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Smeghead 08:22 pm UTC 12/19/07 |
| In reply to: | Are you smarter than Meat Loaf? - Jacqueline 07:23 pm UTC 12/19/07 |
| I know that he didn't write the lyrics to Bat Out of Hell II. He doesn't know that. I guess I am. > Are You Smarter Than a Rock Star? Rock Legend Meat Loaf > Hosts an Outrageous New Game Show Exclusively for DIRECTV > Customers > > “Rock & A Hard Place” Pits Rock Super Stars in a Head to > Head Battle of Knowledge Premiering January 23rd > Exclusively on DIRECTV Channel 101 > > EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rock legend Meat Loaf > will host Rock & A Hard Place, an all-new original game > show featuring classic and current music superstars as > they battle it out for charity in the ultimate trivia > challenge. The series, which debuts January 23 at 10 p.m. > ET/PT on DIRECTV’s (NASDAQ:DTV) original entertainment > channel, The 101, will showcase music greats including The > Pointer Sisters, Warrant, Sheila E., the Pussycat Dolls > and others as they test their knowledge on everything from > music history to current-events trivia, all in the name of > charity. > > > “Meat Loaf is hilarious and he lets us see a whole new > side to these music superstars,” said Eric Shanks, > executive vice president, DIRECTV Entertainment. “Music is > a big part of The 101 and we couldn’t be happier to add > this show to our lineup.” > > > The 10-episode series will feature head-to-head > competition between two teams of music superstars as they > test their worldly wisdom on everything from music history > to current events and strange-but-true factoids. Music > all-stars Grand Master Flash, Eddie Money, Warrant, Sheila > E., The Pointer Sisters, along with industry new-comers > The Pussycat Dolls, American Idol contestants, Stars of > Track and Field, among others, will be pitted against each > other for an all-out brawl of brain power. Each team of > contestants will be playing for their own charity, with > all the proceeds from the night’s winnings going towards > their cause. > > > The show will consist of multiple games in topics ranging > from presidential candidates and Jim Morrison to album > names and classic songs. Every correct answer earns the > teams cash, and all earnings from the night will go > towards each team’s charity, regardless of whether they > win or lose. The team with the most money at the end of > the show, wins the game. > > > Rock & A Hard Place is produced by Blaze Television, the > production company behind some of today’s largest live > music shows, including The 101’s DIRECTV SXSW Live and > Country Concert. > | |
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