Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.
So this showed up in email:
Hello,
I’m currently casting for a pilot television show about preppers/survivalists. I think you may be a great resource for finding well prepared people, who would be open to appearing on camera. I’m wondering if you would be willing to post this info on your blog or website, or just pass this info along to anyone you think would be interested.The gist:
It’s a 30 minute show, and we will feature two stories. We are mostly interested in seeing what the person has prepared or prepped, and right now we’re specifically looking for someone with a stocked bunker or extensive prep. The idea is to meet the person and see what they’ve prepared, then bring in a survivalist expert to evaluate how long you could actually live for if a catastrophe were to happen.The purpose of the show is not to exploit beliefs, we actually want to cast people who the viewers will be able to relate to. We also want to feature someone who has prepped extensively, either in the home, or in a bunker. We really want something visually stunning.
This has been extremely hard to cast because of the secretive nature of the people who are preparing–which is completely understandable. I am contacting you because I think it’s important to get the word out about survivalists/preppers–that they aren’t all crazy people, that most of them are smart, well-informed people who we could take a lesson from. And I am hoping you will be able to pass this info along if you know someone who may be interested in participating.
We can provide full anonymity, and compensation is $1000 for the person who is chosen.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your time!
Michelle Reindal | producer | screaming flea productions | mreindal@sfpseattle.com
I get a couple of these a year, it seems. Who really signs up for this? People who never saw that episode of The Twilight Zone? But there’ll be someone out there who just feels the need to show off. Always is.
Dude, first rule of Bunker Club is …..you dont show it off to a television audience!
