Author: Thomas Holler Genre: Reality Series
Title: "Pwned!!!"
Logline (short pitch): "Video & Arcade Top 10” meets "Yo’
Mamma". Top gamers compete for bragging rights and prizes in the
ultimate gaming competition where trash talking and taunting go hand in
hand with gaming. The winners move on and the loser go home empty handed
and red faced. (Themes: Reality-based, fantasy fulfillment,
competition, comedy, information, reviews)
Synopsis:
This
is a weekly program with a regular host (or hosts) coming to you from
the ultimate gaming den. Big screen TV’s, lazy boy chairs, every video
game system money can buy, arcade machines,
a pop corn machine, a bar, original video game posters on the walls,
rare and incredible video game memorabilia all over the room, every
peripheral on the market (steering wheel controllers, Wii Fit, Rock Band instrument, the Power Glove)…this is the gamers dream den.
Each
show opens with the host introducing himself/herself to the audience
and talking about the latest in the world of video games/gaming. If a
new blockbuster game or gaming announcement is in the news (and it
always is) this is when we would run a segment on it.
E.g. – When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare came out it broke all previous sales records; pulling in $310
million in North America and the United Kingdom, selling more than 4.7
million copies in a single day. This was a record launch for ANY kind of
entertainment. For this we would feature and taped piece featuring
interviews with gamers who waited in line overnight as well as the
game’s developers about the game’s success.
After
the break we start to discuss the day’s competition, each day we’d
feature a new game to compete in. We’d discuss what we are looking for
from a contestant to be declared a winner (in games which aren’t
competition based such as shooters, there could be a competition to see
who can score the most kills, headshots, etc…), we’d also talk about
what the players are competing for and meet the two competitor in either
and interview style or another taped piece of them at home playing and
talking to the camera (on location in their game room, basement, bedroom.)
The
competition itself would be pretty basic, it would be our gamers
sitting side by side and playing a time controlled match in whatever
game has been chosen. Both the host and the gamers themselves would be
heavily encouraged to mock, taunt and trash talk as that really is
generally what gamers do. It’s all in good fun and provides a great deal
of comedy for the viewing audience. When we have a winner declared the
loser is forced to bow his head to him and walk away in shame. The
gamers would be competing for prizes sent by the video game companies
such as copies of the game they were playing, gift certificates,
controllers, limited edition packages…etc.
Before
we close the show we would throw to a segment that allows the home
audience to submit their gaming highlights and compete for a prize. We’d
have a “Top 10 Best” feature in which each week we ask the audience to
send us videos of different gaming accomplishments. For the first show
we could ask for the “Top 10 Best Call of Duty
Kills”, the next show we’d ask the audience for submission to see who
has the “Top 10 NBA 2K10 Dunks”. This allows the online gaming audience
to participate in the show which helps create word of mouth buzz. Before
finally wrapping up the show we would give a rundown of all the new
releases which came out during that week.
Video
gaming is an enormous industry which has been relatively untapped in
television (Video games sales topped $21 Billion last year) and the
online video gaming community has created a new focus on direct
competition. I believe there is a passionate and hungry fan base who we could count on to tune in to a show like the one I proposed; X-Box Live alone has already boasted sales of $17 million subscribers each paying large monthly fee’s to use their service.
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