I'd say a Western because it's outside the box of your previous work. You've tapped nearly every other genre except that one. I think it'd be interesting to see what you can do with a story like that.
There's so many western scenarios to draw from:
The gunfighter trying to put his violent past behind him. But his reputation won't let him.
The sheriff transporting a prisoner through dangerious territory to stand trial. But along the way out of necessity the have to trust each other to survive.
The stagecoach driver and his partner trying to get their passengers and a large payroll to safety. With at least one of the passengers with a dark and mysterious past. At the same time fighting off robbers trying to cease the payroll.
It's funny because I was having this conversation the other day. I'm reasonably familiar with Westerns as a genre but for some reason I've never written one, not even in my previous fandom. There are some absolutely cracking themes and archetypes too :D
I was watching a show on the history channel about gunfighters and lawmen. In fact there was very little difference between the two sides of the equation. Most lawmen were corrupt and walked both sides of the street.
Wyatt Earp was in his youth was a horse thief and later on little better than a gunfighter with a badge.
Things were were rarely if ever black and white as the old westerns would have you believe.
Yeah, apparently the reality was far closer to 'Deadwood' than 'Bonanza' :)
I also heard that 1 in 4 cowboys was black, which you practically never see, at least outside of 'Blazing Saddles.' I'll have to try and work out my history for what Mohinder's situation would likely be.
Many unlanded British nobility came to the US in that time frame seeking fame and fortune that was denied them. It would stand to reason that they would bring their servants with them. Maybe Mohinder came with his employer but his employer falls victim to misfortune, like hostile natives, disease, or outlaws. A misfortune leaving him stranded; a stranger in a strange and savage land. So Mohinder has to make his way as best he can.
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There's so many western scenarios to draw from:
The gunfighter trying to put his violent past behind him. But his reputation won't let him.
The sheriff transporting a prisoner through dangerious territory to stand trial. But along the way out of necessity the have to trust each other to survive.
The stagecoach driver and his partner trying to get their passengers and a large payroll to safety. With at least one of the passengers with a dark and mysterious past. At the same time fighting off robbers trying to cease the payroll.
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Wyatt Earp was in his youth was a horse thief and later on little better than a gunfighter with a badge.
Things were were rarely if ever black and white as the old westerns would have you believe.
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I also heard that 1 in 4 cowboys was black, which you practically never see, at least outside of 'Blazing Saddles.' I'll have to try and work out my history for what Mohinder's situation would likely be.
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