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PrepareDocSeries	Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 3:35 PM EDT Hi All, I'm researching a documentary series for the Discovery Channel which focuses on the increasingly mainstream belief that a major shift for humanity is on the horizon, and we're looking for people who are prepping to profile. We're interested in looking at people who are in the process of preparing for the threats or dangerous times ahead. We would like to profile the specific ways in which they are preparing. We are hoping to be able to see into how the people are becoming prepared. We are also hoping to add some benefit our participants by bringing in experts who might be able test the equipment, offer them advice on how to improve their readiness, as well as doing some "how-to" segments to help our viewers prepare. We're interested in all types of people, and we are intent on not judging or challenging any specific belief -- it's the threat and the response to it that we are focusing on. If you are interested in hearing more, or would like to share what you've done, I'd love to have a chat with you about the program. We are moving quickly through the development phase of our series and we are actively searching for Participants for our pilot episode. Contact me through the board and I'll email you with more information. -Tracey Schaefer Paperny Films Post reply 4 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you? Keyword tags: Documentary Participants
PedroAsani	1. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 3:42 PM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 24 2011, 5:01 PM EDT I have checked this out, and it seems like something that could be helpful for anyone who is interested. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
rabidbeaver	2. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 5:30 PM EDT This sounds cool but I don't really think I am qualified unless you want a person who really has a very limited budget and lives with parents who call him crazy for wanted to be prepared. :) Post reply Do you find this valuable?
PrepareDocSeries	3. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 6:09 PM EDT "This sounds cool but I don't really think I am qualified unless you want a person who really has a very limited budget and lives with parents who call him crazy for wanted to be prepared. :)" No one is beyond consideration. But.. we will need to being cameras to your home.. (which is also your parent's home) How do you think your family will react? -T Post reply Do you find this valuable?
toxic_shock	4. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 6:27 PM EDT You're welcome to stop by my place. I'm a single male in my 20's, I live in Wisconsin in an apartment, and try to spend a bit from each paycheck on preparations. I'm not that un-ordinary from a "regular" guy in his 20's. Post reply 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
cyrano222	5. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 8:59 PM EDT I am not one of those tinfoil hat people but I perfer my privacy and my children would mock me so if I was on TV. We do have a colorful cast here. There are surlely some good candidates. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
randomknife666	6. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 9:06 PM EDT I wouldn't mind... My mother on the other hand... Post reply Do you find this valuable?
LJ126	7. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 9:33 PM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 24 2011, 9:53 PM EDT Bear in mind, ZSDW members, that there are people out there who would LOVE to make you out to seem totally crazy for preparing for real-world disasters, for entertainment's sake. Think about all of those History channel "Roswell" alien shows, who make those folks out to be totally nuts. Or the man who thinks the government is out to get him. Generally speaking, when people come knocking at your door offering you "the opportunity of a lifetime," it's often got a few catches to it. Please use your best judgment, because television producers and their staff are interested in entertainment and sales. Even the news has become less about information and more about providing shock value. It's dollars and cents and some people do not care about humiliating you, your family, your co-workers, or anyone else to make a few bucks. Jerry Springer doesn't highlight normal people FOR A REASON. Our culture wants someone to laugh at - do you want to be that unwilling party? If this show is geared the way I'm afraid it could be, I do NOT want the ZSDW to take part in it in any way. However, if it's meant to be an informative, insightful documentary that highlights the use of "zombie survival" as a metaphor for survival preparedness ala the CDC and FEMA's Make-a-Plan-type planning - I have no qualms with the site being used in that capacity. Fortunately for us,, the overwhelming majority of our site membership is the latter type of "prepper." Use your best judgment!! Post reply 5 out of 5 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
timberrattler	8. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 9:52 PM EDT No thanks. I prefer my little spot in the shadows. Not interested in 15 minutes of loony-toon fame. I wouldn't sign up for that kind of publicity. Post reply 9 out of 9 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Maricely	9. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 10:10 PM EDT "No thanks. I prefer my little spot in the shadows. Not interested in 15 minutes of loony-toon fame. I wouldn't sign up for that kind of publicity." Same here. No offense to anyone who wants to participate, but I think a good survivalist is one who doesn't give too much away about their location, their resources, their guns, etc. I wouldn't even want my face on tv. That's just me though, I'm paranoid like that. Post reply 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
x-wolfhunter	10. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 10:18 PM EDT "You're welcome to stop by my place. I'm a single male in my 20's, I live in Wisconsin in an apartment, and try to spend a bit from each paycheck on preparations. I'm not that un-ordinary from a "regular" guy in his 20's." It would be neat to see you on the big screen, TS! @Discovery Channel: No, thanks. I agree with LJ. I have seen the show "Ancient Aliens." I don't want to be like Fizzyhead Einsteinwannabe. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Maricely	11. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 10:24 PM EDT "It would be neat to see you on the big screen, TS! @Discovery Channel: No, thanks. I agree with LJ. I have seen the show "Ancient Aliens." I don't want to be like Fizzyhead Einsteinwannabe." http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/158329-ancient-aliens Post reply Do you find this valuable?
toxic_shock	12. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 24 2011, 11:36 PM EDT "Bear in mind, ZSDW members, that there are people out there who would LOVE to make you out to seem totally crazy for preparing for real-world disasters, for entertainment's sake." I am worried about this a little. But since my preps are relativity "basic", I can't see how I could be potrayed as a complete moron. At the end of the day, I'm just a guy who buys a little extra food at the store, who keeps gas in his tank, and who likes buying guns. Prepping doesn't have to mean buying a secluded ranch in the hills and burying mosin nagants in the woods. That would be the message I would try to convey. Because of that, I doubt I'm what this show is looking for anyway. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
LJ126	13. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 25 2011, 12:57 AM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 25 2011, 11:59 AM EDT I haven't talked to Tracey personally as the receptionist I spoke to there yesterday got the area code a little wrong... I'm definitely interested in seeing what direction they plan on taking the show. Maybe I'm dead wrong about where they plan on taking this... and I hope I am. It'd be really cool if a production company wanted to do something educational with the zombie survival theme. However, I'm a bit weary of the idea of having a camera crew in my home or following me around because there are two kinds of shows that do this: so-called "Reality" shows and docu-dramas focusing on people with disorders (hoarders, etc.) or who are otherwise out-there like "Dog" the bounty hunter. Don't forget about the show Cops, as it's yet another show that highlights America's dysfunctional members of society - criminals. Again, maybe I'm jumping to conclusions a little bit. I'm certainly known to do that from time to time. However, if I were one of y'all considering this I'd treat this whole thing like you are buying a used car: listen carefully for funny noises and don't sign on any dotted lines unless you're positive that you're making a good long-term investment. Post reply 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
chitoryu12	14. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 25 2011, 6:48 AM EDT The majority of reality TV shows, especially ones meant to highlight a fringe group, always seem to be based more around "Look at how strange and different these people are from you!" than actual education. Survivalists have already got a bad rap as paranoid anti-government loons who are antisocial at best and dangerous to society at worst (look at their portrayal toward the end of Homefront). Very few reality shows are even slightly honest, and cherry picking quotes and manipulative editing to highlight drama and turn people into caricatures are extremely common throughout the business. Nobody wants to think about anyone on TV being a normal, complex person. As such, I have very little faith in such shows. Post reply 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Jahadaz	15. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 25 2011, 6:58 AM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 25 2011, 6:59 AM EDT I hate to say it, but I highly doubt anybody thinks a show about average joe survival prepping would be a big hit. Now a show about a nutcase living in the middle of the woods (unibomber style) surrounded by guns, mre's, watchdogs, and old 2 liters filled with water? That would be interesting to the average viewer, much like hoarders. Because those shows make people think, "oh my god, there are people out there like that? That's crazy, I can't imagine what I would do if my husband/father/kid was acting that insane. Zombies. That's got to be a joke right?" Post reply Do you find this valuable?
x-wolfhunter	16. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 25 2011, 7:09 AM EDT "http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/158329-ancient-aliens" Yes! That's him! I love that guy. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Markthegenius	17. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 25 2011, 1:59 PM EDT I think that anybody who wants to get good ratings from such a show would be very susceptible to over-hyping it. Hype is bad and misleading, and makes us sane preppers look crazy. If you convince people to prepare through hype, it can give them the wrong outlook on it, and they can become paranoid and hysterical like oh so many crazy preppers. As if "THE END IS COMING" is in their minds, rather than just "insurance policy" Post reply Do you find this valuable?
LJ126	18. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 26 2011, 1:52 AM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 26 2011, 2:15 AM EDT I had a nice chat with Tracey earlier, and the show is indeed legit. She's got a very specific type of prepper in mind for the pilot episode of the show. Obviously, the pilot needs to be visually stunning, titillating and the survivalists highlighted need to be "interesting." Obviously, this means that they gotta fit a specific profile. That being said, I've gone ahead and allowed her to list me as a contact, and if the show takes off and things on the homestead stabilize in the future, there's a SMALL chance that you might see LJ126 (but not Maricely or the kiddo) on the show. Honestly though, I'm still trying to get situated, and I don't feel "prepped" enough to do a show on survival preparedness. And, I respect my girlfriend's wishes to stay off camera all together. If I still lived in Saint Louis and had all my preparations in place, and was flying solo I'd have said "sign me up" earlier today. I encourage anyone interested to give it some serious thought and if you're interested, send Tracey a PM or send her an E-Mail. She'll let you know if you're what she's looking for. Too bad MajorDamage isn't around - he'd stand a great chance of being on the tube! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Unassigned	19. RE: Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants Aug 26 2011, 4:38 PM EDT "Too bad MajorDamage isn't around - he'd stand a great chance of being on the tube!" Opsec says he wouldn't even consider it, but it WOULD be great to see him do his thing. Congrats LJ. I would absolutely love to throw my hat in the ring, but somehow I'm thinking that my Chief would castrate me... or make me suffer the bane of humiliation for a loooong, looooooong time. :-P Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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