Will Lily Tomlin get her own "Desperate Housewives" spin-off?

If you told me yesterday that I'd be getting excited at the possibility of a Desperate Housewives spin-off series, I probably would have wondered what color the sky is on your planet. That, however, was before I heard that it's Wisteria Lane septuagenarian Karen McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten) and her sister Roberta (Lily Tomlin) who are hoping to get their own show.

The spin-off series would reportedly take inspiration from gay-fave sitcom The Golden Girls and have the sisters living with two other women in Miami. So far, Housewives creator Marc Cherry is not involved in the potential spin-off.

I remember being pretty excited when I heard that gay icon Tomlin would be appearing on Desperate Housewives and while she was great, she never got the kind of screen time that would have made her role really memorable. Hopefully, they would get the time to shine in a series of their own and maybe, get to solve more mysteries together.

If such a spin-off were to happen, that does raise the question of who would play Karen and Roberta's roommates. Might I suggest one of my favorite underappreciated older actresses, Amy Hill (best remembered for playing Margaret Cho's grandmother) for one of the roles?

Amy Hill, in and out of her grandma drag

What do you think? Are Karen and Roberta interesting enough to justify a series of their own? Would you watch such a show? Most importantly, who would you like to see as part of a new Golden Girls?