version that we look at and go, ‘Oh my god, that’s fantastic, we have to do that for the Network 10 version.” And even now in post, there are things that we might be doing in the U.S. There were things that we did on the Australian version that worked really, really well that we obviously incorporated in the CBS version. By the time the CBS version came around, we had a really finely tuned machine going in terms of producing it. “We effectively did one lap around the Mediterranean shooting the Network 10 version, and then we did another around the same path shooting the U.S. “That was hugely valuable,” Culvenor says. Before the CBS series was shot, Eureka produced an edition for Australia’s Network 10. and Australia, was also then able to produce two versions of the show for two different territories (and for outlets both owned by Paramount Global). “And then add in that theme song.” (Below, the opening to “The Real Love Boat,” sung by Romijn and O’Connell.)Įureka, which is based in both the U.S. “You cannot underestimate the value of the nostalgia of ‘The Love Boat,’” Bienstock says. And just like the original series, these people, besides doing their day jobs, their roles are to find singles and bring them together in the hopes of a match.”Īdding even more camp to the proceedings: Married couple Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell not only host the show, but they sing the iconic opening theme (made famous, of course, by singer Jack Jones). “A real ship’s captain, real bartender, a real cruise director. “We didn’t want actors, we wanted people that really did this for a living,” Bienstock says. And Matt Mitcham, Your Cruise Director, has held that job for 14 years (and apparently met his own wife on a cruise in 2016). Ezra Freeman, Your Bartender, joined Princess in 2019. Your Captain, Arrigo, who has been with Princess Cruises since 1996, eventually worked his way up to ship captain for the liner. 5, features real-life singles looking for love on deck, along with a legit trio of supporting players, there to help in the matchmaking efforts. The show, which premieres Wednesday, Oct. “ The Love Boat” soon will be making another run, but this time as “The Real Love Boat” - a competition reality take on the classic TV franchise.

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