Sci-Fi Channel MMO

Reports from the world of basic-cable seem to indicate that the Sci-Fi channel is developing an MMO/TV-Show/Cyborg-killing machine (Ok, we made that last slash up) that will have players interacting with the game and changing the story line. Teaming up writers and game developers, the MMO is set for launch in 2010, and will be set on earth 100 years from now.

It sounds interesting, and we hope Sci-Fi can pull it off. But a game that is also a TV-show and has gamers influencing the story line sounds a little off to us. Given our less than optimal opinion of the average MMO gamer, we're wondering what twists the TV-show's story will take if it's allowed to be influenced by the gamers.

It reminds us of that scene in Stand by Me where Gordy tells the story of Lardass and how he got his revenge on the pie eating contest crowd. After Gordy gets done telling the story of how the kid who was always picked on gets his sweet vengance, Teddy asks what happens next. When Gordy doesn't have an answer, Teddy says:

"Geez, that ending sucks! Why don't you make it so that ... so that Lardass goes home and he shoots his father, then he runs away an', and he joins the Texas Rangers. How about that?"

Maybe it's just us, but having mmo-gamers write your tv-show for you could be something less than a great idea.