At first, the show was successful in repairing the public image of  the shamed former NY Governor, but backstage squabbling led [...]]]>

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CNN has cancelled Eliot Spitzer’s “In the Arena“, which was formerly “Parker/Spitzer” until co-host Kathleen Parker turned to him one day and said “wait, you’re that Eliot Spitzer?”

At first, the show was successful in repairing the public image of  the shamed former NY Governor, but backstage squabbling led to the eventual departure of his co-host along with the forty-two people that were still watching. When word leaked that Parker had “stormed off” the set, Spitzer’s rep behind the scenes and in trades took a hit.

It’s unfortunate, because just recently I had come up with a list of suggestions for producers to improve the show:

• Change the theme song to “Steamroller” by James Taylor
• Go all the way with the “In the Arena” theme, modeling the set after the Roman Coliseum and forcing Spitzer to dress as a gladiator, complete with a visor that he would lift every time the show returned from commercial break.
• Along those same lines, he would start each segment with “and now, we honor our Empire!” and ending each broadcast with “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!”
• An intimate one-on-one interview segment accompanied by sexy sax music called “Socks On.”
• A segment where Eliot calls Jim Tedisco and leaves him threatening voicemails.

Man. I’m in the wrong business.