Early "LARP-ing" in TGAH?

[Captain Marbles]

I don't know if this occurred to anyone else - and if it did I apologize for making a redundant post - but it occurs to me that the game of "Wizards and Warlocks" from the episode of the same name looks like a very good example of "LARP-ing" or Live Action Role Playing. What with the players chasing that one player all over town, following clues and earning power up promotions within the game.

Of course, it may have been that Stephen Cannell had heard of Dungeons and Dragons and didn't quite understand how it worked, but even so it's still kind of cool that he would be able to maybe foresee something like that. Even if he didn't really mean to.

[HoudiniDerek]

Wasn't this around the time that D&D was popular or just off its height of popularity? I can see that being why it was written. Especially since it seemed to be written by a writer not normally around.

Great episode though. I appreciate it more every time.

[Captain Marbles]

Jan 18, 2019 8:44:31 GMT -5 HoudiniDerek said:

Wasn't this around the time that D&D was popular or just off its height of popularity? I can see that being why it was written. Especially since it seemed to be written by a writer not normally around.

Great episode though. I appreciate it more every time.

I think so, yeah.

This is one of the episodes (along with "Operation: Spoilsport" where "Eve of Destruction" playing on the car radio as the Green Guys way of motivating Ralph was such an integral part of the plot) diminished by the lack of the original music on the DVDs. Especially in that one scene where Ralph is playing video games using the suit's powers and Joey Scarbury's rendition of "Pinball Wizard" in the background.