CBS Rips Into ABC For Stealing Big Brother Concept With A Phony Press Release - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-20-2012, 04:45 PM

After it failed to block the Monday premiere of ABC’s The Glass House over similarities to its own Big Brother, CBS is hitting back with a tongue-in-cheek “press release” about new reality series Dancing On The Stars. Here is the “announcement”. Meanwhile, the judge handling CBS’ request for temporary restraining order against ABC and Glass House is yet to hand down his official ruling after declining to grant TRO at the hearing on Friday where he also said he was leaning towards denying the request. It will likely come down by end of week. In addition to laying out the similarities between Big Brother and Glass House, CBS also has argued that the ABC series is being produced by former Big Brother producers in violation of their nondisclosure agreements.

CBS ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF “DANCING ON THE STARS,” AN EXCITING AND COMPLETELY ORIGINAL REALITY PROGRAM THAT OWES ITS CONCEPT AND EXECUTION TO NOBODY AT ALL

Los Angeles, June 21, 2012 – Subsequent to recent developments in the creative and legal community, CBS Television today felt it was appropriate to reveal the upcoming launch of an exciting, ground-breaking and completely original new reality program for the CBS Television Network.

The dazzling new show, DANCING ON THE STARS, will be broadcast live from the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and will feature moderately famous and sort of well-known people you almost recognize competing for big prizes by dancing on the graves of some of Hollywood’s most iconic and well-beloved stars of stage and screen.

The cemetery, the first in Hollywood, was founded in 1899 and now houses the remains of Andrew “Fatty” Arbuckle, producer Cecil B. DeMille, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Muni, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, George Harrison of the Beatles and Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones, among many other great stars of stage, screen and the music business. The company noted that permission to broadcast from the location is pending, and that if efforts in that regard are unsuccessful, approaches will be made to Westwood Village Memorial Park, where equally scintillating luminaries are interred.

“This very creative enterprise will bring a new sense of energy and fun that’s totally unlike anything anywhere else, honest,” said a CBS spokesperson, who also revealed that the Company has been working with a secret team for several months on the creation of the series, which was completely developed by the people at CBS independent of any other programming on the air. “Given the current creative and legal environment in the reality programming business, we’re sure nobody will have any problem with this title or our upcoming half-hour comedy for primetime, POSTMODERN FAMILY.”

“After all,” the spokesperson added, “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”

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catlover79 · 06-20-2012, 04:55 PM

I'm sorry, but I find this story just plain hilarious.

Mr. Television · 06-20-2012, 05:04 PM

AKA · 06-20-2012, 05:20 PM

CBS should also make a satirical press release about a hypothetical The View ripoff. They could call it The Talk.

Mr. Television · 06-20-2012, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad

CBS should also make a satirical press release about a hypothetical The View ripoff. They could call it The Talk.

They should. lol Heck, all the networks steal from each other. That's why there are so many shows that look the same.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 06-20-2012, 11:09 PM

lmao literally the funniest thing anyone from CBS has written in the past 10 years.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 06-20-2012, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

They should. lol Heck, all the networks steal from each other. That's why there are so many shows that look the same.

It's also how trends start and get shoved down our throats. Jersey Shore, anyone? And then a whole slew of Jersey related reality shows. In the early 2000's, it was all of those dating shows taking after the Bachelor.

catlover79 · 06-21-2012, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

It's also how trends start and get shoved down our throats. Jersey Shore, anyone? And then a whole slew of Jersey related reality shows. In the early 2000's, it was all of those dating shows taking after the Bachelor.

Exactly right - just like we have American Idol to blame for the never ending string of "talent" shows - America's Got Talent (and I beg to differ with that), X-Factor, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing With the Stars, etc., ad nauseum.

catlover79 · 06-21-2012, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Brad

CBS should also make a satirical press release about a hypothetical The View ripoff. They could call it The Talk.

The Talk, to me, still just sounds like "the talk" aka "the sex talk". I can never hear the title of that show without thinking that!!

McGillicuddy · 06-21-2012, 02:39 AM

Just look at the summer network schedule for CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX ! Nothing original! How many dancing, dating, talent, competition or "housewife" or "6-lowlife-no talent-people-living-together (getting drunk, fighting and having sex)" type shows do their have to be?

catlover79 · 06-21-2012, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by markway895

Just look at the summer network schedule for CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX ! Nothing original! How many dancing, dating, talent, competition or "housewife" or "6-lowlife-no talent-people-living-together (getting drunk, fighting and having sex)" type shows do their have to be?

Exactly my point!! Thank goodness for Me-TV and Antenna TV (and of course, the DVDs of the GOOD shows)!!!

TVFactFan · 06-21-2012, 02:44 AM

I read about this in TV guide and was stunned. The people at ABC are too lazy to be creative

catlover79 · 06-21-2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I read about this in TV guide and was stunned. The people at ABC are too lazy to be creative

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	CBS Rips Into ABC For Stealing Big Brother Concept With A Phony Press Release After it failed to block the Monday premiere of ABC’s The Glass House over similarities to its own Big Brother, CBS is hitting back with a tongue-in-cheek “press release” about new reality series Dancing On The Stars. Here is the “announcement”. Meanwhile, the judge handling CBS’ request for temporary restraining order against ABC and Glass House is yet to hand down his official ruling after declining to grant TRO at the hearing on Friday where he also said he was leaning towards denying the request. It will likely come down by end of week. In addition to laying out the similarities between Big Brother and Glass House, CBS also has argued that the ABC series is being produced by former Big Brother producers in violation of their nondisclosure agreements. CBS ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF “DANCING ON THE STARS,” AN EXCITING AND COMPLETELY ORIGINAL REALITY PROGRAM THAT OWES ITS CONCEPT AND EXECUTION TO NOBODY AT ALL Los Angeles, June 21, 2012 – Subsequent to recent developments in the creative and legal community, CBS Television today felt it was appropriate to reveal the upcoming launch of an exciting, ground-breaking and completely original new reality program for the CBS Television Network. The dazzling new show, DANCING ON THE STARS, will be broadcast live from the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and will feature moderately famous and sort of well-known people you almost recognize competing for big prizes by dancing on the graves of some of Hollywood’s most iconic and well-beloved stars of stage and screen. The cemetery, the first in Hollywood, was founded in 1899 and now houses the remains of Andrew “Fatty” Arbuckle, producer Cecil B. DeMille, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Muni, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, George Harrison of the Beatles and Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones, among many other great stars of stage, screen and the music business. The company noted that permission to broadcast from the location is pending, and that if efforts in that regard are unsuccessful, approaches will be made to Westwood Village Memorial Park, where equally scintillating luminaries are interred. “This very creative enterprise will bring a new sense of energy and fun that’s totally unlike anything anywhere else, honest,” said a CBS spokesperson, who also revealed that the Company has been working with a secret team for several months on the creation of the series, which was completely developed by the people at CBS independent of any other programming on the air. “Given the current creative and legal environment in the reality programming business, we’re sure nobody will have any problem with this title or our upcoming half-hour comedy for primetime, POSTMODERN FAMILY.” “After all,” the spokesperson added, “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/big-...s/#more-289361
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