FOX has a new reality tv show, Utopia. The idea is to place 15 people in an isolated setting, limited supplies, no rules, and let them create a new society, based on a Dutch show. Sound possible? Except the deck is stacked for fights.

• Some one who hates "bible thumpers"
  
• a Pastor
  
• a red neck
  
• a survivalist (doomsday planner)
  
• belly dancer
  
• a lawyer
  
• an ex-con
  

and others more compatible.

Is it possible for them to create a functional society? Can they stop fighting enough to develop common goals? How quickly will politics develop? I want to watch, but hate what I see.

As writers we have the opportunity to create our own societies, or even micro-societies. How do we keep it functional? Do we ignore politics, or is it part of the story? What is our perfect society?