Chairman, STAR, and World Leader
Edmond Choi's stories/tips:
Invented or originated & presented in year 1996. TV shows was made when I came back to the industry around year 2002. ALSO USED AS A MEMORY AID. "A True Hollywood Story"
Studio/Subject/Place
Film/TV/Misc.
1
NBC 
Fear Factor - conceptualized show ideas, format, etc.
2
NBC
Scrubs - provided name of the show
3
NBC
Spy TV - provided name of the show
4
NBC
Lost - conceptualized show format
5
NBC
The Other Half - conceptualized show with three male hosts and picked out hosts; which later led to The View on ABC
6
NBC
Ed
7
NBC
8
NBC
Travel Café (Provided name of show)
9
NBC
10
NBC
11
NBC
12
NBC
Telemundo & Bravo Buyout
13
NBC
Around the World in 80 dates
14
NBC
Next Action Star
15
NBC
16
Jack Welch Jr.
introduced ways to improve heart using Chinese medicine
17
Jack Welch Jr.
GE water heater advertisement at Home Depot
18
ABC
19
ABC
20
ABC
Step by Step episodes
21
AOL Time Warner
Gave technical solutions for merger
22
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
23
CBS
JAG (Provided name of show and story of a military official)
24
CBS
Conceptualized castaway show on island, but was told it was already developed called Survivor
25
Columbia Tri-Star
Panic Room (Hello Jodie Foster!)
26
Disney
Indiana Jones Ride
27
Disney
Ferris Wheel ride
28
Disney
29
Disney
Hercules
30
Disney
Saved lives on ski slope ride
31
Disney
The Rookie
32
Disney
33
Disney
34
20th Century Fox
Titanic - Provided analysis of why Titanic movie will make more money than all movies previously made. Story of love triangle and use of "I'm King of the World" phrase: was asked by James Cameron to be Executive Producer of Titanic; is ranked #1 of top grossing movies of all time at the worldwide box office
35
Disney
36
Disney ESPN bars
TV in restrooms
37
Dreamworks
38
Dreamworks
39
Dreamworks
40
Universal
41
Universal
told Steven Spielberg to re-release E.T movie
42
Universal
won bet with Steven Spielberg and E.T. ride's roof is painted with 20th anniversary in 2001
43
UPN
WWF Divas Swimsuit Edition
44
VH1
I'm getting plastic surgery
45
MTV
46
MTV
47
New Line Cinema
Rush Hour 1 & 2
48
New Line Cinema
Lord of the Rings which led to Harry Potter movies
49
Paramount Pictures
50
Microsoft
Provided analysis to Bill Gates as to why X-BOX & media player should be made
51
Microsoft
X-BOX Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball game
52
Universal Interactive
Crash Bandicoot game
53
20th Century Fox
54
Magic Mountain
X ride - 1st 4th dimension rollercoaster ride (I still don't go on rollercoaster rides)
55
Knott's Berry Farm
Admission ticket ads in supermarkets
56
Legoland
new theme park
57
Digital Camcorder
"firewire" keynote address speech; Created the words "Firewire" & "USB, Universal Serial Bus"
58
Columbia Tri-Star
59
Sony Pictures
60
Harvard University
Improved school systems in America
61
Pizza Hut
P'Zone pizza & stuff crust pizza & buying pizza online
62
Travel Channel
Inside Malibu
63
MPAA
Ratings (put category description underneath movie letter ratings)
64
Warner Bros.
65
MS Walk
Multiple Sclerosis walk
66
Pac-man theory
invented Pac-man theory for film
67
Panic Room
invented concept of a panic room for the entire world including 3rd world countries
68
Universal
Spiderman-Rocks (Provided show format)
69
Universal
Vivendi Interactive
70
Playboy
Playboy plastic dolls
71
Playboy
Searching for a centerfold
72
Microsoft
new operating system (plug and play features with Windows NT) with a new Microsoft office version strategy
73
Microsoft
.net architecture and thin client
74
Lion Gates Film
Unfaithful
75
MTV
Celebrity Deathmatch (Provided name and conceptualized show)
76
MTV
customized Celebrity Deathmatch show for Celebrities
77
CBS
Victoria Secrets Runway show (Provided name and conceptualized show)
78
E!
Star Dates (Provided name of show and picked out 1st 6 star dates)
79
A&E
Cleavage (Provided analysis of why it's an interesting tv show, provided concept and format)
80
Movie
81
AMC
AMC Access (Copy cat of Access Hollywood, provided concept)
82
CBS
CSI (Provided name of show)
83
NBC
Put some news anchors on PAX
84
E!
Anna Nicole show (1999)
85
MTV
The Osbourne show (1999)
86
ABC
87
ABC
NBA on ABC (What was the deal moving NBA on NBC to ABC, Jeff Zucker and Michael Eisner?)
88
Playboy
Playboy mansion on Cribs
89
Playboy
Documentary history of Playboy and Future of Playboy
90
Playboy
World of Playboy CDROM - screensaver
91
ABC
92
ABC
93
FOX
94
Adidas
Reversible Jackets (Provided concept and design)
95
TNN
Slamball (Provided name and concept of a trampoline and basketball)
96
Sony Pictures
97
Travel Channel
Travel Scams
98
Food Network
Pastry Contest $50,000
99
WB
Surreal Life (Provided concept and picked out cast)
100
FOX
101
FOX
102
E!
103
Digital Cable
opened spectrum for 1000 channels
104
NBC
ShopNBC network (Created concept of a 100% owned shopping network by NBC)
105
AD
www.knowhivaids.com spot on tv
106
Video games
Law & Order, American Idol, CSI
107
Banana Republic
Bring shopping to workplace
108
ABC
109
ABC
110
ABC
111
Universal & Disney
introduced credit cards for studios
112
FOX
113
FOX
114
NBC
The apprentice (triangle profession, business people)
115
Marina
www.bikinipartyboat.com
116
FOX
DirecTV buyout for all in one wireless device
117
Runner
Running man for AOL Broadband
118
CBS
Star search with internet voting
119
FOX
120
Network
Do it yourself network
121
Network
Women's network
122
NBC
NBC interactive company
123
NBC
NBCI stock symbol
124
FORD
largest minority company to improve car manufacturing
125
Wall Street Journal
personal journal section
126
Tivo
introduced Martin Yudkovitz to Tivo idea
127
Network
All Reality network
128
FOX
129
FOX
130
FOX
131
UPN
132
FOX
133
Peach DVD
Peach girls
134
TV
IPTV standard & provide subsidy to viewers
135
Movie
136
FOX
Test the nation
137
TNN
138
Bravo
Boy meets Boy
139
Technology
Aggressively promoted Digital Divide
140
KIIS-FM
Rick Millionaire commercial
141
NBC
Employee Badges
142
Movie
Matrix & Blade - use of black trenchcoat & black sunglasses
143
Commercial
Interactive TV commercials
144
FX Network
Celebrity Boxing
145
Drink
Vitamin Water
146
Disc
Vaporware DVD
147
NBC
148
Key Hollywood Preservation
Actively promoted preservation of film/tv through digital technologies for millions of years
149
Evolution
Promoted evolution of VHS - DVD - Internet distribution
150
Rentals
Promoted rental of movies over the Internet (now called Movielink)
151
Ratings
Rating Standards for TV
152
Universal Studios
VIP experience tickets (Helped made millions in annual revenues for life of park)
153
XXX
Porn Star Ball
154
Kodak
dental software with digital pictures for dental patients
155
TNN
Stripperella (Picked out Pam Anderson and also met her, provide name of show and concept of a stripper superhero)
156
FOX
Fox network in China
157
AREA 51
Science & Science Fiction
158
Cisco
Was asked to help Cisco CEO John Chambers to develop ideas. I thought of 2 new startup companies.It was formed in 1996. 1st company starts with "J" and the 2nd company starts with "R"
159
New for Entertainment Industry
Use of pulley cable to show flying martial artist in sky which led to
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon160
Bravo
Queer Eye for the straight guy (Invented concept of gay humor for straight guys)
161
FOX
162
Asian Americans
Promoted 1st Asian American National Televised Award Show (which probably will never happen)
163
Electricity
Protection shield on electrical lines (The people underneath are getting cancer!)
164
News
Distress signal (Possibly provides high ratings??)
165
Toys
Real Dolls (Developed concept of wax figure + sex doll)
166
NBC
Dateline - Obesity 2 hour special with Dr. Phil (Do it for your father Dr. Phil!)
167
NBC
Coupling (Provided name of show and concept of Friends lookalike)
168
CBS
The King of Queens (Provided name of show and reason why it may have high ratings)
169
Vivid Video
Three (Provided name of show)
170
Restaurant
Mexican restaurant for Americans on border
171
WB
Hilary Duff's Island Birthday Bash
172
Minority Day
The day we celebrate minorities in America to combat psychological fear even though the U.S. Constitution regards U.S. Citizens as all equal
173
American Day
Celebrate right after Minority Day
174
Taxpayer Day
Sign up to lower 5-10% of your income taxes bracket and lower 1% of sales tax; Go celebrate yourself and have fun…
175
Asian American Day
Celebrate Asian Americans in America
176
Election
Tax break for environmental friendly cars
177
Food marketing
Yogurt and chocolate
178
Car accessory
Video game console in back of car: mass customization of cars for auto industry
179
Nintendo
GameCube (Provided name of new console)
180
Disney
Everybody loves (Disney Characters) videos
181
Warner Bros.
Looney Tunes Racing Game
182
Board Game
Scene It ? The DVD Game (Provided name of game, was not allowed to create the game)
183
DVD disc bonus
Computer autoplays different content than DVD player. Eg. Daredevil movie
184
Security
Security services…
185
NBC
186
FOX
187
Digital Files
Promoted the creation of digital files which led to mp3
188
Cameras
Started evolution of megapixel digital cameras; Created the word "megapixel digital camera"
189
Video games
Started evolution of video games to 3D and multiplayer games
190
Bravo
191
Fox
The Simple Life (Conceptualized show format and picked out stars)
192
Day
Oscar DeLa Hoya Day
193
City
New garbage disposal cans for household
194
Biotech
Promoted 1st Biotech Trade Journal and convention show
195
Basketball
WNBA
196
Costco
Hearing Aid testing center
197
Interactive TV
Cable and Telephone mergers
198
ID Cards
ID cards for kids
199
NBA on ABC
I want to go to Disneyland message
200
Expo
Erotica Expo
201
Food
Ed Choi's food pyramid
202
Computer Cases
Neon color with clear side panel
203
Device
Portable Multimedia Player
204
Digital Cameras
Digital Cameras for online auctions made easy
205
Digital Cameras
Various designs for digital cameras
206
NBC
T.H.E.M
207
Playboy
Comic Book
208
Apartments
New type of apartment complex
209
Instant Cameras
Black and White cameras
210
Gandhi
Gandhi
211
Online Tax
Online tax system for America
212
Kiosk
Self Service Kiosk to develop film
213
Film Developing Center
Burn pic on CD for customers
214
Conversion
Conversion of film to digital format
215
Digital Cameras
Digital cameras creation to help fuel growth of online auction company, ecommerce websites, and Internet
216
Boost
Helped boost India and China's economy which also led to improved earnings in American companies
217
******
Have ****** *** in .***
218
A
A activitist
219
XXX
3 into Briana Banks (Remembered story)
220
Photo website
Allow photographers to sell their photographs online
221
E-books
E-books for libraries around the world
222
McDonalds
$1 menu
223
Christopher Columbus
Chinese founded America first around 3000BC?
224
Wireless Tablet
Wanted wireless tablet PC: The greatest productivity tool in the history of mankind
225
Disney
Mickey Mouse PC
226
Theatres
Family Restrooms
227
WTO
Wanted China in WTO
228
University of Southern California
major in video games
229
Disc Cleaner
Dr. DVD Disc Cleaner
230
CNBC
The Euro and online foreign currency trading website
231
Shoes
Rollerskate Sneakers
232
Microwave
Microwave with barcode scanner
233
DVD disc
Dual layer DVD disc
234
Doll
Dancing Elmo Doll
235
Car
Changing radio station from car steering wheel
236
Microsoft
Dual monitor support and monitor evolution
237
Blockbuster
Shopping basket
238
Libraries
Computer Centers
239
Trading
Online trading expo
240
Internet database
Studio and post production facility intranet database
241
Commercial
Taco Bell menu
242
DVD
Marketing higher capacity DVD disks
243
Trump
Trump: The Board Game
244
Adobe
Adobe Photo Album software
245
Retail
Self price scanner at retail stores
246
Movie Rentals
Online DVD rentals
247
NBC
Diversity Outreach Expo which was held on February 5, 2005
248
Clothes
Elastic Men's 4" waistband
249
Cable TV
People submitting their tape to cable TV; hopefully this will increase cable subscriptions
250
ESRB
Founder of video game ratings (ESRB - Entertainment Software Ratings Board)
251
Employee-Business
Rich Dad Poor Dad Tip
252
E-commerce
Wholesale B2B ecommerce website
253
Microsoft
Microsoft Student software
254
Microsoft
Microsoft watch
255
Nike
Nike cuff wristband watch
256
Al Gore
Gave Vice President Al Gore his own TV network
257
Toys
GI Joe talking doll with clothes
258
Oxford
A Stitch in time book
259
Reverend
Video game religion on Sundays
260
U.S. Government
Citizens on Patrol website
