EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: Inside ‘Balloon Boy’ Family Reality TV Show Pitch
Posted on Oct 16, 2009 @ 09:00PM
The Heene family balloon boy story has captivated the nation, and the rumors of it all being a hoax were fueled by little Falcon saying “You guys said that we did it for the show,” during a live interview on CNN Thursday.
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Before the incident Richard Heene had pitched multiple production companies in the hopes of landing a reality show for his family and RadarOnline.com has the exclusive details of what they pitched, and why no one wanted to put them on TV.
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“The Heene family was selling themselves as the show,” the source said. The family pitched the “antics” of the Heene family - the “outgoing” amateur weather-chasing Dad who is convinced in the existence of aliens and UFOs, and his wife and three “adorable” and “energetic” kids.
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The Heene family has appeared in two episodes of Wife Swap, but our source said the pitch wasn’t going to get them their own show. “In these days of reality TV, many people believe their lives are of interest to TV viewers. Sadly, this is not the case with the Heenes.”
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RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned another reason the family won’t be on TV has to do with Dad Richard. “He has some real anger management issues,” said the source about Richard, and that isn’t something production companies thought would make for good TV.
TLC, the production company behind Jon & Kate Plus 8 told RadarOnline.com that they received the pitch from the Heenes, but were not interested. “They approached us months ago and we passed.”
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These 'parents' are VERY suspicious. Especially the dad. He reminds me of Dean McDermott (Tori Spelling's deadbeat). He looks like a con-man and a psycho. He also seems to have anger issues.
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 1:15pm
Now The Low Class channel has approached these Heene freaks with an offer to do their own reality show.
It figures.
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 1:41am
Do you people read before you write?
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 5:41am
You really live for spreading lies don't you? They were approached but turned them down. Sorry but it didn't meet their very HIGH STANDARDS. You just have to spread the hate everywhere your go, every story. SIC
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 2:19am
As shown on several newscasts the Dad has a history of out of control anger which is why the boy hid. A body language expert said the father was lying.
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 12:34am
ALL BULL! THE MEDIA HAS BLOWN THIS WAY OUT PROPORTION. THE FATHER DOESN'T HAVE THIS UNCONTROLABLE TEMPER. THE FAMILY IS VERY LOVING AND VERY CLOSE. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 2:22am
eyesforlies says they are being honest from what she can see.
Posted Fri, 10/16/2009 - 7:23pm
The father has appeared on HLN a number of times through the years & the boys once in awhile but this is part of CNN and the people at HLN are very frustrated because the media is so wrong. They support the family.
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 2:24am
WHAT ARE EYEFORLIES??? DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SPELL??
Posted Sat, 10/17/2009 - 12:36am
This wasn't a publicity stunt. It was just a set of parents that panicked. What the boy meant on Larry King by saying we did this for TV he meant to say they were sitting there in front of the camera at THAT moment on tv,
Posted Fri, 10/16/2009 - 11:13pm