My next career move will have sharks

[pbray]

Turns out the Yellowstone supervolcano is 2.5 times larger than previously thought (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25312674). mizkit and I agree this calls for a new Syfy movie, in the tradition of Supervolcano, Super Eruption, etc. All we need is to file the serial numbers off an old script, throw in a handful of sharks a la Sharknado, and we're good to go. We could probably write the whole thing in an afternoon.

This post started as a joke, but now I'm halfway convinced that we could do this, and get Syfy to buy the movie rights.

Comments

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Go for it!

[pbray.livejournal.com]

We're pretty close to a pitch letter over on twitter, though we've now added a subplot with grizzlies menancing tourists (bears were mutated by eating GMO salmon), and a scene with a picnic basket containing marmalade.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I guess I'll have to miss that. I post to Twitter, but following it overwhelms me.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I follow a small number of people, and I'm fairly random about when I check in. Sometimes I don't log on for a few days.

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

only halfway? for syfy, that is a high quality movie !

[pbray.livejournal.com]

*grins*

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Can't hurt to pitch it. :)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

It's not the worst idea have had today....

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

Fred Pohl used the supervolcano as a set-up to the society in his last novel -- not that that would prevent anyone from using it again.

Especially not in a disaster movie.

(But I wouldn't go see it, and I don't think I'd enjoy writing the script.)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it could be done well, but if we're aiming for Syfy, home of Sharknado and Megapython vs Gatoroid, we'd basically launch with Supervolcano, throw in stock characters, add a subplot with mutant bears or sharks, or perhaps sentient salmon, and we're good to go.

[califmole.livejournal.com]

If you agree to add dinosaurs, I'll co-write :-)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Hmm, tempting.