The Ro 2.0 Show

So take this with a grain of salt but reports are starting to reach a fever pitch that Rosie O'Donnell has resumed negotiations with NBC for her own television show. Since O'Donnell left The View she's had her eye on primetime television, something even her harshest critics have at one time or another said would be the most appropriate platform for the comedienne.
As you remember Rosie and NBC were in negotiations shortly after she left The View; that project would've aired on MSNBC, NBC's news cable outlet, and I would assume would've been more like Larry King or Anderson Cooper's shows; a desk, guest panel members, the ability for viewers to call in- basically Hot Topic with Rosie. However when negotiation details were leaked before the deal was finalized NBC reportedly freaked out and pulled at the last minute.
This new program is reportedly set to run on NBC primetime and would be a weekly, primetime variety show.
Now, while I am a massive Rosie supporter and desperately wish she would get back to television as soon as possible, no matter what the incarnation, I just fear that if Rosie's return to television is done so with this variety show concept it won't last past Christmas. Now, while I truly believe Rosie O'Donnell has an aduience base to sustain a new, solo show, I think that would only work on cable, like MSNBC, and I think it would only work if it were a current events program where Rosie is free to speak on politics, news and do so with an eclectic panel of guest commentators. This is Rosie 2.0; the Rosie that exsists in this post-Rosie O'Donnell Show , post 9/11 world is not the same, family-frienly, Kids R' Punny Rosie who rules daytime talk for 5 years; we now want the adult, outspoken, politically accute, emotionally charged crusader who could say absolutely anything about anyone at anytime.
I just feel like if we get this variety show concept it's going to fall into cheesedom, like too many things Rosie tries to do that somehow seem to simultaneously be fufilling a childhood fantasty of hers, and won't last. Perhaps if this show goes towards a more edgy, sketch-show for adults concept; kind of like Saturday Night Live, but hosted by Rosie every week with special musical guests, I think that would work spendidly. But somehow, somehow I feel like we're going to get famiy friendly Rosie, and I somehow feel musical number attempts in Bob Mackie suits are just around the corner.
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