i asked ChatGPT to write me a pitch for a dark comedy movie about a fictional streamer based on DarkSydePhil. and ngl, its fucking genius! lmao
Title: Game Over, Man
Tone: The King of Comedy meets Uncut Gems with a splash of The Truman Show
Logline: A washed-up, middle-aged streamer clings to his last scraps of internet fame by broadcasting his daily gaming disasters, guilt-tripping his dwindling audience for donations until a viral clip drags him into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, forcing him to confront just how much of his life is for sale.
Synopsis: Elliot Crane once dreamed of being an eSports legend. Now, at 38, he streams from his cluttered apartment to a few dozen bored regulars. Hes catastrophically bad at games, blames everything on lag, and spends half the stream asking viewers to help keep the lights on.
The rent is late. The landlords circling. His online reputation is a toxic wasteland of memes and mockery. But Elliot is determined to hold onto his career even if that means turning every personal humiliation into content.
One night, a humiliating gaming fail goes viral. Instead of destroying him, it suddenly triples his viewership. The world isnt tuning in to see him win theyre here to watch him lose, spectacularly. Elliot embraces it, leaning into the persona of the worst gamer alive. Donations roll in, but so does the attention of trolls, obsessive fans, and a mysterious sponsor who offers him a chance at financial salvation if hes willing to cross a final moral line.
As Elliots online and offline lives collapse into one surreal performance, the question becomes: where does the act end and the man begin?