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Cowell vs. Cosell

Simon Cowell might be a genius. The inventor of the square haircut and the white v-neck tee-shirt has come up with another swell idea. The former “American Idol” nasty is proposing a sing-off – between the winners from his old show, his current show “The X-Factor” and “The Voice.”

I might have to gouge my ears out with a spoon before this makes it to air. But it is reminiscent of Battle of the Network Stars – and that’s a good thing.

Battle of the Network Stars first aired in 1976 and starred people like Adrienne Barbeau, Melissa Sue Anderson and Pat Harrington Jr. competing is a series of physical challenges like volleyball and the baseball dunk while Howard Cosell commented on the ‘action.’

This is something I would watch. The cast of The Big Bang Theory challenging How I Met Your Mother to an inflatable kayak pool-paddle race. Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher in foam sumo suits. CSI: Vegas versus CSI: Miami in the wheel barrel race. Now that’s good television. Captain Gabe Kaplan – Welcome Back!

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