TV show about the creation of Doom is on the way, produced by the Franco brothers

[midian182]

Why it matters: While the 2005 movie based on Doom was pretty much universally panned, a TV series about the making of the legendary game should be a lot more welcome. According to a new report, it’s going to happen, and it’ll be produced by James and David Franco.

Variety reports that Masters of Doom, a 2003 book by David Kushner about the creation of id Software and one of the most famous games of all time, will be turned into a TV show after USA Network ordered a pilot based on the writings.

The series will focus on two of the four id Software founders: John Carmack and John Romero, who went from being best friends to bitter rivals. The TV version will be written by Gears of War 4 lead writer Tom Bissell, who also worked on The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, What Remains of Edith Finch, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and more.

The Franco brothers will be executive producers on the show. Both James and David starred in The Disaster Artist, which was based on the book of the same name co-authored by Bissell.

Should the pilot be picked up and tuned into a series, Masters of Doom "would serve as the first installment in a planned anthology," in which "each subsequent season would then be based on seminal moments in the history of video games."

While Romero is not directly involved in the TV show, he seemed enthusiastic about the project. John Carmack isn’t part of the series, either, but said he hopes it does well.

This news seems pretty cool. I hope I'm played by someone of my heritage. Any suggestions? https://t.co/rfNZ96sqCB #DOOM @davidkushner pic.twitter.com/hPCG8yEHyp

— (@romero) June 27, 2019

I wish them well and hope for the best. There are, of course, many opportunities for disaster, but I’m not going to dwell on things out of my influence.

— John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) June 27, 2019

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[Uncle Al]

Should be VERY interesting. To this day it remains a game favorite. I remember learning how to alter the images for the monsters and gave an updated copy to an old boss of mine after taking a series of photo's and altering the big lizard with his head on it. He loved it, but said it wasn't fair because he could no longer shoot it! ROFL

 

[mcborge]

This should be interesting. Carmack and Ramero are gaming royalty. Their influance hasn't been perfect though (Daikatana, Doom movie) but that just makes them more human. Doom is the only game franchise I've played all released versions of on all the platforms I've owned. Your not a true gamer unless you've played Doom in some form or other.

 

[ckm88]

Edit: Re-read the article. This will be pretty damn interesting.

 

[IAMTHESTIG]

I will def have to check it out... Perhaps they can get the YouTube Ahoy guy who did the awesome videos on Doom & Quake, among other gaming related videos to narrate their TV series. Linky:

 

[VitalyT]

Anything those two clowns touch is gonna suck.

 

[EClyde]

Might be good to watch the boys hallucinate creation

 

[EClyde]

This should be interesting. Carmack and Ramero are gaming royalty. Their influance hasn't been perfect though (Daikatana, Doom movie) but that just makes them more human. Doom is the only game franchise I've played all released versions of on all the platforms I've owned. Your not a true gamer unless you've played Doom in some form or other.

Thanks for telling me what you think a true gamer is. I was just so hoping to know. I don't think anyone can be a true gamer unless they pan something too.

 

[mcborge]

Thanks for telling me what you think a true gamer is. I was just so hoping to know. I don't think anyone can be a true gamer unless they pan something too.

Your panning skills are far better then your sarcasm.

 

[mcborge]

I will def have to check it out... Perhaps they can get the YouTube Ahoy guy who did the awesome videos on Doom & Quake, among other gaming related videos to narrate their TV series. Linky:

Agreed. I've watched those vids, they were really good.