Simon Cowell Outbids The BBC For Grease
The BBC are running a ‘How Do You Solve A problem Like Maria’ style competition in the States this year, but based on the stage show of Grease instead.
However, when it came to moving the reality show to Britain, Mr Simon Cowell, stuck his finger in yet another pie, and outbid the BBC.
Simon Cowell has bought the rights to “Grease” and now plans a reality series based on finding leads for a new stage production, which will air on ITV.
“As with anything you want to buy, you have got to pay a lot of money. These things don’t come cheap and rightly so,” Cowell said of his purchase. “I think it’s good the BBC haven’t got it so it isn’t coming out of license fee payers’ pockets. I think we have done a great service.”
The creator of “American Idol,” who also recently signed onto the ITV series “X-Factor” for another three years, said taking the musical search to television will be a perfect fit.
“It will work beautifully for us as a reality show,” he told the paper. “There will be a lot of twists.”
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There couldnt be a better person to do it. Look forward to the show.
I wish Simon would stick to what he is best at. The pop music reality show.
This will be a failure. The BBC do know what they are doing when it comes to musicals. It is the BBC who broadcast most of them for our viewing. The BBC who truly give some value to a show.
The auditionees are treated kinder and not made to feel like prats.
The audition stages are far superior with the BBC than any other TV channel. You simply do not get 100.000.00 desperate wanabes instead the figure is closer to 5,000.00 – 10,000.00 wanabes.
I know the reason why this has happened during the heats of ‘How do you solve the problem of Maria’ Simon was very interested in two of the contestants who would make excellent pop singers and look great. In addition to that the viewing figures were high for the show. Simon is treading on very risky territory here, he would have to start dealing with a production company for a major London theatre. Sir Andrew owns ten of them.
ITV new Chairman has just left the BBC to attempt raise falling viewing figures for ITV. Reality shows feature in that list.
Simon already has signed up to give us three more years of the X factor and in addition to that Britain has talent has a trial run next year. I would have thought that would be more than enough to keep Simon happy.
MAUREEN
NEWCASTLE
Foe those of us who hate Xfactor, and the making of programmes out of peoples attempts to do their best, it is a sad fact that the BBC didn’t get the franchise.
But why is every channel trying to do the same thing.
Simon Cowell’s face is enough to make any one sick.His top lip is too short. How about a face makover for him!!!!!!!!Roll on Big Brother. How lovely is Davina McCall and Brendan……..
when are the auditions?!!
I NO! i cant find them anywhere?!
Dan
i want to apply for the x factor additions
i want to apply for the xfactor additions what web site is it on