30 days of ideas – 03: Only Famous (a romantic comedy)
Only Famous – A Romantic Comedy
Today’s idea is a concept for a romantic comedy feature film. It’s about a guy who works at an independent television production company that has had a string of failures, and is on the verge of bankruptcy.
In a last-ditch effort to create a hit and save the business, our hero (let’s call him Mike) comes up with an idea for a TV show in which they take a member of the public with no particular skills, talents or notable achievements – and then makes them famous.
The idea is that as the series progresses, the person that they choose will get PR, publicity, billboard campaigns, a ghost writer to craft their autobiography, interviews in celebrity magazines, an appearance on Oprah (etc.) – and all the trappings of fame, but without having done anything in particular to warrant the attention, other than simply being the subject of the tv show.
But things don’t go entirely to plan…
