>>255491Actually, that's a pitch worth making. They're all about reality television anymore. You'd need about two dozen people who were willing to lose all privacy and anonymity. They'd get no compensation except the parcel of land.
Divide the area into quarters, have anyone interested in being a leader present a general plan, and let the participants opt in to the one they like best. Anyone who attracts five or more followers gets a quarter of the estate, first ready getting first choice. Anyone left at the end gets put in the unwanted quadrant. They get to be the dark horse team. Can they pull it together and make it to the deadline, or will they bicker and fail?
You don't need cameramen; the participants will have to wear a wireless webcam somewhere on their body and put others up in and around their structures.
You have elements of wilderness survival, farm life, small-group interaction, team competition, and a cast of colorful characters. They could easily make two hours of television out of every week of time, a set 24 minutes of footage per group.
This is why reality TV is so brilliant from a marketing standpoint. You could grab the blandest neckbeard off /r9k/, edit a day of his life down to four minutes, and get a million views on YouTube. Not because he's anyone, but because he's everyone. And also because four minutes isn't a serious commitment of time.
