At first, we assumed this cluster of discarded standees in the Fox hallways (captured by The WOW Report boys while there on a pitch) offered the inadvertently hilarious juxtaposition of Ryan Seacrest's upper body with Paris Hiton's stilletoed gams, instantly rendering the host of their most valuable franchise into a streetwalking trannitute (and turning the cellphone in his hand into some sort of state-of-the-art communications dildo). It was only upon further contemplation that we realized that this was no random pile headed to the recycling bin, but Fox reality department's mix n' match technique of devising new hit series. But the sad "reality" of reality TV development is that a sure thing like The Seacrest Life may never even see the light of day, thus depriving audiences of the classic pilot episode in which Ryan gets pushed out of a speeding car on Santa Monica Blvd. by an unsuspecting John who discovers his "hidden microphone."

• This 'n' That [The WOW Report]

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