The developers of a TV series project are asking the public for their opinions.

An online poll posted today asks readers and TV viewers what kinds of unconventional subjects they would like to see in the proposed new TV series.

The series project, tentatively titled "Joint Recon Study Group," follows a secret team of military officers and civilians as they investigate unusual and anomalous developments.

The project's producers, writers, developers, technical consultants and science advisors hope that, through the poll, the public will provide solid information about viewer interest in various subject areas.

At the online site serving as a platform for the TV project, the poll question is:

"For the TV series project 'Joint Recon Study Group,' what topics would you like to see explored? (You can select more than one.)"

Multiple-choice responses to choose from include the following:

"UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation"

"ESP, remote viewing and human consciousness"

"Unconventional military and intelligence activities"

"Spiritual topics: Afterlife, angels, a larger intelligence"

"Real current events affecting the US, other countries, Earth"

"Other"

The show's development team believes that public interest in the subjects the "Joint Recon Study Group" investigates will be a key element for the TV project.

People interested in seeing a TV series that deals with these topics are encouraged to participate in the poll.

POLL PROVIDES INSIGHT

The creative team involved in the series is currently developing a pilot script and scripts for additional episodes. They are also working on other aspects including character development and putting together materials needed to pitch the series concept to others.

To help get more insight into TV viewers' preferences, the poll will gather information to get a sense of the public's views about possible topics in the new series project.

Viewer interest in TV series such as "The X-Files," "JAG," "Army Wives," "Medium," "Stargate SG-1" and other shows is something the Joint Recon Study Group series development team has paid close attention to.



In dealing with unconventional topics, the writers promise that they plan to maintain authenticity regarding scientific, military, intelligence and other aspects of the show.

This special Joint Recon Study Group team includes military officers from the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. Intelligence agency personnel and civilians are also part of the group.

The characters in the series are serious military and intelligence people who bring certain viewpoints to their investigations of unusual subjects. They are professionals, but also very human. When they encounter strange phenomena, they may discover things within themselves too.

In their determination to complete their mission of exploring anomalous phenomena deemed important to U.S. national security, they face dangerous threats from various kinds of adversaries, according to the TV project writers.

In regard to the poll questions, some explicitly describe topics the show's writers plan to explore, and some subjects fall within broad categories of the poll's multiple-choice response selections.

Some of the areas that the TV project developers plan for Joint Recon Study Group to investigate include ESP and "remote viewing," UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation, time travel, teleportation, developments in quantum physics, crop circles, DNA genetics mysteries, ancient American Indian legends and prophecies and government dolphin research, to name a few.

Based on public responses in the poll, the show developers may focus on certain areas for the pilot script, other episodes and the overall series concept.

NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this article, you might also like the June 6 piece "In new TV series project, secret government team explores unusual phenomena." For more information, please visit the Joint Recon Study Group site and have a look around.