Justin Timberlake Answers ‘The Phone’

Fri, 09 May 2008 at 4:12 pm

Justin Timberlake announced at yesterday’s MTV Upfronts that he’s going to produce a new reality show for MTV called The Phone.

The Phone is based on a Dutch TV show, which pits contestants in a race against time and each other to accomplish a mission and win a cash prize.

Here’s a synopsis via Access Hollywood: Each episode will begin with two strategically placed cell phones ringing at opposite ends of a major metropolitan city. Once answered, a mysterious guide gives contestants five seconds to decide if they want to play the game.

If they accept, the competition begins, throwing the two contestants into an intense race, where they must communicate via cell phone to succeed.

The guide will also be communicating with the game players via cell phone, as a helicopter in the sky tracks their every move, exploit and error – with each failed task chipping away at the cash prize.

DO YOU THINK you’ll tune into “The Phone” this fall?

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39 Comments

# 1

Jen @ 05/09/2008 at 4:17 pm

he looks high…

# 2

Kevin @ 05/09/2008 at 4:20 pm

I’ve never heard from this originally dutch show before lol and i’m from the netherlands

# 3

Short memory @ 05/09/2008 at 4:20 pm

Isn’t Justin Timberlake the one who accepted an awards from The Hills girls and in speech said there were too many reality shows?? Guess he decided to cash in??

# 4

Andy @ 05/09/2008 at 4:26 pm

Bad pic. He should stick to music

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# 5

mel @ 05/09/2008 at 4:26 pm

That’s ironic considering Justin is one who threw a hissy fit at the MTV award show last year begging them to start playing more videos and to stop with the reality shows. Hypocrite.

# 6

Jenna @ 05/09/2008 at 4:27 pm

After he was so rude to The Hills girls and putting down reality shows at the awards, he’s going to be making a reality show?

# 7

Dutch @ 05/09/2008 at 4:32 pm

I’m dutch, and live in the Netherlands and all that goodness - but have never heard of this show… are you sure it’s a Dutch show?

# 8

Fleur @ 05/09/2008 at 4:32 pm

i’m dutch so i know the original serie its a good serie.
And hope they will show the american version with justin also on the dutch mtv.

# 9

Fleur @ 05/09/2008 at 4:34 pm

for all the dutch people who don’t know it it’s broadcast on “nederland 3″ on monday

# 10

Corey @ 05/09/2008 at 4:34 pm

ummm he was totally the one who was saying how mtv needed to play more music during last years VMA…..and now he’s producing his own reality show on mtv? hmmm…..

# 11

Sarah @ 05/09/2008 at 4:36 pm

Well i am from The Nederlands so i know the Phone.
But it is not so verry funny.

i hope it’s nicer here in Amerika

# 12

Sarah @ 05/09/2008 at 4:36 pm

Well i am from The Nederlands so i know the Phone.
But it is not so verry funny.

i hope it’s nicer here in Amerika

# 13

Fleur @ 05/09/2008 at 4:39 pm

i didn’t mean monday in the last post but sunday.

# 14

Megan @ 05/09/2008 at 4:55 pm

I’m from the Netherland’s too, is it also called the Phone??

# 15

addy @ 05/09/2008 at 5:01 pm

I dunno if I’ll tune in but I do know that this prick was very disparaging at the VMAS last year about reality shows. He lambasted MTV for having too many of them and he was so incredibly arrogant and rude to The Hills girls when they handed him an award. Hey JT, Michael Jackson called me and says he wants his career back. Stole his music and his moves. Classy.

# 16

philizzle @ 05/09/2008 at 5:07 pm

isnt this the same guy who gave some big preaching speech at the vma’s about how mtv shouldnt show reality shows???!!!!! he’s such a hypocrite

# 17

david @ 05/09/2008 at 5:08 pm

He still looks hot to me

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# 18

bashful @ 05/09/2008 at 5:28 pm

what a hypocrite!! i thought he hated reality tv shows!!

# 19

ZANESSA FOREVER!!!!!!!!!! @ 05/09/2008 at 5:37 pm

Oh Ya!

# 20

jonasinluv @ 05/09/2008 at 5:58 pm

idk about the whole ‘hating reality tv’ thing but the show sounds cool…but only if its like “the amazing race”

# 21

jonasinluv @ 05/09/2008 at 5:58 pm

idk about the whole ‘hating reality tv’ thing but the show sounds cool…but only if its like “the amazing race”

# 22

nunny @ 05/09/2008 at 6:17 pm

lol
sounds like a powerpugg girls episode
remember..wow i took it baaaaaack!
peace
nunny

# 23

ash @ 05/09/2008 at 6:25 pm

He is being a hypocrite,but its different then the other crap they play on mtv.Unlike the hills and real world were people just party and ***** this is a game show and sounds kinda entertaining.

# 24

FRESHRAGGEDYANN @ 05/09/2008 at 7:41 pm

im not so sure how long this show will last i dont think long but jt is totally a hottie and ill watch it just cuz of him!

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# 25

Justin @ 05/09/2008 at 9:09 pm

what’s up with his face

# 26

andriia @ 05/09/2008 at 11:27 pm

This actually sounds pretty cool. Reading about it reminds me of the Saw movies though, haha.

# 27

wicked wench @ 05/10/2008 at 1:08 am

He looks hot but high. Sigh…

# 28

salifjdsa @ 05/10/2008 at 4:08 am

I’m dutch.. the show is fun when you watch it the first one or 2 times.. but then it get’s old and boring

# 29

Anne @ 05/10/2008 at 4:10 am

I’m Dutch and I’ve seen the show. I don’t like it. It is fun to reed that the concept is sold to American mtv though.

# 30

Niamh @ 05/10/2008 at 7:08 am

Yeaah. So Much For ” Less Reality Shows” … Justin Is Making Me Likee Himm WAAAAY LESSSSS.

# 31

Aline @ 05/10/2008 at 7:27 am

He is ugly, too think, he doesn’t sing, always making playback and stupid American people love him…It shows how American peopel need culture, stop seeing stupid Tv series and tv programms and stop eating to be less fat.

# 32

Fleur @ 05/10/2008 at 8:49 am

And as many others here I’m from The Netherlands as well but ‘The Phone’… Never heard of it! Does anyone from Holland know when it was on and on which station?

# 33

Andrea @ 05/10/2008 at 7:20 pm

what a hypocrite. this is the same guy who embarrassed the cast of the hills at the mtv music awards. any way to make a buck i suppose.

# 34

me @ 05/10/2008 at 8:53 pm

Aline, you are an ignorant jerk if you say that. He has NEVER done playback . And he has proved that he can sing LIVE even while dancing to a hard coreography or playing instruments, so if you don’t know anything about him, stfu.

And this doesn’t seem to be a “reality” show. It’s more of a game show. Reality shows are crap like The Hills or South of Nowhere.

# 35

leonie @ 05/11/2008 at 5:14 am

i like the phone! I watch it all the time, but it can be quite boring sometimes. hopefully jt can bring it to another level

# 36

Angelique @ 05/11/2008 at 6:15 am

I’m from Holland and I know this show for quite some time now. People may of may not like the concept, but the producer behind the show is called Beau van Erven Dorens (yes, the ex-host RTL Boulevard). And just last week he won the Golden Rose for Best Reality-show at the Rose d’Or Festival in Switserland. These awards are, next to the Emmy’s, the most prestigieus tv-awards in the world.. So there you go…

# 37

WTF??? @ 05/11/2008 at 1:34 pm

LET HIM DO WHAT HE WANTS!!

# 38

niene @ 05/11/2008 at 3:38 pm

i’m watching the phone right now on the dutch television cause i live in holland and it’s actually pretty cool and seriously nervewrecking : )

# 39

desiree @ 05/30/2008 at 11:17 am

he does look like he is high. He probably is high i cant soy cause i dont know!

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