In my many internet searches for sports stories that don’t actually involve sports I ran across this story about ESPN’s Colin Cowherd getting a sitcom based on his life on CBS. While I do think Cowherd is one of the better sports guys on radio I can’t help thinking this is going to be a fiasco.
First of all, sitcoms based on a celebrity’s life aren’t exactly doing gangbusters right now (Paul Reiser) and while the co-producer of ‘Two and a Half Men’ is helping develop the series I seem to remember network TV having a tough time developing a show about a sports writer/commentator. Does anybody remember ‘Listen Up?’ about Tony Kornheiser? That brilliant idea that tried to reinvigorate the careers of George Costanza and Theo from ‘The Cosby Show’ (below) as Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon lasted about five episodes.
Cowherd assured USA Today the show won’t be about his life, which he said is boring, and stated the show will be about the relationships with the women in his life. That’s what his ESPN Radio audience will love – another TV show for their wives to watch with them and ask stupid questions.
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