Topic 100 of 111: Mark Cuban - Is the Benefactor only the beginning?
Mon, Oct 25, 2004 (10:29) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Mark Cuban does this show however he feels like doing it from week to week. It starts out with him saying he's a self made billionaire and luckiest guy alive and he'll be making one of a dozen or so contestants the "second luckiest person alive". Did he get trumped by the Apprentice? Maybe? But I have a feeling he'll be back with something bigger and better, I don't see Cuban as any kind of guy for throwing in the towel. If you've ever seen him on the sidelines of a Mavericks game, you know he's passionate and cars about his team and his fans. He's as regular a guy as you can be and still be a billionaire.
And he's a very successful businessman. What, $5.7 bil for http://broadcast.com? We may be seeing the last of the Benefactor tonight on ABC, but I have a feeling this is only chapter 1.
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Topic 100 of 111 [tv]: Mark Cuban - Is the Benefactor only the beginning?
Response 1 of 4: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 25, 2004 (10:46) * 20 lines
Here's what Mark Cuban says about it on his blog, dated 10/4/2004:
The Benefactor
I had no idea how crazy, how much fun and how intense it would be doing this show. I know I’m having fun when I get there about 8:30 in the morning, and when I realize I’m hungry and haven’t eaten, it’s past midnight!
We have an amazing, amazing cast of 16, split evenly between guys and girls. I wanted diversity and that’s exactly what I got. I’m not just talking demographics. We have nice people, and people who I thought would be nice and weren’t. There are fun people and serious people. We have Divas and Drama Queens. We have an Oprah wannabe, a professional football player, collegiate athletes, and two people who sing show tunes when under pressure.
The game is always on. The competition is always in play. I wanted this to be like the real world. If you want to make a million dollars, you’d better be ready to compete 24x7x365, and the game reflects that. The pressure is intense and continuous, and response of the contestants under pressure has been eye-opening.
Personally, the game is getting more and more difficult for me. I have really grown fond of most of the contestants. They are really cool people. Making the cuts is like firing a friend. It hurts. I have had to cut people several times already and it is not easy.
The good news side is that unless someone is completely scamming me, and it’s still possible, I am going to really enjoy giving the check for 1mm dollars to winner.
Stay tuned for more!
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http://www.blogmaverick.com/entry/5214323776608633/ will get you to the blog entery where you can make comments on Mark's statement about hte Benefactor.
Topic 100 of 111 [tv]: Mark Cuban - Is the Benefactor only the beginning?
Response 2 of 4: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Tue, Nov 2, 2004 (10:32) * 3 lines
never seen this (or any) reality show, and probably never will...
highly recommend BBC comedy 'the office', though (from a few years back)...
some of the funniest tv ever done... if you haven't seen it, rent it immediately
Topic 100 of 111 [tv]: Mark Cuban - Is the Benefactor only the beginning?
Response 3 of 4: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Wed, Nov 17, 2004 (17:02) * 2 lines
'the office' christmas special (2 episodes finishing the series) just released...
(they have 6 or 7 copies at vulcan)
Topic 100 of 111 [tv]: Mark Cuban - Is the Benefactor only the beginning?
Response 4 of 4: Conf admin (cfadm) * Sat, Jul 1, 2006 (23:58) * 1 lines
Man, the Mavs just came an inch away from an NBA Title. What a season. Mark turned off comments on http://blogmaverick.com it was getting so crazy.
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