Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Antenna Man Ideas #1

BACKSTORY: [name] is a fat, lazy American who has his own business fixing people's TVs when they don't work. His business is slow and hardly anyone ever wants him, as he has to compete with other electronic repair companies. He has a run-down van with his logo on it (a buff man in the Antenna Man costume with a big smile, which has the slogan “Bad credit history? No problem!”). He is balding with dark hair and stubble.

PLOT: He is called on to help a clueless lady in her apartment when her TV starts to pick up no signal. She has a bad credit history so she is rejected by every other company. While there, he hears a teenage girl screaming on the very top. He proceeds up the stairs to the top, to find the door to the outside jammed shut. He rams down the door only to accidently knock the villain off the building and save the girl’s life. She claims he is heroic while he is confused and shocked by the situation. The mayor (or head of city) offers him the key to the city and claims he is a hero.

About a week later, he is at a petrol station and is just about to go in to pay for his fuel, when a robber rushes out and accidently runs into him and they both fall over, breaking the robber’s leg so he can’t get away. The owner of the petrol station then thanks him for saving his store. Eveyone then looks up to him and claim he is a true hero. (not sure about this part)

Side note about the credit history part, I had no idea what TV repairers look for (they probably don't look for anything), but this was just a filler. I need a reason as to why he must be called upon. Ignore the credit history parts if it makes it easier to understand.

INFO:
Name: [unknown] Farnsworth (last name is name of guy who invented the TV)
Age: 42
DOB: February 4 (first broadcast of colour TV), 1968
Location: New York City, USA
Occupation: self-employed, Antenna Man (TV repairman)
Family: N/A

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