Barbara Walters plans to develop spinoff of 'The View' that'll be geared towards men

NY Daily News ^ | 08/25/2010 | Gatecrasher

[OldDeckHand]

Think of it as "The View" — with chest hair.

An insider tells us that Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie, who created the hit ABC women's talk show and serve as its executive producers, are quietly developing a "unisex" spinoff of "The View" that will attempt to inject a male perspective into the topics of the day.

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At the top of their list, we're told, is former "Today" show host Bryant Gumbel, as the show's moderator. "He brings the same kind of vibe as Meredith Vieira when she was one of the co-hosts," says the source.

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The women on the exec producers' wish list: former BET news anchor Jacque Reid, who, the source says, came very close to getting the spot on the original show that went to Sherri Shepherd, and former Fox News show host E.D. Hill. The latter would fill the politically conservative role voiced by Elisabeth Hasselbeck on the all-girls version....

[OldDeckHand]

Another "View", just what we need - and to replace "Oprah" no less - just in time to flood the airwaves with MORE leftist propaganda going into a Presidential election year.

ED Hill, the "Conservative"? Oh, brother.

[Perdogg]

E.D. Hill is H-O-T-T.

[bill1952]

Well, that will get some of the gay voters that they already have...

[dfwgator]

And here are the hosts.

[jdub]

There already is a show with guys talking about current topics. Its called Sports Center.

[Pecos]

More Leftist metrosexuals publicly bashing the U.S. Just what we need.

[Texas Eagle]

"Thank you, Barbara!"

[Rummyfan]

"He brings the same kind of vibe as Meredith Vieira when she was one of the co-hosts," says the source.

Yeah, Bryant Gumbel - in addition to the giant chip on his shoulder, he's got a vagina just like Meredith.

[treetopsandroofs]

Cue the Rosie O’ pic with chest hair.....

[GraceG]

Why not put Rosie on it, that ought to fill out the man quotient quite nicely.

[Smokin' Joe]

Oh yeah, Baba, just what the world needs. A bunch of ‘guys’ sitting around having a ‘hen party’. No thanks (Sheesh!)

[Rummyfan]

Thought The One was gonna take that job....

[bmwcyle]

Bryant Gumbel is a racist useful idiot.

[RightField]

Barbara Walters needs to up her meds.

[DManA]

Ron Reagan can stand in as the “conservative”.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Good luck with that, Bah Bah Wah Wah.

[KansasGirl]

This is geared toward men? Real men have much better things to do.

[Matchett-PI]

"And here are the hosts.

And can we guess who their first guest will be?:

[commish]

Unless it has Bikini Babes jumping on trampolines and Bill “the Fox” Foster beer chugging — it will never be a MAN SHOW!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Bryant Gumball; just another America-hating media jerk.