The contestant(s) are read news clips from real factual news or gossip magazines published at a certain date without revealing the source of the news until the question is answered.
Version 1.2 Main Contestants + 2 Partners
The contestant who is fastest on the buzzer is given the chance to answer whether the information isFactorFiction.If the contestant gives the correct answer he/she accumulates a certain amount of dollars. If he/she is wrong he/she loses the same amount. At the end of a number of questions (to be decided according to the length of the game show whether it will be a 30 minute show or a 60 minute show) and if the contestants have not struck out, the money accumulated is disbursed to the winning team. 100% of the prize to the main contestant and an additional 50% of the prize to the partner picked from the audience.In this version, some in the audience will tend to side with one of the teams and some, with the other team and vouch for the team they side with creating excitement and tension.
Version2.1 Main Contestant + 1 partner
The contestant is given 30 seconds to have an answerFactorFiction, The contestant and his partner may consult with one another. The question may be repeated during this 30 second period. The audience may participate in yelling the answers which will create tension and a challenge for them, each member of the audience hoping his/her answer is right.
In both versions contestant’s game is over after 3 strikes (3 wrong answers).
Main Contestant:1 or 2 contestants are chosen prior to the show:The winning contestant receives 100% of the prize money.
Partner Contestant:in addition to the main contestant(s) one (or two) partner contestants are picked at the start of the show from the audience. The partner Contestant receives an amount equal to 50% of the main contestant’s winnings.For Example: if the amount played for is $100,000 the main contestant receives $100,000 the partner contestant receives $50,000 for a total of $150,000.
How the contestants are picked:
Main Contestant:An application form is completed by potential contestants with their personal information necessary for the game. In addition to the normal questionnaire the application contains a portion where the contestant is provided by a grading checklist of the contestant’s strengths and weaknesses in the area of his/her knowledge of celebrities. The contestant must show strength rated good or excellent in at least 3 out 5 types of celebrities to qualify.Celebrities we are interested in are:
Sample Celebrity Categories:
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
1. Actors/Actresses(Yellow)
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2. Singers(Green)
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3. Reality Series(Purple)
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4. Sports/Players/Teams(Turquoise)
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5. Music Bands(Red)
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The game will be played on 4 out five categories, this will be decided from the top three major strengths the contestant has and the fourth category he chooses for his partner to be strong in. Example: in the above table the contestant’s strength are numbers 1 (Actors/actresses), 2 (singers), and 4 (Sports); his request for a partner would be either number 3 (Reality Series) or number 5 (Music Bands),one of the two categories he is weak in. Assuming Contestant chooses to request a partner strong in number
5 (Music Bands), the questions will be on numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5.
Partner Contestant picked from audience on the spot:
The colors assigned above have a purpose. The purpose is each member of the audience signing in is provided with the choice to pick the color he/she feels he/she has most knowledge of one type of celebrity and is given a badge in the color matching the type of celebrity he/she feels strong in toparticipate if his/her name is called upon. In addition to the badge given to the partner contestant from audience his/her name is printed in the same color of a ticket for the drawing to be picked from at the time of the show. The badge including the ticket has matching numbers to make certain there is no suspicion of foul play.
Once the show begins and the main contestant(s) are introduced along with their strengths it is time to pick the partners from the audience. The main contestant chooses which category he/she will need help in and asks the host to pick a partner from the audience.Five potential names are drawn from the tickets collected from the audience in the color matching main contestant’s choice. These five compete for the partnership by answering the most correct answers in the fastest possible time out of three questions. The winner is assigned to be the partner of the main contestant and becomes entitled to 50% of the amount of the main contestant’s earnings.
Once partners have been assigned the game begins.
Why would this game be a success?
1.almost everyone follows a number of celebrities,some are even obsessed with them
2.It covers a wide range of celebrities (singers, actors, sports, reality shows, and Music Bands). it
invites the curiosity of both men and women
3.there is as much, if not more, gossip info as there is real news
4.audience participation
5.The show is suitable for a large audience, nationwide and worldwide.
6.there is constant supply of news, whether real or gossip, on celebrities
7.people are curious about the lives of celebrities
8.Relatively inexpensive to produce, one host and one assistant plus the production team.
Ironically although the show is about celebrities no major celebrity (actors, actresses, singers)
is needed for the show. If Producers so choose as to invite any celebrity to enhance the show it
will be even more successful.
Collateral Consequences:
Besides securing a big following for the game show, it will help other shows and magazines that cover celebrity news, shows such as: Entertainment Tonight, Extra, etc. and magazines like People, Glamour, National Enquirer, Star and more.
Logline:
Contestant(s) along with the partner(s) are challenged with questions regarding celebrities whether the information provided to them isFactorFiction. Contestants are pre-screened and chosen, their partners are picked from the audience.Most questions are paused to contestants by The Host of the Game Show. In some instances, questions are asked by guest celebrities, either present at the show or through teleconferencing. Audience curiosity and participation is a source for excitement about their most favorite subject,celebrities.
Protection:
Questions with answers that are FACT must be cleared (in Writing) by the celebrity’s handlers to avoid defamation issues.
Logline:Struggling teenagers facing new challenges and obstacles as they move through High School surrounded by depressed adults, disheartened teachers, debauched gangs and an indifferent government that take matters into their own hands and carve out their future.
Target Audience:The show is suitable for ages 13 -93, from teenagers to grandparents, men, women, and children regardless of religious belief, sexual orientation, or social status, nationwide.
Show Duration:60 minutes
Classification:Comedy, Drama, Educational
Purpose:a.Not enough attention has been paid to our younger generation, thedangers they face, and the sacrifices their parents have to make. This
show will do that; it will bring the attention needed;
b.No one, including our government, has any solutions for any of these problems. This show will offer real and achievable solutions.
Cast:1.several students as main characters consisting of a variety of looks,
build, and abilities. Plus guest characters, as needed, for special situations addressed in certain episodes.
2.One main character teacher (The frustrations, the goal, achievements)
3.One single mother (facing the challenges of raising a teenager alone
with two jobs)
4.One pair of grandparents (for generational gap issues)
Location:A cooperating and open-mindedHigh School Principal who gains fame by successfully implementing solutions the show will generate that other High Schools adopt for themselves
Subjects: Life of high school students in general.
The effects of family composition and lifestyle on the students, such as: Divorce, separation of parents, loss of parents, abusive parents, abusive family members.
Teachers’ frustrations expressed and what they do or should or could do.
Lack of understanding, support and funding and what can be done to fix it.
Peer pressure, dating, sex
The availability of drugs and the consequences of falling for it
Drug dealers,pimpsand gangs preying in and around the school
Financial issues, financial readiness
Grants, scholarships, applying to college and student loans
Synopsis: As the new school year begins students, teachers, and parents who are arriving at school and dropping their children off are introduced. In the corner from campus, drug dealers, pushers, and gang members are visible casing the school to identify potential targets. Inside, there are both strong and weak students evidencing severe bullying issues to come. The teenager being dropped off by her grandparents displays an intense attitude towards them, indicating her belief that they are to fault for her misfortunes; that she owes them neither respect nor gratitude for all they do to care for her. Another student exhibits an obvious potential for success and is anxious to find the right subject to study and prepare for college. A third student, having lost his older sister to suicide caused by incessant bullying, is on the lookout for signs of potential bullies and their targets.Another teenager displays acts of carelessness and irresponsibility under the assumption that she is only going to school because her mother wants her to and feels unloved and neglected by her.
It is obvious that nowadays a majority of parents do not have the time for their kids anymore because they have to work long hours, and sometimes multiple jobs to make ends meet. Or, they are unemployed, stressed out and tired of looking for employment. Teachers cannot teach the way they want to due to budget cuts and loss of authority caused by lawsuits.Teachers have to try and hide their frustrations or simply give in and act as baby-sitters instead of being the teachers they aspired to be. The government is asleep at the wheel and there is no hope of any change in the near future.Government officials’ jobs are secured, their kids attend private schools, and all they have to do is shake some hands, make some promises during elections and then forget all about the people (their constituents). It’s working for them because the people hardly have time for their own family and kids to hold them accountable, so the mice play since there are no cats to run after them.
This show will expose these problems, will explore solutions and offer them for the public to adopt voluntarily. Hence our
Motto: Don’t tell them what to do; Guide them to see the pleasure and the benefits of doing the things you want them do.
Characters:
James (Jimmy): clean cut, handsome, drives an average car, down to earth, but serious in securing a good future
John: a little overweight, presentable, some hand gestures pointing towards gay behavior, however, he is not sure yet, he hasn’t experimented. He could be a possible bullying target. He lost his older sister to suicide caused by being bullied. John’s mission is one, not to be bullied himself, and two, not to let anyone else be a victim of bullying as much as he can, he is looking for a solution to stop bullying in schools.
Michael: a teacher in his thirties, a very nice individual who became a teacher with high hopes of helping kids learn and establish themselves in society and guide them to a bright future. He is disappointed, frustrated, and on the verge of giving in. He is on the lookout for the right person with whom he can bring some change to achieve his goal.
Robert: the grandfather of Kimberly assigned as her guardian with his wife (Nancy), a teenage girl, because of her father’s unannounced departure from his responsibilities, and a mother who could not handle the pressures of being a single mother and left her daughter at her parents’ house and lost herself to addiction.
Richard: School Principal, very organized, a nice person wishing to make a difference, has tried many things and will try anything that he thinks stands a chance of enhancing the school system.
Kimberly (Kim):a teenage girl who is left under the guardianship of her grandparents because her parents abandoned her at a very young age.
Nancy: Grandmother of Kimberly, more tolerant than her husband, although frustrated and confused on how to handle the teenager with such a tremendous generation gap.
Pamela (Pam): the attractive popular girl. She eyes James and sees him as a challenge to be tackled. She promises her sidekicks that she will “get him” before the week is up. She will not succeed, but it will go on for a very long time despite all of her efforts. The more she tries to pursue him, the further James pulls away. Eventually, after a few years in pursuit of him, she realizes she does not deserve him if she continues her act.Slowly she begins to change and turns into a very responsible person by paying attention in class and doing her homework. Her sidekicks begin to move towards another popular girl. We haven’t decided yet if we are going to connect them, Pam and James, or keep them separate.
Cindy: A teenage girl, whose mother is a single parent and she resents her mother.
Angela:Cindy’s mother, a single parent, who works two jobs and hardly makes ends meet.She is frustrated with her schedule and her situation. Her daughter is growing up fast and she has no time for her.She deeply loves her daughter, but hasn’t been able to express her love for her or pay her the proper attention that a child craves from a parent.
Tina:Drug pusher casing the school for potential targets, clients.
Gor:Gang member recruiter
Episodes:
1.Introduction:as students, parents and teachers arrive to school the first day, all the main characters are introduced and positioned in their roles.
2.First day in classroom: teacher lays the foundation of how he wants his students behave. Students listen and ask questions, introduce themselves to each other and discuss their interests. On the other hand, outside the school, exploring the grandparents’ state of mind and conversations between them expressing concerns about their granddaughter.One of the single mother’s workplaces, how she works in such miserable conditions and how much pressure is exerted on her all day long. The drug pusher and the gang member reporting to their “bosses” on what information they have gathered so far and how many potential clients they have identified. They discuss some basic strategies and what tools they will need.
3.Individuals: This episode starts going into the details of what the problems are and what each student, teacher and parent or guardian wish upon to make them happy. We will provide a hint of how at least one of them will start tackling the problem in hopes of finding a solution.
Logline:Search, locate, investigate, and
pick families struggling to make
ends meet and on the brink of homelessness due to no fault of their own; with
the intent to offer them a Second Chance
by providing them food, shelter and support to get back on their feet within
few months.
Synopsis:
Many hard working families are
faced with the misfortune of being on the verge of eviction from their homes
due to the loss of a job without fault of their own, either because of economic
conditions in the country, advancement in technology or simply an employer’s
business decision for some reason or another.
Situation:Many
of these unfortunate families do not have the luxury of having the six to nine
month reserve accounts to survive this type of a situation. When their
unemployment benefits also run out they are faced with the real dilemma and
possibility of losing their home and becoming homeless.
Purpose:The
purpose of this show is to help a few selected families, at a time, who pass
the test and accept the terms and conditions the show offers to them. During which time the show provides ways and
means for these families to cope with their situation, improve their chances by
learning new trades or improving on their knowledge of their trades. Helping
them, these families, by teaching them how to complete their resumes and
showing them more successful ways of looking for a job and finding it.
Applicants:Applicants
could come from a variety of sources: Churches, religious institutions,
community centers, unemployment offices and direct applicants.
Location:A
gated- secured multi-unit apartment building capable of housing these families.
The building is to be Equipped with cameras and security guard(s) to enforce
the terms of the lease.It should also
be provided with computers and internet access.
Selection Process:
once
applications have been received, they are reviewed and an investigation begins
in real life with cameras rolling. The applicants then are investigated, a
background check is conducted on each applicant, and family members are tested
for drugs and alcohol before being accepted. Once they are potential candidates
they are presented by the rules and disclosures of participation in the
program. Once those are accepted and signed by applicants, the audience is
asked to participate in choosing the family(ies) to be given the second chance.
Audience
Participation: Audience is invited to participate in voting which
families, or family to be accepted. Management taking the audience vote in
consideration announces the decision and the names of the participant family
(ies).
Audience will
continue participating throughout the series by offering suggestions, opinions,
possible referrals for jobs, ideas how to improve the family’s status or
chances. Audience participation is encouraged by phone, text, social media
(Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Rules:
1.A completed application by the family or a
referral from a religious organization, Community or unemployment office
2.Family should be free of all drugs and alcohol
including nicotine
3.none of the family members may have any criminal
record
4.family must provide proof of due diligence in
their search for a job in the past several months
5.family must prove they have less than two month
reserves to survive their current situation
6.All family members who will occupy the unit in
the building must agree to abide by the rules of occupying a unit in the
building. These rules are: there will be no drug use, no smoking, no alcohol on
the premises, and no watching porn on units’ computers.
7.A midnight curfew to enter or exit the building
unless a family member has found employment which includes a night shift beyond
midnight.
8.Visitors are allowed, however applicant is
responsible for their behavior. Visitors must respect applicants enrollment
rules
9.Applicants must agree to share in the chores of
maintaining the building as clean as possible, shopping for food and distribution
to the families in the building.
10.Any fraudulent activity, when and if proven, to
be grounds for immediate dismissal from building, with the obligation of
reimbursing all expenses the show has spent in the process.
11.The show
will evaluate the family’s situation, knowledge, expertise, education, and
possibilities of finding a job. Help in training, guiding, connecting to the
right people to assist in finding a job.
12.The show will welcome companies offering jobs
for the families the show sponsors.
13.The security and the cleanliness of the building
are of extreme importance.
Show Progress: The
show is a reality series displaying the progress each and every family enjoying
from the day given the Second Chance
to finish, and the show continues as the families move on to their new found
lives, and they are replaced by new families going through similar situations.
However, there are no two families alike, whether in their composition,
specialties, circumstances, job s, choices they have made, fields they have
pursued, etc. which is reason for a constant supply of new candidates with a
variety of situations for the show to go on for a very long time.
The Theme:This is Your Second Chance
What will the creator of the show and the show itself achieve?
The
creator of this show has always wanted and dreamt about helping deserving
families stricken by misfortune, without a fault of their own, to have a Second Chance. This show may be the
channel, the venue if you like, to make that dream a reality.
Single Again Reality Series Writers Guild of America Registration Number: 1547068
Single Again
Reality Series (Partially Scripted)
Writers GuildofAmericaRegistration Number : 1547068
The Struggles of the Baby-Boom-Generation
Logline:Baby Boomers face new challenges and struggles, due to the growing number of divorce, loss of spouse and technological illiteracy, to survive.
Synopsis: Exploring the challenges the Baby-Boom-Generation is facing and will continue to face as life has become more complicated. Advanced medicine has lengthened the life expectancy of most everyone opening the door for spousal exhaustion, an increase in divorce cases, a loss of a spouse, leaving a widow single for a longer period of time, and, advancement in technology has left many behind in catching up with the times and its consequences.
This is a reality many of us will end up facing whether we like it or not and whether we are prepared for it or are unprepared.
This show will bring this reality upfront. It will expose situations people are facing in everyday life in hopes of bringing solutions and ways people are coping, preparing, dealing, and conquering their challenges.
The public will be an active participant in making suggestions, expressing opinions, providing guidance, offering ideas through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Among the many challenges the Baby-Boom-Generation faces are:
Loneliness:Losing a life partner, a spouse to divorce or death is not an easy situation to be faced with especially if the couple has lived together for quite some time. Loneliness is one of the major causes for depression amongst adults.
The show will tackle this problem and offer solutions on how to deal with
it and what can be done to meet other people and where.
Dating:The long time elapsed between dating and living a married life would leave many of the people in their situation with lack of confidence to start dating again. Not knowing where to go, where to look, how to approach, what to say and what to do if and when they secure a date.
The show will provide information and techniques where and how to find
and handle dating and how to deal with the different opinions and stances their grown up
kids might take when a new comer is in the picture.
Technology:In the internet era, it may be surprising but it is definitely a fact that a majority of the Baby-Boom-Generation is not up to snuff with the speed technology is advancing. Many do not know how to use a computer, or how to search on the internet and more.
The show will have a few minutes in an indirect way to teach how to use
the computers and navigate the internet where they can find an ample amount of interesting things including games, information and even items on sale.
Social Life:Although unfortunate, the loss of a spouse causes many friends and family to disappear. This has been a problem since beginning of time. It is the main cause for depression among adults.
The show will provide consultations and suggestions on how to be a participant or how to create a new social surrounding.
Financial Issues:The sudden loss of a life partner or a spouse, and/or retirement, may cause a big drop in the household income which leaves many people in a confused and shocked state. This may even cause the loss of their home of many years along with their memories they had built in a lifetime.
The show will offer some financial guidance on how to handle situations such as this that they may face.
The Why?I believe: It is never too late to learn, there is no shame
in asking, and there is no feeling like the feeling of the personal satisfaction one gets by doing things that may help other people.
The Baby-Boom-Generation is coming to an age where they will
have to face major changes, being prepared for those changes makes it much easier to deal with them.
Heroes Back Home (Working Title) Partially Scripted Reality Series
Logline:
Our Vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan face the same Struggles, sometimes even more than our Vietnam Vets. Share their life& help them.
Synopsis:
The Struggles:
Neither the Veterans, men or women, who put their lives on the line for our safety and the very freedom we enjoy, nor their families, are given either the respect or the attention they deserve when they return home whether they return dead or alive.
They, the veterans, and their families face tremendous challenges once back home from the war-zone and service. The vet who is fortunate enough to return home alive or injured he or she faces certain challenges that need to be tackled and resolved. Among these challenges are: adjusting to the civilian life, post traumatic stress, suicidal tendencies, social, trust, anger, and/or family issues. An injured Vet faces additional issues such as: coping with his or her injuries depending how severe and what type of injuries he or she has suffered, and whether the injuries, are treatable, recoverable or permanent.
A soldier who had the misfortune of making the ultimate sacrifice for his/her country, the challenges for his or her loved ones are even greater than we can dare to imagine. His or her family and friends need even more support to cope with the new life they’ll have to adjust to the absence of their loved one, due to the loss, and survival without him or her psychologically, emotionally, socially, and financially.
The show will explore and expose the many challenges our veterans face and offer solutions, help, and acknowledge the importance of their service and sacrifices for the country.
The show will awaken a sense of responsibility and awareness that our veterans deserve more respect and understanding than we, the people, award them.
Scenes from the Wars:
The show will also show some war footage, as much as possible, or dramatization if needed, from the actual war to show how our vets were involved, how dangerous the war was, how much risk they took to protect us and our freedom, and how much they sacrificed to secure our safety.
Return to normalcy, The Positive:
Not everything is sad and bad when our vets return home.
The show will also show the many positive achievements our vets made and keep making after returning home, the success stories that show their accomplishments, and the good examples we can derive from their success to help the others who have trouble handling their return home.Explore how some veterans avoided resorting to alcoholism, drug use, where to seek treatment for their stress, anger, how joining the necessary institutions for help makes a big difference in managing their ills, and how teaming up with others for support eases their pain.
The show will emphasize the beauty and benefits of the troops in returning home.How it affects their families when they are reunited and start their normal lives.
Conclusion:
Finally, the show will make Our Veterans look and feel the Human, the Citizen, the proud American who wants to realize the American Dream, he or she is.
WGA Intellectual Property Registry Registration Number : 1548657
