Alec Baldwin may play 'Rob Ford-type mayor' in new TV show

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been making international headlines for some time, and his notoriety has yet to wind down. 

In fact, it has reached the point where a character inspired by the scandal-plagued mayor may become the focus of a new U.S. television show. 

Alec Baldwin is rumoured to be in talks to play a "Rob Ford-like mayor of New York City," according to the Hollywood business news site Deadline.

The show would be a one-hour cable series, the pilot to be written by Wells Tower and executive-produced by Cary Brokaw and Baldwin. 

Baldwin is developing the new TV show with NBC Productions.

Shortly after Deadline reported the entertainment tidbit, Twitter users reacted in surprise, humour and a bit of horror.

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Alec Baldwin could return to TV as a Rob Ford-like Mayor of New YorkDALLASCIGARNATION

Alec Baldwin playing a Rob Ford type mayor is the best news I've heard in a long time.Christopher Cosmos

Wait wait wait. I thought Alec Baldwin did us all a favour and "retired from public life"?Daniel Viola

"You'd never see Olivia Chow played by Alec Baldwin on TV." "That's right." "Shut up." #FordNation #TOpoliM. Derbecker

the good news is that Alec Baldwin has already used all those epithets IRL on paps, so he's good to go. #topoliKaren Geier

Rob Ford now more convinced than ever he looks like a blond Alec Baldwin. #TOpolicartogeek

Alec Baldwin playing a "buffoonish" mayor based on Rob Ford is amusing and all. But the show fails without a malevolent brother.Andrew Fifield.

@_fifield Does anyone know if Alec Baldwin has a brother?Chris Tindal

Monthly reminder that this picture of Rob Ford exists. - ImgurImgur

i'm going through 30 ROCK, so i'm as generous as one can be towards Alec Baldwin right now but ABSOLUTELY not to a Rob Ford-inspired show.Josh Oakley

What do you think of the idea that a prime-time TV character could be based on Ford?

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