I’m a Celebrity US - Current Information

OK, I will be blogging about I’m a Celebrity US version over the month of June. Here is what I do know, which came directly from the NBC website. The show will premier Monday, 1st June/June 1stat 8:00PM, with the premier being two hours. The concept pretty much remains the same as season one and like the UK version: celebrities are voted into playing challenge they can win, and at the end, the celebrities’ fate is determined by America, known as the puppet master. I’m actually, for one very surprised to see them keep the concept, considering season one flopped six years ago. I thought they’d try to pull a Big Brother, and decide to change the format in hopes America will get it better.

I Really don’t know what to say on about how successful this show will be. Big Brother U.S. and I’m a Celebrity U.S. are about public voting, but they’ve got nothing to do with Talent. The talent shows like America’s Got Talent and American Idol are big, but they’ve got talent based on them. I really thought they’d try to change the concept, which is what Graham thought also when I spoke to him. The show got sued for being derivative to Survivor (remote location setting, competing for luxuries and food) but the significant differences are Survivor never features Celebrities or has anything to do with the public choosing who stays and who goes.

There are seven celebrities that are confirmed to be on the show, meaning three spots are left for negotiation by NBC. I will have a review of the cast when all ten are confirmed, so in the meantime, I’ll share with you the seven confirmed and a brief word about whom they are. Rod Blagojevich, a US ex-politician whom got impeached last winter was supposed to join the cast, however, he was denied the right to leave the country and head off to Costa Rica, which is the setting of the show. Rod Blagojevich, however, is supposed to “play some part” is this show. Out of the seven confirmed, five of them came from other reality shows.

The confirmed celebrities:
Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt aka “Speidi” - Newlyweds from the Hills (MTV reality show)
Janice Dickinson - Super Model and Former TV Judge of “America’s Next Top Model, also owner of “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” and I believe a contestant on I’m A celebrity UK.
John Salley is a Talk Show host, former basketball player, radio talk show host, and a PETA supporter.
Sanjaya Malakar is an Overrated American Idol 6 contestant.
Stephan Baldwin is an Christian actor, who appeared in Celebrity Apprentice US last year.
Torrie Wilson is a retired WCW & WWE female wrestler

If I could personally choose some of my favorite celebrities, I’d choose Rosie O’Donnell just because I love hearing her talk about absolutely nothing about nothing, Sarah Palin or Mike Huckabee, if they are still looking for a politician, and Faber from Faber Drive, my one and only) favorite rock star. Also, since I’m sure another reality star will jump in, maybe Matt/Amy from Little People, Big World or April Margera or Crazy Bam Margera from Viva La Bam. You can check out the show’s website here at http://www.nbc.com/im-a-celebrity/ and you can let me know if there has been any more confirmed celebrities.