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Survivor and Big Brother are casting
by Michael Pascua, posted Apr 9th 2009 4:32PM
CBS is looking for contestants for two of their biggest reality shows. Season 19 of Survivor had an original application deadline of January 14, but it seems as though there aren't enough quality people applying. They are hoping to fill both casts of Season 19 and Season 20.If roughing it isn't your style, consider being in a house without entertainment. Big Brother 11 is casting for the summer season. Sure the prize is only $500,000, but you won't come home with any stomach viruses.
Casting on both shows have been hit or miss. In Survivor: Tocantins, 12 of the 16 contestants were recruited. This includes the latest castoff, Sydney who was recruited from a bar.
Casting call: Ryan Seacrest has a new dating show
by Kristin Sample, posted May 19th 2008 4:25PM
Are you a "momma's boy"? Or are you a mother who is really overprotective about who your son dates? Well, if you are, you might want to try out for Ryan Seacrest's (American Idol) and Andrew Glassman's (Average Joe) new show Momma's Boys. NBC's new reality series will air after the Summer Olympics in Bejing. The show will center around a group of mothers choosing the perfect woman for their sons. According to the press release, "drama ensues when numerous mothers and their eligible bachelor sons are housed together with several single women." So, they have to live together too? This sounds like The Bachelor meets Sister Patterson from I Love New York. Casting call for The Biggest Loser
by Anna Johns, posted Jan 10th 2007 1:23PM
NBC's The Biggest Loser is looking for contestants for its next show. The network is holding open casting calls across the country this month and early next month. From what I've seen of the show, they like to have people on who have dramatic stories and/or outgoing personalities. Plus, you need to be competitive. NBC's announcement says it's looking for people who If you need to drop a significant amount of weight, this is a good way to go. Sure, it's on national television and is humiliating, but it has been so shockingly successful for so many candidates.
Cities and dates for casting calls are after the jump:
Mystery rocker stars in new reality series
by Julia Ward, posted Dec 6th 2006 9:29AM
The producers of VH1's Surreal Life and My Fair Brady have another card up their sleeves. They're currently casting twenty bachelorettes to live in a Hollywood Hills mansion and compete for the love of "one of the 90s hottest rockers." They're keeping the name of the rocker under wraps, but claim that he's a "famous, sexy, bad boy rocker" and "lead singer of a famous 90s rock band."This Flavor of Love-type premise requires some real loons to make it work. Idolator has made a few guesses at who said bad boy might be. They've floated Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind, Steve Harwell of Smashmouth and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit. I'd find it way more humorous if someone like Eddie Veder or Billy Corgan had decided that they were going to try and undermine the genre by colluding with it, but Idolator's list makes sense. I'd say the smart money's on Durst or Duritz. Anyone interested in auditioning?
R. Kelly makes a casting call
by Julia Ward, posted Dec 5th 2006 2:28PM
Christmas came early at my house. An online casting call has been posted for a continuation of R. Kelly's hip-hop opera Trapped in the Closet. In the summer of 2005, Kelly released the first five chapters of Trapped in the Closet as music videos, each ending with a cliffhanger, on MTV and BET. Unable to contain his genius, Kelly introduced a sixth chapter for the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 and an additional six chapters on DVD in 2006.
Next to K-Fed's rap career, Trapped in the Closet is one of the greatest acts of unintentional comedy to be unleashed on the music-listening public in the past several years. His commentary track is comedy gold, and the chapters have been parodied by Jimmy Kimmel, South Park, SNL, MADtv, Upright Citizens Brigrade and Weird Al. Even his fans have referred to the "hip-hopera" as the "Plan 9 of music videos."
Attention all peg-leg and eye-patch enthusiasts: "Pirates" open casting call
by Jonathan Toomey, posted Nov 20th 2006 4:04PM
As Julia reported a few days ago, CBS has indeed picked up Mark Burnett's new pirate-themed reality show and now here's your chance to be on it and do whatever it is that pirates do.
Head on over to CBS.com and download this here application form and you'll be well on your way to being considered for the new reality competition which is set to air next summer. Based on this article from ComingSoon.net, it seems the only requirements are that you're at least 21 years old and have a valid U.S. passport. Sixteen finalists will actually make the cut and head out into the open seas to do, you know, pirate stuff. As seems to standard with reality shows these days, the grand prize will be a million gold coins dollars. Filming begins in March.
The best reality show idea. Ever.
by Anna Johns, posted Mar 28th 2006 10:19AM
Just when I thought reality
shows were a thing of the past, SciFi goes and breathes new life into the television genre. The cable channel just
announced a casting call for its new reality
competition, Who Wants to be a Superhero? The grand prize: Immortality. Yeah, baby. Yeah.Producers are currently seeking audition tapes. You need to get your geek on with a costume, an original idea, and some serious superhero personality. Contestants will be chosen through interviews with comic book creator, Stan Lee (Spider-Man, The X-Men, Fabulous Four, Daredevil, Incredible Hulk). Lee will write a comic about the winner of the contest, making the superhero immortal in the world of comics.
To give you an idea of what producers are looking for, Lee said, "While no one is expected to leap tall buildings in a single bound, our aspiring heroes will be tested on their courage, integrity, self-sacrifice, compassion, and resourcefulness - the stuff of all superheroes."
What would your superhero powers be?
Casting call for NBC talent contest
by Anna Johns, posted Mar 28th 2006 9:31AM
NBC announced a
casting call for the grammatically stunning America's Got Talent, the latest in Simon Cowell's plan for world
domination (is he more over-exposed than Ryan Seacrest or what?). Judging from the vague information provided in the press release, the talent competition may very well
be a rip-off of Star Search. People in various age groups and talent categories will compete for fame and
fortune. It will air this summer on NBC.Casting begins on April 6 in Los Angeles. Producers are looking for singers, dancers, comedians, and unique stage acts (Letterman's 'Grinder Girl' comes to mind). Click here for casting call dates and locations.
Biggest Loser auditions canceled in San Diego
by Anna Johns, posted Jan 27th 2006 10:40AM
NBC didn't expect such a large response when it put out the call for the next installment of The Biggest
Loser. Producers ended up canceling a casting call at a San Diego restaurant because they couldn't accomodate all
the hopefuls. An estimated 1,500 people crammed inside and waited on the street near Dave & Buster's cafe, where
the open audition was being held. No word on whether NBC plans to re-schedule that audition.It's no secret this country has a weight problem, but do you think this turn-out is because people want to lose weight or they want to be on television? Or both.
Older Stones fans welcome at Super Bowl
by Anna Johns, posted Jan 7th 2006 10:23AM
Remember how the NFL put an age limit
on the "crowd" members who would rock out to the Rolling Stones during the Super Bowl haltime show? Yeah,
that's been lifted. The original casting call was for groups of people between the ages of 18 and 45 to play the role
of the crowd on the football field as the Stones perform. Organizers of the performance said they called for younger
dancers because the role was physically demanding. People had to run on and off the field real quick. And they had to
act like they're crazy for the Stones. Not surprisingly, the NFL heard from a lot of die-hard fans over the age of 45
who can totally rock out to the Stones like the younger crowd. So, they lifted the age limit. Or, maybe it was all the
press they were getting over the casting call. Anyway, now you only have to be 18 years old or older to rock out to the
Rolling Stones during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February 5 in Detroit. All you old folks can sign up here.Casting call for young Stones fans
by Anna Johns, posted Jan 4th 2006 3:13PM
Here's
a way for you and 20 of your closest friends to go to the Super Bowl: act crazy about the Rolling Stones. The company
that is planning the halftime performance for the Super Bowl just put out a casting call for 2,000 people to be the crowd on the football field
when the Stones perform. The only catch? You've gotta be younger than 45. That leaves out a good chunk of the Stones
fan base, doesn't it? The halftime planners say they put the age limit on the participants because the role of the
crowd is physically demanding because people will have to sing, dance, and act like they're all-out nutso for the
Rolling Stones. Um, there are plenty of people over the age of 45 who do that whenever the Stones go on tour. I think
the real reason is that the planners know many of the Stones fans are older, like the band, but old isn't cool! They
want the Stones and halftime in general to appear young and hip. That's the key demographic, baby! Anyway, if you are
between 18 and 45, have 20 friends who are willing to shake their booty, and happen to be in Detroit on February 5th,
you can sign up to audition here.TV Squad Hot Topics
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