Some of ‘Star Search’s’ biggest losers became megastars. Can the revival live up to its past?

I just felt bad.”Now, “Star Search” is back, this time on Netflix, with actor Anthony Anderson as host. The new incarnation – the second reboot after CBS’s failed 2003 attempt – is buzzier, bigger, live and flashier. But as the winners and losers of the past know, the results of “Star Search” often have little to do with what they find after. A new eraThe original “Star Search” debuted on CBS with famed TV personality Ed McMahon as the host in 1983 and aired until 1995. After competing against one another on “Star Search,” Thomas, Spears and their families went on to become friends in the years that followed.