learning how to use his new prosthetic limb by training for the NYC marathon.

    The Last Star-fighter: A ‘Thunderdome’ style reality series where B-list celebrities fight it out to the applause of the blood-thirsty masses until only one remains.

  • http://www.ambushalleygames.com Peggy

    Fringe: A hard hitting look at the homeless and others who live on the fringe of society.

    Super! Natural!: Animal Planet’s newest show all about “Super Animals!” who defy death or are stronger than they appear.

    The Lord of the Rings: Three circuses compete in this newest reality show to earn their ringmaster the title of Lord of the Rings.

    Lost?: An infomercial about the newest gps device and how you will never hear your wife tell you that you are lost again.

  • Michael

    Mad Max – a documentary series about Max and his struggle to control his anger management problems.

    Videodrome – a romantic comedy about a shy videostore worker who attempts to make a girl notice him by planting secret messages in the cassettes he sells her.

   
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