AS LIVE PRODUCTION; FINAL PITCH IDEA

After discussions and tutorial with Helen, myself and Aimee have decided to go forward with the idea of grandparent vs grandchild gameshow, currently under the working title 'What's That...?'

Working Title- What’s That…?

Target Channel- BBC One - According to their website the BBC are looking for shows that ‘engage a young and old audience that can feel like they join in’. As this is a family game this will definitely appeal to those groups of people and the rounds mean that the audience at home can play along too, providing an interactive experience.  

Target Audience- Family

The Idea

• Challenging two generations of their knowledge of the old vs the new through means of talking, thinking and acting.

Format

• Four contestants from two families (grandparent and grandchild on one team) go head to head to gain points by answering questions through many rounds about the old and new.

The Objectives

• To test the knowledge of the older and younger generation
• The audience at home can interact with the show by guessing the answers

The Rounds

Round 1: “What’s that sayin’”  

• Acronyms and Phrases (see below) test the knowledge of two generations.
• Old phrases/ acronyms test the younger generation and vice versa.
• Within a 2 minute time limit, the teams are to guess as many answers as possible, and if they get an answer incorrect then the question gets passed to the other team. If the other team answer correctly, they get the point. If they answer incorrectly, no one gets the point and the game continues with the initial contestants to complete the 2 minutes.

  Examples of slang words/acronyms that would be used;

Team One Questions;

          ‘IDK’ - I don’t know                       ‘take the egg’’ - means to win

          ‘Ttyl’ - talk to you later                  ‘slacks’ - underwear

          ‘Wym’ - what do you mean           ‘Skipper’ - captain of a boat

Team Two Questions;

          ‘LOL’ - laughing out loud              ‘Once in a blue moon’ - unlikely

          ‘ROFL’ - rolling on the floor          ‘don’t sell me a dog’ - don’t lie to me

          

Round 2:

• “What’s that do” -
• Item appears on screen which has to be described by the older person to a blindfolded younger person who then has to guess the item (Young person answers) a point is given for each correct guess given.

   Examples of items to be used:

Round 3:

• “What’s that”- quick fire round where the presenter asks multiple questions to both teams where they have to answer within a time limit.

VT x4

1. VT of Contestants to introduce them
2. See above