American “The Cube” Pilot Shooting Soon

Thanks to our friends at Bother’s Bar for pointing this out.  All the complaining and moaning we did about how Fox dropped The Cube was not for nothing apparently.  Audience service website Lost In TV has listings up for a new US edition of the hit UK game show The Cube.  The pilot will be taping on the English set to save costs and we’ll see where it goes from there.  If you’re one of our UK readers you can get tickets here.  It tapes February 4th and you need to be there at 6:00PM.  If you go and tell us who it’s for we’ll shower you with praise and adulation.

Now comes the fun game of what network does this go to.  Obviously NBC doesn’t need it because they masterfully copied The Cube wholesale for Minute to Win It.  This is basically going to rest on if Fox still owns the rights.  After the Our Little Genius fiasco, Fox may need something and if they still have the rights to the format they may be going with it after all.  One person on Twitter suggested this could be the syndicated companion show to Fifth Grader that Twentieth Television (related to Fox) announced.  That’s a distinct possibility.  Other than that I have no idea.  I’m doubting GSN right now since they are not doing game shows anymore really

This is a nice vindicating moment for how NBC ripped off The Cube with Minute to Win It.  We actually got two very enthusiastic comments about Minute to Win It from someone who apparently wanted to remain anonymous in commenting.  It was regarding the negative review I gave of the taping and what’s come out.  The thing is the comment traces back to near Los Angeles, California.  It’s either an NBC representative or the most enthusiastic audience member ever, or a production person obviously.  All I want to say is if it’s a network or a production person and there is some issue with what I’ve said, don’t hide behind the ability to be anonymous here.  Say something to me personally; I don’t care.  I’ve had far worse said to me.  Emails to me are completely confidential.  There’s nothing I can do about comments.  The person did nothing but prove everyone’s point.  It’s not just me saying it’s a xerox copy.  People who have just read the rules and similarities are even saying it.

But regardless, I’m overjoyed to see The Cube getting the chance it deserves here, I wish it all the luck in the world, and let’s cross our fingers this pilot gets picked up.

Edit: Retracted something.  Some error on mine of a city near Los Angeles.  I clearly don’t live there.