Ebenezer's Posse TV show Treatment

Brainstorming of a Treatment for a Kids’ Reality TV Show
The Big Idea
The drama and color of The Real World, The Educational Value of Discovery Kids, and the emotional payoff of Extreme Makeover - Home Edition, all rolled into one show!

Six charismatic kids, one Cowboy singer, and an unscripted adventure each episode will open eyes, provide new experiences, and inspire an original song.

Each episode will be a symbolic trip to an unknown and potentially scary environment in the real world of kids, such as a cancer ward or a homeless shelter where the “posse” will work on a project that will allow them to be generous, work together, make life better for others, and realize how fortunate their own lives are.

After experiencing the challenges and rewards of donating their time and effort to helping those less fortunate (but very similar in age), the “posse” will get together to write a song about their day’s experience.

Then, they will go into a studio to record the song, which will be combined with footage of the day to create a music video.

The Posse

Ebenezer Boesel, certified teacher with a Masters in Teaching and professional singer/songwriter, will be the leader of the group.

Charismatic, fun loving, and great with kids of all ages, Ebenezer will help the kids keep their focus on the task at hand and facilitate the writing of a song at the end of the show where the kids write lyrics and sing about an issue that comes up during the day.

The kids will be boys and girls, age 6 to 10, with unique, but real, personalities.

We’re not going to be hiring child actors, just normal people who like to have fun. Their experiences, conflicts, and growth will be the central theme of the show(think The Real World), and their sense of accomplishment will be the payoff(think Extreme Makeover - Home Edition).

The Show

The show will have a reality TV feel to it, with an “interview” room for one-on one interviews, unexpected drama, and editing that will appeal to young as well as adult viewers.

This will be a show parents will feel good about letting their kids watch, and kids will enjoy it as well.

Product placement will be decidedly progressive - with clothing from manufacturers who don’t pay cheap labor or kids to make their product, food which is organic, healthy, and very tasty, and all materials and gadgets having high educational as well as entertainment value.

What Happens

Early in the morning, Ebenezer will arrive at each kid’s door in a Hybrid SUV.

Kids won’t know where they are going or what they are doing, until a short video is shown about the group we will be working with that day (Example, a soup kitchen in downtown Seattle).

Ebenezer will talk about what they will be doing and how they can help, then they will arrive at the location and meet the contact person for the organization we will be working with.

After getting a brief tour of the premises, meeting the people, and getting a feel for the place, the “posse” will meet to make a plan for the day and discuss any issues that may be coming up for the kids such as fear, excitement, joy, or sadness.

The project begins, and the focus will be on letting things happen spontaneously and following the plot wherever it wants to go.

At the end of the day, the project will be finished, and the “posse” will say goodbye to their new friends.

The Payoff

That evening or the next day, the “posse” will come together in a recording studio to write and record a song about their experience with a positive moral that appeals to kids and adults.

Finally, the “Posse” will record the song, backed up by a local band.

The finished product will be the last few minutes of the show, with edited footage of the day to go along with the music.

The real magic of this experience will be the change affected in the opinions and perspectives of the kids in the Posse. When children this age show generosity, compassion, and understanding of another's circumstances, it is a very powerful moment. We aim to have several of these moments each show.

Here's a clip of a Video we did about a song called PEACE