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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: uncamark on October 01, 2008, 12:42:20 PM
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According to the UK's Daily Mail (admittedly not the most trustworthy of sources), the gay stand-up known as "Ant" (actually Anthony Kalloniatis) is suing the UK host team of Ant and Dec for $30M, claiming that their taking of U.S. gigs like the short-lived "Wanna Bet?" on ABC is potentially damaging his career:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...ing-career.html (http://\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1064851/Ant-Dec-sued-30m-American-Ant-claims-Brits-ruining-career.html\")
Kalloniatis also claims that Ant and Dec's involvement in programs that allegedly had fradulent call-in contests is also hurting his reputation--as if his act hasn't already done that.
(In case you can't pin down the guy, he hosts "Celebrity Fit Club" on VH1 and was on "Last Comic Standing" a few years ago.)
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*sighs* (American) Ant = One of the people in America attempting to make more than a dime through a lawsuit.
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Ant was also one of Nikki Cox's high school friends on Unhappily Ever After, although I could understand if you were paying more attention to Nikki. ;-)
But let's see, you host a weight loss show on VH-1. Can you really complain about a career, or lack thereof? He'd have a better case trying to get British Ant for something regarding the same names...
/Now there's a show I haven't heard about in a while
//How DID Bobcat Goldthwait get Nikki Cox
///I'd hit Nikki so hard she'd live happily ever...well you get the point
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[quote name=\'pianogeek\' post=\'198585\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 10:22 AM\']
*sighs* (American) Ant = One of the people in a America attempting to make more than a dime through a lawsuit.[/quote]
And you don't have to be Scooby-Doo to solve *that* mystery.
The kicker is that the douchebag is telling Anthony McPartlin that he can't abbreviate THE SAME FRIGGIN' FIRST NAME AS HIS.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'198583\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 12:42 PM\']
According to the UK's Daily Mail (admittedly not the most trustworthy of sources), the gay stand-up known as "Ant" (actually Anthony Kalloniatis) is suing the UK host team of Ant and Dec for $30M, claiming that their taking of U.S. gigs like the short-lived "Wanna Bet?" on ABC is potentially damaging his career:
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He's also suing Adam Ant, Adam and the Ants, and Atom Ant. Not necessarily in that order.
In case you can't pin down the guy
I'm straight, actually, so I'd rather not pin down the guy....
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Do any of comic Ant's shows air overseas? Maybe Ant and Dec could put forth a similar lawsuit against comic Ant since the comic is surely doing likewise to Ant and Dec's reputation in the UK.
/some sarcasm up there
//would kill for Poker Face on this side of the pond
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'198594\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 05:17 PM\']He's also suing Adam Ant, Adam and the Ants, and Atom Ant. Not necessarily in that order.[/quote]
And the estate of Frances Bavier (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:First_Episode_Aunt_Bee_10101.JPG\"), just to be safe.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'198599\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 05:44 PM\']
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Let's go to our celebrities... (http://\"http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/fostergray82/fail-7.jpg\")
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'198594\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 05:17 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'198583\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 12:42 PM\']
In case you can't pin down the guy
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I'm straight, actually, so I'd rather not pin down the guy....
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I'm gay, and if I had to pin him down trust me money or a gun was involved.
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Do any of comic Ant's shows air overseas? Maybe Ant and Dec could put forth a similar lawsuit against comic Ant since the comic is surely doing likewise to Ant and Dec's reputation in the UK.
I'm probably going to offend people by asking this, but am I the only person who doesn't get what the big deal is about Ant and Dec? They were competent hosting Wanna Bet, but I didn't see anything special about them.
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[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'198626\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 07:36 PM\']I'm probably going to offend people by asking this, but am I the only person who doesn't get what the big deal is about Ant and Dec? They were competent hosting Wanna Bet, but I didn't see anything special about them.[/quote]If you had seen Poker Face, Saturday Night Takeaway, Pop Idol or Britain's Got Talent, you'd get it.
They really have the "double act" thing down pat, and they're great presenters. There's not all that much more to say.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'198627\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 10:42 PM\']
They really have the "double act" thing down pat[/quote]
And ask Brian Dunkleman how important THAT is!
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'198627\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 03:42 AM\']
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'198626\' date=\'Oct 1 2008, 07:36 PM\']I'm probably going to offend people by asking this, but am I the only person who doesn't get what the big deal is about Ant and Dec? They were competent hosting Wanna Bet, but I didn't see anything special about them.[/quote]If you had seen Poker Face, Saturday Night Takeaway, Pop Idol or Britain's Got Talent, you'd get it.
They really have the "double act" thing down pat, and they're great presenters. There's not all that much more to say.
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To be honest it's their irreverent fronting of I'm a Celebrity over here which launched them into the big time, having done kids TV for years and pretty much making Saturday mornings worth getting up for. Mainly for shouting at stupid children for Wonkey Donkey.
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I'm told Ant originally wanted to sue for malpractice and elder abuse after breaking his neck falling down a flight of stairs at a dinner party, but his lawyer talked him out of it.
And the estate of Frances Bavier, just to be safe.
Everyone on the show pronounced it "Ain't Bee" (even Ron Howard) so I think her estate is safe.
http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/b/Franc...nces_bavier.htm (http://\"http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/b/Frances%20Bavier/frances_bavier.htm\")
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[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'198680\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 07:18 AM\']Everyone on the [Andy Griffith] show pronounced it "Ain't Bee" (even Ron Howard) so I think her estate is safe.[/quote]
But what if they were talking about ants? If they were calling them "aints", it may be something different.
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[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'198680\' date=\'Oct 2 2008, 07:18 AM\']
Everyone on the show pronounced it "Ain't Bee" (even Ron Howard) so I think her estate is safe.
http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/b/Franc...nces_bavier.htm (http://\"http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/b/Frances%20Bavier/frances_bavier.htm\")[/quote]
Yeah, but since your link shows that her estate actually had some meat to it, a nuisance lawsuit makes more sense than ever!
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And what about the estate of LaWanda "Aunt Esther" Page? Shouldn't they have a case?