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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990
Hey Dane, whatever happened to that Rockstar Supernova show on CBS? My wife and I really enjoyed that season with Tommy Lee and Newsted.
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The first season was a success but people cared about INXS. They had a huge worldwide following but they chose the wrong guy. Everyone knew he was an alcoholic mess before he even auditioned for the show but they chose him anyway. It lasted one tour.
So, Mark Burnett (yes, Survivor's Mark Burnett) went back to the drawing board. They tried to get Van Halen but Eddie was strung out on Meth at the time. They tried to get a few other bands but everyone said no. So, they came up with the idea of "Rockstar Supernova".
Well, it was bad in theory and bad in execution. They had initially signed Butch Walker to produce, who is a phenomenal singer, musician and multi-platinum producer. But after just one episode, it was clear this was a cluster****.
Butch was never on set again, the contestants weak and whether you believe it or not, Lukas was chosen before the actual competition, which is why they released a fully produced 10 song CD with him singing less than a week after the show wrapped.
It'll be years before something like that is ever produced for a major network again, if ever.