Sport/movies/gaming crossovers - no idea where to post this!

[mikeyr]

So a friend reckons that the local Uni have a quidditch team that train on Southampton common, running around with broom sticks between their legs.

This got me thinking, what other "sports" from the world of film, games or books would work in real life.

And have any pastimes actually arisen from fiction originally? Did 3d chess from Star Trek become an actual thing?

I'd quite like to see the real life version of Speedball 2...

Edited by mikeyr on Friday 29th November 16:43

[mikeyr]

ps was the Fashanu/Ulrika fronted series Gladiators a poor imitation of the Running Man?

[Pixel Pusher]

mikeyr said:

what other "sports" from the world of film, games or books would work in real life.

[Vocal Minority]

mikeyr said:

? Did 3d chess from Star Trek become a actual thing?

.....yes?

[mikeyr]

Thanks smartarse!

[mikeyr]

Pixel Pusher said:

What film/sport is this? Looks like an early scene cut from Avatar.

[Pixel Pusher]

mikeyr said:

Pixel Pusher said:

What film/sport is this? Looks like an early scene cut from Avatar.

Apocalypto. The guys in blue run like buggery to the reeds while the others try to kill them with spears, slings, arrows etc.

You can sub out the blue guys for any undesirables in society I guess.

Thieves, muggers, chavs, Tony Blair, James Corden…..

[mikeyr]

Robot fighting aka Real Steel would be a good one (and presumably technically possible)?

[mikeyr]

Pixel Pusher said:

Apocalypto. The guys in blue run like buggery to the reeds while the others try to kill them with spears, slings, arrows etc.

You can sub out the blue guys for any undesirables in society I guess.

Thieves, muggers, chavs, Tony Blair, James Corden…..

Hmm, much like the race in Gymkata.

[morgs_]

mikeyr said:

Thanks smartarse!

?

[Pixel Pusher]

mikeyr said:

Hmm, much like the race in Gymkata.

I'll take your word for it.

[mikeyr]

Pixel Pusher said:

I'll take your word for it.

Its a classic good bad movie... unintentionally funny and well worth a watch

[kowalski655]

mikeyr said:

Robot fighting aka Real Steel would be a good one (and presumably technically possible)?

I'm certain I saw an American tv show that had giant robots fighting, although they were tethered by power or control cables

[mikeyr]

kowalski655 said:

I'm certain I saw an American tv show that had giant robots fighting, although they were tethered by power or control cables

I've seen that, they are on long sticks a bit like subbuteo goalies and randomly spit hydraulic flood when "damaged". Theory is good!

[Vocal Minority]

mikeyr said:

Thanks smartarse!

[Halb]

I always fancied Smash TV (influenced by Robocop I think).