Back in the ’70s and ’80s, celebrities from network shows competed in sports games in Battle of the Network Stars.
That was then. Television is not the same as it was back then. Because of that, Roku has found a way to modernize it for the millennium. They are hosting Battle of the Streaming Stars. Actually, Terry Crews is hosting it. Roku is streaming it.
Anyways, the two 1-hour specials are described as: “Comedians, actors, reality stars, and creators from audiences’ favorite shows will trade the couch for the field, going head-to-head in larger-than-life challenges inspired by the shows and movies people love. In each hour-long special, three teams of four battle it out through several rounds in pursuit of a single prize: the Golden Roku Remote.”
“‘In the same spirit as the original series, anything can happen in “’Battle of the Streaming Stars”. Some of the funniest, most competitive people in entertainment finally get to prove who’s the best athlete in the room, and trust me, egos are going to get tested,” said Terry Crews. “Coming together with Yvette, Kay, and the teams at Roku and Omaha Productions to create this show has been incredible, and I can’t wait for people to see who takes home that Golden Remote.”
Who are that Kay and Yvette he is talking about? Along with Crews as the host, Kay Adams will give color commentary as she talks to the contestants about strategy and sizing down their competition. Yvette Nicole Brown serves as the referee, and she will try to keep the stars in check.
Who are those stars? Because that is what we really want to know! They will be announced in the coming weeks. Who do you want to see on the track and field?
So when is it coming home to us? The first hour-long special premieres on October 23rd, and the second one will premiere early next year.
We know that Terry Crews can play football. Thanks to White Chicks, we know that he is a triple threat. And now we know something else about him.
The host of America’s Got Talent has another talent. What is it? He can draw! Not just some shitty fruit bowl, but a likeness of Simon Cowell that looks exactly like his ailing boss.
Crews shared a portrait he drew of Cowell, and I am hitting the Golden Buzzer for him. Maybe PBS can make him the next Bob Ross.
A month ago, it was revealed that Heidi Klum was returning to Project Runway. So some wondered if she would be able to do America’s Got Talent and the fashion competition show.
Today, we got that answer. She cannot. So, instead, Mel B will be rejoining the talent competition show this season. The singer was previously a judge from the 8th-13th season.
England’s Scary Spice will sit alongside British Simon Cowell, Canadian Howie Mandel, and Colombian Sofia Vergara, and American Terry Crews will host.
Do you think you have what it takes to win? Then you can apply at the AGT Audition site.
AGT returns to NBC for its 20th season on May 27th.
America’s Got Talent made it into the Guinness Book of World Records tonight. What record did they break? The judges, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, and Sofia Vergara, host Terry Crews, the audience, and the crew all put a pair of underwear on their heads for a minute, making them the Largest Gathering of People Wearing Underwear on Their Heads.
The previous title holders saw 355 people do it at the City Museum in St Louis, Missouri, in March. How many did it in Los Angeles four months later? The answer is that 1,253 humans made fools of themselves.
