'Rosie Live' appears dead

Curiosity that we didn't know would turn out to be morbid spurred us to watch most of "Rosie Live!" the other night. Comedian/actress Rosie O'Donnell has a pile of Emmys, knows how to handle a live audience and corralled some high-wattage talent.

How bad could it be?

Oh boy.

We probably don't really even need to answer that -- good play-by-play here -- but if we had to sum it up in one word, we'd pick this one: Horrifying.

We even felt embarrassed for Kathy Griffin, and not in the right D-list kind of way.

Go here for some excerpts from Rosie's blog, where she says she won't repeat the mistake (not that NBC would be clamoring for that after the show's sad ratings) and here to see what this could mean for the future revival of the variety show format. Hint: The proud legacy of "The Flip Wilson Show" is probably safe.