Genevieve
Adair
Writer & Development Producer
Notable
Notes
The contestant that comes closest to being genuinely funny.
Wow! You know a lot about comics for a girl....
You are very smart and extremely competent, but you lack any sort of presence to truly succeed. Maybe if you lowered your voice people might take you more seriously, but I don't know if even that will help.
The New York Times
Kevin Smith
USC Prof. Roger Pugliese
Biography
Graduating from USC with a degree in Cinema Production in the middle of a writer’s strike wasn’t much fun. While unemployed and looking for work as a screenwriter, I was cast on the reality show, King of the Nerds, where I won 2nd place and the eternal enmity of Kevin Smith.
This jump started a career behind-the-scenes in reality TV, where I put my gift for story to work. I made my way up the ladder from assistant to producer to Director of Unscripted TV at MGM Television. Going freelance so I could have a kid, I’ve developed a reputation as a format fixer and a go-to for crazy, out of the box competition shows.
Now I’m hoping to bring my own nerdy worlds to life through my love of science-fiction and fantasy.
Television Work
Consulting / Freelance:
Bunim/Murray Productions:
Challenge All Stars S3 (Paramount +)
The Content Group:
Road to the Rings
Divorce Royale
Search Angels AKA Seekers
Caught by America
Crimes of the Times
Hometown Bake
Under the Knife
Fox Entertainment:
Drop the Beat with Joe Jonas
Haymaker:
Floor is Lava
Money Pit
I’d Do Anything for My Dog
Washed Up
iTV Entertainment:
Cannonball (USA)
Jesse Collins Entertainment:
Becoming a PopStar! (MTV)
Wieden + Kennedy:
Maria Bamford’s Mental Makeover
AirBNB (Brainstorming new concepts)
12 Recipes
Original Concepts:
The Fanatics with Curtis Armstrong (original concept optioned by iTV then TCG)
Raising Nerds with Curtis Armstrong (original concept optioned by TCG)
Salaried:
Highlights as Director of Unscripted Development at MGM:
Funderdome (CBS)
Survivor (challenge/game development) (CBS)
Bully Beatdown / Payback
Coupled (FOX)
Wear It to Win It (original concept) (Facebook)
Beat Shazaam (FOX)
Highlights at 5x5 Media:
King of the Nerds Season 2 & 3 (TBS)
Separation Anxiety (TBS)
Bet on Your Baby Season 2 (ABC)
Santas in the Barn (TruTV)
The Hero with the Rock (TNT)
Wake Up Call with the Rock (TNT)
