Thursday, August 26, 2010

Report: Barbara Walters Developing Unisex View Spinoff

 
Story photo: Report: Barbara Walters Developing Unisex View SpinoffBarbara Walters | Photo Credits: Bob d Amico/ABCTV Guide
Ever wonder what The View would be like with a little testosterone on the panel? You may soon find out.
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View creators and executive producers Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie are developing a unisex spinoff of the women's daytime talk show that would include a male perspective on daily topics, a source told the New York Daily News.
If ordered to series, the show would likely be produced in Los Angeles — as opposed The View's setting of New York — and air in an afternoon timeslot so as not to compete with its predecessor, according to the source.
Walters and Geddie's panel wish list, according to the source, includes Today's Bryant Gumbel and comedian Alec Mapa (Ugly Betty) for the guys, and BET news anchor Jacque Reid and former Fox News host E.D. Hill for the ladies.
An e-mail to ABC was not immediately returned.