Just a thought - the original piece about the reality TV show said that GN'R would promote the release with a limited number of live engagements. If they're only doing a couple of live dates, Robin would easily be able to cover both them and NIN.

I hereby nominate this in the best thread title of the year category....

It would be funny to watch the folks at places like HTGTH who say slash sold out for appearing as guests on other artists records and guitar hero deal with an "osbournes" style Axl show

I doubt it would happen. Firstly because if it was going to happen - it would need to have happened already. The album is finished. What will they do now? Film him making the next CD? or hanging out at home before the tour. The news story was how he made the album sans the old band, and with the new musicians..and the whole CD saga..and in terms of a new TV show...that ship has sailed.

Secondly..axl has always been very interested in and taken a lot of care with the image he presents to the public. Remember the rants at journalists who lied. His rants over the intercom at the crew when he thinks he's looking unprofessional. The amount of control he keeps over all things GNR...i can't see him allowing someone like MTV to come in - edit the footage how they wish - and present him, his family, and friends in whatever light they choose - just for their ratings. (Remember what happened to Jack osbourne  - apparently he was edited by MTV to look like more of a brat than he was). Only way i can see this going ahead would be if Axl was given TOTAL control of the edits and final broadcast cuts - and would a network go for that.

Or - maybe he has produiced his own doco about the saga? There was that doco footage floating around a while ago showing him arriving at 2006 gigs remember? I can see him developing some kind of offical record of evnts to go with CD....but i dont think it would be reality tv in the tradiitonal sence.

nin tour will have ended and finck will now be free to tour with gnr

NIN tour goes on for longer than that.

Robin is lost. With the current schedule of things you won't see Robin back in GNR. Might as well start looking for a new guy now if they're gonna release an album or tour the next 2 years.