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May 12th, 2008
It’s no secret I worked on the questionably-successful FOX show Princes of Malibu.
What some may or may not know is that one of the Executive Producers of that show was none other than The Hills’ Spencer Pratt. These days, Pratt is consistently being vilified by the mainstream press and rag mags along with his girlfriend Heidi. While I have watched the show and question what’s real and what’s not — I cannot question the fact that Pratt has always been very smart about business and buzz. So kudos to him for that.
While Pratt was definitely a driving force behind Princes, he was also gung ho about his first Producing opportunity and there was a moment I will never forget while we were developing the show that would become The Princes of Malibu. We had been brainstorming for hours about what the show would be, had come up with a board filled with hilarious moments for the psuedo-scripted show, and the following exchange took place:
Spencer Pratt: “Guys, this is awesome! Hey, if we win an Emmy — who gets to go up and accept it?”
Another Producer: “You.”
Spencer nods, excitedly. Then, a thought:
Spencer Pratt: “You know what guys!? When we win that Emmy? I’m taking ALL OF YOU up there with me. ALL OF YOU!!”
Let no one say Spencer isn’t a team player.
It’s just too bad we never won that Emmy.
Posted under FOX, MTV, Memories, Princes of Malibu, Reality TV, Spencer Pratt, TV, The Hills. | 4 Comments »
September 8th, 2007
- Rushing out, at the time of reveal, clapping.
- Accompanying said clapping with hilarious pointing at the person caught off-guard.
- Open mouth, scream “ooooooh” while clapping and pointing.
- Knee slapping to bolster oooh-ing, clapping, open-mouthed pointing.
- Having to repeat, “no, this is a TV show” over and over again, while knee slapping, bolstered oooh-ing, open-mouthed pointing and clapping.
- Joining in on the collective “woot woot woot-ing” that the higher-ups are doing.
- Holding up camera that was once hidden as a way for “slower victims” to realize something was actually being filmed, from a hidden location… while woot woot woot-ing and slapping/oooh-ing/open mouthed pointing and clapping.
- Checking crap off some damn checklist.
Posted under Hidden Camera, Lists, Reality TV. | 3 Comments »
March 5th, 2007
First let me start by saying…I once dated a girl with a fake leg.
Let me also say that I had no idea she had a fake leg until I had been dating her for at least three or four dates. She either wore jeans or long pants and I was a respectful gentleman who didn’t go grabbing at her legs too soon in the social experiment. But let me tell you, technology had gotten so good at that point, that the leg itself (all colored and weighted to look and feel like a real leg) was extremely realistic enough to fool me.
But that’s not going to happen when Paul McCartney’s ex, Heather Mills, appears on Dancing With The Stars.
Posted under ABC, Carnie Wilson, Celebrities, Dancing, Dancing With The Stars, Extreme Home Makeover, Heather Mills, Paul McCartney, Reality TV. | 8 Comments »
July 29th, 2005
The Princes of Malibu are pissed.
Not only has Brandon and Brody Jenner’s mother Linda filed for divorce this past week from step-dad David Foster, but after only two episodes being aired on FOX — the show is being moved to a less than stellar location called (wait for it)… The Fox Reality Channel!
Heard of it? Have it? Hate it?
Either way, if you enjoyed the show then you’ll be able to catch the remaining four episodes starting this Sunday at 8:30pm ET on the cable channel (DirecTV subscribers have it, I don’t know about the rest of you). If you didn’t enjoy the show then you can revile in the fact that re-runs of The Simpsons will return in its place.
Posted under Announcements, Reality TV. | 12 Comments »
July 17th, 2005
You don’t expect me to just quit talking about a show I produced, do you?
Tonight on the second episode of The Princes of Malibu — Brandon and Brody learn they must pay their own way, and so they devise a plan to earn extra cash that lands them in hot water with their stepdad.
[Insert intimidatingly-dramatic music here.]
Here’s what I can tell you. If you enjoyed the first episode or thought it was somewhat amusing, it will get better and better as the weeks progress. The way the show ended up playing out, things just escalate and get more hilarious in the family interactions. But, if you watched the show and it made you rant on and on about how reality-TV is killing your brain and who wants to watch a bunch of rich snobs in Malibu, you’re probably better off TIVO’ing 60 Minutes.
Posted under PR, Reality TV, Television. | 10 Comments »
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