Former 'N Sync-er Joey Fatone has landed another hosting gig with NBC. He'll be at the ringmaster of NBC's updated version of Circus of the Stars, called Celebrity Circus. It's basically the same idea as the '80s show, where celebrities will attempt to master the high wire, trapeze, yada yada yada. Except it has the modern reality show must-have: a row of judges who will critique their performances.Here are the "celebrities" who have agreed to participate:
- Christopher Knight, aka 'Peter Brady'
- Rachel Hunter, model
- Antonio Sabato Jr.,
- Blu Cantrell, singer
- Janet Evans, Olympic swimmer
- Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, of Jackass fame
Wow. That's a really boring list. I don't like or dislike any of them enough to care about whether they fall from the high wire or get eaten by a lion.
The 90-minute season premiere (and, I'll bet, season finale) is on June 11 at 9:30 pm. ABC had also planned to do a similar circus-style celebrity competition, but scrapped those plans because of NBC's similar show.
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4-22-2008 @ 3:28PM
willmore2000 said...
Not sure if it's copying the 80s version, but there's a "Circus with the Stars" show in Russia that's very popular.
Here's a clip from the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwhYh0GTrnM
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6-14-2008 @ 10:54PM
Louise said...
he was actually a pretty ok host last week. he brought something to the table, even though it was a tad awkward. i dont know, ill give this show a few more shots, lets see what happens next wednesday.
4-22-2008 @ 5:28PM
Niraj said...
Sounds kind of like that Secret Talents of the Stars show that got canceled after one episode. I'd guess this'll get about the same ratings, too.
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4-22-2008 @ 11:23PM
ac said...
Also I'm betting they will be using the term celebrity loosely.
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4-22-2008 @ 5:45PM
dt3 said...
yawwwwn
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4-22-2008 @ 5:45PM
dt3 said...
may i also add....
"this idea sucks"
4-22-2008 @ 8:33PM
Johari said...
I'm actually kind of enjoying Celebra-Cadabra over on VH1.
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6-10-2008 @ 5:05PM
Wyatt said...
This actually looks kind of interesting to me. Saw some funny videos on youtube of Chris knight and wee man. And Rachel Hunter and Stacey Dash on a trapeze sounds fascinating. According to NBC.com, it starts this Wednesday June 11 after Deal...
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6-14-2008 @ 4:48PM
sundancekid82 said...
I read another article on here that said Christopher Knight was going to light himself on the next episode airing on Wednesday. That sounds way crazier than anything anybody did last week.
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