Discovery Channel Pitches Reality Show With Billy Mays
March 27th, 2009 | 5 Comments | Email | Share | TweetThe guys behind Mighty Putty, the Big City Slider Station, the Swivel Sweeper and the FoodSaver now have their own Thom Beers-produced reality show, and it’s not an infomercial.
Discovery is set to air the 13-part series Pitchmen on April 15. It will feature infomercial mavens Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan taking “miracle-product” pitches from inventors all over the world. The series is produced by Original Productions, with Beers, Mays, Sullivan, Philip D. Segal and Chris Wilson serving as executive producers. Chris Rantamaki will handle executive producing duties for Discovery.
Discovery also commissioned Darlow Smithson Productions and IMG Media to produce a three-part documentary on the wonders of the cosmos featuring physicist Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking’s Universe will use a combination of CGI, live action and archival footage to reveal the phenomena of the universe.
The project is set to air on Discovery’s channels worldwide starting early next year.
You have to of had lost your #$@%ing minds over at the discovery channel!Nobody i know can stand
listening to that loudmouth S.O.B.for 30 seconds much less 1/2 hour!!!
HEY IM YELLING AT YOU NOW,YOU HAVE LOST ANY BRAIN CELLS YOU HAB,BILLY MAYS SUCKS!!!
I believe in Discovery, however, I like these guys. I hope they stay true to their public.
This guy has got to be an inventors dream! I say keep up the awesome work. I hope to see Mr. Loud mouth some day! You would not believe all the small people that will LOVE to have Mr.Loud mouth introduce their product. I know I would!!!!
I once thought this guy was the most obnoxious guy in the world, but after seeing the episode of Pitchmen where he pitched “What Odor” with the skunks I gained a new respect for this man. That took nerve.
I too thought Billy Mays was a loud obnixious shyster salesman, then I happened upon Pitchmen on The Discovery Channel and Holy Cow what an about face I did. In a day when it seems everyone is out to separate you from your money it is refreshing to see exactly how Billy Mays operates. He believes in everything he sells. I have been a fan and a loyal viewer since that first night I stumbled upon Pitchmen.
Biggest surprise about Billy Mays was his sincerity and generousity
His death this week has bummed me out. I can’t believe it. I’m so sorry for his family.
What a bummer !