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The Big Board / Re: TPIR: New studio details
« Last post by Jeremy Nelson on Today at 01:29:06 PM »There are a few other elements too:A quick check of the website as I write this shows plenty of tickets available for upcoming tapings in 2.5 weeks and beyond, so if you're not getting even 170 people clamouring for tickets each day anymore, then it's a sad reality that people have lost interest in attending the show in person (a trend that started before they reduced the audience size). I suppose you could surmise various reasons reasons for that (I'd like to know how much of it is the compressed taping schedule where they're trying to fit in three shows a day and the simple fact there are fewer calendar days now on which you can attend a taping).Bob Barker was a legend and I surmise that turnout to the show would be low no matter who had taken over the show, either in the host role or the producer role. You also have to take into account that a pandemic just happened and while there is certainly interest in getting back out there, I’d guess it would still take time to see numbers return to pre-pandemic levels. And having just moved, they don’t have time to wait for that to happen. Speaking of moving, unfortunately they had to move from their iconic location located at bustling intersection. Any place they’d move to would be a downgrade, but where they are is definitely a significant departure from where they were and could be a turnoff. They certainly won’t be getting many people walking in off the street. There’s just so many stacked up factors that the days of waiting on the street for two days won’t be coming back. It is a little sad, but I’m happy that there’s the energy of a crowd of people sitting side by side back, even if it’s not 300 people.
1. Being on TV doesn't have the same kind of hold it used to.
2. Fittingly, prices of everyday items have gone up. Many people just don't have the disposable income to take a trip like this like they once did.
3. I'd argue that without the Happy Gilmore role, Price has a different energy by 2005.