Posted on 03/03/2017 7:04:08 AM PST by C19fan
ABC is casting and prepping Battle Of The Network Stars, a reboot of the network’s 1970s and ’80s competition series that pitted teams of stars from different TV networks. ABC ran all 19 of the original series, and plans to make the redo, if it happens, as a summer event series.
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Ho Hum, set my monitor to net flicks.
Great show whose re-boot is guaranteed to suck. It worked in the 70s because it was politically incorrect.
Even though he Oscars ratings were in the tank, and people aren’t watching as much TV and movies anymore, these network people still think they can make us care about ‘celebrities’. They just can’t give up. There’s still a small segment out there that live their lives around celebrities lives.
If they make it like ninja warrior with these pompous stars getting pummeled unmercifully I might watch.
“Great show whose re-boot is guaranteed to suck. It worked in the 70s because it was politically incorrect.”
And because there were actual recognizable network stars.
As Saturday Night Live used to call it in one of their skits back in the 70s “Battle of the T & A’s”
I loved that show. It was fun.
Scott Baio, Mark Hammon, Jaclyn Smith and Lisa Bonet were seriously good athletes. I went to the campus at Pepperdine to see the competitions. It was fun.
This time with cannons!
Erin Gray, Heather Locklear and Lynda Carter competing in swimsuits. Good times!
Mark Harmon started at quarterback at UCLA.
Yes those see thru bathing suits the women wore that they knew would bring in the ratings.
Can still watch the shows at youtube. Not blu ray quality.
Heather Thomas and Heather Locklear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYTxT0DkOPw
Yes, I do. Funny thing is to, I met him years after and had my picture taken with him...I also had my picture taken with Dolph Lundgren last month. LA is lousy with celebs.
Gabe Kaplan working hard of focusing elsewhere.
I bet the cocaine dealers made a killing on that set back then.
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