Thursday, March 13, 2014

Reality Game Show Pitch

Here's a meme I've been seeing pop up on social media. It's a tweet from user Molly Manglewood (@undeadmolly)


I like this idea, and being a gamer, I've come up with some thoughts on how this could become a competitive Reality Show.  Perhaps not to show "how awesome it is" but maybe how "easy" it is. At least how easy they think it is. Yes, this is what goes on in my head sometime. So here is my pitch for a reality TV show based on living a 100% Biblical Life.

Judge Not

Season 1


In this series, a group of Fundamentalist Christians are brought together to live and interact under constant camera observation. Let's call them, "The Devout." The goal is to be the last Devout remaining, by staying sinless yourself, and bringing Judgement upon your opponents. But beware! A contestant may call any Devout to Judgement for breaking any of the laws in the Bible. (any version) If the accusation is true, then "Judgement is Upon" that contestant. One more Judgement will eliminate the player. Now, the trick is that whoever made the Judgement will be reviewed by the Higher Power (a panel of Biblical and Legal experts) and checked against the entirety of whichever version of the Bible was used to judge the opponent. If found to have broken any law, that contestant will have a Judgement placed on them as well.

There is a safety net. A Grace of God, or Salvation, if you will. The complex will have a "Confession" room, or Chapel, where anyone can go to confess any transgression so that they may not be Judged on it. Each week will also begin with an Absolution, meaning that only sins committed in the current episode count. Neither Confession nor Absolution will remove a Judgement that is upon someone, however. The only way to get rid of a Judgement is to Pass the Judgement onto another Devout by making a Judgement, in which case, one also risks getting a new Judgement when weighed by the same measure. 

If no one attempts a Judgement during a week, the panel calls the entire group under review, and decides who has transgressed the worst. However, as with other reality shows, the producers offer rewards for catching sinners and being pure yourself. Based on the real life behavior of most fundamentalists, it is unlikely that one won't be willing to point a finger and assume that he has nothing to hide, so this shouldn't come up. 

As soon as there is only one Devout remaining, that player immediately goes to final judgment, and if also found not to be pure, there is no winner, and no one goes to "Heaven." 


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