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Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 04:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ABC won the case, and has organized most of the contestants.....here's an article (although it doesn't look that promising to me)

From Zap2it:

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Once ABC found out it could proceed with its celebreality show "I'm a Celebrity -- Get Me Out of Here," it wasted little time in introducing the players and host.

On Monday (Jan. 13), a federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit against ABC by CBS, which alleged that "Get Me Out" was a copy of "Survivor." The judge's ruling cleared the way for ABC to schedule the series.

If anything, the name recognition among the players of "Get Me Out" is lower than that of the folks on another unscripted ABC series, "Celebrity Mole Hawaii." Where the latter show has such easily recognizable -- if no longer A-list -- stars as Stephen Baldwin, Kathy Griffin and Corbin Bernsen, the biggest name on "Get Me Out" is probably former Olympic champion/infomercial pitchman Bruce Jenner.

The other contestants are model/actor Tyson Beckford ("Biker Boyz" ); former "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" host Robin Leach; E! host and red-carpet interviewer Melissa Rivers; one-time MTV VJ "Downtown" Julie Brown; Howard Stern sidekick "Stuttering" John Melendez; and Alana Stewart, the former wife of Rod Stewart and George Hamilton.

An eighth player will be named later. Comic John Lehr ("Jesse") will be the host.

Like the British show on which it's based, "Get Me Out" will strand the players in a remote part of Australia and watch them try to get by without assistants, cell phones or indoor plumbing. The series will air over 15 consecutive nights in February (a start date hasn't been decided yet).

Viewers will have a say in how the game progresses, as they did in the U.K. version. During the first week of the show, phone and Internet votes will determine which player has to complete a task to earn more food for the group. Then, in the second week of the show, viewers will vote on which person gets sent home. The last celeb standing will win money for a charity of his or her choosing.

Grooch

Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ALL-STAR CAST, HOST ARE ANNOUNCED FOR THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK'S "I'M A CELEBRITY -- GET ME OUT OF HERE!"

Lineup Includes Tyson Beckford, "Downtown" Julie Brown, Bruce Jenner, Robin Leach, Melissa Rivers, Alana Stewart and Stuttering John



The ABC Television Network today announced seven members of the celebrity cast for "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!" They are: International sex symbol and famed model Tyson Beckford; sassy TV host "Downtown" Julie Brown; Olympic champion and successful business entrepreneur Bruce Jenner; the man who coined the phrase "champagne wishes and caviar dreams," Robin Leach; Hollywood scion and fashion critic-of-the-stars Melissa Rivers; actress Alana Stewart (former wife of rocker Rod Stewart and actor George Hamilton); and Howard Stern's infamous radio cohort, Stuttering John. Standup comic/improv performer John Lehr will be the host.

An eighth cast member will be announced at a later date. In the fresh, all-new interactive series, to be broadcast live over an unprecedented 15 consecutive nights during February 2003, celebrities leave behind their pampered lives for weeks of roughing it in a remote outpost of the inhospitable Australian rainforest. Based on the phenomenally successful British hit of the same name, the series will let American viewers on the other side of the globe vote to control the action via the phone and the internet.

The series will follow the U.K. version of seeing how eight celebrities fare without their accustomed luxuries, as they experience one of the world's toughest terrains. The celebrities will live out in the open, sleeping on makeshift cots in primitive conditions and trading their gourmet meals for rice, beans and water. And all under the control of the viewing audience. In week one, they will be at the mercy of television viewers who single out a celebrity a night to undertake a dare -- "The Bush Tucker Trial" -- in order to win extra food for the rest of the group. In the final week, viewers vote to keep their favorite contestant in the camp; the one receiving the least number of votes each night is forced to leave. The lone, remaining celebrity at the end of the trial will emerge as the King - or Queen - of the Jungle and win a sizable sum for their favorite charity.

Viewers can participate by either calling phone lines (which will be announced prior to the commencement of the series) or voting over ABC.com.

"I'm a Celebrity -- Get Me Out Of Here!" is produced by Granada Entertainment USA. John Saade and Natalka Znak are executive producers; Richard Cowles is producer of the series.

ABC Media Relations Contact:
Ellen Gonzalez (818) 460-7185, Ellen.M.Gonzalez@abc.com

Grooch

Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 08:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This one sounds like fun!

Ladytex

Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 01:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm looking forward to this one. Sounds good!

Tabbyking

Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 02:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
there are other posts under 'get me out', too.

Car54

Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 04:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dang Wilson, you beat me! I was just coming to post this. You are goooooooooood!

Tabbyking

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 09:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
they get water, beans and rice to start with. at least they have some 'sure' foods!
robin leach?! i can hear his voice now, "welcome to the lifestyles of the missed the A-list".
cripes, i thought i heard he died a couple of years back! that would have made this a cross between survivor and weekend at bernie's!!

Weenerlobo

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 10:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Melissa Rivers? Eeeeeewwwww. That kinda makes me not want to watch this one all by itself.

Wilsonatmd

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 03:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is the schedule: It's over 15 nights, and all shows are supposed to be live (all times Eastern):

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 10:00-11:00 p.m., PREMIERE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 8:00-9:00 p.m., Night Two

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 9:00-10:00 p.m., Night Three

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 10:00-11:00 p.m., Night Four

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Night Five (**2 Hour Episode**)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 8:00-9:00 p.m. , Night Six

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 9:00-10:00 p.m., Night Seven

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 9:00-10:00 p.m., Night Eight

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 8:00-9:00 p.m., Night Nine

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 9:00-10:00 p.m., Night Ten

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 10:00-11:00 p.m., Night Eleven

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 , 700-9:00 p.m. , Night Twelve (**2 Hour Episode**)

MONDAY, MARCH 3 , 8:00-9:00 p.m., Night Thirteen

TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 9:00-10:00 p.m., Night Fourteen

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 9:00-11:00 p.m. , FINALE (**2 Hour Episode**)

Tabbyking

Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 02:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
melissa rivers? buaahahahahhaaha!
runs to change pants....

Ryn

Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 07:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow - this is gonna be on EVERY night?

Ryn

Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 07:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wait - WHO is the host?

Thats not that guy that was on MTV for a year is it???

oh please say its not!!!

Pamy

Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 11:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Are they gonna have live feeds?

Seamonkey

Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn.. not on MY tv every night.. Melissa Rivers is banned from my living room..

Misslibra

Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 03:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sea LOL Well I'm going to watch it hope it's good. :)

Ryn

Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 08:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good question Pamy, since we haven't heard anything I assume the answer is no.

Cyn

Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 10:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not sure what John Lehr has done.

Ryn, maybe you're thinking of one of the other guests, "Downtown" Julie Brown, the mid-80's VJ on mtv with the British accent.

Ryn

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 08:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
no - I am thinking of the guy that won the 1st VJ contest - real skinny guy that was very strange.

I could swear his name was "Jesse"

Vixeninvegas

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 09:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn - are you thinking of that "club kid" dude with blond hair & ear-rings?? He always looked ahhhh unwashed to me :P

Cyn

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 07:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jesse Camp - He won "I Wanna Be A VJ" in 1998. He was the street wise, spaced out, skinny, spiked hair dude. Most notable on his show was the Misfits live from Seaside Heights, NJ w/ Jesse playing acoustic.
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Ryn

Monday, January 20, 2003 - 07:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So its NOT him, thank goodness!!!
TY Cyn :)

Cyn

Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 07:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, I'm not sure what has happened to Jesse. He was to have an album out many years ago, but I never heard it. Not sure if it came through or not. Boy, I had forgotten about Jesse Camp. I never watched him, except for the Misfits that someone recorded on video. But I heard enough people talkin' about him.

This show "I'm a celebrity - Get me out of here!" sounds wicked. I'll be tuning in.

Ryn

Monday, January 27, 2003 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This show was promoted during the Superbowl, Rivers and Leech were in the promo.

Jhezzie

Monday, January 27, 2003 - 03:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The Superbowl commercial was funny. Hmm..can the viewers pick on Melissa?

Jedisan

Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 11:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i think the "jesse" comes from the TV show "Jesse" with (I think) Christina Applegate.

The guy hosting (JOhn) must have been on that show.

Anyone know who he is?

Any speculation about the final contestant?
talk amongst yourselves...