Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett (Producer of Survivor & The Apprentice) are working on a reality television show that will pit 16 young directors against each other to win a 1 million development deal with Dreamworks. The show will be called "On The Lot" and is to be produced by Fox Television. Unlike Trump on The Apprentice, Speilberg will not be a regular on the show, he will be, in a sense, the reward and will only appear at the end. The show is to air sometime next year.

I am intrigued but here is how I think the first season will play out. Most of the 16 directors will be complete morons, power hungry, wannabe-divas that will be eliminated as early as possible. There will be a couple of the good conformist types. The final two will consist of a conformist and a diva. Of course, the conformist will go on to win the show.

Filmmakers across the planet will scoff at the drama but at the same time wonder if this is how filmmaking should be. Non-filmmakers that find themselves on movie sets off-the-lot will be disappointed at the absolute boredom. Because film is very much like a baseball game. Besides the catcher, pitcher and batter; the rest of the players wait for the action to come to them.

Update: The official site is here. You can submit your films if you want to be part of the show.