First Michelle Pfeiffer, then Steven Spielberg ... looks like reality TV may have a foothold in Hollywood that extends beyond the Osbourne household and The Surreal Life.
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We wonder if Spielberg's enthusiasm for Survivor might have played a role in the decision by DreamWorks SKG, the movie and TV production company founded by Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffin, to launch production of its first reality-competition show, The Contender, in conjunction with Survivor executive producer Mark Burnett as well as former Rocky star Sylvester Stallone. At least Spielberg won't have to frequent spoiler sites to find out who wins The Contender.
Frankly, we aren't sure how a person with seven children (one from his first marriage to Amy Irving, five from his current marriage to Kate Capshaw, and a stepdaughter from Capshaw's first marriage) finds ANY time to watch ANY TV shows -- but we admit that we would be fascinated to hear more comments from Spielberg about any or all of these shows. We expect that executive producers Burnett, Mike Fleiss (Bachelor, Bachelorette) and Bruce Nash (For Love Or Money) would share our enthusiasm.
In particular, we are interested in Spielberg's feelings about the dating shows. We wonder if he is fascinated by the antics of the villains and villainesses, as Michelle Pfeiffer was while watching the original Joe Millionaire ... or whether he tuned in the original For Love Or Money just because he liked Erin Brodie....
