I should have known when Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska that it wouldn’t be the last I saw of her.

She’s like white people’s answer to Frankie and Neffe. She’s just as foolish, only not nearly as entertaining, yet in an era where anyone of their mama can get a show, foolish is enough to score a deal.

So it’s not surprising that already there is talk of the soon-to-be former governor joining the other million or so rambling political pundits with her own TV show.

Naturally, at the top of the list of potential network homes is FOX News, but could there be a daytime talk show in her future?

I pray to every religion’s deity that isn’t the case, but there is a chance that she’ll try to nab her own talk show. Some producers have actually expressed interest in handing her one.

Mark my words: If she tried to channel her inner Oprah Winfrey, that show would run as long as Homeboys In Outer Space.

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I think it’s time I develop a British accent and disdain for mediocrity. It pays a lot better than writing.

For all of you American Idol fans who love to hate on Simon Cowell, you’re probably the main reason he will reportedly receive the raise of a lifetime.

Indeed, Cowell’s salary will jump from $36 million last year to somewhere between $100 and $144 million per year.

It seems American Idol pulls in an estimated $900 million a year and Simon wants a bigger piece of the pie. I personally would kill dreams if producers promised me a Honda or my own Popeye’s franchise. I guess I need to start aiming higher.

Arguably, when I was stuck on the show when it first hit the airwaves, I did mainly turn in to hear Cowell’s slick or in some cases, flat out evil comments. I can understand why he feels he’s owed a bit more as he’s helped build the show’s brand.

Of course, when I do watch the show, I now laugh at Paula Abdul and whatever it is that makes her act as spacey as she does. They should give her a raise, too.

As for Randy Jackson, only give him more money if you can add a clause to his contract that states he can’t say dog every other second anymore.

Ryan Seacrest doesn’t need a raise, though. He’s already got like 18 jobs.

Tell us: Do you think Simon Cowell is worth $100+ million a year?

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Martin Lawrence and Jamie Foxx have made us laugh throughout the years with various zany characters, but none have stood out more than Lawrence’s Sheneneh, and Foxx’s Wanda. Ever wonder who would win in a fight? Let’s see:

Wanda

MO: Wanda  was a painfully ugly woman who wore a tacky curly blonde wig, and had greasy overly pursed lips, whose sole motivation in life was to find a man.

Style: Prone to wearing bright animal print and neon feather boas.

Career: Wanda always worked a different job but whether she was really employed by said businesses was questionable because her mission was always to seduce an unsuspecting male patron, but it often seemed more like she snuck into whatever establishment she was in at the time. If she was actually employed by these businesses, it obviously didn’t last long.

Social Circle: Wanda was a loner.

Catch Phrase(s): “I’ll Rock Your World,” and “Heeeeeey!” ”

Attitude: Wanda was oblivious to when men were trying to run away from her, but she gets points for her confidence. However, whenever she felt disrespected, she didn’t hesitate to tell someone off and could often be spotted spinning a windmill.

Getting the guy: She never got the guy.

Sheneneh

MO: Sheneneh wasn’t easy on the eyes, but she wasn’t as hard to look at as Wanda. Her primary goal was to make Pam and Gina’s lives miserable.

Style: She was all about the 90s around-the-way girl glam. She wore dookie braids, big gold jewelry, long bright nails and a fanny pack.

Career: Sheneneh was ghetto, but she owned a business, which was a beauty salon. She even hooked Gina’s hair up for her wedding.
Social Circle: Sheneneh’s best buds were Keylolo and Laquita.

Catch Phrase(s): “Oh my goodness,” and “No You Didn’t!”

Attitude: Sheneneh never held her tongue. She put everyone in their place whenever it was necessary but despite her constant bickering with Gina and Pam, she occasionally had their backs.

Getting the Guy: She had a man. It was her jailbird boo Lafonz.

Results: Sheneneh wins the Best Character Award. What do you think? Did I leave out any details?

I have yet to be influenced by Tyler Perry’s brand of Black entertainment but kudos to people who are. According to Cynopsis, Gary Owen made a holding agreement with Tyler Perry’s company to headline a possible spinoff of House of Payne. Owen, a comedian who met Perry last year on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, recurs as Zach on House of Payne, one of the barbers in the barbershop highlighted in the series (which currently airs in syndication and on TBS).

I’m assuming that if the spinoff does happen, it would be about the barber. This is not finalized, but the notion doesn’t excite me either way. However, Tyler Perry somehow keeps people believing in his brand so I guess that’s what matters. I wish some of that skill would rub off on me.

No offense to Kelly Rowland, but The Fashion Show was nothing more than an off brand version of Project Runway.

Well, wait, let me be nicer about it. It was more so an irregular version of the show. You know, it looks the same, and it has all the right parts to it, but something is amiss. Maybe a pocket, maybe a button…whatever it is, something was off about it.

Simply put: Ain’t nothing like the real thing.

Thankfully, the real deal is coming back this summer after being enthralled in a legal battle over who had the rights to air the show.

Heidi Klum and co. have moved the show to Lifetime and the sixth season – which also shifted filming from NY to LA – will finally see the light of day this August.

Here’s the current trailer for the upcoming season:

This ad is so Lifetime (…television for women), but here’s to hoping the show itself will stay true to form.

I initially imagined that Tiny & Toya would be more like the babymama version of Laverne and Shirley, but with a pretentious twist (like the rest of the world). However, the first episode was more interesting than I anticipated.

The show chronicles the lives of good friends, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, TI’s alleged wife, and Antonia “Toya” Johnson-Carter, Lil Wayne’s ex-wife and first child’s mother. In last night’s premier, we got a first glimpse into each woman’s world. Tiny is dealing with her now incarcerated “husband” preparing to go to prison in addition to her father having Alzheimer’s disease, while Toya struggles with a drug addicted mother.

What I like so far, is that each woman has her own identity and they both seem very down-to-Earth. Tiny reminded us in the opening credits, that she had her own career and money before TI, and Toya was Lil Wayne’s teenage love (from back in the CMB days).

It’s not ostentatious like The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Tiny and Toya actually act their ages. Sorry drama addicts, I don’t think you’ll be seeing too much cattyness this season. I’m definitely tuning in next week. What did you think?

Tiny and Toya airs Monday nights on BET at 10pm ET

We’re down to the final two contestants on Welcome To Dreamland as Leaf and Kia compete for the championship.

The show kicked off with Leaf and Kia doing the classic reality TV show segment where they each ramble, “It’s just us two left, one of us will win” yadda yadda.

Then Leaf approached Drumma Boy with her guitar and started working on a new track. Honestly, it’s not something I would jig to but Leaf seems quite happy with the finished product.

As for Kia, she didn’t hit the studio with as much confidence as her competition did, but Jazze Pha gave her a pep talk – letting her know he sees potential in her, telling her she has “it” factor, and warning her not to underestimate Leaf.

That pep talk seemed to only go so far as Kia completely froze up during dance rehearsal. Poor thing said she had rhythm, but couldn’t really dance. In her defense, that’s still better than half of the current R&B singers out now.

Still, her lack of oomph on stage made it hard to see her winning. Thankfully, she pulled it together in time. At rehearsal for her finale concert she seemed to be more at home on stage.

Leaf definitely felt at home on stage as she hopped, skipped, and bounced around the stage while rehearsing her song “Happy” as if she were alone in her living room. It will be interesting to see how each will present themselves on stage.

Next week the two will face off on stage to determine who will be crowned the winner of Dreamland.

Who do you think will win? Kia or Leaf?

Do you remember when adults told you that TV rotted your brain, as a child? How about when they got so angry because you listened to questionable music? You didn’t understand what they were trying to prevent then but hopefully you do now. And if not, take a look at this guy:

I had never watched MTV’s new reality show Is She Really Going Out With Him until I got this email and cracked up for at least five minutes. The show’s premise is about women who are dating “bags.” The viewer gets to watch men who are overly arrogant, mean, negligent, immature or [insert negative adjective here], mistreat their girlfriends. The girlfriend must decide whether or not she wants to stay with her bag by episode’s end.

In this guy’s case, he thinks he’s going to be the next Jay-Z but he goes about it in a Malibu’s Most Wanted (the Jersey Shore edition) kind of way. I’m speechless, but extremely amused. I still won’t believe that this is not a skit until it airs this week.

The preview clips don’t seem to show his girl, but I have to see this! Are you not entertained?

Is She Really Going Out With Him airs weekdays on MTV at 5pm ET.

I remember the days when VH1 used to be the network for old heads who couldn’t stomach the videos found on MTV.

Not that I’m complaining about the shift over at VH1, but more and more it seems to be becoming the network for fading Black celebrities of yesterdecade to get a date with someone any person with a clue knows they don’t really care about.

That being said, add Chilli and Pepa to the list as both have announced new series centered on them finding a date…with a camera man and some stand-in.

Variety reports that the untitled Pepa project will chronicle Salt’s friend as she will follow “as she starts to look for love after four years of a “self-imposed romantic and sexual dormancy.”

Why not just say help her get some, because that doesn’t sound like something Pepa would say. What does that sound too crass? Whatever, this is VH1.

As for Chilli, her entitled series will follow her as she enlists the help of relationships expert Tionna Smalls to find love.

If this is what Chilli’s doing now, I guess plans for a solo album are on hold.

Eh, I’m actually a little interested in Pepa’s show, though. She’s like that mama that thinks she’s cool that will push you out of the way on the dance floor at the club to have more run to do the stanky legg.

Hilarity (albeit in a sad way) is coming.

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The news of a second season of Real Chance of Love wasn’t a surprise but man, these shows cast fast! The line up for season two is ready to go. Starting August 3, at 9PM, viewers will be privy to more back-stabbing, curseouts, meltdowns, blowups, fighting and general catty behavior from women vying for the hearts of Stallionaire brothers, Real and Chance. Why anyone would want to date either one of these guys is beyond me. However, we do know that most of the women on these shows are aspiring [insert entertainment job here], so that’s my guess. I suppose, pretending to actually want one of these guys is a last resort for some of these girls. Plus, we still haven’t found anyone as obnoxious as New York yet, and we all know from previous shows in this vein, that these girls are really trying to be the next break out reality TV star. Are you not entertained? I am!