The premise of the show could be this: you film an 18 year old kid about to go to college (the skinny days when he or she was maybe a high school athlete and burned more calories than ingested) and continue to film through the first year of college. He or she drinks plenty beer, eats nothing but cafeteria slop, and neglects his or her exercise routine due to an excessive classload requiring many late nights (productive or not, this student is still not sleeping much). Then the student returns to his or her hometown for Winter break. The reunion is classic TV; the friends try not to laugh or smirk, the parents question their choice to let their kid care for themselves. Boom! Ratings GOLD. I need to bring this idea to MTV, I'm sure they'd be receptive.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Some people used to be fat
...And some people used to be skinny. This was my thought when I first heard of the MTV show, "I Used To Be Fat." I would be willing to wager that the more appealing show would be, "I Used To Be Skinny." So many more people would be able to relate to this show. The majority of college freshman, pregnant women, people who like Oreos, those not willing to work out, etc. There's your massive market, MTV. And it will only continue to grow (pun intended).
The premise of the show could be this: you film an 18 year old kid about to go to college (the skinny days when he or she was maybe a high school athlete and burned more calories than ingested) and continue to film through the first year of college. He or she drinks plenty beer, eats nothing but cafeteria slop, and neglects his or her exercise routine due to an excessive classload requiring many late nights (productive or not, this student is still not sleeping much). Then the student returns to his or her hometown for Winter break. The reunion is classic TV; the friends try not to laugh or smirk, the parents question their choice to let their kid care for themselves. Boom! Ratings GOLD. I need to bring this idea to MTV, I'm sure they'd be receptive.
The premise of the show could be this: you film an 18 year old kid about to go to college (the skinny days when he or she was maybe a high school athlete and burned more calories than ingested) and continue to film through the first year of college. He or she drinks plenty beer, eats nothing but cafeteria slop, and neglects his or her exercise routine due to an excessive classload requiring many late nights (productive or not, this student is still not sleeping much). Then the student returns to his or her hometown for Winter break. The reunion is classic TV; the friends try not to laugh or smirk, the parents question their choice to let their kid care for themselves. Boom! Ratings GOLD. I need to bring this idea to MTV, I'm sure they'd be receptive.
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