What is “Peculiar” Anyway?
October 8, 2011
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9 KJV
What is Peculiar? Good question.
Peculiar is a sitcom I am developing. Let me give you some history. I’ve been posting about this on my blog: scottlinkblog.com
First there was the distribution idea:
The Future of Christian TV: A TV Distribution Idea
The I started looking for show ideas. It took a while. I kept coming up with something and then throwing it out. Nothing was clicking or sticking. Then I realized that in general:
Christians Don’t Believe in Comedy
and discovered that the number top kinds of shows viewed by 18-34 year olds were comedies and reality shows. I tried to settle onto some sort of reality show, but nothing worked.
I finally came up with an idea:
It’s been a lot of work, and I never have enough spare time, but I keep making:
So, after all of that, here it is in a nutshell. What is Peculiar and why am I doing it?
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Peculiar is a show about a college kid trying to figure out his faith in a weird world.
Blake Goodaman was a star athlete in High School with multiple scholarship offers. After a car wreck that wasn’t his fault he found his life turned upside down without a lot of options. Now he’s staying at home, going to the only college he can afford, and trying to figure out how his new faith in Jesus Christ impacts his new life. There is no doubt, things are just plain peculiar.
Created by Scott Link. Written by Scott Link & George Livings. WGA #1535064
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