[Matt]

CBS, the home of Big Brother USA, has ordered their own version of Sky1 talent show Got To Dance, which is hosted here by BBUK's very own Davina McCall.

Judges, hosts and audition details for the US version are yet to be confirmed.

CBS press release:

CBS SAYS... "GOT TO DANCE"

New Competition Series Is Based on the British Hit That Debuted Earlier This Year

Dancers of Every Genre, Age and Number - Solo or in a Group - Can Compete


CBS has ordered GOT TO DANCE, a new reality-competition series based on the hit British show where, in the most inclusive talent search on television, dancers of any age, group-size and style will compete to become the country's favorite dance act.

Amateurs with raw talent from across the nation, either performing solo or in a group, can audition any form of dancing: from ballroom to break dance, bhangra to ballet, and tap to tango. The most talented and entertaining dancers will be invited to audition for the panel of judges, all world-class dancers themselves. The very best will perform LIVE in the Semi-Finals and Finals where they will battle it out for viewers who will vote to choose the GOT TO DANCE champion.

GOT TO DANCE has been a ratings sensation for Britain's Sky 1, making it one of the UK's top-rated pay television series this season.

The panel of judges, as well as information regarding auditions, will be announced at a later date. Details about the audition process will also be available on CBS.com.

GOT TO DANCE is a Shine Group format, created by Princess Productions and Shine TV and is produced by Reveille. Elisabeth Murdoch, Howard T. Owens, Mark Koops and Robin Ashbrook are executive producers. Distribution is handled by Shine International.

[arista]

I think it will be even bigger in America.

[Patrick]

Oh in the name of ****.
Just typical isnt it.

Jesus Christ, cant we for ****ing once have our own show without them bastards taking it?

I thought we have seen the end of this with XF but clearly once we come up with a great idea they take it.

Not our fault Americans arent creative like us and cant come up with good ideas.
I bet they turn this show into an OTT Freak Show with annoying hosts and voice overs and the contestants will think they are somebody.


I feel sorry for these people I honestly do.

I havent had to say anything like that about America since the X Factor issue but they ****ing ask for it now.

[arista]

Wrong Pat
it means the Brand is Expanded
Sky1's show gets shown Worldwide, as well.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by arista

Wrong Pat
it means the Brand is Expanded
Sky1's show gets shown Worldwide, as well.

So in other words Arista, they are SHOWING OUR Version and not creating their own rip off?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Patrick

So in other words Arista, they are SHOWING OUR Version and not creating their own rip off?

No because of Our Version
another Nation has a go.

Stop being so Anal.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by arista

No because of Our Version
another Nation has a go.

Stop being so Anal.

Right so they are copying our version then?

Dont try and make them seem so innocent, they are or they arent and they are taking our idea and filling it with **** just like XF and IAC.

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by arista

No because of Our Version
another Nation has a go.

Stop being so Anal.

pmsl.

[Firewire]

I hope it does well over there. It was a good show.

And Patrick it is good if a show gets picked up in America, it means it doing well. The US can do what they like with it. They have bought there version from Sky1.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Right so they are copying our version then?

If we hadn't 'copied' the Netherlands then we'd have never had Big Brother.

Anyway, Reuters says that CBS wants Paula Abdul (of American Idol fame) to be a judge, while another site says that 'rumours suggest' she's 'in talks' to take part.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Right so they are copying our version then?

Dont try and make them seem so innocent, they are or they arent and they are taking our idea and filling it with **** just like XF and IAC.

You need to Understand
by the Americans doing their version
it gives even more Funding for the Sky1 original version.


They Pay for the Format
it is called 'Business'
Like Endemols Big Brother is Worldwide.

You have much to learn
more travel is what you need.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Jonathan.

I hope it does well over there. It was a good show.

And Patrick it is good if a show gets picked up in America, it means it doing well. The US can do what they like with it. They have bought there version from Sky1.

Yes Jonathan, it is a good show.

Which is why it should stay here.
You all clearly dont get my point.

If Germany,Russia,France,Canada,Austrailia wanted it then fair enough they should have it.

America would take it and do what they do with all their shows they take from us.
They would turn it into bollocks, and then make out their version is better and American Fans would claim they got it first which as we both know is bull.

They have took so many shows from us, ask your self this..
When have we ever taken a show from then and slapped 'UK' onto the end of the title?

I cant remember, Im sure we have a few times but let me tell you.. America has done it alot more and its a joke.

Everytime they take a show from us it turns out boring, its just the way they take our version make it seem like they own it and then they would act as if theres is better.

They never show United Kingdom shows in America, why?
Clearly they love our shows more than there own which is why they cant help but take it.

X Factor for example, if they wanted it SO badly why not just air it in America and keep AI?
Im sure Simon wouldnt mind if they aired XF UK there.

The only reason they took XF was because it was doing well here.

AI and XF are the same thing and now they want both.. greedy bastards tbh.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Matt

If we hadn't 'copied' the Netherlands then we'd have never had Big Brother.

Anyway, Reuters says that CBS wants Paula Abdul (of American Idol fame) to be a judge, while another site says that 'rumours suggest' she's 'in talks' to take part.

Of Course Matt.


Pat needs to understand how TV works.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Matt

If we hadn't 'copied' the Netherlands then we'd have never had Big Brother.

I explained it my latest post, why its fine for other countries to take eachothers shows but people like Americans with massive egos like to ruin shows.

Which also brings me to the topic of Big Brother.

Yes BBUSA may of started a week before BBUK, but like you said Mat we copied Netherlands not America.. anyway, As Youtube coments show..

Americans/Canadians love BBUK more than BBUSA.

I bet they would like for BBUK to be aired in America, Just like I would like the Real World to air here.

So why dont they just do that?

Its as if, they know they prefer our version.. so they dont air it as it would probley take the ratings of BBUSA you get me?

They air BBUSA here, and dont air BBUK in america.. where is the sense in that.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by arista

Of Course Matt.


Pat needs to understand how TV works.

I do.

We air good shows.
America takes them.
Slaps USA onto the end of them.
Makes it ****.
Claims its better than us.
Ours is axed.
Theres stays on.
End of.


I do understand how Telly works mate, I also understand how Americans work.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Patrick

I do.

We air good shows.
America takes them.
Slaps USA onto the end of them.
Makes it ****.
Claims its better than us.
Ours is axed.
Theres stays on.
End of.


I do understand how Telly works mate, I also understand how Americans work.

I have Worked In NYC
The Irish made that City.
America is a Bonus.


Yours was Axed for other reasons - anyway.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Americans/Canadians love BBUK more than BBUSA.

I bet they would like for BBUK to be aired in America, Just like I would like the Real World to air here.

So why dont they just do that?

Its as if, they know they prefer our version.. so they dont air it as it would probley take the ratings of BBUSA you get me?

They air BBUSA here, and dont air BBUK in america.. where is the sense in that.

They don't 'ruin' shows, they format them to suit their market.

The first season of Big Brother USA used the original Netherlands format, but it flopped. They reformatted it for the second season, with a more gameplay-oriented format, and it became a hit, and it's future is looking pretty secure - a lot more so than BBUK's.

So some people on YouTube say they prefer the UK version. The majority of Big Brother USA's viewers probably don't know a UK version exists, or assume that it's the same as theirs.

Just because we aired two series of BBUSA doesn't mean they should air BBUK there, especially when the original format is a proven flop in the US - and BBUSA didn't exactly do well here either, even for E4.

[Tom4784]

Patrick, please try to think before you type, posting ignorance will only result in me tearing your posts apart.

Originally Posted by Patrick

Oh in the name of ****.
Just typical isnt it.

Jesus Christ, cant we for ****ing once have our own show without them bastards taking it?

I thought we have seen the end of this with XF but clearly once we come up with a great idea they take it.

Not our fault Americans arent creative like us and cant come up with good ideas.
I bet they turn this show into an OTT Freak Show with annoying hosts and voice overs and the contestants will think they are somebody.


I feel sorry for these people I honestly do.

I havent had to say anything like that about America since the X Factor issue but they ****ing ask for it now.

Okay, they aren't taking it they're adapting it. They'll have brought the rights to it from Got to Dance's production company which can only benefit the UK's version. Secondly when it comes to reality and Gameshows we 'take' a lot more American Shows then they do ours. Off the top of my head I can think of So You Think You Can Dance, Total Wipeout, Hole In The Wall (Although this was originally a Japanese format ours was adapted from the USA version), Survivor, Deal or No Deal, Britain's Got Talent among many more. Even the X Factor has become a rip off of American Idol in recent years as each year they borrow more elements from it.

When it comes to Reality TV we as a country take more often then we give.

Originally Posted by Patrick

Yes Jonathan, it is a good show.

Which is why it should stay here.
You all clearly dont get my point.

If Germany,Russia,France,Canada,Austrailia wanted it then fair enough they should have it.

America would take it and do what they do with all their shows they take from us.
They would turn it into bollocks, and then make out their version is better and American Fans would claim they got it first which as we both know is bull.

They have took so many shows from us, ask your self this..
When have we ever taken a show from then and slapped 'UK' onto the end of the title?

I cant remember, Im sure we have a few times but let me tell you.. America has done it alot more and its a joke.

Everytime they take a show from us it turns out boring, its just the way they take our version make it seem like they own it and then they would act as if theres is better.

They never show United Kingdom shows in America, why?
Clearly they love our shows more than there own which is why they cant help but take it.

X Factor for example, if they wanted it SO badly why not just air it in America and keep AI?
Im sure Simon wouldnt mind if they aired XF UK there.

The only reason they took XF was because it was doing well here.

AI and XF are the same thing and now they want both.. greedy bastards tbh.

Okay we've adapted a lot of American shows so that blows one of your points out of the window. Secondly I've told you many times before but UK Shows are shown over there. There's a BBC channel that shows a lot of UK programming from most of the major UK channels and other shows are shown on channels such as Showtime (Shameless and Secret Diary of a Callgirl spring to mind). Their Sci Fi channel also shows a bit of UK programming. Try rubbing the xenophobic sh*t out of your eyes before you vomit all over your keyboard and pass it off as a fact.

I'm not even gonna comment on the hypocrisy that was the comment about you being fine with other countries adapting our shows but not if it's America. those sentences alone pretty much destroyed any point you tried to make.

Originally Posted by Patrick

I explained it my latest post, why its fine for other countries to take eachothers shows but people like Americans with massive egos like to ruin shows.

Which also brings me to the topic of Big Brother.

Yes BBUSA may of started a week before BBUK, but like you said Mat we copied Netherlands not America.. anyway, As Youtube coments show..

Americans/Canadians love BBUK more than BBUSA.

I bet they would like for BBUK to be aired in America, Just like I would like the Real World to air here.

So why dont they just do that?

Its as if, they know they prefer our version.. so they dont air it as it would probley take the ratings of BBUSA you get me?

They air BBUSA here, and dont air BBUK in america.. where is the sense in that.

Because Youtube comments REALLY speak for the whole of America How many of the original american versions of shows remade in Britiain do you watch exactly?

BBUSA bombed here, they only showed two seasons and any attempt to do the same in america with the UK version would end up the same way. A few opinions on Youtube means ***** all.

Originally Posted by Patrick

I do.

We air good shows.
America takes them.
Slaps USA onto the end of them.
Makes it ****.
Claims its better than us.
Ours is axed.
Theres stays on.
End of.


I do understand how Telly works mate, I also understand how Americans work.

I THINK I'M GONNA DIE OF LAUGHTER!! You know nothing of how Television works, Absolutely ***** all. All your points are based on xenophobic asumptions and nothing more. If you actually knew something about how Media and the TV industry works then you'd be singing a different tune. The utter fact of the matter is that when they adapt out shows it doesn't affect us at all, our shows are usually showed in multiple countries whether they've been adapted or not and America's versions of our shows have never caused any problems for ours to be cancelled. The thing with American Television is that they tend to do a lot more seasons of something if it's successful while a fair few English programs prefer to end after a few series to go out on a high. America's success with our doesn't affect the shows in a negative way, in fact money made from the selling of the rights could go towards a bigger budget for the show in question.

You're pulling information out of your arse and the only thing it's doing is allowing me to make you look like a fool although I'm not really needed in that department.

[Ramsay]

lol paddy you legend

[iRyan]

Originally Posted by Patrick

I explained it my latest post, why its fine for other countries to take eachothers shows but people like Americans with massive egos like to ruin shows.

Which also brings me to the topic of Big Brother.

Yes BBUSA may of started a week before BBUK, but like you said Mat we copied Netherlands not America.. anyway, As Youtube coments show..

Americans/Canadians love BBUK more than BBUSA.

I bet they would like for BBUK to be aired in America, Just like I would like the Real World to air here.

So why dont they just do that?

Its as if, they know they prefer our version.. so they dont air it as it would probley take the ratings of BBUSA you get me?

They air BBUSA here, and dont air BBUK in america.. where is the sense in that.

Why do you hate America so much? I don't get it. And you really do not know what you're talking about. BBUK would be difficult to air in the US because there are over 90 episodes of it. That's alot to air, and every night as well. People will probably give up on it, since America's are used to shows with 1 episode a week. I don't think many people would tune in every single night for 90 days. Plus if it would have to air while BBUS aired, which would be too much. When BBUS aired in the UK, there was so other BB on air there since it aired in February.

Stop generalizing all Americans and assuming stuff that you don't even know. We just watch what's on TV, simple as that. It has nothing to do with us thinking we're better than you...

[Matt]

Paula Abdul has been confirmed as Lead Judge, as well as an Executive Producer, Creative Partner, Mentor and Coach.

Press release:

Paula Abdul, an award-winning dancer/choreographer, dynamic performer, multi-platinum recording artist and popular entertainment personality, has been named an executive producer, creative partner and lead judge for GOT TO DANCE (working title), a new reality-competition series for CBS. She will also serve as coach, mentor and advocate for contestants during the performances and elimination process, providing critical input and guidance while sharing her experience with hopeful contestants.

"I've spent the better part of my life teaching, mentoring, nurturing-working with so many talented people-and I consider myself truly blessed to be able to continue to do something that I hold so dear to my heart," Paula Abdul commented. "I am thrilled to be creative partners with Reveille, Shine, and CBS and to present the best new dance talent to American audiences. Each and every week we'll showcase the challenges and successes of a fantastic group of dancers, as they perform and compete-compelling stories, exciting competition and amazing dance performances are guaranteed."

"Paula is the perfect fit for GOT TO DANCE...an accomplished dancer, choreographer and popular entertainment figure, she has a real appreciation for the talents our dancers will bring each week," said Jennifer Bresnan, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, CBS Entertainment. "As a creative partner, her expertise will provide great insight and a nurturing, creative energy both behind the scenes and on camera."

"There is no better creative partner for GOT TO DANCE than Paula Abdul, and Reveille is thrilled to be working with such a great talent on her highly anticipated return to TV," said Howard T. Owens, Managing Director at Reveille. "Like Paula, GOT TO DANCE embraces and encourages real people with real talent. Paula personifies the spirit of GOT TO DANCE and brings aspiration, compassion and mentorship to the franchise. Her commitment to the contestants and the series is a game changer."

The additional expert judges, as well as information regarding auditions, will be announced at a later date. Details on the audition process will also be available on CBS.com.