Board Thread:Pitches/@comment-25375217-20160430225123

Okay, since I'm waiting to cast Vergere and Utinni before I can continue with Star Wars Fulcrum (which will probably take a bit since we don't have a lot of people to sign up) and I've had this idea brewing for awhile, I'm just going to go ahead pitch it.

The show is called "Homeschool'd", and I came up with it because as a homeschooler I'm tired of not seeing homeschoolers on TV (and when they are, it's usually portrayed weirdly).

Basically, it focuses on a conservative Christian family, the Harolds. Their dad is the pastor at their church, while their mom is a stay-at-home mom who homeschools their three kids. The series will focus mainly on the dynamic with the mom and the kids, with the dad playing a mostly supporting role due to being at work throughout most of the day. The family is also a member of a homeschool co-op that meets weekly, so there will be some episodes showing that too.

Main characters: Recurring characters: The show will take place in West Virginia, since that's where I know the homeschool laws best so I can make it accurate. Plus, our only other show in West Virginia is Emma & Johnny in the 21st Century, which is ending Monday.
 * Rhiannon Harold - The fifteen year-old middle child of the Harold family. Better known as Rhi, she's a musical theater geek and a painter. She's mostly an observer, preferring to watch what's happening than to openly participate, and one of the gimmicks of the series is cutting to her thoughts on the situation. Her quietness in public often leads to her having a lot of things to say with her family or close friends, where she feels most comfortable.
 * Rachel Harold - The mother of the Harold family. Rachel is a teacher, but when she became pregnant with her first child, she realized that she would end up spending more time with other people's children than her own and decided to quit her job and homeschool her kids. She's also very competitive and has a rivalry with the head of the homeschool co-op, which often gets her and her family in trouble.
 * Destiny Harold - The youngest member of the Harold family at 13. Destiny calls herself a gamer, though she isn't very good at most of the games she plays, and also plays some clarinet (though she doesn't like it). She's a huge tomboy, and her specialty is sarcastic comebacks.
 * Gwyneth Dunne - Rhi's best friend and fellow homeschooler. They met at the co-op and bonded over their shared love of Broadway musicals (specifically, Wicked). She's very talkative and a little ditzy, but denies the cliche by also being a huge sports fan.
 * David Harold - The sixteen year-old eldest Harold kid. David is preparing for his senior year and heading off to college and realizing just how much homeschools are really set up to fail by the government. David enjoys working with computers, including designing video games, and plans on going to college for that.
 * Darren Harold - The dad of the Harold family. Darren is the pastor of the church the Harolds attend. He works in the church office five days a week and only takes Saturdays off, since he has to preach Sunday. He cares a lot about his family, but is unable to spend much time with them due to his job. Like Rachel, he is also competitive, which Rhi speculates is why they fell in love.
 * Kit Smithson - Destiny's best friend. Kit is homeschooled, but intends on going to public school for high school. She and Destiny are a lot alike (both like video games and are sarcastic, though Kit plays piano and enjoys it as opposed to Destiny's clarinet), and Rhi notes that if she didn't know them she would believe they were twins.
 * Carla Birch - The head of the homeschool co-op. Carla is very nice and cares for all of the families, but doesn't get along well with Rachel, and they often argue about how the co-op should be run. She also attends the same church as them.
 * Bruce Thompson - Another one of Rhi's friends from theater. Unlike Rhi and Gwyneth, Bruce is public schooled, though he wishes he was homeschooled. He's also the object of Rhi's affections, though he is unaware of this. He plays almost every sport he can, including football, basketball, baseball, and track.
 * Ryan Birch - Carla's son. He's the same age as Destiny, and though Carla and Rachel believe them to be friends, they absolutely despise each other. However, they pretend to get along whenever their parents are around, since it's often what keeps them from arguing. Despite not getting along with Destiny, he has a crush on both Gwyneth and Rhi, and often abuses his forced friendship with Destiny to get close to them.

Oh and I made a logo.

What do you think? 