Is there a bigger star in the world right this moment than Michael Phelps? He's poised to break Mark Spitz's record seven gold medals in one Olympics. He's already the most honored Olympic champion of all times, having won more gold medals than some entire countries.

Jeremy Schaap was singing his praises on ESPN this morning. Michael Phelps is tall, fit, good looking and has the makings of humongous success. Can't you just see him as a TV star?

As Rich pointed out, being an Olympic champion can sometimes be a launching pad for a career on TV. For most, the fit isn't exactly right, but I think that that was the fault of the producers back then, not the Olympians.

Therefore, I'm going to help Michael and those TV bigwigs with a few ideas. Here's four existing shows that should be writing scripts for Michael Phelps right away, and one remake that's right up his alley.

Heroes
This is a natural. He can do things in water that are super human, so why not add him to the cast with the ability to swim underwater -- he has gills -- for long distances? He can rescue Claire, who's on a transatlantic cruise, when she's thrown off the ship. A romance blossoms, but alas, they're not destined to stay together.

Lost
Oh, my! Michael is a Dharma Initiative creation. Ben time travels to 2008 where he confronts Michael, who is playing an Olympic champion modeled after Michael Phelps naturally. Ben warns him that he was never supposed to leave the island and he has to go back.

NCIS
As part of the new team for Gibbs, he's assigned a liaison from a top secret U.S. Naval program, called submariner. Michael would play Fin, an officer trained to do the kinds of underwater feats that even the Navy SEALs can't handle. Fin fits right in with the new crew, but when he starts spouting lines from old movies, Gibbs is forced to smack him in the head.

House
Michael guests as a successful water magician working at Sea World in Orlando. When he suddenly exhibits strange symptoms -- growths on his skin that look like scales, craving salt water, excessive bathing -- he's sent to Princeton Plainsboro to see House. After first House won't get involves, but when Michael discharges a milky white substance that turns out to be tartar sauce, he takes the case. He orders a series of tests to rule out Lupus.

The Man From Atlantis
This is a Jeff Zucker/Ben Silverman brainstorm. Just like The Bionic Woman and Knight Rider, NBC should reach back to its past and resurrect the 1977 sci-fi, fantasy adventure series, The Man from Atlantis. Michael will play the sea-man, Mark Harris, the role originated by Patrick Duffy, and since Patrick is still active and looking good, they should let him co-star as Michael's amphibious pop.