The best TV pitches Revealed
Start picturing what's to come!
With thousands of ideas flowing into our Staff HQ for round one of our TV contest, we sure had a tough time selecting 10, so in the end we gave up and included 1 more... what can we say, it's an occupational hazard!
We picked some of the most promising story lines we found within different genres, stories we think will give you some great inspiration to create awesome pilot episodes and trailers!
Winning pitches are listed below in random order - Congratulations to the creators!
Remember, it's up to you to take it from here ››
WINNING PITCHES:
Creator: Toqqle
Title: A Dash Of Glam
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Synopsis:
Ivy has always been known as "the loser" at school. Her wishes to become as popular as Stasy, the most beautiful lady in the school, would soon become true when Chelsi from her school cast a spell on her. But, there was an accident in the spell, turning Ivy into Stasy. Ivy's body would then disappear off the face of the Earth. Ivy has to deal with Stasy's home life, Stasy's boyfriend, Stasy's modeling job, Stasy's secret affair with Mr.Paris, the english teacher, and finding a way to turn everything back to normal. Will she find a way out of this?
Characters:
Ivy: The main character; has a face only a mother can love. She's considered a "loser" at school. She's very timid and has a huge crush on Stasy's boyfriend, Nico.
Stasy: The most catty, yet beautiful girl to attend Knox High School. In a relationship with Nico Forrest, but is having an affair with her english teacher, Mr.Paris.
Chelsi: A witch who attends Knox High School with Stasy and Ivy. She has a good heart and likes to help out others. She makes a mistake in one of her spells on another student and banishes their body from Earth.
Nico: The popular, handsome, and very charming boyfriend of Stasy. He's the captain of the football team and is being cheated on with Mr.Paris.
Mr.Paris: The handsome and very demanding teacher of Stasy. He kisses Stasy after class one day and she lets him, therefore cheating on Nico. He falls in love with Stasy, trying to convince her parents she needs tutoring and that he can tutor her.
Creator: rebalpenguiV2
Title: Show Time!
Genre: Musical, Drama
Synopsis:
Life can be hard for any average American teenagers, but for the students at school for the badly behaved, Scunsworth Elementary, and performing arts school for the stars, StageShine, the ever growing feud between the two schools is making it a whole lot worse!
In a final desperate attempt to stop the battle, e headmasters from each school come up with a devious plan to make the schools work together.. A once in a life time performance where Hip Hop will meet Broadway Show Choir in an unmissable show..
But will it bring the students at Scunsworth Elementory and StageShine closer together.. Or even further apart..?
Characters:
Alisha [Scunsworth]: This 15 year old girl from New York has an attitude.. And isn't afraid to show it! But will her secret ambition to sing finally come out, or will her parents only still hold her back..
Jonah [Scunsworth]: This 16 year old boy has seen his fair share of pain.. But this only improves his rapping to screate an emotional roller coaster to anyone listening.
Lindsay [StageShine]: This 14 year old girl is the talk of the show choir world, but is her arrogance holding her back?
Anton [StageShine]: This 15 year old boy has been thrust into the world of singing.. But will he be able to fulfill his real dream of becoming a singer..?"
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"Glee", "Step Up"
Creator: Phreq
Title: Freaks on Parade
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis:
United by their love for costume conventions, walkie talkies and fear of anything mainstream; Jessie, Zebedee, Lauren, Zach and Demetris spend most of their day at U.A High with walkie talkie in hand and costumes at ready.
Mission: To save the world.
Danger level: Practically into minus 1000.
When the not so fabulous five return from summer break their whole world is turned upside down; Strange occurrences ensue. Will they be able to step up to the mark? Or will they sit with their heads in the sand when it really matters.
Each episode features the students trying to settle back in to every day school life after last weeks drama. Successful relaxation time? Around 00.06 seconds.
New Mission: Kick, Vampire, Alien and Monster butt.
Danger level: Practically over 1000.
The series is a twist of comedy and action. Whilst mainly successful in what they do, the hiccups along the way will be humorous and entertaining to watch and not over played. Will it all prove to much for a group of socially awkward friends from Ohio?
Characters:
Jessie: Face palm girl. (Does she honestly think those ears are going to catch on?)
Zebedee: The not so hot, hot stud. (How's it going la-... Guess they were busy.)
Demetris: The Mexican with broken english. (We going to have crazy fun!)
Zach: The elitist gamer. (I wonder if he realized I stopped listening when he mentioned the word game.)
Lauren: The animé artist (Do not disturb when concealed behind fringe)
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"Inbetweeners"
Creator: pancakeparty
Title: Saturday Night FEVER
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Synopsis:
Researchers at the Habbo Research Lab come across a new virus -- one that infects the brain and causes the victim to continually dance. They feel like they have it under control. However, soon, every club soars in popularity, pushing all other rooms off the list. It's nearly impossible to get a space on the dance floor now, and the researchers' worst dreams have come true: the virus has spread, turning into an epidemic. Will they find out who released the dangerous sample into the hotel? Or, more importantly, can they stop it before the other Habbo floors crash from dis-population -- or if the virus mutates, worse?
Characters:
Dr. Caitlin Cheng: Head researcher, very tall, powerful, intelligent, caring, brunette, stunningly pretty, leads all research.
Dr. Clint Herrick: Assistant researcher, logical, good problem-solver, observant, high sex appeal, very good looking, leads rescue efforts.
Vincent Stracchino: Owner of club empire, determined to stop researchers at all costs as the popularity of his rooms soars, scheming, ruthless, tall and muscular
Tanya King: Runs quarantined refuge center to prevent spread of virus. Powerful and strict, but caring at heart and determine to keep her refuges safe, works with researchers, short and faintly pretty.
Malique King - Tanya's 7-year old child who gets trapped on the club floor, prompting a rescue effort; chubby-cheeked and adorable but dangerously naive.
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"Jericho", "House MD", "Bones"
Creator: oobylicious
Title: The Secrets of Gabriel
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Synopsis:
A mysterious, handsome stranger arrives in town. He is quiet, polite, and has an air of danger surrounding him.
Unbeknown to the people of the town, our mysterious boy hails from a magical land far away called Sandalphon. The land is cloaked by enchantments so no unsuspecting humans would wander into the midst.
Our hero, Gabriel, is a Prince of Sandalphon. He has escaped his homeland after an enemy made an attempt on his life. His enemy has followed him, but Gabriel has the power of illusions and he attempts to throw his opponent off the track. When Gabriel finds himself deep in suburbia, the first person he meets is the no nonsense, beautiful, Emelia. She takes his breath away. He falls in love instantly, but she is not so smitten.
The first season revolves around Gabriel trying his hardest to win the love of Emelia, whilst trying to stay hidden from his mortal enemy.
Characters:
Gabriel: Our brave, and magical hero. He is intelligent, handsome, and strong, but he is so lonely. He has the power of illusions.
Emelia: She is an ordinary human, but so very beautiful. She is smart, fair, and won't take crap from anyone! Will she fall for Gabriel?
BlackShadow: The evil sorcerer who is after Gabriel. But what does he want?
Creator: GamesMaster94
Title: Into the Void
Genre: Cometion (Comedy + Action)
Synopsis:
It's all about a space-explorer, Mondo Robertson, from the year 2038 who goes into a black hole in search of what really is in there. Through the black hole, he's transported through space-time to an alternate universe in the 1975, where almost everything is the same as our universe... except, of course, our hero's family doesn't exist! With absolutely no idea of 1970s life, and a handful of oddball companions, our hero needs to find a way back to his universe. But when the time comes, will he want to go back?
Characters:
Mondo Robertson: The Hero
Rosso Letham: New Best Friend
Fistaar Scott: The Other Best Friend
Siara Rouge: The Hero's love interest
Dave: Mystery man, no second name
Creator: Devlik
Title: Hell's Freezing
Genre: Reality, Sports
Synopsis:
Aspiring Freeze athletes are a dime a dozen. With an injury sidelining legendary Freeze master, Bonzai, and the winter Habbolympics rapidly approaching, 4 Habbos will seek the tutelage of brash, bobba-mouthed athlete in order to gain the edge needed to earn a spot on the Habbolympic squad. Challenges will include freeze-dodging, snowball speed throws, and power-up collection, among others.
But as our upstarts are soon to discover... earning Bonzai's respect will take a lot more than just skating by.
Characters:
Bonzai: renowned Freeze master tasked with finding a Habbo worthy of his spot on the winter Habbolympic Freeze squad. Angry, brutally honest, no patience for errors or babying.
Monty: an entitled, spoiled Habbo with more credits than coordination. While naturally gifted at Freeze, his arrogance may be his downfall when pitted head-to-head with a humbling a la Bonzai.
Penzai: Bonsai's free-spirited son. He has no desire to follow in his father's frozen footsteps, but is pressured into competing in order to maintain the honor of their family's name in the sports world.
Anna: tough-as-nails minor league Freeze sweetheart who is out to prove she's more than ready to play with the big boys.
Deuces: a bodybuilder with a dubious past. He seeks to erase his notoriety through the glory of the gold medal.
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"Hell's Kitchen", "WWE Tough Enough"
Creator: Bullet
Title: I Just Came To Say Hello
Genre: Drama
Synopsis:
In the world of Habbotopia, everyone has a teleport in their house. Who wouldn't? They're the most useful things ever.
But when the teleport system breaks down, no-one can find out what the error is. There is a serious glitch in that when you step into your teleport - you could end up absolutely anywhere!
Join Miku, Ailsa and Sam help the tele victims as people from all over the planet, as the most obscure, unlikely and diverse locations, visit their houses.
Characters:
Miku: sarcastic and sharp-minded but accommodating
Ailsa: helpful and sympathetic
Aaron: finds the situation hilarious, very go-with-the-flow
Creator: :DeathScythe
Title: The Chasers
Genre: Sci Fi, Fantasy
Synopsis:
Once there was a peaceful world ruled by kingdoms in different continents. They gathered peace and order in their land. Everything changed when the evil Queen of Darkness, KazeAaze came to the land to spread evil and war. The peaceful forests are corrupted, undead raised from the graveyard, monsters all over the kingdom of Sedrin and Kanavan from Bermesia Continent.
The kingdoms fought for their land, others failed and fall under the Dark Lord and was controlled by him. There was Chaos everywhere, Darkness has ruled over.
A group of Teenagers have each unique talents in battle gathered and the group called "Grand Chase" was formed, they came from different kingdoms, different attitudes, different beliefs, but friendship made them even stronger than anyone else. Having their different reasons of joining the Grand Chase, they fight in the battle hoping they will regain the peace once their land had before.
In long days gone, a kingdom lived in the shadow of portals that surrounded it. They were portals to another dimension, where evil demons marched to wage against neighboring kingdoms. But there were also good demons led by Dio, who fought to stop the evil demons’ reign of terror. After the war, the demons returned to their dimension and their portals sealed.
Now the seals to the portals are slowly breaking, and it won’t be long until evil takes over. Chaos plagues the land and only the Grand Chase can restore the balance!
When numerous portals opened up that led to the gates of a long-suffering kingdom, the demons saw their chance to wreck havoc on the outside world. And so began a war between mankind and demons that lasted for many years. But while his demon brothers enjoyed the carnage of war, Dio saw only sadness, pain and suffering. He did not want to be a part of that legend.
And so, Dio turned his back on his demonic heritage and rebelled against the demons. He fought tooth and nail and blade, until the war was ended and the portals to his dimension were sealed forevermore.
But now, the magic sealing off the portals was weakening, and Dio will soon come face-to-face with his destiny. A destiny that begins in the ranks of the Grand Chase!
Characters:
Elesis - a female swordsman of Kanavan, She is a talented fencer who was trained by her
father to use sword since birth. Having heard rumors about KazeAaze in the Sedrin Kingdom, Elesis joined the Grand Chase in disguise in hopes of finding her father.
Lire - the Elves and the humans discovered that KazeAaze was responsible for the havoc that plagued the continent. The Elves have decided to continue investigating KazeAaze, and formed the Elven Corps to combat her evil. Lire is a member of the Elven Corps that has joined the Grand Chase on behalf of the
Elves.
Arme: is a cheerful mage from Sedrin, the Kingdom of Magic. Her natural talent with magic earned her a membership in the Violet Magic Guild, the greatest guild of the Sedrin Kingdom at an early age. She has mastered both Black and White Magic, but her curiosity about magic is insatiable. Arme decided to join the Grand Chase, hoping to find KazeAaze and study the Quee of Darkness' powerful magic.
Sieghart: Estimated around 600 years old, is a well known swordsman in the ancient Kanavan Kingdom. His list of achievements is uncanny and can't be compared to anyone during his time. One of his adventures told from generations to generations is the time he went on Rage Mode and single handedly slayed 100 Goblins with one blow.
Dio: Dio was born in darkness, living his days in a dimension where his savage demon brethren lived for the joy of conquest and war.
Think...
The game, "Grand Chase"
Creator: ,97
Title: Living After Life
Genre: Action, Horror, Drama & Adventure
Synopsis:
In the city of Erie, a small city located in the north western part of Pennsylvania with a population of just over 100,000, a deadly virus outbreak took the lives of thousands. The problem was… they didn't stay dead.
The city had been a central point of biotechnology, working in a top facility which had been created not so long ago; to work on the vaccines and cures for new strains of viruses. What they didn't know was the materials they were experimenting with was in fact a new strain of a new virus which had never been discovered by the scientists. What they didn't realise was that if it was to be exposed, it could do deadly damage. Much to their disadvantage the facilities top computer which monitored security systems malfunctioned and shut down, this caused the casing containing the virus to demobilise and leave the tubes containing the strain of virus vulnerable, electrics caused a spark which hit and knocked the tubes that the virus was kept in this then unleashed the virus. This turned in to a biohazard, the virus swept through by airborne into the facilities air conditioning units, infecting the scientists and members of staff working there, this is something they could not contain.
Soon the virus escaped, it traveled through the country quicker than any strain of virus ever did, soon it swept across almost the entire population of the world even the animals. The reason why… the people infected died almost instantly, but.. they didn't stay dead… they came back almost alive, but changed, they turned into humans who fed on the flesh of humans, some sort of cannibals or zombies? Whoever had been bitten or even scratched would leave them vulnerable and possibly become infected.
The panic became overwhelmed, people tried fleeing infected areas, some took refuge in their own homes but some put up a fight against these.. creatures.
Governments of countries took refuge in underground bunkers, however some had been overrun by the infected. All broadcasting stations were halted, all that was seen was "not in service" image. The armies tried setting up camps as a safe haven however these were also overrun by the amassing numbers of infected.
Follow the journeys of survivors and people they meet trying to find refuge and a safe place to start a new life, where they can be protected from harm, surely there is still some legislation in the world.
The infected are not their only problem, with gangs now taking the towns and cities for their own you must watch out… from all directions.
Characters:
Officer Mike Johnson: A Erie police officer who was away on business, he received a distress call for help. Mike has been in the police force for 7 years and has worked for the US government on many occasions. He is a very humble person and is dedicated to his job, he helped a squadron in a town in Erie and takes refuge in the local police station.
Rachel Moore: A member of staff who works in Erie's town hall, when she heard the news from her husband before anyone else she left her post causing her bosses to outrage at what she was doing. She left to go home to take care of her kids and then met with her husband. Rachel is a family oriented woman, she will do anything to keep her family safe.
Simon Moore: The husband of Rachel, he is the cities Senator, he has also been an aid to the US government under the previous presidents administration, but decided to work in his home town to be with his wife and children. Simon is optimistic and has become successful in getting to where he is now.
Danny Crawford: A former criminal, who escaped from prison during the outbreak, when the police fled the stations it is rumoured members of staff released them. After the release Danny got a group together and he became one of the big gang leaders roaming and looting the streets of Erie, they were the first gang to carry firearms and known for using the Erie' general hospital as their base, it soon became a fortress. Danny is a monstrous person, he doesn't take no for an answer and always wants more than what he already has.
Victoria Connors: A girl, aged 15. She has not become infected. People call her the invincible one however she has the immunity to tackle the virus, nobody knows why as this is a new strain of virus. Victoria is timid and very scared about the whole situation, half of her family have died and only has her parents and grandparents left.
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"The Walking Dead"
Creator: Xast
Title: Habbo affairs
Genre: Reality, News
Synopsis:
Broadcasting live from the Habbo news room, Habbo affairs will scoop out the dirty lies and rotten affairs hidden in the back of the hotel. Wouldn't you like to know what goes on when Habbos take the elevator to the lobby? Well, we've placed hidden cameras for you to find out..
Characters:
The intelligent news reporter: Digs out the latest dirt from the hotel
Robert: stingy and mean person who goes from girlfriend to girlfriend using them for Credits
Amanda: charming and kind ex girlfriend of Robert's
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"TMZ", "Today Tonight" or "ACA"
Creator: Verai
Title: The Pixel-Pet Wrangler
Genre: Animal, Educational, Comedy
Synopsis:
Stewart (Stewie) Irvin, the pet wrangler, roams the hotel in search of wildlife in exotic rooms. When he comes in contact with such wildlife, he gives the viewers educational information including the dangers, or history of said animal. In some cases he may even have to wrangle himself up a crocodile or two, to get them to a much safer room location. The possibilities are endless, especially with the amount of new wildlife entering this exotic hotel!
Characters:
Stewart Irvin - courageous, outgoing, animal rights activist.
Torri Irvin (Wife of Stewart Irvin) - animal rights activist, occasionally tags along and helps in episodes on the show.
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"The Crocodile Hunter"
- Habbo Staff
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Congrats to the winners.
-Velma.
---------- Post added 30-09-2011 at 08:24 PM ----------
I just wanted to show everyone, the entry I entered.
" Velma Tell Em`Mysteries
Crime
Mysteries? Scooby Snacks? Ghost, and Goblins hiding beneath undercover identities. Calls for the Mystery Inc gang to solve these mysteries. The show would be based upon, the hit cartoon characters, of Scooby Doo. Velma as the host, speaking to the audience of "How we figured out who was behind the mask." Daphne, Fred, and Shaggy and Scooby Doo, would be on the scene going to the scenes of the crimes, and showing the audience the clues, and even give them the secrets of how we found out who were behind the mask all along. Velma would talk to the audience, and ask them many questions.
Velma. Daphne. Fred. Shaggy. Scooby Doo.
Scooby Doo Mystery Inc, Show.
Solving mysteries, is one tough job. But only few can accomplish it. The Scooby Doo gang, can solve it. You should pick this show because it'll bring out the kid inside that person. It's an educational show as well, because we'll give detail by detail of how to catch an monster, if anyone is up for it. Jinkes, I hope you pick this show. It would be an hit! Everyone loves Scooby Doo. "
