NBC Holds Option To Ten-Episode Celeb Curling Reality Show
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NBC Trying To Land Springsteen
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NBC yesterday confirmed that it has "an exclusive option to air a 10-episode sports reality show" called "Rockstar Curling" that "will give the winners a shot at competing in the U.S. championships and even going to" the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, according to Chris Zelkovich of the TORONTO STAR. Organizers are trying to negotiate a deal to get "closet curlers Bruce Springsteen or Jon Bon Jovi as part of the show.'' Sources said that the series already "has an advertising commitment from the likes of Tourism Canada." The show would "work a lot like [Fox' 'American Idol'] series, though it would most likely air on weekend afternoons," and would involve U.S.-wide tryouts starting this year, from which a panel of coaches will select two teams. The teams "would train eight hours a day under professional coaches before going to regional playdowns" for the 2010 U.S. Olympic trials in February '09. If they win, "they're off to the Vancouver Olympics" (TORONTO STAR, 2/11).
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