Its kinda based on the popular show 'American Dad' but at the same time is completely different.... See what you think.
Its working title is 'Icelandic Mom' and where as American Dad is an animated comedy, Icelandic Mom is a live person structured reality show. The premise being for her to be solving lifestyle and social skills type problems for Canadian males aged between 18 and 35. Problems will be solved using a combination of common sense and traditional Inuit arts and crafts skills. Each show would contain a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 different people, all with varied problems. The aim is to hopefully both amuse & educate the viewers, especially with the traditional arts and craft segments. For these segments we would have a revolving cast of 4 or 5 genuine Inuits as expert teachers.
Also, to tie the segments together I propose introducing an animal, either a traditional sledge pulling Husky Dog, or possibly, if budget allows, an actual Wolf, which would be used to punctuate the program, tie the segments together and the animal would also provide the narration from its point of view, in a way that the viewer could easily connect and identify with.
As for sets, I propose a scarcely furnished, yet brightly lit infinity stage, in pure white. This will give a metaphorical 'nod' to an igloo, but remain warm and clean. The arts and crafts segments would be shot outside, near a hedge, using green wooden trestle tables approx 8 feet by 4 feet each.
Initial run would be for six, one hour long shows, where the first 5 serve as kinda selection process where the Canadians with the most points in the first 5 shows, return for a 'Grand Finale' in Show 6 where an overall winner is selected. The possibility of telephone, on in app voting, can be optioned if required as an extra revenue stream.
So, what do you think? Any notes or suggestions before I send it off to the studios to see if I can get it optioned? I think I covered it fairly well, but I'm standing by to answer any questions in the event of lack of clarity on my behalf. Thanks
