Homeless: The Reality TV Show
The other day I had a good conversation with Albert about a possible reality TV program idea, patterned after the lives of homeless people.
The basic idea of the show would be to have a number of contestants who are taken to other countries (where they can't speak the native language) and they are to live and act like homeless people for a specified period of time. Their goal would be to collect money and try to work their way up (without using any extraordinary skills or "american looks" or anything else that) to get a job and a place to rent in the city they are assigned. The first person to get a full-time job (may be some restrictions here as to what is considered a "job") and a place to stay would win a grand prize.
The cameramen would have to be disguised and in vans, or behind building windows to make the "homeless people" look real and not interfere. Other than a few restrictions as to what the homeless people can say or do (have to play character at all times) they would be free to come up with ideas to move up in life. When they are first dropped off they would have no money, and just some ragged clothes on their back and a shopping cart full of random items (picked by the show's staff). From there each homeless person would be timed to see how long it takes them to reach the show's goal of getting a full-time job and a place to rent.
It was also suggested that the winner of the show (or other contestants, if they get some amount of prize money) could win a second jackpot if he or she donated more than a certain percentage of the original winnings (say 50%+) within the first 6 months of winning, to reward the winners who have learned the most from their experience.
The basic idea of the show would be to have a number of contestants who are taken to other countries (where they can't speak the native language) and they are to live and act like homeless people for a specified period of time. Their goal would be to collect money and try to work their way up (without using any extraordinary skills or "american looks" or anything else that) to get a job and a place to rent in the city they are assigned. The first person to get a full-time job (may be some restrictions here as to what is considered a "job") and a place to stay would win a grand prize.
The cameramen would have to be disguised and in vans, or behind building windows to make the "homeless people" look real and not interfere. Other than a few restrictions as to what the homeless people can say or do (have to play character at all times) they would be free to come up with ideas to move up in life. When they are first dropped off they would have no money, and just some ragged clothes on their back and a shopping cart full of random items (picked by the show's staff). From there each homeless person would be timed to see how long it takes them to reach the show's goal of getting a full-time job and a place to rent.
It was also suggested that the winner of the show (or other contestants, if they get some amount of prize money) could win a second jackpot if he or she donated more than a certain percentage of the original winnings (say 50%+) within the first 6 months of winning, to reward the winners who have learned the most from their experience.
This guy is pretty homeless, from what I can tell.
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