Members KLN Posted June 11, 2007 Members Share Posted June 11, 2007 From "Variety." CBS plans 'Big Brother' spinoff Reality hit spawns new series for cable By JOSEF ADALIAN It's Showtime for "Big Brother." The CBS summer staple is expanding in a big way for its eighth season, with the Eye planning to launch a spinoff series on one of its cable nets. "Big Brother: After Dark" will feature a live, unedited feed from the "Big Brother" house. Skein will run three hours nightly from midnight until 3 a.m. ET/PT on ShoToo, Showtime's widely available companion net. Because there are so many cameras in the house capturing multiple storylines, an online producer will decide which cameras auds will see. Profanity and nudity will be allowed, but the feed will be interrupted if houseguests say anything slanderous or that violates music copyrights. Because "Big Brother" originates from Los Angeles, the feed viewers see will feature activity taking place between 9 p.m. and midnight. "That's primetime for the 'Big Brother' house," said exec producer-showrunner Allison Grodner. "It's when our houseguests are most wide awake and having fun, talking about strategy and playing the game. People are going to see quite a bit." New extension of "Big Brother" will premiere July 5, the same night as the CBS version of the skein. CBS will once again run "Brother" three nights a week: Thursdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. and Tuesdays at 9. Scheduling means the Eye's new low-rated "Pirate Master" will move to a new timeslot. "Pirate Master" will receive a special one-night airing after the "Big Brother" bow, then shift on July 10 to Tuesdays at 10 (where it once again will benefit from a "Big" lead-in). Addition of "After Dark" continues the Eye's efforts to turn the "Big Brother" brand into as much of a multiplatform experience as possible: Live feeds from inside the house will continue to be streamed via the Internet. Eye is partnering again with RealNetworks, which will charge $14.99 per month for the feed. "House Calls," the Internet talk strip devoted to "Big Brother" will be back for its fourth season. Gretchen Massey will host. Full-length episodes of the show will be streamed via the CBS Audience Network to multiple Web sites. Eye will also let users post selected clips to blogs. Eye will offer several mobile-phone packages packed with "Big Brother" content, including one in which subscribers can get breaking news of major developments inside the house. Grodner and Rich Meehan are the exec producers of "Big Brother" and produce in association with Endemol USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KLN Posted June 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2007 I'm excited as hell for this! Midnight - 3AM is, like, PRIME TIME in the Big Brother house, because that's actually like 8PM - 11PM in Cali where the show tapes. I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mateo22 Posted June 11, 2007 Members Share Posted June 11, 2007 OMG!!! I can't wait! BBUK has had this is the past as with the BB Australia. What a great idea. Thanks for posting Kenny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted June 11, 2007 Members Share Posted June 11, 2007 man that sucks for me bc I dont have showtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drew Posted June 12, 2007 Members Share Posted June 12, 2007 Thats good. BBUK does a BB: Live every now and then. They should be turning BB into the summer long event that it should be, and is everywhere else in the world (it should also have the benefit of that extra month and start in June!). Housecalls sucks compared to Big Brother Little Brother from the UK. Dermott is hysterical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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