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REDEMPTION

The Ultimate Prize: Freedom

5 Hardened Convicts

5 Bounty Hunters

1 Dog

Who will be the

last one standing?

Hosted by Dog the Bounty Hunter

Written, Produced and Directed byDeEtte Atwood, Aaron Muncy and Laura DiFiore


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Whats it all about?

Five hardened convicts and five ofAmericas best bounty hunters face offalone on a deserted island

Each convict must successfullyaccomplish daily moral, ethical, andphysical challenges at the same timeavoiding capture by bounty hunters

Every week, the American public willvote one off the islanda bounty hunter

or a convict At the end of the season, if America

votes for the last convict, he will begranted a full pardon and his freedom.If the last bounty hunter wins, he will

get $1,000,000.

Source: http://www.albany.edu/~rs873392/test4


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Whats it all about?

Interspersed throughoutthe segments will be video

clips of the convict, re-enactments of his crime,trial clips, pleas from hisfamily, and victim impactstatements

All will be designed tocreate dramatic emotionaland ethical dilemmas forthe voting public

Each episode will consist of fourbasic segments

The Focus: biography and interviewof one convict

The Challenge: Moral, ethical, andphysical challenges to gain specialprivileges (extra rations, shortened

sentences, better cells and immunity)

The Hunt: Bounty hunters will huntthe convicts. They mustavoid captureto gain immunity

The Vote


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Casting: The Host

Hosted by the infamous Dog the

Bounty Hunter, often referred toas a modern-day Billy the

Kid, Dog is a well-established

celebrity with a large viewer

following

The appeal of Dog as host for

the show will be greater because

Dog himself was once a convictSource: http://www.hauntedlives.com


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Casting: The Convicts

Working with the US Department ofJustice, we have selected fiveconvicted criminals

Max*, drug trafficker, serving 25 years forrepeatedly selling bootleg Viagra to teens

Butch, serving 30 years for grand theftauto - he stole the Presidents limousine

Pitt, serving 25 to life for felony assault

(fought & injured 3 female mud wrestlers) 575-pound Axe accidentally killed his

mother (he sat on her, smothering her todeath) and is serving 20 years formanslaughter

John is serving 15 years for defrauding2,400 senior citizens of their life savings

*note: All names are fictional for re resentational ur oses onl .

Source: http://cmcfear.tripod.com/pictures/friends


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Casting: The Bounty Hunters

Working with the US Justice Department, the CIA, FBI, and severalforeign nations, we have selected five bounty hunters:

Rock, former Green Beret, famous for capturing the Lindberg kidnapper

Big John, former expediter for the CIA has led more than 500 blackoperations

Shulc, the real-life inspiration behind Marvels comic The IncredibleHulk. SHulcs 380-pound, 3% fat body holds the Guinness Record forstrongest man alive

Bart The Bear Kellman, former alligator wrestler, now a bounty hunterwith more than 4,000 captures

Silent Joe, who for national security reasons, we cannot reveal anymoreabout.*note: All names are fictional, for representational purposes only.


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The Numbers

Weekly 1 hour show shot onvideo, to run 10-12 weeks.Possible mid-season

replacement or summerseason series

Target audience is 18+. It isexpected to be particularlypopular with males 18-24

Expect to appeal to viewerswho already tune into showslike Criminal Minds, Law &Order, Dog the Bounty

Hunter, and Survivor


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The Numbers: Revenue

Survivorcurrently reaches 15.02million viewers

Criminal Minds is watched by

16.2 million people The variousLaw & Ordershows,

combined, reach over 30 millionweekly

Dog the Bounty Hunterreaches anaverage of 1.6 million viewers (onA&E)*

REDEMPTIONshould easilymatch ratings. Conservatively, weestimate 13.4 to 22.3 million, butexpect much higher numbers.

*Source: http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2005/04/03/goodbye_jane_austen_hello_dog_the_bounty_hunter/?page=2

Based on our estimates, at14 minutes availablecommercial time per

episode, revenue shouldrange between $93,000 -$110,000 per 1-minuteinterval. Potential revenueof $1.3 to $1.54 million per

episode* Additional revenue will be

achieved through productplacement, tie-ins, and

other opportunities*Source: http://televisionadvertising.com/


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The Numbers: Budget

Depending upon contractnegotiations, casting costsfor the host and bounty

hunters will rangebetween $25,000 and$100,000 per episode

Salaries for the varioussupport personnel,including cameramen, alsodepend upon contractnegotiations but we areaiming at less than

$40,000 per episode

Additional costs include travel,food, health, housing of supportpersonnel, union fees, and other

incidentals are expected to bearound $20,000 per episode

Liability and other insurancecosts are expected to besomewhat high and are

dependent upon contractnegotiations. We are budgetingfor at least $75,000 per episode

All costs are very roughestimates. To play it safe, we

estimated on the high side


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Why It Will Be A Hit

Takes advantage of already-proven

successful television formulas such as

Survivor, Prison Break, Dog the Bounty

Hunterand movie hits likeRunning Man

and The Fugitive combined with the known

appeal of viewer voting

Star Factor:Hosted by Dog the Bounty

Hunter. People love this guy.

The underdog factor: Americans love

rooting for the underdog, especially when

the odds are against him


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Why it will be a hit

Controversial Appeal: Without a doubt, the show will receive

significant critical review (notnecessarily positive) resulting in large

amounts of free publicity

The Ethics Factor: Should a convicted criminal be granted

freedom through a television show?

Are we usurping the American justice?

Is this opportunity fair to the victims?

Water-Cooler Factor: The show will create a lot of water

cooler talk after airing about the ethicalissue of the show itself, along with thedilemmas of the weekly challenges


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One mans freedom depends upon YOU.

Who will win the chance of a lifetime?

Will America pick freedom or money?

Tune in and find out what

the largest jury in history decides!

REDEMPTION: Brought to you by M.A.D. Studios

*M.A.D. = Muncy, Atwood, and DiFiore

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