The Ramblings of Guise Dugal

So, in the spirit of Marvel comics for setting up crossovers to solve ratings problems, a few ideas for TV/Film crossovers (and yes, I know most of these shows would be impossible because of characters having left, but watch me not care) :

Without A Trace/X-Files
Drama. When a 13 year old girl goes missing from a trailer park site on the outskirts of the city Jack Malone and the Missing Persons Squad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation goes on the search, only to find the scene already under investigation by Special Agent Fox Mulder who believes the answer lies further from home than Malone suspects.

Walking With Dinosaurs/Jurassic Park
Edu-tainment. A mix of adventure and science, as Dr Alan Grant (Sam Neil) provides broadcasts from “Jurassic Park” a theme park which boasts dinosaurs in their natural environment, including lectures on species, hunting and environments, discussions on engineering, operations of zoos and theme parks, and genetics. Includes Live Feeds to dig project across the globe. (Spoiler : During Week Four, the show takes on an exciting twist when Grant, his Kidz Krew and Cameraman are stranded in the far end of the park and share their knowledge to find a way home).

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here/Celebrity Deathmatch
Sport/Reality Game Show. Twenty celebrities are placed (forced) on a desert island to fend for themselves, at the end of every week the public votes for the two least favourite celebrities who must then fight, literally, to the death to win food to survive another day, with a lifetime contract in every entertainment industry for the rest of their life.
(Spolier : The food is there opponent, covered in McDonalds secret sauce)

Combat Missions/Running Man/Dirty Dozen/The Handler/Interceptor
Sport/Reality. Four teams of convicted criminals are given one last chance for freedom, by competing in a game show where weekly they are given “war game” missions to complete (like blowing up a tank, destroying an arms cache, destroying a drug lab, surveillance) against a squad of shadowy enforcers and specialist Interceptors who are determined to take them down. High violence with real ammunition on the enforcers/Interceptors side. The winning team gains freedom and a government contract as Mission Specialists for the military (see the UK CM – DFS here : 15 February 2004).

Garfield And Friends/Yan Can Cook
Comedy/Cooking. See Garfield, Odie and the Orsons Farm gang in a whole range of sticky situations, including “Sweet n Sour”, “Oyster Sauce” and “Stir Fry”.

The Weakest Link/-Generic Medical Show-
Game Show. Citizens of Britain are tested on their grasp of general knowledge (and common sense), and the lowest scorers are eliminated as the game progresses. Unlike the usual show, there is no vote except in a tie break situation, and also different losers are sterilised so not to pollute the gene pool.

Cops/Logans Run
Reality. Filmed on location with the men and women of Population Control, all citizens are considered guilty until proven innocent (through provision of evidence contrary to Social/Biological Crime).

MacGyver/The A-Team
MacGyver is a different kind of hero – he doesn´t use weapons, he´s afraid of heights, and he´s an expert at making complicated machines out of ordinary things…he is part of a think tank called the Phoenix Foundation for Research.

The A-Team are a rag-tag group of benevolent mercenaries, fugitives from the US Military. Experts at fire arms and military strategy, and also masters of invention.

When the two are forced to work together against a corrupt General a fan, a dough-scraper and some duct tape can form an excellent helicopter attack, a cut credit card can help cause a traffic jam and a light bulb can make an outstanding set of lock picks.

Come on TV, you know you want to do these as much as I do!