Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
by Jeff
It’s been almost two years since Bob Barker retired from hosting The Price is Right for 35 years. Bob just turned 85 and is off helping control the pet population.
When Drew Carey was announced as Bob’s replacement I had my doubts, but he seemed to do a decent job. It wasn’t Bob’s way of doing things but no one could do it Bob’s way. When Jay Leno took over for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, he did things his own way and it was a success.
After what happened today on The Price is Right, I’ve come to realize that Drew was not the best replacement for Bob. What you’ll see in this video is something that has not happened on The Price is Right since 1972, and it was much easier to do then.
Way to build up the excitement Drew. I’m surprised we didn’t hear you snoring. This is a game show, and game show hosts are supposed to build excitement. It’s like you don’t even want to be there.
I miss Bob.
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
by Jeff
For the second year in a row The Livermore Falls Middle School invited me to host their Price is Right fundraiser. We played to a packed gymnasium and the show was a huge success. Take a look at the playing of the game we added this year, Plinko:
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
by Jeff
According to TV Show On DVD, The Best of The Price is Right will be released by BCI on March 25th. This will be the mother of all DVD sets to add to my collection. If you know me, I’m a huge with a capital H fan of The Price Is Right, and this set is going to be a Price lovers dream!
It will be a four disc set with 26 episodes including 960 minutes or material. The entire final week of Bob Barker as host will be included, as will his very first episode, which has not been seen anywhere since it originally aired, except on the game show trading circuit. Bob would never let this be rerun because they gave away a fur coat. This was before he got all I love animals on us.
And if that wasn’t enough, there will also be several episodes of the original Price is Right from the 50’s and 60’s with game show legend Bill Cullen. Nice!
This announcement makes me wonder about a few things. Since Bob is no longer host of the show, has he lost control over what episodes are allowed to be released? I’m guessing he has. I’m also concerned that we might not see many episodes from Price’s best years in the 80’s, because Bob managed to have all of the original Barker’s beauties from the 80’s fired. I still love Bob, but he can be a self-centered ass.
If this DVD set does as well as the Match Game DVD set that was released (which is getting a second volume), and as well as I hope the Family Feud set does, there’s bound to be a volume two sometime down the road. I’ve pre-ordered my copy, and spade my cat.
The Price Is Right DVD news: Announcement for Price Is Right – The Best of The Price Is Right | TVShowsOnDVD.com
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
by Jeff
Anyone who is looking for a last minute gift for me and has…oh….$50,000 or so, can pick up this beauty for me. There’s three for sale, but I’m not greedy. I’ll take just one. In case you’re wondering "Hey! Doesn’t Drew need doors?" These are Bob’s doors. They redesigned the Price set from the ground up when Drew took over. Good luck fitting this under my tree.
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