I’m taking a class in Tisch School of the Arts called Primetime: The Game of Television. The whole semester is one long role-playing game based on the TV industry.
The first season is three weeks long and I’m working with two girls from my class as a Production Company called Rockett Productions. We sold five shows to two networks.
Here are the descriptions of the shows:
Family Guy
“MIND OVER MURDER”
Peter gets in trouble with the law after hitting a pregnant woman at Chris’ soccer game and is put under house arrest. After having a vision of the Pawtucket Patriot he opens a bar in the basement and soon Lois lives out her dreams as a singer. Meanwhile Stewie is having teething problems so decides to build a time machine so that he can speed up the process.
One Liner:
Stewie Griffin: “For the love of God, shake me! Shake me like a British nanny!
Extras
A new six-part comedy series set in the world of film and television and focused in particular on the mundane tedium of life as an extra. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, makers of The Office, are back together for more cringe-making, must-see hilarity. Ricky (The Office’s David Brent) will play Andy Millman – a jobbing extra with aspirations.
The Nun episode: Andy pretends there’s a God and get a date while Maggie takes lessons on phone filth from a wimple-wearing Kate Winslet.
One Liner:
Makers of the Office and Celebrity Guest Stars poke fun at the TV industry and its denizens.
The Stars Tonight with Rachel Bilson
Trendy young star and OC actress Rachel Bilson hosts a
30-minute entertainment show on the latest news about the rising stars and celebrities from a young and hip perspective. Entertainment news stories cover up-and-coming young celebrities, as well as follow
emerging music, fashion and lifestyle trends. University grounds will
often be location for news segments, and provide subjects for stories.
Reporting both lighthearted and serious issues the young want to be
informed of, four segments related to Hurricane Katrina will make up the first episode: coverage of Oprah’s Benefit Bakesale, the Music Katrina Benefit Concert, Survivor Interviews and Celebrity Responses.
One Liner:
Watch the stars come out tonight – Oprah’s bakesale
Coasting
Natalie Portman stars as Claire – a smart twenty-something trying to make her way in the competitive world of a TV network. Her scruples are constantly tested as she comes into contact with the sordid dealings and lifestyle peccadilloes of her bosses and the big players in the TV game. This week Claire finds out more than she wanted to know about her colleague Matthew – but now that she knows, a big decision needs to be made. Can she do the right thing and avoid alienating the one person she trusts at work? Luckily she can go home and mull it over with a glass of wine and some pizza. But roommate Beth has different ideas…
One Liner: The intriguing world of working in TV and living in New York through the eyes of a smart young woman. Starring Natalie Portman
Academia Erotica
Student-volunteer dancers from universities around the nation compete
in an American Idol-style erotic show. Open auditions in which each
university chooses its erotic-student representation will be held in
the beginning of the one-hour show. After a series of eliminating
rounds, the final five groups from the universities compete for the
Academia Erotica Title. Professional dance instructors, erotic
entertainers and adult-movie directors will make up the panel of
judges who will arbitrate the nationwide competition. Student dancers
come up with their most fantastical erotic costumes and props for
their dance presentations, and playroll from any of the three themes:
S & M, student-teacher play and school girl/school boy tease. No
nudity is allowed, and there’s an extensive rules that govern the
role-playing. A full education package will be given to the student
winners.
One Liner: A different kind of eduction – the nation’s students compete to be the nation’s Erotic Idol
