Lingerie Bowl Gets Real?
Lingerie Bowl Gets Real?
By Lia Ha berman
Bringing new meaning to the phrase "skins vs. shirts," Fox Television Studios is reportedly considering a reality series based on the Lingerie Bowl.
Victoria's Secret Show Scrapped
Chrysler pulls out of Lingerie Bowl
News: ABC delays The View, GMA
Originally a pay-per-view event, the Lingerie Bowl features women in their hoochie-mama finest playing full-contact football. Four teams of 11 women each currently make up the Lingerie Football League.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox TV is considering a 10-episode reality show based on the behind-the-scenes action of the undergarment fiesta, while "games" played by the league would continue to be available exclusively on a pay-to-watch-them-play basis.
However, the report may have been a case of premature affiliation. "We are not contemplating entering into any deal or being involved in this project," says a spokesperson from Fox Television Studios.
Certainly, the programming runs counter to the more cautious choices being made at the moment, with the words "lingerie" and "football" conjuring up frightening visions of Janet Jackson's controversial Super Bowl nipple flash.
In fact, fearing a backlash from the fine-happy FCC (news - web sites) over so-called indecent programming, lingerie purveyor Victoria's Secret recently nixed its CBS fashion show.
Over at ABC, network suits instituted a five-second delay at this year's Oscars, and subsequently put the brakes on live programming in general.
Even the Lingerie Bowl hasn't escaped unscathed. The inaugural title game, which aired simultaneously with the Super Bowl's highly charged halftime show (and was ultimately upstaged by Jackson's act), lost its corporate sponsor when Chrysler backed out due to customer criticism. PartyPoker.com stepped in to the automaker's place.
Still, Horizon Productions, the company that created the scantily clad sports event, isn't ditching its game plan. The company began casting cheerleaders this week and company honcho Mitch Mortaza told the Hollywood Reporter next year's version will show even more skin.
"The uniforms are a lot sexier," he said. "The bottoms and tops are skimpier, and the shoulder pads are smaller."
Also in the works are a DVD and CD with partners Universal Home Video and Universal Music Group, according to Mortaza. The DVD is expected to consist of footage from February's game, a calendar shoot and a Lingerie Bowl party.
For the uninitiated, the four teams in the LFL are the Los Angeles Dream, the New York Euphoria, the Dallas Desire and the Chicago Bliss. Each team is headed by a celebrity quarterback--for instance Nikki Ziering or Angie Everhart (news)--and also features a celebrity coach, such as William "the Refrigerator" Perry. Ziering's Team Dream beat Everhart's Team Euphoria 6-0 in the 2004 Lingerie Bowl.
The teams are expected to face off next January with the two best doing battle, via pay-per-view, while the Super Bowl halftime show unrolls.
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By Lia Ha berman
Bringing new meaning to the phrase "skins vs. shirts," Fox Television Studios is reportedly considering a reality series based on the Lingerie Bowl.
Victoria's Secret Show Scrapped
Chrysler pulls out of Lingerie Bowl
News: ABC delays The View, GMA
Originally a pay-per-view event, the Lingerie Bowl features women in their hoochie-mama finest playing full-contact football. Four teams of 11 women each currently make up the Lingerie Football League.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox TV is considering a 10-episode reality show based on the behind-the-scenes action of the undergarment fiesta, while "games" played by the league would continue to be available exclusively on a pay-to-watch-them-play basis.
However, the report may have been a case of premature affiliation. "We are not contemplating entering into any deal or being involved in this project," says a spokesperson from Fox Television Studios.
Certainly, the programming runs counter to the more cautious choices being made at the moment, with the words "lingerie" and "football" conjuring up frightening visions of Janet Jackson's controversial Super Bowl nipple flash.
In fact, fearing a backlash from the fine-happy FCC (news - web sites) over so-called indecent programming, lingerie purveyor Victoria's Secret recently nixed its CBS fashion show.
Over at ABC, network suits instituted a five-second delay at this year's Oscars, and subsequently put the brakes on live programming in general.
Even the Lingerie Bowl hasn't escaped unscathed. The inaugural title game, which aired simultaneously with the Super Bowl's highly charged halftime show (and was ultimately upstaged by Jackson's act), lost its corporate sponsor when Chrysler backed out due to customer criticism. PartyPoker.com stepped in to the automaker's place.
Still, Horizon Productions, the company that created the scantily clad sports event, isn't ditching its game plan. The company began casting cheerleaders this week and company honcho Mitch Mortaza told the Hollywood Reporter next year's version will show even more skin.
"The uniforms are a lot sexier," he said. "The bottoms and tops are skimpier, and the shoulder pads are smaller."
Also in the works are a DVD and CD with partners Universal Home Video and Universal Music Group, according to Mortaza. The DVD is expected to consist of footage from February's game, a calendar shoot and a Lingerie Bowl party.
For the uninitiated, the four teams in the LFL are the Los Angeles Dream, the New York Euphoria, the Dallas Desire and the Chicago Bliss. Each team is headed by a celebrity quarterback--for instance Nikki Ziering or Angie Everhart (news)--and also features a celebrity coach, such as William "the Refrigerator" Perry. Ziering's Team Dream beat Everhart's Team Euphoria 6-0 in the 2004 Lingerie Bowl.
The teams are expected to face off next January with the two best doing battle, via pay-per-view, while the Super Bowl halftime show unrolls.
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