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One of my TV guilty pleasures is Boy Meets World, the 90s sitcom on ABC. I know, I know, it was lumped into all of the other TGIF shows, but it was actually quite good. Anyway, Danielle Fishel, who played Topanga on the show, now hosts a Talk Soup-like show on Style Network called The Dish. Here she sends a reporter to the NBA finals and then has something to say about a scene from Jon & Kate Plus 8. (Video also here.)

No doubt envious of all the buzz The Soup is getting, E!'s sister channel, Style Network, is planning their own version. Premiering August 16th, The Dish will cover more topics than The Soup including TV, celebrities, fashion and beauty. Here's the kicker though: The Dish is set to be hosted by Topanga herself, Boy Meets World's Danielle Fishel.

Style executive VP Salaam Coleman sums up The Dish's appeal, saying, "What's great about The Dish is that it takes a not-so-serious look at the often very serious world of fashion and finds the comedy in celebrity lifestyle." Well yes, that would be great--in theory.

The problem is, this is a type of show that is very difficult to do well. You need a strong group of writers and a charismatic host. While The Soup may be the toast of the town now, it kind of sucked when it first aired. While two of The Soup's executive producers are behind The Dish, I'm not sure if Danielle is going to quite have the "pop" that this show is going to need.