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''Better Late Than Never'' is an upcoming American reality-travel show series that will air on NBC and is produced by Universal Television, in association with Storyline Entertainment. The series is an adaptation of the popular South Korean ''Grandpas Over Flowers'' series. The cast includes four "seasoned" American celebrities William Shatner, Henry Winkler, George Foreman and Terry Bradshaw, accompanied by younger comedian Jeff Dye, as they backpack through Asia without luxuries, experiencing new cultures and checking off their bucket lists.〔 The series started productions in August 2015 and will premiere sometime in the 2015-16 season. ==Production== In late 2014, NBC bought the remake rights for the South Korean series ''Grandpas Over Flowers'' from CJ E&M.〔 The original show was one of the first successful programs for cable tvN and had two spin-off shows.〔〔 It premiered in 2013, reached a high local rating of 12.5 percent, and became popular in other Asian countries, with the combination of veteran actors in their seventies and a popular young actor attracting a wide demographic range of viewers for a reality show. The show is being produced by cast member Winkler, along with Jason Ehrlich, producer of ''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette'', Tim Crescenti, of ''I Survived a Japanese Game Show'' and Storyline Entertainment's two producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, of ''The Bucket List''.〔〔 Plans for the series were announced in June 2015.〔〔 Productions started in Japan in August, and on August 12, 2015, the cast were interviewed by comedian Bibiru Ohki on Japan's Nippon TV talk show ''PON!'', and filmed for the NBC show with the Japanese cast. Also in August, the cast visited South Korea, arriving in Seoul on August 20 for a three-day trip, including a visit to COEX for filming with cameo guests, K-pop girl group Girls' Generation, and trips to Hwaseong Fortress, Caribbean Bay, Itaewon, and the Korean Demilitarized Zone〔〔 Japan, including Tokyo and Kyoto, was the first stop for the show, with the South Korea visit second, and more trips to include Hong Kong, Bangkok and Chang Mai.〔〔 According to NBC, the five cast members will rely on each other for support and encouragement and demonstrate that friendship is the ultimate gift.〔 While filming the show in Southeast Asia, Shatner, the oldest cast member, and very active with his career at age 84, became interested in Buddhism and meditation after spending time with a Buddhist monk. He said, "The disaster of death is encroaching so I’m more and more aware of how beautiful it is to be alive."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Better Late Than Never (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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