A Shared TV Experience, Even Better

A coworker of mine told me today about a TV show called “Three Sheets” on the Fine Living Network (FLN).  It is about a guy, Zane Lamprey, who goes around the world to learn about different drinking customs.

As she talked about it, I could see how this TV show has a shared experience from people all over who like different kinds of adult beverages or even world travel.  Anyone who likes Brandy, Vodka, Wine, Beer, Rum, Scotch, etc, would love to go traveling with him.  But instead must live vicariously through him.

This shared experience could be even better.   Imagine a UPS box being delivered two days before the show aired with the drinks that will be on the next show.  You get two days of anticipation until air time.  When you watch “Three Sheets” you can learn about the cultures and see how it is made.  Then you finally get to sample the drink with the host and everyone else who watches with the “sampler plan” when Zane looks at the camera, raises his glass and says, “…” (Actually I don’t know what he says so I’ll make up something.) “Bottoms up.”

Literature could also be in the box about each drink or country along with personal surveys about each drink, and a small 3 ring binder in the first box.  Then after you watch, you can put the next week’s customs and surveys in your binder.  Remember the recipe cards that used to be mailed out every month?  People would collect them and put them in the little binder that came with it.  This would be the same type of thing.

But, why stop there?  Cooking shows can also have pre-measured ingredients so when the TV personalities cook, so can you.  The “Cooking package” could also come with a DVD of that episode.  Chapters on the DVD can be set up to skip to the next step after your cooking timer dings.  Above the counter DVD players, portable DVD players, laptops, and kitchen computers are becoming more common these days.

Travel shows can have postcards from the country they are visiting signed by the host.  The postcard pictures could be unique with the host or the same exact ones you could get in the country but with the hosts writing on the back.  They should be mailed with that countries stamp and post mark on them, not mailed from within the US.

Any of these would be a great gift to give.  Or as a great gift to get.

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