There should be a three-year moratorium on pitches of any variation of American Idol .

As successful as BET has been in the past 25 years, I knew that an aggressive investment in original programming -- in both senses of the word 'original' -- could turn BET from a beast to a monster. I wanted BET to be like Motown -- a soulful beat that the whole world dances to.

We are presenting news in a way that is unconventional and provocative, while at the same time connected to the Black experience in social, political, spiritual and intellectual terms. There's nothing like THE CHOP UP and MEET THE FAITH on any network today, which makes it perfect for BET.

It's a very serious look at her life and her choices, and the consequences of those choices.

That show is not on television anywhere right now.