Rockin' News for New Year's Weekend ,2008
Ozzy to host six-part variety show for Fox Television
Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly are
starring in a new Fox variety show, "Osbournes: Reloaded", which taped
its first episode on December 7. The program, the first of six in the
series, was taped before a live audience of around 600 people at CBS
Television City. One source compared the show to British variety
programs and said it did not resemble the recent variety program
hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, which was a massive ratings dud for NBC
just before Thanksgiving.
The same source said the show featured a mix of sketches, stunts,
and taped segments, as well as "a ton of audience interaction." Most of
the sketches reportedly parodied the "zoned-out" personality cultivated
for Ozzy on the family's smash MTV reality series, "The Osbournes".
Ozzy told The Pulse of Radio last year that following the completion of
"The Osbournes", he wasn't interested in doing another TV show right
away. "'The Osbournes' was like an experiment that went way over
what I ever expected it to do," he said. "Sharon and I have been
offered so much TV stuff, but I can't stand it, you know. I mean, I
don't like to see me on TV, I don't like to see me on film or anything,
you know."
"Osbournes: Reloaded" is expected to air sometime in early 2009.
Ozzy is also working on a new studio album to follow up 2007's "Black
Rain". (Courtesy: blabbermouth.net)
Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly are
starring in a new Fox variety show, "Osbournes: Reloaded", which taped
its first episode on December 7. The program, the first of six in the
series, was taped before a live audience of around 600 people at CBS
Television City. One source compared the show to British variety
programs and said it did not resemble the recent variety program
hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, which was a massive ratings dud for NBC
just before Thanksgiving.
The same source said the show featured a mix of sketches, stunts,
and taped segments, as well as "a ton of audience interaction." Most of
the sketches reportedly parodied the "zoned-out" personality cultivated
for Ozzy on the family's smash MTV reality series, "The Osbournes".
Ozzy told The Pulse of Radio last year that following the completion of
"The Osbournes", he wasn't interested in doing another TV show right
away. "'The Osbournes' was like an experiment that went way over
what I ever expected it to do," he said. "Sharon and I have been
offered so much TV stuff, but I can't stand it, you know. I mean, I
don't like to see me on TV, I don't like to see me on film or anything,
you know."
"Osbournes: Reloaded" is expected to air sometime in early 2009.
Ozzy is also working on a new studio album to follow up 2007's "Black
Rain". (Courtesy: blabbermouth.net)
(Photo courtesy: ozzy.com)
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Poison Frontman Bret Michaels: 'Nobody Wants
To See Me In Spandex Right Now'
Poison singer Bret Michaels recently spoke to Cristina Kinon of New
York's Daily News about his VH1 "Rock of Love" dating reality
franchise.
The latest installment of the show, "Rock of Love Bus", takes place
entirely on the road, with 20 female contestants vying to stay on board
and in Michaels' heart.
"Immediately, the entertainment value and the nuttiness was on level
10," Michaels said. "I didn't want my life, or the show, to become
predictable, because what is great about dating and makes a dating
reality show fun is the unpredictability of it all. This kept me on my
toes."
To See Me In Spandex Right Now'
Poison singer Bret Michaels recently spoke to Cristina Kinon of New
York's Daily News about his VH1 "Rock of Love" dating reality
franchise.
The latest installment of the show, "Rock of Love Bus", takes place
entirely on the road, with 20 female contestants vying to stay on board
and in Michaels' heart.
"Immediately, the entertainment value and the nuttiness was on level
10," Michaels said. "I didn't want my life, or the show, to become
predictable, because what is great about dating and makes a dating
reality show fun is the unpredictability of it all. This kept me on my
toes."
Life is good!!: Bret Michaels gears up for latest installment of "Rock of Love"
(Photo: courtesy of VH1)
(Photo: courtesy of VH1)
When VH1 first approached him with the "Rock of Love" pitch, they envisioned it as an '80s throwback, but, to Michaels, that wasn't
genuine.
"Nobody wants to see me in spandex right now," he said. "I didn't want to go backward. I feel like my glory days are these days, so I
just said, 'Let me be me how I am right here and now. I'll bring my cars, my motorcycles, all my toys. I just don't want to tape it at
my house, because I don't know these girls.' "
Michaels is "pretty sure" "Rock of Love Bus" will be the show's swan song.
"I can never say never, but I'm pretty sure that this kind of show is it for me," he said. "I'd like to do a hybrid of it where you come
into my real life a little more — like a mixture of 'Rock of Love' and 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels'. I think the ups and downs and
sideways of my life would be really interesting for people to see." (Courtesy: nydailynews.com & blabbermouth.net)
genuine.
"Nobody wants to see me in spandex right now," he said. "I didn't want to go backward. I feel like my glory days are these days, so I
just said, 'Let me be me how I am right here and now. I'll bring my cars, my motorcycles, all my toys. I just don't want to tape it at
my house, because I don't know these girls.' "
Michaels is "pretty sure" "Rock of Love Bus" will be the show's swan song.
"I can never say never, but I'm pretty sure that this kind of show is it for me," he said. "I'd like to do a hybrid of it where you come
into my real life a little more — like a mixture of 'Rock of Love' and 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels'. I think the ups and downs and
sideways of my life would be really interesting for people to see." (Courtesy: nydailynews.com & blabbermouth.net)
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