Exclusive: The Joes are dusting off their sports kits for the first time in 13 years.
Pros Vs Joes, the Noughties physical gameshow is being rebooted in the U.S. and brought to Europe for the first time, after Belgian formats distributor Glow Media took on the format.
Glow plans to showcase the show at Mipcom next month, with original series creator My Entertainment also involved in the relaunch.
Originally broadcast on Viacom owned Spike (now Paramount Network), Pros Vs Joes aired for five seasons between 2006-2010 produced Michael Yudin’s My Enterainment. It pitted ordinary ‘Joes’ with love and skill for multiple sports again famous sport stars. The most successful Joe would be crowned the winner.
Athletes who featured included Dennis Rodman, Michael Irvin, Darryl Strawberry, Roy Jones Jr, Randy Couture and Bill Goldberg, with more 150+ Hall of Famers appearing in total.
Glow has updated the format ahead of its relaunch.
Pros Vs Joes, the Noughties physical gameshow is being rebooted in the U.S. and brought to Europe for the first time, after Belgian formats distributor Glow Media took on the format.
Glow plans to showcase the show at Mipcom next month, with original series creator My Entertainment also involved in the relaunch.
Originally broadcast on Viacom owned Spike (now Paramount Network), Pros Vs Joes aired for five seasons between 2006-2010 produced Michael Yudin’s My Enterainment. It pitted ordinary ‘Joes’ with love and skill for multiple sports again famous sport stars. The most successful Joe would be crowned the winner.
Athletes who featured included Dennis Rodman, Michael Irvin, Darryl Strawberry, Roy Jones Jr, Randy Couture and Bill Goldberg, with more 150+ Hall of Famers appearing in total.
Glow has updated the format ahead of its relaunch.
- 9/28/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
"America's Next Top Model" returns tonight to the joy and delight of all (okay, mainly to the joy and delight of figgy). I won't be watching, because I've seen a significant amount of the show thanks to my sister and it suffers from the same problem as all reality shows; while I am vaguely interested in the topics they cover (modeling, fashion, make up, etc.) I am not at all interested in the contestants. You know why Tyra makes it all about her? Because most of the girls on that show aren't half as interesting as they like to think they are. And we're supposed to be interesting when they stir shit up? Listen, you lock me in a house with at least a dozen other women between 18 and 24 with no regular TV, internet, or phone access and I'd probably get a little crazy and eat someone else's yogurt or whatever the hell too.
- 9/8/2010
- by Intern Rusty
I'm trying to adjust to a new schedule and my body, which got to spend a whole summer sleeping until around 11am almost every day and then was free to take indulgent and unnecessary naps, is fighting back pretty hard. I keep waking up in the middle of the night totally ready to go, but three or four hours later when I actually have to be awake it's like I've been shot in the ass with a tranq dart. I'm hoping this all sorts itself out within a week because I'd really like to become a productive member of society one day and I get the impression that most of those people aren't hopping out of bed to start their day at the crack of noon. Here's your Wednesday night TV:
8:00pm: "Cma Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" on ABC. That theme is dumber than dumb.
"Big Brother...
8:00pm: "Cma Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" on ABC. That theme is dumber than dumb.
"Big Brother...
- 9/1/2010
- by Intern Rusty
One of the more pernicious affects that high school seems to have on culture at large is the idea that everyone has to be categorized. I'm not sure if this arose from popular media telling high schoolers that people fit into neat little easily cast boxes or if it arose from actual high school experiences but I tend to lean towards the latter; teenagers are nothing if not judgmental and insecure so the tendency to assign and dutifully live up to labels is almost all they're good for. This has carried over into reality television, which conveniently cuts the first few episodes of the season so we can get to see who's going to be playing The Bitch, The Jock, The Brain, The Geek, etc. So, of the shows on tonight (if you watch any of them) what category do you think the characters fall into and is it the...
- 8/11/2010
- by Intern Rusty
The one thing Shark Week is missing, in my opinion, is a theme song. Some sort of rallying call for shark fans to use as a ring tone, to sing at karaoke night or some other expression of their shark devotion. I'm not a songwriter, but I've got a few existing songs that could be easily altered to fit the shark week motif because one of my favorite leisure time activities is altering the lyrics to popular songs to fit random situations in my life. (One of my favorites a while ago was changing N.E.R.D's ode to bathroom cocaine usage to "All the doggies standing in a line at the back door!" when I would get home. Yes, I am that cool.) A couple suggestions right off the top of my head: "Rude Boy" by Rihanna ("Do you chomp chomp chomp what I chomp chomp chomp?"), "California...
- 8/4/2010
- by Intern Rusty
So... unlike the Hulk, y'all apparently like me when I'm angry. I'd like to thank everyone for the overwhelmingly positive response to my little rant and offer my apologies to Canadians; I've been to your country many times and everyone I've met has been unfailingly lovely and the maple syrup really is that good. It did feel good to get some of those frustrations off my chest, but now everything is back to normal, where I just insult bad television. At least for the time being. Here's Wednesday night's TV:
8:00pm: "Big Brother" on CBS
"Minute to Win It" on NBC
"PBS Special: Tavis Smiley Reports: New Orleans: Been in the Storm Too Long" on PBS. Some of the PBS shows I want to start typing in the style of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters" just to highlight how unnecessary and ridiculous these title constructions are.
8:00pm: "Big Brother" on CBS
"Minute to Win It" on NBC
"PBS Special: Tavis Smiley Reports: New Orleans: Been in the Storm Too Long" on PBS. Some of the PBS shows I want to start typing in the style of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters" just to highlight how unnecessary and ridiculous these title constructions are.
- 7/21/2010
- by Intern Rusty
Former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan is a man of many laughs, but maybe one too many. The host of "Pros vs. Joes," and football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday and fiance to Nicole Murphy failed to analyze his own actions on Twitter this past week when he blasted a joke to his 393,077 followers that many took offense to...
- 6/1/2010
- Essence
Filed under: TV Schedules, Summer TV
While our favorite TV shows take a summer break that doesn't mean our televisions cool down. Let's be honest -- it's nice to give our brains a break deciphering Easter eggs. So kick off the flip flops and enjoy a glass of lemonade with our summer TV premieres. There are some brand new shows to look forward to on all network fronts, including new episodes of 'Wipeout,' 'Mall Cops: Mall of America,' 'Scoundrels' and new seasons of "Toddlers and Tiaras' and 'Weeds.'
Check out the entire schedule after the jump!(all times Eastern)
Monday, May 24
9Pm 'The Bachelorette'
(8Pm Monday May, 31) (ABC)
10Pm 'Saving Grace' (TNT)
Thursday, May 27
8:30Pm '100 Questions' (NBC)
10Pm 'Persons Unknown' (NBC)
10Pm 'Mall Cops: Mall of America' (Tlc)
Monday, May 31
10:02 Pm 'True Beauty' (ABC)
9Pm 'Cake Boss' (Tlc)
10Pm 'Dad Camp' (VH1)
Tuesday,...
While our favorite TV shows take a summer break that doesn't mean our televisions cool down. Let's be honest -- it's nice to give our brains a break deciphering Easter eggs. So kick off the flip flops and enjoy a glass of lemonade with our summer TV premieres. There are some brand new shows to look forward to on all network fronts, including new episodes of 'Wipeout,' 'Mall Cops: Mall of America,' 'Scoundrels' and new seasons of "Toddlers and Tiaras' and 'Weeds.'
Check out the entire schedule after the jump!(all times Eastern)
Monday, May 24
9Pm 'The Bachelorette'
(8Pm Monday May, 31) (ABC)
10Pm 'Saving Grace' (TNT)
Thursday, May 27
8:30Pm '100 Questions' (NBC)
10Pm 'Persons Unknown' (NBC)
10Pm 'Mall Cops: Mall of America' (Tlc)
Monday, May 31
10:02 Pm 'True Beauty' (ABC)
9Pm 'Cake Boss' (Tlc)
10Pm 'Dad Camp' (VH1)
Tuesday,...
- 5/5/2010
- by Elizabeth Chan
- Aol TV.
By Josef Adalian
Spike TV has greenlit a fifth season of "Pros vs. Joes," setting a July premiere date for the show's return.
A. Smith & Co. is back as executive producer of the show. Details from the Spike release:
New York, March 8 -- Donovan McNabb will throw passes to Terrell Owens again – only this time on a basketball court in the new season of Spike TV's "Pros vs. Joes." The special episode features current NFL stars who played college basketball, Owens (Tennessee-Chattanooga), McNabb (Syracuse), and Antonio Gates (Kent St.) against former NBA greats H...
Spike TV has greenlit a fifth season of "Pros vs. Joes," setting a July premiere date for the show's return.
A. Smith & Co. is back as executive producer of the show. Details from the Spike release:
New York, March 8 -- Donovan McNabb will throw passes to Terrell Owens again – only this time on a basketball court in the new season of Spike TV's "Pros vs. Joes." The special episode features current NFL stars who played college basketball, Owens (Tennessee-Chattanooga), McNabb (Syracuse), and Antonio Gates (Kent St.) against former NBA greats H...
- 3/8/2010
- by Adalian
- The Wrap
New York-based reality agent nm2230518 autoEric Wattenberg[/link] has joined CAA as a senior agent in the agency's expanding New York TV department.
Wattenberg comes from N.S. Bienstock, where he spent the past eight years building a well-regarded unscripted department.
He did Tom Forman's original deal for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and Morgan Spurlock's pact for "30 Days."
Current reality and scripted clients he will bring to CAA include Charlie Corwin's Original Media ("Storm Chasers"), Zoo Prods. ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"), Sharp Entertainment ("Man Vs. Food"), Mark Mark Prods. ("Z Rock"), My Entertainment ("Pros Vs. Joes"), Departure Films ("Flip This House"), Eyeboogie ("Pop-Up Video") and Red Line Films ("Timeless").
"Now I can take the business that I've built from scratch over the years and move it into the infrastructure of a full-service agency," Wattenberg said.
Wattenberg, who was featured on THR's Next Generation list in 2004, started off at Wma,...
Wattenberg comes from N.S. Bienstock, where he spent the past eight years building a well-regarded unscripted department.
He did Tom Forman's original deal for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and Morgan Spurlock's pact for "30 Days."
Current reality and scripted clients he will bring to CAA include Charlie Corwin's Original Media ("Storm Chasers"), Zoo Prods. ("Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"), Sharp Entertainment ("Man Vs. Food"), Mark Mark Prods. ("Z Rock"), My Entertainment ("Pros Vs. Joes"), Departure Films ("Flip This House"), Eyeboogie ("Pop-Up Video") and Red Line Films ("Timeless").
"Now I can take the business that I've built from scratch over the years and move it into the infrastructure of a full-service agency," Wattenberg said.
Wattenberg, who was featured on THR's Next Generation list in 2004, started off at Wma,...
- 10/30/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's official, television is running out of things to turn into reality television. Wait, that means I'll be getting my own reality show soon. What the hell am I complaining about?
Scott Messick, the reality show guru behind Shaq Vs., Pros vs. Joes and Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, has purchased the TV rights to make a reality show or reality shows around Lego.
Just imagine the possibilities! For one show, a team of builders would have to build something massive in a certain amount of time in order to win a prize. For another show, another team of builders would have to build something massive in a certain amount of time in order to win another prize. If the show was picked up by Cmt, the team of builders would have to wear cowboy hats the whole time.
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry
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Scott Messick, the reality show guru behind Shaq Vs., Pros vs. Joes and Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, has purchased the TV rights to make a reality show or reality shows around Lego.
Just imagine the possibilities! For one show, a team of builders would have to build something massive in a certain amount of time in order to win a prize. For another show, another team of builders would have to build something massive in a certain amount of time in order to win another prize. If the show was picked up by Cmt, the team of builders would have to wear cowboy hats the whole time.
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- 10/24/2009
- by Danny Gallagher
- Aol TV.
Producer Scott Messick, who's executive produced shows such as Shaq vs. and Pros vs. Joes, is developing several shows all centered around Legos, from competitions to docudramas. Among the series is a docudrama about "three Connecticut-based Lego Masters, who travel the world building massive sculptures for the company out of Legos," and possibly a competition set at Legoland, a theme park, according to Variety. Although they're developing a film and TV, Messick said that before...
- 10/23/2009
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
With scale, one-stop service and multiplatform work becoming increasingly important, New York TV veterans Cary Glotzer and Michael Yudin have combined their content-development and production firms in a joint venture called My-Tupelo Entertainment.
The company will develop and produce entertainment, reality, documentary and sports content for television, broadband and mobile applications.
The deal brings together Yudin's My Entertainment, which develops and produces cable, broadcast and branded-entertainment content, with production, postproduction and packaging outfit Tupelo-Honey Prods., which Glotzer sold two years ago to entertainment and sports investment firm Scp Worldwide while continuing to run it as president.
Glotzer and Yudin are co-presidents of the venture, which began taking trial steps in the fall.
In a first programming success, My's "Ghost Adventures" has secured a 26-episode series order from the Travel Channel. The show's eight-episode initial run performed well in the ratings.
Yudin and Glotzer said initial reactions from select program buyers have been positive.
The company will develop and produce entertainment, reality, documentary and sports content for television, broadband and mobile applications.
The deal brings together Yudin's My Entertainment, which develops and produces cable, broadcast and branded-entertainment content, with production, postproduction and packaging outfit Tupelo-Honey Prods., which Glotzer sold two years ago to entertainment and sports investment firm Scp Worldwide while continuing to run it as president.
Glotzer and Yudin are co-presidents of the venture, which began taking trial steps in the fall.
In a first programming success, My's "Ghost Adventures" has secured a 26-episode series order from the Travel Channel. The show's eight-episode initial run performed well in the ratings.
Yudin and Glotzer said initial reactions from select program buyers have been positive.
- 2/17/2009
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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