Will Wright's 'Bar Karma' TV show formally announced

Will Wright and ex-Nickelodeon president Albie Hecht have teamed up with Current TV to create a new show -- this much we knew. Now we know what it's called: Bar Karma.

According to the announcement, the series will put viewers "in control via an online application," which runs on technology created by Wright, called "Current TV's Creation Studios." Through this app, users (who register via the site) weigh in on "a rough outline" for the week's show and are able to contribute "storylines, plots and have direct communication with the production team." Viewers browse and merge ideas, voting on final proposals, before the production team turns the audience's vision into a 30-minute episode.

"We will be taking our cues from the viewers, working with them and then quickly producing high quality, original content," said Hecht. "This is truly a paradigm-changing project that will showcase the creativity of the general public in shaping a television series." Bar Karma is set to premiere sometime in early 2011.

Reader Comments (14)

So Doug, dressed as Quail Man, walks into a bar.... and then Will Wright makes a billion dollars selling Sim Bar Karma? Hmmm

@Jesse Walsh
no no no. Quail Man walks into a bar and then tells a story all about how his life got flipped turned upside down. And he'd like to take a minute, just sit right there. He'll tell you how he's NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP. NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOOOWWN.

I have to admit, its the next logical step in reality television - we are already texting in our votes for the Next American Chef Idol or whatever, so it only makes sense that we will eventually be writing our own storylines for others to act out.

However, In my experience, entertainment thats "designed by committee" tends to end up lacking in entertainment value. So Im not holding out much hope for this.