Ever-popular Big Brother personality will return to the series revival on Nine.
Goldman hosted the Up Late series during Big Brother’s incarnation on TEN, winning legions of fans for his uncanny ability to host hours of live television with limited content. He also fronted Friday Night Live games. Fans of the show have consistently requested his return to the series.
Goldman told TV Tonight, “OMG!! So excited about the new show. It’s gonna be the best ever!”
GO! will air a late-night edition of Big Brother, but while it will have some M rated content it is not expected to resort to the nudity and risque content previously seen on Up Late.
Goldman says his role is to help producers of the show tell the story of what’s going on.
“I remember when Reggie said she didn’t want to go back to her life. She stood there and she cried … and you know, we fall in love with these people and understand their lives and their personalities and where they’ve been and what they’ve done. You really feel a part of the House in so many ways. You get to know these people and you feel like they’re a part of your family and you start to care for them – and when they’re crying their eyes out saying they don’t want to go back to their lives, then you don’t want them to either! You want their life to change.
“[There are more…] when Marty and Jess said “I love you” and kissed each other, and they ended up getting married! When Sarah-Marie – a big beautiful girl, doing a bum dance – showed how great it is to be yourself and not care what anyone thinks. Those are the amazing moments which I long for and which I’ve missed, not having Big Brother in my life.”
The new “family-friendly” Big Brother, hosted by Sonia Kruger, launches on Nine in August.
TO andym
You ask: So glad Mike is back! I assume just as narrator though? Have we heard if he’ll have any hosting role?
My reply to you: I have a feeling that “Scotty cam” will at times join in with Mike goldman… more like game shows with mike goldman. But this be quite horrible. Because theres so many nice new people want to be on tv to make a show and be a commentator… Enough said with the same old charators on channel 9.
Mike Goldman was great as the host of Uplate. I hope he does it again.
I wish nine would base it on the more adult UK Big Brother.. it is a show about adults so the “family friendly” isn’t really going to work for it..
Also glad to have Mike back.
I do wish there was up late again. It was always funny watching Mike when nothing was going on.
Will there be streaming or anything?
I hope this isn’t too much like the US version.
Looking forward to BB as long as it’s not just 20 something beautiful airheads. Glad Mike is on it, will make it fun along with Sonia !
“Ever-popular” – was he ever popular?
Good to have him back, I’m not sure if I’ll watch him, but it’s no fault of Goldman, he’s done a great job in the past and deserves the role again.
No nudity and No bimbos…whhaaaattt. OK how about ‘intelligent scantily clad hot babes’?
Finally Channel 9 do something right! Good to see Mike back on board.
After seeing the first promo for BB on 9, it backed up my initial thought of “its going to suck on 9″, but this announcement makes me think it might be worth watching (although this “family-friendly” rubbish still has me worried).
So glad Mike is back! I assume just as narrator though? Have we heard if he’ll have any hosting role?
Just a note, Goldman’s UpLate never “resorted to nudity”. UpLate was live streaming. Uncut or Adults Only hosted by Gretel, and Big Mouth hosted by Tony Squires and Rebecca Wilson showed selected clips of nudity.
I won’t miss bimbos and bogans, but I will miss the nudity. There, I’ve said it.
With this news just in, I am going to go and pick up my TV, Throw it in the air, stand under in, hopefully it lands on my head, knocks me out, and I don’t wake up until Big Brother is over.
He is so irritating. If i see one more A-mart Allsports ad i am going to scream.
Regards, Happy-life-person.
Glad Mike is back….he certainly was/is a big part of BB…..
He was on our local radio for awhile…enjoyed him doing that also….
And I agree with Ren….Big Brother in the US is going great guns….and seems to appeal across the board…they must be doing something right…
So what exactly is he doing – narrating, hosting, behind the scenes?
Winning!
Goldman was awesome in BB I’m very glad he’s back.
Big Brother USA keeps growing stronger each season (now 14!) with a “family friendly” rating so it can work. Their “uncut” livestreaming on cable also rates well.
I just hope they show warts and all and don’t try to censor discussions like they did in later seasons.
If they can cast like the year Regina won then I’ll be happy.
Firstly the point of an Up Late show is ratings. Keeping the BB audience watching late into the night, given ratings matter more until midnight, will lift network share beyond a 30 or 60 minute show at 7pm. Secondly, as I noted there will be M rated content such as the kind of discussions that can’t be included in a 7pm PG timeslot. TEN did the same. Not sure where you read there will be no language. I previously interviewed Nine’s Director of Programming and Production Andrew Backwell and we discussed BB here. As I see it, BB’s reputation was trashed by the end of its run. In order to get the country to accept it back they need to understand the show has left crass elements behind. Otherwise it will only get 1 season. Hence you are seeing ads that ditch the “bimbo” casting and hence the show is steering away from nudity / boozy party-heads. Whether the core audience accepts or rejects those choices is another question.
Whats the point of an uplate show if there is no language, risque stuff or nudity? One of the best things about uplate was the unpredictability but something tells me it won’t be that which considering this is channel 9 we are talking about is a shock. To the channel which gave us Underbelly and other trash style tv it is a shock.
Glad he’s there … but I still think the ‘family friendly’ BB is going to be really dull.
“Family Friendly” sounds a bit of a worry.
What’s the point of having an Up Late version if you’re not going to include the nudie bits!!!
A bit sceptical about the new BB, but I love Mike!
I’m glad they aren’t having the nude bits this time around. Just don’t see the need for the viewer to watch people having a shower naked !
Goldman also was the voice over guy for the 7pm daily show IIRC.
Big Brother is going to be so over saturated on Nine
They’ll be cross promotions constantly over Today, Mornings, News, ACA and probably even 60 minutes. The housemates better be interesting.