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Battle of the Network Stars - returns to TV (1 Viewer)

NewlyRetired

NewlyRetired

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I loved this show as a kid.  It will probably be drek now watching as an adult but I may set the DVR :)

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The hosts for “Battle of the Network Stars” are Mike Greenberg and Joe Tessitore of ESPN; Cassidy Hubbarth and Cari Champion of ESPN will be the sideline reporters.

Super Bowl 50 winner DeMarcus Ware and former UFC champion Ronda Rousey will be the team captains.

The series will premiere June 29 at 9 p.m. on ABC

Here are the 20 teams (100 stars) competing against each other this season (* = returning to “Battle of the Network Stars”):

TV Sitcoms (Bronson Pinchot, Tom Arnold, Dave Coulier, AJ Michalka, Tracey Gold)
vs.
TV Kids (Joey Lawrence, Corbin Bleu, Nolan Gould, *Lisa Whelchel, *Kim Fields)

Primetime Soaps (Ian Ziering, Josh Henderson, Gabrielle Carteris, *Donna Mills, Mischa Barton)
vs.
ABC Stars (*Olivia d’Abo, *Shari Belafonte, Michael Fishman, Jason Hervey, Anson Williams)

Variety (Joanna Krupa, Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey, Gilles Marini, Jack Osbourne)
vs.
TV Sex Symbols (Keegan Allen, Traci Bingham, Rosa Blasi, Brant Daugherty, Galen Gering)

Cops (Erik Estrada, *Larry Wilcox, Kelly Hu, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, *Lorenzo Lamas)
vs.
TV Sitcoms (*Todd Bridges, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Dave Foley, Willie Garson, Jenna von Oy)

White House (Cornelius Smith Jr., Marlee Matlin, Joshua Malina, LaMonica Garrett, Mary McCormack)
vs.
Lawyers (Elisabeth Rohm, Corbin Bernsen, Matt McGorry, Romi Dias, Catherine Bell)

TV Moms & Dads (Chad Lowe, *Greg Evigan, *Ted McGinley, Lesley Fera, Jackee Harry)
vs.
TV Kids (*Jimmie Walker, *Mackenzie Phillips, Jonathan Lipnicki, Krista Marie Yu, Jeremy Miller)

Famous TV Families (Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Beverley Mitchell, *Willie Aames, *Charlene Tilton)
vs.
Doctors (Thomas Calabro, Taye Diggs, Rachelle Lefevre, *Deidre Hall, Benjamin Hollingsworth)

Troublemakers (Vivica A. Fox, Paul Johansson, John Barrowman, Julie Benz, Catherine Bach)
vs.
TV Lifeguards (David Chokachi, Brande Roderick, *Parker Stevenson, Nicole Eggert, Gena Lee Nolin)

ABC Stars (*Ted Lange, Troy Gentile, *Jill Whelan, Denise Richards, Joely Fisher)
vs.
Variety (Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Adrienne Houghton, Cameron Mathison, Kelly Osbourne)

Cops (Marisol Nichols, Roma Maffia, *Adrian Zmed, Fred Dryer, Ryan Paevey)
vs.
Sci-Fi Fantasy (*Lou Ferrigno, Vinnie Jones, Charisma Carpenter, Kevin Sorbo, Jill Wagner)

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@Ted Lange as your Bartender alert! :)

 
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Nick Vermeil said:
I'm pretty sure Ponch was on the original show when he was actually a star. "Battle of the desperate network has-beens"would be a better title. 
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He does not have an * next to his name in the OP's list.

Other than watching Lisa Whelchel's breasts bouncing as she ran her leg of the relay, the show was not very entertaining at all.

 
Honestly outside Tom Arnold - I really expected this to be much worse.   The problem was you have 50 year olds with 30 year olds.

That being said - Joey Lawrence might be the most unathletic in shape person I've ever seen.

 
NewlyRetired said:
There was no way they were ever going to match this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqWU9huMMco
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You beat me to it...was just going to post this...this is perhaps the greatest 10 minutes in television history...the entertainment level here is Jordanesque...between Telly smoking the butt, the slow mo music, Conrad's ethnic jokes, Lynda Carter's body, the Poster in the background, "like hell", "Farrah Baby" and of course Kaplan taking Conrad to the woodshed...just magnificent...my God did I enjoy TV so much more back in that era... 

 
Boston said:
You beat me to it...was just going to post this...this is perhaps the greatest 10 minutes in television history...the entertainment level here is Jordanesque...between Telly smoking the butt, the slow mo music, Conrad's ethnic jokes, Lynda Carter's body, the Poster in the background, "like hell", "Farrah Baby" and of course Kaplan taking Conrad to the woodshed...just magnificent...my God did I enjoy TV so much more back in that era... 
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Damn it. I typed that whole thing out and you beat me to it

 
I would be shocked (even with the leadership of Battle of the Network Stars veteran Willie Aames) if the Famous TV Family squad doesn't have at least two drug suspensions before the season is over...

 
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Lynda Carter was smoking hot
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lots of talent on display on the original show and all in their prime.  

Linda Carter, Catherine Bach, Farrah Fawcett, Jacklyn Smith, Adriane Barbeau, Cheryl Ladd, Suzanne Summers, Jane Seymore, Victoria Principle, Rob Reiner, Cheryl Tiegs, Pamela Hensley, Erin Grey, Randi Oakes, the list goes on and on.  

Basically every hot chick on network TV was on the show in skimpy clothes over the few season it was on.  Nothing can compare to that array of talent today and none of them are certainly going to let Bob Costas call them "baby"

:)

 
belljr said:
Honestly outside Tom Arnold - I really expected this to be much worse.   The problem was you have 50 year olds with 30 year olds.

That being said - Joey Lawrence might be the most unathletic in shape person I've ever seen.
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seriously. all show, no go.

and Tootie can still get it.

 
NewlyRetired said:
lots of talent on display on the original show and all in their prime.  

Linda Carter, Catherine Bach, Farrah Fawcett, Jacklyn Smith, Adriane Barbeau, Cheryl Ladd, Suzanne Summers, Jane Seymore, Victoria Principle, Rob Reiner, Cheryl Tiegs, Pamela Hensley, Erin Grey, Randi Oakes, the list goes on and on.  

Basically every hot chick on network TV was on the show in skimpy clothes over the few season it was on.  Nothing can compare to that array of talent today and none of them are certainly going to let Bob Costas call them "baby"

:)
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:lmao:

 
Galileo said:
I was going to highlight the Bob Costas thing too, but I figured Rob was enough
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it was the closest I could come to Howard Cosell.

Maybe ten years ago having Al Micheals call Jennifer Aniston baby would have been a better comparison.  It is hard to come up with a modern day equivalent.

 
I was watching some if the old footage, and a one point, while commenting on a replay from the obstacle course, Howard Cosell used the phrase "Erin Gray, her supple body climbing the wall".

it was so much different back then.

 
62 year old Corbin Berenson just skunked some young fella I don't know on 3 point shooting.  Huge upset

and yes, I'm bored

 
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