10:03AM Seth | With a whole new generation of TV watchers transfixed by such bread-and-Circus Maximus entertainments as
Dancing with the Bespangled D-Listers and
U.S. Gladiators, it really seemed a matter of time before networks would be falling all over themselves to remount
Circus of the Stars. As we mentioned in
today’s trade round-up, several iterations of the late-70s primetime mainstay are currently being rushed into production, incorporating the basic
Circus premise of showcasing celebrities hungry enough for screen time to to take on death-defying big tent stunts, but not quite so beloved or famous that the showbiz world would stop spinning should they happen to perish in a tragic contorting accident.
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