| Perhaps it's the lateness of the hour, but I had this idea strike me after
| I watched the pilot for the new Fantasy Island series.  I have my hands
| full with my current series, so I wouldn't be able to write a
| pilot episode
| for awhile.  Here's my idea...
|
| On the TV series Fantasy Island, people show up to live out their
| fantasies
| over a weekend of time.  Every show, there are new guests with new
| fantasies.  I was thinking (and I blame the lateness of the hour again)
| that it might make for a fun multi-author series, since the show is
| episodic in nature.  There is also usually a trick to each fantasy, so the
| guest seems to learn something about life or themselves.  No fantasy seems
| to end perfectly.
|
| I was thinking... would any other authors on this list be willing to write
| self-contained episodes?  I would be willing to act as series
| editor, and I
| have an idea or two for the pilot episode.  The FFML could give Nielsen
| ratings for each episode that gets released. :)
|
| So, tell me honest... does this idea sound stupid, or fun?

Believe it or not, it's been done. Professionally. I'm surprised Happosai
didn't pick up on it. Either that, or I've gone off on one of my wild
extrapolatory rants again. But...

Washu-chan's Dimension Tuner or whatever technobabble name she called it
essentially created perfect worlds for everyone who was - fortunate?
unfortunate? stupid? - enough to mess with it. And, when push came to shove,
Ryoko had to give up her own perfect world because she wanted Tenchi's
affections in the real world and not just some fantasy. Or something like
that.

At any rate, why not have the Mihoshi Law of Thermodynamics kick in just as
Washu-chan's perfecting the device yet again and have it warp reality so
that she is owner/operator of Fantasy Island, with not one but TWO
diminutive sidekicks with annoying voices! Or some similar thing with the
tuner ending up in Mr. Rourke's hands, perhaps.

But what you speak of has actually been done to effect in anime. Thought
you'd like to know.

--G. Falconar

And anyone who attempts to equate the TWPOS with the Love Boat is in for
some Deep Hurting.