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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Matt Ottinger on March 17, 2014, 08:21:01 PM
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I think a rumor of this was posted a while back, but there are now more details. George Grey and the models help Drew in late night (with Carl Reiner and Joan Jett!), while Geoff and Secretariat will appear on TPIR.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/03/17/carey-ferguson-price-is-right-late-late-show/6523425/
One of the more interesting things to serious game show fans is that it appears Shadoe Stevens, whose contributions to The Late Late Show are less than minimal, but who of course has game show experience, will have the "Come On Down!" duties.
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One of the more interesting things to serious game show fans is that it appears Shadoe Stevens, whose contributions to The Late Late Show are less than minimal
Is Shadoe even in the studio for CraigyFerg tapings? I can't think of a single reason his parts wouldn't be canned.
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One of the more interesting things to serious game show fans is that it appears Shadoe Stevens, whose contributions to The Late Late Show are less than minimal
Is Shadoe even in the studio for CraigyFerg tapings? I can't think of a single reason his parts wouldn't be canned.
Surely not. When I went to a taping a couple years ago, he certainly wasn't introduced to the audience, while everybody else (even the kids inside the horse costume) were.
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He does the VO's from his home studio
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Surely not. When I went to a taping a couple years ago, he certainly wasn't introduced to the audience, while everybody else (even the kids inside the horse costume) were.
Secretariat is a costume? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Seriously, these sound like two interesting shows to watch - Craig's interaction with audience members on his show should work well on TPIR, and it'll be nice to have Drew being himself without the format straitjacket.
(side note - doesn't Geoff Peterson wear a TPIR nametag? Will he have to take it off when he's actually on the show? And why am I worrying about this?)
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Article about today's switches, along with the greatest quote in the history of quotes, ""This show is so hard to host. Drew makes it looks easy."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/behind-scenes-drew-carey-craig-692347
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/behind-scenes-drew-carey-craig-692347
"Ferguson is the fourth host of The Price Is Right, with only Dennis James, Bob Barker and Carey (as of 2007) having led contestants through the pricing games." Ummmm ...
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/behind-scenes-drew-carey-craig-692347
"Ferguson is the fourth host of The Price Is Right, with only Dennis James, Bob Barker and Carey (as of 2007) having led contestants through the pricing games." Ummmm ...
I'm happily surprised they thought to mention Dennis.
I am further pleased they did not mention Ms. Lake.
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/behind-scenes-drew-carey-craig-692347
"Ferguson is the fourth host of The Price Is Right, with only Dennis James, Bob Barker and Carey (as of 2007) having led contestants through the pricing games." Ummmm ...
You know, I think I'm going to give them that. I believe it's accurate with regard to the CBS daytime program.
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I believe it's accurate with regard to the CBS daytime program.
Is it? Did Dennis James ever do the daytime show?
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Is it? Did Dennis James ever do the daytime show?
I think he substituted for Bob a time.
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Yes. Jessy Leppert uploaded one such episode to the Tubes.
Link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEw1LHpZQcs)
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Well I'll be.
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Yep, was a Christmas week 1974 ep, IIRC. Dennis made it a point I think to say that it was NOT Barker in the Santa suit? It's been awhile since I watched it.
I said it before and I'll say it again....I really like all the different things that TPiR has tried since Carey took over as host. Holiday-themed shows (BESIDES Christmas), and now a whole other host for April Fool's Day. I actually enjoy watching the show more now with Carey at the helm than I did with Barker.
/braces for the heads of the fanbois to asplode
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I said it before and I'll say it again....I really like all the different things that TPiR has tried since Carey took over as host. Holiday-themed shows (BESIDES Christmas), and now a whole other host for April Fool's Day. I actually enjoy watching the show more now with Carey at the helm than I did with Barker.
They seem to be much more willing to try new stuff. I would forgive some of the lousy stuff for all of the good things that happen. As for Drew he's no different than other hosts who are great when they're good and when they're bad they're awful.
/Could do without the salute to Spring Break; there's plenty enough college students on the show as is.
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I think Drew has gotten better.
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/behind-scenes-drew-carey-craig-692347
"Ferguson is the fourth host of The Price Is Right, with only Dennis James, Bob Barker and Carey (as of 2007) having led contestants through the pricing games." Ummmm ...
You know, I think I'm going to give them that. I believe it's accurate with regard to the CBS daytime program.
It is accurate for the daytime version, though to make things sound more impressive, they have chosen to omit the four models who co-hosted a full episode last year (which also was a special April Fools event).
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It is accurate for the daytime version, though to make things sound more impressive, they have chosen to omit the four models who co-hosted a full episode last year (which also was a special April Fools event).
Interesting to compare that to Jeopardy, which if I'm not mistaken has only had three hosts in its entire 50-year history*, and one of THEM was an April Fools stunt.
*Please do not talk to me of Jeff Probst and Bob Bergen. Those were completely different shows.
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*Please do not talk to me of Jeff Probst and Bob Bergen. Those were completely different shows.
Understandable. Those were spinoffs rather than the main series, much like the Kennedy and Davidson versions of Price (and the Gameshow Marathon episode, I suppose).
Also by comparison, Wheel of Fortune has had five hosts in its 39-year history (ignoring the nighttime show for its first eight years due to overlapping).
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I watched, was entertained. Would watch again.
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Anyone think Shadoe was channelling Rod with that suit?
Craig was great - fun. I was a fan already - and now I'm really looking forward to seeing him host his Name Game show this fall.
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Haven't seen Price on a regular basis, but was within ear/eyeshot of a TV today for the switch...
• Was today's trip package to Las Vegas the most expensive single trip ever offered? I had to do a double take when I first heard that the trip was worth over $21,000, but then I heard Craig repeat the $21K figure again.
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Now that we've gone through hosts, how many announcers have been on the current run? It's got to be at least fifteen, maybe closer to twenty if you include the models from last year's April Fools episode. Johnny, Rod, Rich, and George, plus at least Gene Wood and Rich Jeffries between Johnny and Rod, plus Burton and Randy as fill-ins during Rod's absences gives us at least eight and I can't even start to name all the people who got on-air tryouts after Rod's death and Rich's dismissal.
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I might be in the minority here......but I thought Craig's hosting was more like Bob Hastings on Dealer's Choice.
Shadoe on the other hand I thought didn't do so bad on the announcing.
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I might be in the minority here......but I thought Craig's hosting was more like Bob Hastings on Dealer's Choice.
He was certainly higher energy than is ideal, but for a one-off show I don't consider that to be ruinous. I was impressed by how he had the mechanics of the games down. He didn't get the most complicated games out there, but I wouldn't consider Lucky $even to be among the two easiest car games or Hi-Lo to be the easiest grocery-item game.
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• Was today's trip package to Las Vegas the most expensive single trip ever offered? I had to do a double take when I first heard that the trip was worth over $21,000, but then I heard Craig repeat the $21K figure again.
6/17/13's wedding shower special had a dream wedding trip to Aruba for the couple and 20 guests worth $47,017.
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I was impressed by how he had the mechanics of the games down. He didn't get the most complicated games out there, but I wouldn't consider Lucky $even to be among the two easiest car games or Hi-Lo to be the easiest grocery-item game.
The lineup was interesting in that it didn't seem to have a lot of quick or easy-to-explain games out there. Although, it stands to reason that your choice of games are fairly limited when neither of your models have working fingers.
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The lineup was interesting in that it didn't seem to have a lot of quick or easy-to-explain games out there. Although, it stands to reason that your choice of games are fairly limited when neither of your models have working fingers.
The games may not have been super quick, but I thought that Do the Math and Lucky Seven were the only two moderately difficult games to explain -- and with enough prep time, those could easily be handled, as we saw Craig achieve.
(They also succeeded in choosing six different games than last year's "somebody other than Drew hosts" April Fools special.)
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I liked that they did something different (and it helped that Craig was actually decent at it) but that they didn't beat us over the head with the fact that they're doing a gag show (Pat, Funny nose-glasses, everything falls apart, 10,000th thing)
Understatement worked in the show's favor.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the flub statement in the credits, as of yet.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the flub statement in the credits, as of yet.
I didn't notice anything. What happened?
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I don't know if this is what he means, but I noticed that Adam Sandler was listed as producer and director.
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Finally got around to seeing it online. Craig's hosting style definitely reminded me of Bob Hastings on Dealer's Choice. Not that it is a bad thing or anything. It definitely had me laughing, and was perfect for this special episode.
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I don't know if this is what he means, but I noticed that Adam Sandler was listed as producer and director.
No, there was a disclaimer about some screwup during game play. I noticed it, but didn't really pay attention to what it said.
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They botched the price of one of the prizes in the loser's showcase, but it didn't impact the outcome. So said the statement.
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They botched the price of one of the prizes in the loser's showcase, but it didn't impact the outcome. So said the statement.
Do we know it was the loser's showcase? It looked to me like they were just saying they'd screwed something up without specifying what.
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I think the error may have been on the computer description in the winner's showcase. Basically the botch job we've seen before where the description does not match the computer on the screen. I'm sticking my neck out on this because I happen to be typing on a monitor of same brand and similar model to what is shown on the screen, and the size of the keyboard versus the size of the screen makes me think that they had a 21.5" model on stage instead of a 23" model.
But since the contestant won, and would have won only one showcase regardless, they get to file that under "harmless error".
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and the size of the keyboard versus the size of the screen makes me think that they had a 21.5" model on stage instead of a 23" model.
Ah, but it's a "23-inch-class" model so it's ok. :P
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The humor is appreciated. But I'll play "Captain Oblivious" and point out that Acer does distinguish between its screen sizes better than that.
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Craig did a pretty good job hosting TPIR. If Drew decides to hang it up, CBS has a possible replacement for him without going through the "dog and pony show" of auditioning different hosts.
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Anyone think Shadoe was channelling Rod with that suit?
Yes, absolutely. I really noticed it in the closing credits.
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I'm really impressed by Shadoe's announcing.
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I'm really impressed by Shadoe's announcing.
Yeah, you would think it was like he's done it for a year or two.
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Having him as the announcer for Bergeron Squares was a terrific call; I was irked when he was replaced with Jeffrey Tambor. Great as George Bluth, lousy copy-reader.
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I'm really impressed by Shadoe's announcing.
Yeah, you would think it was like he's done it for a year or two.
Sorry but I had never heard him announce anything before, I have had no chance to being in the UK. Only people I can compare him to are Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy and Rich Fields.
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Sorry but I had never heard him announce anything before, I have had no chance to being in the UK. Only people I can compare him to are Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy and Rich Fields.
Fair enough. We have been enjoying his work since the mid-'80s.
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Fair enough. We have been enjoying his work since the mid-'80s.
In an effort to take this further away from Bag On the Foreign Guy Sunday, I will posit that Shadoe Stevens was the best thing going on Davidson Squares.
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I didn't mind Jeffrey as a Squares announcer, but he was definitely no Shadoe. I know Jeffrey did some voice work aside from Hank Kingsley, but Shadoe worked better on HSq.
Interestingly enough, there's an episode of Larry Sanders where Hank fills in as a guest host...the "guest announcer" for the episode? Shadoe Stevens.
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Having him as the announcer for Bergeron Squares was a terrific call; I was irked when he was replaced with Jeffrey Tambor. Great as George Bluth, lousy copy-reader.
I remember him as Hank Kingsley. Hey now!
/Get off my lawn.
ETA: Damn you, BrandonFG. :D
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Having him as the announcer for Bergeron Squares was a terrific call; I was irked when he was replaced with Jeffrey Tambor. Great as George Bluth, lousy copy-reader.
I liked Tambor.
Now John Moschitta I could've done without.
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I guess we'll just have to agree that you're wrong there. ;)
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Fair enough. We have been enjoying his work since the mid-'80s.
In an effort to take this further away from Bag On the Foreign Guy Sunday, I will posit that Shadoe Stevens was the best thing going on Davidson Squares.
Good posit. I agree with this.