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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: MSTieScott on March 08, 2023, 05:38:02 PM
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There had been rumors that it would happen, but Deadline now reports (https://deadline.com/2023/03/the-price-is-right-move-production-television-city-renovations-1235283050/) that the next season of The Price Is Right will be taped in Glendale (which is where Let's Make a Deal will also move to for its 2023–24 season).
A representative from Fremantle says that it's because of the upcoming renovations to Television City. No specific timetable for the TVC renovation had been publicly announced.
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" From the Bob Barker Studios in Glendale..."
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How big a footprint does TPIR have now?
Stage 33 plus scene storage for a zillion pricing games plus (one or two?) warehouses for prizes plus office space plus parking plus an area for assembling the audience/contestants. It all adds up.
I wonder what will become of the soaps which currently occupy three stages at TV City. Maybe move them across Genesee?
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With the change of venue in the near future for Price, plus how the game is played now with limited audiences due to lingering Covid safety procedures, this could be a real turning point for the show.
Will the limited seating pods become permanent? If not, how much more capacity will ultimately be added to the new studio when Covid restrictions are eased?
Will you still need to pass contestant pre-screening (aka auditioning -- not Covid testing), before you are "invited" into the actual studio for a taping or will they go back to an open selection process the day of taping?
I'm curious to know what the viewership is now that he Covid-format has more or less been in place for a while now, as well as the amount of people who still want to become contestants. Ultimately, interest in the show will determine if the show can survive outside of it's Television City nest of 50+ years.
And this is some longshot thinking, but would this be a good time for Drew to retire as host, or for Fremantle to go in a new direction with a new host and/or a complete overhaul of the show (less games & props at the new studios, reducing the number of games played on the show each episode,...)?
I wouldn't be surprised if Fremantle may be looking at all the possible options with this significant change in the history of TPIR.
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That all seems very over-reactionary. Price will be price. 99.9% aren't going to notice or care the show has moved. The appeal for audience tickets may change or have changed a bit, but the show is still doing just fine in daytime.
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I wondered how long it would take before we had "Drew must go" in the thread. It didn't take as long as I thought it would.
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Has it been made clear that this is a permanent move or will they be going back to 33 once the construction is completed?
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Considering Fremantle is an investor in Haven Studios and has a long-term lease, makes sense to move/stay vs. paying for space, warehouses, and studio time - from a pure business standpoint. If they could come close to replicating Studio 33 with the sunken audience, it might not even be noticeable. Or do you take the opportunity to really change things up?
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The average viewer is not going to know or care.
I would love to see the show go back to pre covid days even if they have a smaller audience. I am not a fan of the pods.
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I found the address 4561 Colorado Blvd. from older articles like this one (https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2021/08/17/freemantle-studio-space-eastside.html) -- if that's correct, then the new studio is technically within L.A. city limits, not in Glendale. (It's an area that "feels" like Glendale, but it's across the train tracks that denote the boundary between the two cities.)
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would this be a good time for Drew to retire as host, or for Fremantle to go in a new direction with a new host and/or a complete overhaul of the show (less games & props at the new studios, reducing the number of games played on the show each episode,...)?
Like musical numbers, dancing girls and Rosie O'Donnell as emcee? Maybe comedy sketches?
It's a sinecure for Drew — easy money for next to no effort. He's not going anywhere.
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I have no ill-will against Drew, but having watched a couple of eps this week, he's really phoning it in.
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What I am wondering is are they still taping season 51 episodes? If so, are they going to have a "One Last Blast" kind of themed episode for the last one taped there?
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What I am wondering is are they still taping season 51 episodes? If so, are they going to have a "One Last Blast" kind of themed episode for the last one taped there?
If I had to guess, I'd say that they will probably be as transparent and possible and not mention it. I also could be completely wrong.
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What I am wondering is are they still taping season 51 episodes? If so, are they going to have a "One Last Blast" kind of themed episode for the last one taped there?
If it’s a temporary move for renovations as currently advertised, I don’t think it makes much sense to do so. I could see them making a mention on air, but I think they’ll keep the transition seamless, even if it is kind of a big deal given the history.
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What I am wondering is are they still taping season 51 episodes? If so, are they going to have a "One Last Blast" kind of themed episode for the last one taped there?
They're taping through the end of this month.
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What I am wondering is are they still taping season 51 episodes? If so, are they going to have a "One Last Blast" kind of themed episode for the last one taped there?
If it’s a temporary move for renovations as currently advertised
Don't bet on it being a temporary move, for reasons I outlined elsewhere. Like Jeopardy! and Wheel, they might be able to leave the set standing. It's labor intensive rolling the doors and turntable out and then back in again and lighting it all.
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I wonder what will become of the soaps which currently occupy three stages at TV City. Maybe move them across Genesee?
Try the Radford lot in Studio City (where The Talk already tapes at).
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I wonder if this is going to lead to a seismic set change, without the possibility of a sunken audience?
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I wonder if this is going to lead to a seismic set change, without the possibility of a sunken audience?
I think this is very much a possibility, and I discussed this with Jeremy and Ben a few weeks ago. Not only did they do this during the Covid season, but the foreign version place the audience in traditional bleachers. I think only the fanboys would complain about such cosmetic change.
That’s not to say you can’t build an elevated platform with lower audience seating, but it seems like a lot to go through just to maintain tradition.
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What I hope the concern will be is that it's generally a good idea to keep The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal from looking too much like one another, and any kind of raised audience (especially if TPIR is still using distancing pods) will look a lot like Deal's setup. Additionally, when Wayne selects a particularly energetic contestant from the top of the seating area, he sometimes has to interrupt their enthusiasm by cautioning them to be careful as they make their way down. There have been TPIR contestants who have managed to fall down on a ramp -- I'd be worried about forcing them to contend with stairs.
Also, there's something subconsciously significant about the winner of a One Bid being permitted to ascend onto the stage.
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Also, there's something subconsciously significant about the winner of a One Bid being permitted to ascend onto the stage.
I think this phrased my thought better than I could. Call it tradition if you want, but it does seem like the show is designed around that whole "Down There, Up Here" structure.
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Same as Millionaire’s qualifier. You go from the outer rim to the Hot Seat at center stage.
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Same as Millionaire’s qualifier. You go from the outer rim to the Hot Seat at center stage.
As well as in the last years of ABC Password. Players started on stage left and had to qualify for a spot "upstairs" at the main desk.
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What I hope the concern will be is that it's generally a good idea to keep The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal from looking too much like one another, and any kind of raised audience (especially if TPIR is still using distancing pods) will look a lot like Deal's setup.
Think of the cost savings! Just outfit those pods with some color changing lights and you can change the set between Deal and Price with the flip of a switch. Even the doors can be multi-purpose! The Fremantle accountants are already celebrating the cost reduction.
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What I hope the concern will be is that it's generally a good idea to keep The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal from looking too much like one another, and any kind of raised audience (especially if TPIR is still using distancing pods) will look a lot like Deal's setup.
Especially for the markets who air them back-to-back, like mine.
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I have to think that Price is going to keep the screen in the back of the audience for trips & stuff so they'll have to build the seating around that anyway. I imagine that any other changes will be based on space and (more importantly) time restraints.
I also believe that we'd be wondering about the crowd setup for next year regardless of Price's situation, it's only a louder conversation because of the move.
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I wonder what will become of the soaps which currently occupy three stages at TV City. Maybe move them across Genesee?
Try the Radford lot in Studio City (where The Talk already tapes at).
Do you know this for a fact or are you conjecturing? Hackmann will have 36 and 46 to keep busy.
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That’s not to say you can’t build an elevated platform with lower audience seating, but it seems like a lot to go through just to maintain tradition.
Wouldn't that require all prizes and set pieces to be hoisted onto this platform, even cars and motor homes?
In 33, prizes and set pieces go in and out through that upstage left door. In a new facility they could open that up, making it easier to get those things in and out, similar to the way LMAD used to be done.
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Try the Radford lot in Studio City (where The Talk already tapes at).
Do you know this for a fact or are you conjecturing? Hackmann will have 36 and 46 to keep busy.
No, he's showing off that he knows the name and location of the lot that Teh Talk tapes at in an attempt to raise his status within the group.
What he refuses to figure out is that nobody cares.
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Fremantle has an ownership stake in Haven studios, so they'll save a bundle by using their own facility to shoot TPIR and LMAD.
Absent a similar arrangement, Y&R and B&B might continue to shoot at TV City.
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Absent a similar arrangement, Y&R and B&B might continue to shoot at TV City.
Some articles have indicated that, because of the construction, *everything* is going to have to move out of TVC. The biggest noise is being made about where Price is going to land because they're the longest serving tenant of the current occupiers, who constantly announce their location at the top of every episode.
American Idol already moved out (to some place called Red Studios) like PYL as their new seasons started taping. Celebrity Family Feud will also be moving to Haven after years of taping at TVC for their upcoming season (they tape later this April).
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American Idol already moved out (to some place called Red Studios)
Red Studios is the former Ren-Mar lot.
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American Idol already moved out (to some place called Red Studios)
Red Studios is the former Ren-Mar lot.
Formerly Desilu Cahuenga.
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Stage setup for final TPIR Studio 33 taping seen from the back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIt1TKq9WCA
At 1:12:56, there's a brief tour.
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What I am wondering is are they still taping season 51 episodes? If so, are they going to have a "One Last Blast" kind of themed episode for the last one taped there?
They're taping through the end of this month.
So is the last episode taped the one slated to air on 7/4, or the one slated to air on Wednesday?
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The show airing today, (edit: NOPE, see Steve's post), is the final show taped there (VTR 3/29/23, 2nd taping of the day). (Unless they flipped them in which case it was 0285L on Friday?)
The show airing July 4th, 0294L, is the last show in "episode number order" and "air date order" (yes, all three are often diverging), and was one of three taped on March 27th. Three more shows were taped on the 28th, then two on the 29th, so the last aired and last episode # was produced with somewhere between 5-7 shows left to film depending on which of the 3/27 shows it was.
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In the TikTok video (https://www.tiktok.com/@fremantleus/video/7243916140777491758) that Fremantle posted about TPIR's last day, at 1:18, they show Drew walking to his opening spot behind the doors for what they say is the last time. The setup in door #2 doesn't match the first pricing game to use door #2 in today's aired episode (it also doesn't match what aired on Friday).
At 1:41, there's a clip of all six models waving good-bye to the audience, which makes me wonder whether, as a sendoff, all of the models appeared in the episode (they're all dressed to be show ready).
And we know the online calendar hasn't always been updated in the timeliest manner.
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The show airing today, 0291L, is the final show taped there
Except not, because they aired 0021L (which was skipped back in December) today instead.
Apparently, today's show is now airing next Monday. I wonder if they moved stuff around to have it air "last." (I mean, it won't be last, but it'll come at the end of the regular schedule.)
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A heads-up for the spoiler averse that CBS has started peppering stories about TPIR's move into assorted newscasts, and the footage they use contains clips of the yet-to-be-aired final episode in Studio 33.
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On Camera Audiences is announcing the return of a Studio Audience this coming season, which IMO is much needed:
https://on-camera-audiences.com/shows/the_price_is_right
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So they're going back to the pre-Covid audience setup. I was wondering if they would do that with the change of studios.