Will Wright to produce reality show with user-created storylines

by Mike Schramm on Mar 31st 2010 9:30PM

That sneaky Will Wright always seems to be working on something amazing and/or secret, but this one caught us by surprise: His next project is actually a television show. He's working on The Creation Project in conjunction with Current, and eventually the show will involve viewers picking and choosing different storylines that will eventually be produced as two half-hour episodes of a real TV show.

According to leaked planning documents, there's a big online and mobile component with the show as well, including a possible tool that would allow users to make and discuss their own storyboards. Of course, all of this is still in the planning stages, but that's okay -- it gives us plenty of time to work on our script about a game developer whose game is just too brilliant to be good. It'll be a hit for sure.

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Tags: current, spore, television, the-creation-project, tv, will-wright

Reader Comments (15)

Is this the douch who said the Wii isn't even a games console? Oh yeah he said it was a 'Toy'

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/will-wright-on-the-wiis-toy-like-sensibilities/

-1 for Will Wright

It is similar to a toy. However, a very popular and well selling toy like device.

But that is like saying Mario is a plumber. He is technically, but how often does he fix the pipes?

Will Wright is NOT a douche.

Didn't bother to read his last two lines, did ya?

"I think it's kind of cool that they decided to go off and find a different sandbox to play in," said Wright, "I think it's been very good for the industry."

-1 for Foetoid. This is Will mother fudging Wright, I don't care if he's a cooky conservative or that he thinks the Wii is toylike, he's a mad genius who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Miyamoto as far as I'm concerned - You don't call him a douche at any rate.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/htgg/cgi-bin/drupal/sites/default/files2/images/GI-Miyamoto-Wright.preview.jpg

I love that picture.

@Raffi Reality show? Yeah, he's a douche.

The wii wasn't a real game machine until this: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/30/wii-brews-wii-pack-generator-delivers-no-fuss-homebrew/

Alternatively after making purchases on the Wii shop channel.

Hey look, it's Inspector Gadget.

Damn, I missed an opportunity.

I should've said:

"Hey, Mr. Wright, why the long face?"

I LOVE CURRENT!!!!!!!!! My tv stays on that channel 24/7. If you haven't watched Infomania, you're truly missing out.

Current really is the best channel on tv, with each segment only lasting a few minutes it's a great example of why networks shouldn't strap themselves to the 30 minute block schedule.