EVENING NIGHTCAP: 1980's "Star Search" Is Baaack. The Exorcist...With ScarJo.

 

 

 ► "Star Search", the original "America's Got Talent", is being dusted off from whatever Hollywood crypt it's been languishing in. The original aired from 1983-1985 and was hosted by Ed McMahon. It featured 8 talent categories including female and male singers, comedian, group vocal, and spokesmodel. Over the years, attempts have been made to make FETCH happen again including a 2003-2004 reboot with Arsenio Hall. It lasted one year. 

In the original version, contestants competed for $100k prize. The losers were sent home with a year's supply of Rice-A-Roni and a big "womp-womp". Some of losers ended up becoming household names. The list of losers include Aaliyah (RIP), Alanis Morissette, LeAnn Rimes, Britney Spears, Christine Aguilera, Rosie O'Donnell, Usher, Justina Timberlake (Govt Name:  Justin Randall), Drew Carey, and Beyonce (who performed as part of a group, Girls Tyme). I'm willing to bet a case of beer that Tina Knowles came up with that name. Lesson learned: Star Search was a launching pad for losers. The new Star Search will be hosted by Anthony Anderson and produced by Netflix. What will be different about it this time? It will have real-time voting. No Rice-A-Roni. This reheated mess will premier January 13 on Netflix.  Read More

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Comment:  My favorite category was the Spokesmodel. The contestants were hilariously bad. The only spokesmodel contestant that went on to find some moderate fame was Tracey Ross. She became a daytime soap opera actress. Another spokesmodel was Bobby Brown. She starred in the video "Cherry Pie" for Warrant. Below is a clip of a spokeho contestant. Remember, this was the 1980s and every "model" wanted to be a music video vixen. Those were the good old days when hos had REAL career aspirations. Not like today's hos who only want to snag an athlete for an 18 year paycheck.

► Last week I reported that director Mike Flanagan is rebooting the 1976 movie, "Carrie", a novel by Stephen King, as a TV series. The original "Carrie" was perfect. Never mind that there has been 5 reboots with each one progressively shittier than the previous. Well, Flanagan is at it again. He announced he's rebooting the legendary (and best) horror movie of all time, The Exorcist. And, once again, never mind there has been numerous rehash/retelling/sequels/prequels since the 1973 original flick. Flanagan is going to write and direct the reboot, which will star Scarlett Johansson. No details about the plot, but Flanagan did spit out this pea soup nonsense: Read More

  "The Exorcist is one of the reasons I became a filmmaker, and it is an honor to have the chance to try something fresh, bold and terrifying within its universe.”  

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Comment: I'm gonna guess the second reason he became a filmmaker is he's an unoriginal thinker. That's a prerequisite to be a director in Hollywood these days. Why take an already perfect movie that has been lauded as a masterpiece (with 10 Oscar nominations) and crap it up just to pad your ego? There's no way this retelling with  ScarJo will ever top the original. The Exorcist is one of the few movies I can't re-watch because it scares the shit out of me. The scene with Linda Blair doing the crab walk down the stairs is unnerving *shudders*. Hollywood is truly a cesspool of unoriginal ideas. ♫ "It's the same ol', same ol' situation." ♫ - Motley Crue