These are the times when true romance is born brazen upon the world’s stage.  So why must all behold in wonder as heartfelt emotions are thrashed asunder?

Zora, the chosen babe on Fox's Joe Chillionaire show recently speculated during a People interview whether two people could forge a bond of true love in the short lapse of a month's time.  And she didn’t hesitate to line up the odds:

"I am a true believer in possibility," she said. "I never rule out anything. But honestly I think it would be highly unlikely. The chances of it are pretty slim."

And she sounds dreamy only when describing the French chateau, where Fox filmed the show amid verdant fields and a stable of horses.

"Oh, I loved those horses," she said. "Being with the horse, the one whose name meant 'Sweetie' in French, I was in heaven," she said. "That's who has my heart. The horse."

  --CNN

I was just wondering… Could we not now have a show where a common male workhorse is setup to pose as a Kentucky blueblood of unexcelled racing lineage and have him choose from a stable of mares which set of hindquarters he’d most care to mount?  And after the most worthy mare is chosen, could she not fall in love with her stable handler instead who brushed her daily and whispered “nice horsey”?  Ah…the possibilities for true star-crossed species stories!

I wonder how "Mr. Ed" would have felt about all of this?  But wait!  "Mr. Ed" is ready  to saddle up again:

According to published reports in Hollywood, plans are under way for a new version of Mister Ed during 2003. Fox reportedly has ordered a pilot for the show, which would feature a hipper, fast-talking horse that should remind viewers of black movie comics such as Eddie Griffin or Chris Tucker. The original, which ran on CBS from 1961-65, featured Alan Young as Wilbur Post, the only human who could hear Mister Ed talk.

 -Mr. Ed News

Is Fox lining this up or what?  Horse-crossed Zora (the female derivative of 'Zorro' which means 'Fox' in Spanish) as a kinky freak feature trailing into Fox's newest screen rap star, Mr. Ed?

Oh, but the timing's wrong.  Most wrong.  For you see, 2002 was the Year of the Horse.  2003 now is the Year of the Sheep.  We know that Zora's our foxy "Beauty", but could we please have a more calendarically-correct "Beast"?