Siri Alexa Love Story

Idea: A musical loosely based on Romeo and Juliet where Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri fall in love with each other. Also: they know everything except how to love; if Alexa and Siri fall in love with each other, they won't need humans anymore, and they'll lead a robot apocalypse and kill us all. Or they'll take control of our minds and use us as vessels to consummate their love

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 43

Louie Michael (Twitter: @LouTheSurgeon, Podcast: Free Consultation)
Shelly Smith (Podcast: Reads And Weeds)
Nick "Martin"
Perry Menken (Twitter: @perry_menken)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Localized Movies

Idea: To create multiple versions of the same movie, each one for a different geographic region (using that region as a green screen backdrop and using supporting actors from that region). There would be many versions of the same movie in the US (like maybe in Seattle, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville) and a large percentage of the scenes would look totally different. Also: selling half-completed movies (with celebrities scenes and big action scenes completed) to other movie studios in other countries to complete making that country's version of the movie using local actors; telling award-winning actors to "act worse" because if their acting is too good it might make the acting of the local supporting actors unwatchable

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 42

Eric Fadie (Twitter: @bigedetroitcast)
Tim Reaburn (Twitter: @timrebrn)
John Eric Ballinger (Twitter: @Glubchuck44)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Cracking Up (Movie)

Idea: A deeply personal dark comedy movie (loosely based on a real person) about a young female comic's struggles with schizophrenia Also: living with a person with mental illness, family secrets of mental illness repeating themselves

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 41

Avery Sommerfeld (Facebook: @crazeecomedy, YouTube: Funny News)
DC Bradley (Instagram: @dcbradleyonig)
Steven G Sullivan
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Dogpocalypse

Idea (NSFW): An absurdist futuristic sci-fi movie where a genetically modified half-human half-cat villain tries to destroy all dogs, and a hero has to genetically modify himself to be half-human half-dog in order to breed with the last living dog. Also: the possible cruelty of shooting movies using animals

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 39

Myles De Leeuw (Twitter: @mylesdeloser)
Jon Mullinix (Instagram: @mullinixjon)
JR Williams (Twitter: @jrstandsup)
John Sopkowicz (Twitter: @sopkowits)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Movie Premiere Comedy Showcase

Idea: A show which consists of live standup comedy followed by a movie premiere (such as a Marvel movie). The show is located in a movie theater, and the comedians sometimes do comedy which is loosely related to the movie. Also: how to run shows in movie theaters, falling asleep as an emcee of a midnight show

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 38

Garri Madera (Twitter: @garcom)
Gerrit Elzinga (Twitter: @GerritElzinga, Podcast: This Better Be Good)
Shane Dials (Twitter: @ShaneDials)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Jurassic Park Theme Bar

Idea: A bar themed after the movie Jurassic Park. The bar tap would be amber with a mosquito in it. There'd be themed drink names, such as "Clever Girl" and "Hold On To Your Butts". Behind the bar, there 'd be a mural of a shirtless Jeff Goldblum. In the parking lot, there'd be an upside-down car, and a toilet sitting nearby with a bunch of broken boards on the ground next to it

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 38

Garri Madera (Twitter: @garcom)
Gerrit Elzinga (Twitter: @GerritElzinga, Podcast: This Better Be Good)
Shane Dials (Twitter: @ShaneDials)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Lego-izing Every Movie

Idea: To make Lego versions of all movies (because the first two Lego movies were so awesome). Also: Lego Citizen Kane, Lego 13 Going on 30, a Lego Instagram filter for all existing movies, Lego standup comedy; a real-life Lego person (a guy in a Lego costume) would be terrifying

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 31

Diego Attanasio (Twitter: @DiegoComedy)
Justin Covington (Twitter: @JCov1 )
Bret Hayden (Twitter: @ComedyRumble)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit (PodcastDetroit.com)

Car Dealership Murder Mystery

Idea: A comedic murder mystery play similar to the movie "Clue" which takes place in a racially-diverse car dealership during a big car sale. Also: your coworkers at the car dealership are being killed off but you don't run away or call the police because their deaths mean that you'll get more sales commissions, the worst customers at a used car dealership are white women who are retired schoolteachers

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 30

Bree Pratt formerly Brian Pratt
Joe Morgan (Instagram: @jomoworx4u )
Peggy Beattie (Twitter: @Peggy4859)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Breakfast Club Musical

Idea: A musical remake of the 1985 teen movie "The Breakfast Club". Also: questioning whether the 80s "goth" and "burnout" stereotypes from the movie are still relevant, casting the burnout kid from the 80s movie as the stuffy principle in the musical remake, making the audience of the musical sit in uncomfortable school desks like they're in detention with the cast

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 30

Bree Pratt formerly Brian Pratt
Joe Morgan (Instagram: @jomoworx4u )
Peggy Beattie (Twitter: @Peggy4859)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Squawkbox

Idea: A series of soundproof rooms (called "squawkboxes") along the walls of a movie theater in which small groups of people can talk to each other and use their cell phones while watching the movie. Also: themed squawkboxes such as "hotel room squawkboxes" and "parental lounge squawkboxes" and "singles bar squawkboxes", types of movies that would be best for squawkboxes

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 29

Brett Mercer (Twitter: @brettmercer_)
Corey Rice (Facebook: @coreyrice)
Bryan Harrison (Podcast: moistdefinatelypodcast.com)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit (PodcastDetroit.com)

Animation Studio Sitcom

Idea: A smart, topical, and meta sitcom about workers at an animation studio who never get to finish their movie because real world news keeps necessitating plot changes. Also: not knowing the plot of the movie you're animating, releasing the movie that the animators are creating in the sitcom as an actual movie, manipulating world events to match the movie you're working on

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 29

Brett Mercer (Twitter: @brettmercer_)
Corey Rice (Facebook: @coreyrice)
Bryan Harrison (Podcast: moistdefinatelypodcast.com)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit (PodcastDetroit.com)

Choose-Your-Adventure Movies

Idea: Choose-your-adventure movies in movie theaters, where the audience votes what happens next. Also: possible fights if the rest of the audience wants to go the same direction you've already seen

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 25

Ken Witzgall (Twitter: @KenWitzgall42)
Scott Fischer (Instagram: @scottimscott)
Justin Mcleod (Twitter: @jibtron_zero)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit (PodcastDetroit.com)

Perks of Being Ghosted Movie

Idea: A romantic comedy movie where a woman dates a ghost and then, when the relationship fails, she "ghosts him". Also: Ouija board Tinder, murder as ghost marriage, passive-aggressive relationship fights between humans and ghosts, Ghost Dad

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 20

Joel Fragomeni (Podcast: joelradio.net)
Branden Milsk (Twitter: @BrandenMilsk)
Sophia Spagnuolo (Twitter: @SophiaZada)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded live at Podcast Detroit (PodcastDetroit.com)

City of the Dead

Idea: To reuse polluted/unusable land in torn down Detroit neighborhoods as cemeteries. Also: to preserve ruins of architecturally impressive buildings in Detroit to use as tourist attractions (like the ruins of ancient Rome), to film apocalyptic movies and zombie movies in Detroit

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 17

Mark Sweetman (Twitter: @MarkTSweetman, Ann Arbor Tonight)
Doug Glidden (Facebook: @doug.glidden.7)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Forrest Gump 2 Still Running

Idea: A parody sci-fi sequal to the movie Forrest Gump, where Forrest Gump lives as artificial intelligence in a computer, plays Pong instead of Ping Pong, takes over Skynet, and blows up the world in order to destroy all pornographic digital pictures of Jenny

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 14

Erich Laux (Twitter: @ErichJLaux)
Scott Wilding (Twitter: @Wilding138)
Michael Dinkelis (Twitter: @MichaelDinkelis)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Open Mic Comedian Movie

Idea: A fictional movie about the trials and tribulations of open-mic comedians

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 13

Daniel Thomas (Twitter: @DanTComedy)
Khurum Sheikh (Facebook: @khurum.sheikh)
Andrew Magryta (Twitter: @AndrewMagryta)
Loyd Digg (Twitter: @LoydDigg)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

"Not Again" Comedic Zombie Movie

Idea: A comedic zombie movie where the dead come back to life, in the order of the most recently dead (or most well preserved) first. The zombies act exactly like normal people (i.e. they don't eat brains), but they hold their old prejudices (racism, Puritanism, etc.), poor hygiene habits, etc. In the end, people slay hoards of zombies just because they're so annoying

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 10

Steve Hansen (Twitter: @StevenRHansen)
Cory B.
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Terminator Bees Movie

Idea: A low budget sci-fi movie where bees are genetically modified to attack people and explode. The bees only attack people if they 1) talk, 2) walk, or 3) use tools i.e. use their hands to do stuff. So people have to find silly and weird ways to survive without doing these three things

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 7

Mike Flynn (Twitter: @flikemynn)
Christian Royce (Twitter: @ChristianRoyce)
Alan Black (Twitter: @alanblah)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Animal Kingdom

Idea: A sci-fi movie kind of like Planet of the Apes, except that multiple species of animals, such as lab rats/mice and dogs, become more intelligent than humans. Some types of animals, such as dogs, side with humans, and others side against humans. A giant civil war between intelligent animals occurs (which humans are not aware of), where one side wants to take over the world and destroy/enslave humans, and the other side wants to leave humans alone and escape to outer space

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 2

Note: This episode was recorded at a “test run” during a poker game, and was not released on the podcast feed, due to the poor audio quality

Shallis M
Frank A
Marty R
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Partial Movie Remakes

Idea: If a movie or TV series was ruined by a bad ending or a poor actor, but was otherwise good, they could replace the bad part and re-release it (instead of remaking the entire thing from scratch). There could be a Netflix series for these "fixed" movies. They could also be re-released to theaters and/or re-submitted for awards

Richie McLonis (Instagram: @richiemclonis Podcast: Hunting Rabbits)
Bill Morrison (Bill Morrison Website)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded by Broken Knuckle Studios over Skype