I have at least two ideas for hacks and no time to formalise them. Instead, I donate these ideas to medical science.

I have at least two ideas for hacks and no time to formalise them. Instead, I donate these ideas to medical science.

First one is Clerks in the Dark, being a kind of crazy office sim. You have your lowly team, trying to up your pay grade and resources. It’s set in the kind of faceless, horrible corporate entity represented in Office Space, Clerks and The Office (the British one), where nobody is entirely sure what the purpose of the company is.

The second idea is that of a crew of writers, producers, directors, actors and others putting together a sitcom. I was thinking Blades in the Perk or some other 90s sitcom reference, but I can’t quite nail it. Anyway, here scores are clearly episodes, tier translates roughly to a network, and coin is ratings or budget. But woe betide the crew who gets too many complaints. Here the actions should be forked from comedy, tragedy and backstage skills.

Actually I don’t really see why this wouldn’t work for programmes other than sitcoms, but the idea was delicious.

I did also think of one about intelligence agencies versus terror cells, but it was probably a bit close to the bone. It could only really be good if it was in the spirit of Four Lions or War on Terror!, because otherwise it would totally take itself too seriously.

Anyway, enjoy or don’t, your call.