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TV ClubHouse: Archive: USA 2002: General Discussion: EW Magazine says celebrity BB could happen next month: Archive through September 29, 2002

John32070

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 08:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
CBS President says several big names have expressed interest. First I've seen this mentioned in print so it really must be a possibility. In this weeks edition.

Itsallgood

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 08:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you have a site address for that John??

Woodpecke®

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 08:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bet a dollar he doesn't.

Itsallgood

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 08:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is the only thing I could find that maybe he was referring to. Doesn't sound very interesting to me tho!

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Motley Crew


Here are the celebrity housemates of ''Surreal Life.'' MC Hammer, Vince Neil, and ''Facts of Life'''s Mindy Cohn will be among the sorta famous folk living and working together on the reality series by Gary Susman



'WORLD' PARTY MC Hammer will be among the ''Surreal World'' housemates

Producers of upcoming WB reality series ''The Surreal Life'' were forced to change the name of their show from ''The Surreal World'' after MTV and ''Real World'' producer Bunim-Murray Productions complained that the title was too similar to the venerable reality hit about mismatched housemates. Of course, that was the whole point, since the WB show promises a cast of mismatched housemates who also happen to be famous (or at least formerly famous). Still, the show should live up to the ''Surreal'' part of the title, given the five semi-celebrities they've named so far as cast members.

Among the housemates, who will spend two weeks living and working together in a house in the residential San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles, are early-'90s rap giant MC Hammer, ''Webster'' star Emmanuel Lewis, Mindy Cohn (''The Facts of Life'''s Natalie), ex-Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, and ''The Lost Boys'' actor Corey Feldman. As on ''Survivor: Thailand,'' there's even a onetime soft-porn performer: Brande Roderick (''Life of a Gigolo,'' ''Stripper Wives''), who was also the 2001 Playboy Playmate of the Year and a ''Baywatch'' babe. Other cast members on the show, which is scheduled for a six-episode run in midseason, will be announced later.

Woodpecke®

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 09:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw that. Remember, it's Saturday night and maybe he was lonely. LOL!

Itsallgood

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 09:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Woodpecker are you talking again!! LOL

Woodpecke®

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 09:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL! Printing info without a link gets me all steamed up.

John32070

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 04:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I wrote what was stated in a printed article in a magazine, you know the kind you get in the actual mail. It will probably hit newstands Monday but as a subscriber I got it yesterday (Sat) so I don't know if it would be at the EW website or not. There's no need to get mean over it.

John32070

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 05:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I just checked the EW site and it has nothing on this article, but since someone here don't believe me, here is the whole thing from page 138 of this coming week's issue:

"Big" Name Hunting

Another week, another reality-cum-celebrity showto announce: CBS President Lelie Moonves is working on an all-star Big Brother to air as early as October. He hopes to feature higher-watt personalities than, say, Barry Williams or Danny Bonaduce (who both appeared on Fox's Celebrity Boxing special last season). "People want to do this," insists Moonves, adding that he's already secured commitments from certain celebs-but he declines to name names. And Moonves is still angling for a celebrity Survivor, despite reservations from creator Mark Burnett, who believes anything less than A-level talent would cheapen the brand. "You'd be amazed how many people have expressed interest in Celebrity Survivor-Ray Romano, Steven Spielberg," says Moonves. "We're working on a lot of big stars."

Calico

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 05:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
wonder if George Clooney will be in Celeb BB?

Woodpecke®

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 06:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am close to eating crow. Pass me the salt.

Gail

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 07:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Celebrity Survivor would be pretty fun to watch.

Gail

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 07:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<Gail hands Woodpecker a salt shaker>

Need any pepper too?

Woodpecke®

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 07:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Crow and Peanut butter.

Car54

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 07:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah right. Spielberg is going on Big Brother. I want Martha Stewart in that house. It would be a nice break for her.

Itsallgood

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 07:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ty John....we are just "hungry" for more BB and when people start threads and then give us nothing to back it up it just frustrates us and therefor we go hunting and when we find nothing then the frustration remains.

Ty for taking the time to write what you read. We appreciate it.

How'd that Crow and Peanut Butter taste Woodpecker?? LOL

Cc1976

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 08:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Am I the only one that absolutely hates the idea?

"Reality shows" are supposed to be about real, everyday people. The way I see it the attention •••••• known as celebrities saw how big Survivor was and all the attention that the Rudy's, Susan's, Richard's and Colby's received and now they're trying to zone in on it because of their own out of control egos.

"Celebrities" should stay out of it. They have TV, movies and the music industries. The stars of "Reality shows" are supposed to be everyday people.

I don't think a celebrity Big Brother or Survivor will be successful anyway, for that reason. That was the thing about the original Survivor that appealed to so many people -- they were people just like us, not models and movie stars who lives in their mansions with their 18 different kind of cars and don't even put their own garbage out! They aren't "real" people. I would much rather watch someone like Danielle, like her or not, faults and all is a real person with issues that us "normal" people can relate to instead of some Baywatch Babe or a billion dollar movie producer.

Woodpecke®

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 08:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hate the idea also. The crow was bony and the meat was chewy.

Cc1976

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 08:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Glad to hear it, Wood! (that you hate the celebrity idea, not glad to hear that the crow was bony and chewy ;-)

Woodpecke®

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 08:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Celebrity Fear Factor, Celebrity Boxing, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrities playing themselves on sitcoms. I don't like any of these ideas, ever. Celebrity Jeopardy is horrible too.

Avrey258

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 08:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think having so many celebrities on "Who wants to be a millionaire" is part of the reason it went into the tank. Plus they put it on every single night almost.

I remember Regis even saying that the original intent of the show was to show "regular" non-celebrity people trying to win a million dollars. Because the first celebrity millionaire show was so successful, the network went crazy. Anyone remember "super-model" millionaire? Yeah, that was exciting.

What is it with the networks wanting to turn reality shows into celebrity shows?

Woodpecke®

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 09:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree 100% with you Avrey. Celebrities on that show in particular caused it to be killed. I stopped watching when they did that. Network executives are often brainless.

Sia

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 09:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Car, if Martha Stewart's in the house, I want an investigative reporter in there with her! Anyone but Geraldo Rivera, please! I want someone who will ask her lots of questions. Heck, it doesn't have to be a reporter; I guess Joan Rivers would fit the bill. She "reports," doesn't she?

Actually, I would prefer "real" people over celebrities any day in a BigBrother or Survivor environment. I would like the people to be as real as possible, and I'd prefer that no more swimsuit models be tossed into the mix. Their lives are already charmed enough, thank you.

Whit4you

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 10:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
So John .. did you get your dollar yet? LOL


I think a celeb BB would be fun...but only if I could pick the celebs... Mel Gibson... Kurt Russel...

Woodpecke®

Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 10:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL @ Whit. I ate foul fowl, what more do you want? Two rolls of pennies in the mail.