Bad News, Will Kirby Fans - "Love Shack" Postponed
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Bad News, Will Kirby Fans - "Love Shack" Postponed
Loriwillwin | Saturday, August 24, 2002 - 10:38 pm     It was supposed to air this Monday on NBC, but was postponed...indefinitely. See: http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/tv_and_radio/article/0,1406,KNS_357_1341782,00.html ------------------------------------------------- 'Brother' unions not lasting; 'Love Shack' on shelf, too ------------------------------------------------- By Terry Morrow, News-Sentinel television writer August 23, 2002 ------------------------------------------------- * IT'S A LOVE SHACK, BABY: If you ever think those bickering reality show contestants just play to the camera, you should talk to "Big Brother 2" contestants Will Kirby and Kent Blackwelder. While they aren't openly hostile about each other in interviews, the two former housemates aren't the best of buddies either. Kirby, who won the "Big Brother 2" competition a year ago, has not talked to Blackwelder since winning. That's despite the fact "he voted for me, and I am very happy about that," Kirby told me at a recent NBC party. "Give him my regards and a thank-you." Blackwelder's support helped make Kirby the winner, which brought $500,000 and other nifty gifts. He could probably afford a thank-you card. However, he says with a laugh, "living with Kent was not easy." In return, Blackwelder, a resident of Powell, would say the same about Kirby. "I have a lot of respect for him," Kirby says. "He is a family man, and I have to respect that. I think he is a great guy." Blackwelder has said in conversations with me that many "Big Brother 2" contestants thought the show would bring them fame and fortune. They are having a hard time now because those things never happened. In Kirby's case, a contract with CBS restricted him from working on another reality show for a year. Yet Kirby could be changing the tide. With that time now up, he has taken on the hosting duties of the new NBC dating series "Love Shack." It was set to debut next week, but NBC shelved those plans. According to a network spokeswoman, "Love Shack" may not hit the schedule until November at the earliest. The official reason? NBC is doing so well with its other summer reality shows such as "Dog Eat Dog" and "Meet My Parents" that it didn't have room on the schedule for "Love Shack." Unofficially, a former Knoxville resident with inside connections to the show says "Love Shack" is just plain terrible. Of course, that didn't stop NBC from putting on other terrible shows, such as "Spy TV." Regardless, Kirby will have to wait with the rest of the world to see when, or if, "Love Shack" makes it to the air. |
Draheid | Saturday, August 24, 2002 - 10:39 pm     OLD NEWS! Check this thread! |
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