For some reason, when I first read this, I imagined that Tyra was forcing Jay to do a falsetto impersonation of her for the overdubs. But you must be talking about the clip show, right? Not that a Jay falsetto impersonation would be much worse than the busted up Tyra overdubs they do for the regular episodes. Not that I'm making fun--it's hard to talk when you're trying to go for the world record for number of ribs stuffed into a human mouth at one time. (Wow, pugpix brings out the evil in me. Well, more evil, anyway....)

Maybe she'll go the next step and refuse to physically appear in some episodes next season. They can film the whole season in front of a green screen and add in random old clips of Tyra to make it look like she's there, a la, the Radioactive Man sequence in the Simpsons after Millhouse runs away.

More the reason as to why Tyra should step down/be fired. She probably realizes this show is now a joke and is acting too good for it (bitch, you created this joke...). I still think Beverly Johnson or Veronica Webb should step up and be the host to this trainwreck...they can probably get it back on its rails.

The irony of this would be so beautiful and perfect, it almost makes me tear up a little.

No way, Realchic1999, anyone would be better than Veronica Webb.

edited to say that I am now starting "Draft Naomi, Region 4867 Midwest Headquarters" campaign. What I wouldn't give to have Naomi gracing my TV on Wednesdays with a legitmate accent (unlike Tyra with her "I ownly haahve one mooore pho-to...") critiquing hamsters harshly and handing them their photos with smug amusement. I love her.

I'd join the Draft Naomi train, but could we have an election? I'd love to see Kate Moss as the host...

Now gulls, *snorts a line* the key to being a really good model *snorts another* is to weigh less than helium. LESS! You! Fattie! Is that a size FOUR? *chugs from a pint of Jack Daniels* Who the bloody hell let you in heah? Tyra Banks? That AMERICAN COW? Get OUT!

*tears fattie's picture into tiny pieces, cuts it into lines with her platinum razor blade and snorts it*

Dag! She's that bad? That sucks...I really loved her book, Veronica Webb-sight. Came across as smart and snarky. I guess what's typed in a book doesn't necessarily translate on TV.

But I did mention Beverly Johnson as a replacement as well...

Beverly Johnson would have made a much better replacement for Janice Dickinson than Twiggy.
Uh... how can i try to front like this in some way relates to a spoiler? Um...

Sorry, she's too busy sleeping a pool of her own vomit (oh, wait, it's her BF Pete Doherty's vomit)...

One word: Iman! She could have David Bowie guest judge the crossdressing photoshoot.

And that would just be in the first 30 seconds of the first episode!

I think the best would be two hosts - Naomi AND Kate. Oh my God, I'm having an orgasm just thinking about those crazy bitches and what they would bring to this show. It would be the best thing ever.

Nata should be the new host. Just imagine how wonderful that would be. "Congratulations. Do you feel yourself to be America's Next Top Model? Here's your photo. You're doing great." "Shaqueffa, you walk like a martian. I think you are doing great, but the other judges don't agree." "Sarahh, your pants are not sparkly enough. Wear sparkly clothes to stand out."

Come on. Brilliance.

Edited because the post did contain spoilers even if it started off a little OT for the spoiler thread.

"Models, i have a surprise for you...we are going to the Tie-Bet!!!"

Nata would be amazing as a host. Too bad that will never happen.

Kapsberger, that's a far better option than forcing Sutan to don the TyTy drag get-up again. I'm surprised she has not used Sutan as her double, in the style of Queen Amidala, to protect her from flying stillettos.

Iman was an interesting suggestion as a new host, but she is now hosting Project Runway Canada. As a model, she's glorious, but her speech and affect are so stilted, she's a pretty boring host.

I have to agree, Funkybeat. The two of them as co-hosts would be pure bitchy, drunken, violent, possibly vomit-coated goodness.

Ah, but does it smell like cupcakes? :D

It's amusing, in a sad way, to think just how much this train wreck might be improved by something like that, though. At least it'd be amusing.

Surprisingly, Mr. Jay is a decent host on Canada's NTM. He just turns into Tyra's lackey on ANTM. I wonder how he'd do hosting ANTM or would he be just as annoyed with the ANTM girls as he is now?

Janice, of course. Although she might be too busy with her agency...

Like many of you, I think the irony of Naomi Campbell replacing Tyra Banks as host would be delightful. If TyTy Baby remains in the executive producer chair, though, that's pretty unlikely.

Failing that, I think it would be nice if the hosting were done entirely by lolcats.

Adrianne. How delicious would that be?

Grace Jones needs to host this show. No one else will do.

I'd love to see Janice do anything. Hell I'd watch Janice read a book for two hours.

But I'd also like to see a REAL supermodel, like one that we all have heard of and know. Like Christie Brinkley or Cindy Crawford or hell even Brooke Shields. Just someone who has real industry cred (I know Tyra has industry cred, but I exclusively think of her as a Victoria's Secret girl, whereas someone like Crawford has done it all). I also think that the judges need someone to be the normal person like Tyra USED to be. Remember when she used to be the voice of reason and it wasn't just an elaborate Tyra power trip? I mean, I know they got Twiggy for that, but she's usually so far off in lalaland, that it doesn't work. Nigel is too busy leering at the girls he thinks are hot, and Ms Jay is supposed to be comic relief. The Tyra spot should be the person who is extremely knowledgeable, nice, and level headed.

And yeah, I guess the Naomi irony would be good, but seriously, Naomi is scary. The Ty-rade with Naomi in place of Tyra would have resulted in bodily harm. No way anyone is going to give her a mentoring job.

I could watch Janice read the phone book for days.

Anyway, I'm probably (no, definitely) in a huge minority, but I think the show just would not be the same without Tyraisms and vagina arms and Tyra's questionable fashion taste. I've enjoyed the foreign versions, often more than the origins, but ANTM couldn't be the same without Tyra, in my humble and unpopular opinion.

Can we just get Heidi Klum up in here, right now? I would watch that woman do anything; she's so cute.

Yeah, Heidi's okay but she's got Project Runway and still does model and doesn't she still do GNTM? If she did ANTM, she'd be like Tyra...too busy to do your own voiceovers and trying to pass it off to someone else. Besides with Tyra as producer how much would this change even with a new host?

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That is a really good point. Someone who still models and/or still has relevance to the fashion industry. Or if the host is no longer a working model, have her be an "icon" like Iman (mind you I said like Iman but not Iman herself...1) she's busy with Project Runway Canada and 2) she's still getting her footing as a host). Anyone (or anything...my "head of lettuce" idea still counts) would be better than Tyra Banks hosting.

Man, if Naomi hosted!

Just think...if Tyra gave us the TyRant, then Naomi would just throw cell phones and Blackberrys at the bootees. Awesomeness would definitely ensue.

I can't see Naomi hosting, I mean aren't all TV shows and movies bonded? Just what insurance carrier would want to insure a show with Naomi as host?

Scratch Cindy Crawford off that list as well. When she was on Tyra's talk show, she talked about how she the modeling industry has changed and how she can't relate to current looks in fashion.

I would totally watch that.

I'm another person for Team Naomi, but I know that's never going to happen. How about the Aswirl Twins and Benny Ninja?

There are few things that could make me stop watching ANTM, but having to see the Aswirl Twins on a weekly basis is absoluetly one of them.

More reasons for why no show would issue insurance with Naomi as host...she showed up at Heathrow 11 minutes before her flight was scheduled to take-off and threw a tantrum when the airline folks told her, no. She caught a later flight.

Agree on the Aswirl Twins...just say no ya'll.

Guys, Milla Jovovich.

She's still gorgeous and relevant in the fashion world, not to mention girlfriend's got enough personality to fill the Grand Canyon (anyone who's heard one of her DVD commentaries can hopefully back me up on that).

And instead of a TyRant whenever a girl quits or doesn't, like, cry when she's booted off, Milla can just spin-kick her in the face.

"Lee-Lu MultiPass"

Milla wouldn't be bad but she's going to be a new mom, she's got her clothing line and she's making B-movies. Just like Heidi she has a life that doesn't completely revolve around her, LOL. I also just don't think she'd do it.

Usually the host represents the country the show's in---but hell, I don't care. With Brits Kate and Naomi mentioned, how about Yasmin Le Bon (Simon Le Bon's wife)? She still models, looks great, and is snarky (she had an anecdote about how she grabbed her man's balls and said "these are mine" when fans got a little too happy with Simon). I think she'd be great for the job.

And we could get a special episode where the contestants appear in a Duran Duran video! (Eh, after seeing the blah "Falling Down," I'll say "nay" to the video---or Duran Duran appearing on the show.)

Milla's got so much going on, I doubt she'd give up a minute of it for ANTM. She had the #1 movie in America for a couple of weeks this summer, she has a cosmetics contract, having a kid, and I WISH she'd make another album, because her first one was so good I still listen to it all the time.

Wishful thinking on my part I suppose.

Face it folks, Tyra is staying. She has no family of her own (yes, she packed up and moved to NY for a man but who's to say how long that will last?) nor does she model any longer. She is determined to be Oprah, Part Deux. Right now, it's all about her, her, and her. She is not going anywhere. Over the next five cycles that this show is signed on to be on the air we may yet see her actually eat a contestant to assuage her massive hungry ego.

Tyra Banks totally read that and thought you said "sausage."

One word:

JASLENE.

She's probably robotically attached to this show's hip. Sigh.

Yeah, I saw Heidi with Seal on Oprah and thought she was absolutely lovely. Also, I like how on Project Runway she doesn't make it about herself, she'd probably be similar on ANTM. I at least couldn't see Heidi screaming at a contestant for not crying when she was eliminated.

When two contestants quit in GNTM Heidi was all "well, I respect your decision and school is naturally very important. I hope you from now on think further into the future so that this kind of disappointing situations don't happen - two other girls could have stood in your places. But all good for you, bye bye!".. She was on-point and still sweet, but still harsh enough to get her point across. Tyra looks like 5-year-old compared to that.

It's just so funny to see this written. Just goes to show that this show must rake in the doe because I remember when this show started in its second or third cycle Tyra was saying how it would only go up to cycle 6. My how things have changed. Oh...and Janice all the way for the new and improved ANTM.

I remember that too! It was on TRL! Tyra was so cool back then. Sigh.

JASLENE haha. Congratulations, Twanneesha you showed some spicy cha cha diva fire in your drag queen impersonation photo this week.

I can back you up on that. She cracked me up on the Resident Evil 2 commentary. And if Mila were host, I would hope she would combine my two of my favorite things: ANTM and zombies. Forget Ghost Brides, we got Zombie Brides, bitches!

"Sara(h), I was disappointed in you during the runway challenge. You dragged around that human thigh bone, but you didn't chew on it. You could have been all 'Pow! Chomp. And? MRRRR....'"

Brilliance. Mila would be a great choice. Who doesn't know who Mila is by now? I only learned about Tyra when I watched Top Model the first time way back in C2. Chew on those bones, TyTy.

Who could replace Tyra as host? There is only one answer to that and that answer is shamelessly stolen from the Office: "I have this little vacuum cleaner that’s broken. If Tyra doesn’t work out, maybe that could be host."

If we're not limited to actual living people, my vote goes to Marjorie Dawes of Little Britain if we want to maintain continuity of the host's personality.