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In Spring 2009 the BFRO will begin production of its long-awaited
TV series.
Earlier this year HBO had expressed interest in producing a TV series
about the work of the BFRO, as a "web-cast" series (a.k.a.
a "digital series"), which appealed to the group because
it would allow the group's entire large international following to
watch the series as well.
However, the budgets allocated for productions in this freshly burgeoning
web-oriented format were (and still are) uncertain, because it is
unclear how a digital series will pay for itself.
A web series can be a free download and include advertising somehow,
or the broadcaster might charge money to download the episodes piece
by piece, or by subscription, and leave out the advertising completely.
When it seemed that these perplexing budgeting questions were not
going to be resolved any time soon with HBO, a Hollywood friend of
the BFRO, Michael
Rosenberg, looked for a different production company to take on
the project -- one that would not go skimpy on the production budget.
Rosenberg looked for a producer in Canada.
Canadian tax breaks for film and television production allow more
money be invested into production efforts. Rosenberg contacted producer
Steven Silver of
the highly respected Canadian independent production company Barna-Alper
(which was recently acquired by Canadian media conglomerate Entertainment
One). After only two meetings Steven Silver enthusiastically agreed
to produce the series about the BFRO.
Barna-Alper will decide which Canadian broadcaster will be best suited
for this program. Currently it looks as though the series will air
on Canada's TruTV channel. The
bigfoot/sasquatch topic is very popular in Canada, so interest in
the series is expected to come from every major broadcaster in Canada.
No matter which Canadian broadcaster is selected by Barna-Alper, the
series will undoubtedly be syndicated in the U.S., England, and Australia.
The series will be made both in the U.S. and Canada, and will begin
shooting in Spring 2009.
This program is expected to go on for several seasons. The BFRO
will continuously educate the audience about sasquatches, because
there is already so much to
be learned and communicated about them. The TV series will never
resort to the sort of hype-then-disappoint formulas that tend to turn
off crypto fans over the long run.
There is no indication yet on when the series will begin to appear
on television.
Would you like to help with this program?
Is so, then:
1) Please send an email to Barna-Alper Productions in Canada (barna_alper@bfro.net), thanking them for taking on this project, and summarizing what you would like to see in a program documenting bigfoot field research. The folks at Barna-Alper have been closely reading every email sent in so far, and will share them with the broadcaster. This is your chance to say, "Don't make the mistake of [whatever] but instead do more of [whatever]." Do not assume that whatever you urge and explain say will not be taken very seriously. It will be, especially at this seminal stage.
AND/OR
2) Please send an email to Barna-Alper Productions in Canada (barna_alper@bfro.net), introducing yourself and offering help with the series. Let them know what you can offer, in terms of assistance.
Although this TV series will focus mainly on the BFRO, the bigger goal is to overcome a mountain popular misunderstanding and ignorance about sasquatches. This mountainous challenge can be attached in different ways, by different people, from various angles.
We are particularly interested in local government employees
or tribal members who are aware of sightings in their immediate area, and who can be legally paid to help arrange for local support for an episode about the local sasquatch activity. Understandably, some communities would not welcome that amount of attention, because they are not prepared to handle more visitors to their area. Other communities are more prepared for more visitors on a continuous basis, and thus would welcome the attention generated by TV exposure.
Other types of support for this program may be in the form of camera/technical expertise, or outfitting experience, or outdoors skills (e.g. climbing,
horsebacking riding, mountain biking, snow-mobiling, backcountry backpacking, etc., etc.), or excellent familiarity with local services and local forest roads in known sighting areas.
Please send your email to: barna_alper@bfro.net
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