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Barker TPIR coming to Pluto TV 12/1/20 (Confirmed)
snowpeck:
Looks like the new cycle of episodes started at noon Eastern today instead of 6AM. The 6AM-noon block was a repeat of Friday's shows.
chargeradiocom:
--- Quote from: daveromanjr on December 07, 2020, 08:04:32 AM ---Not trying to hijack the thread but with the addition of TPiR to PlutoTV I've been watching the free service much more than I've had in the past. Has anyone else using a Roku had major issues with the PlutoTV app? I've found many others online (be it on Reddit, Pluto's Facebook post comments and tech support groups online for Roku/Pluto) seem to be having the same issue. The issue is that I have to reinstall the PlutoTV app each time I want to use it. Otherwise it will not completely load - it'll simply play the last channel I watched but will not react to any remote inputs. You can tell it is receiving the command from the remote as it is playing the Roku sound it makes when you hit an incorrect button or a button that doesn't do anything. It will not let you change channel or anything. I'm a tech person and I've tried all the typical fixes but to no avail. A reinstall works for one go-round but then freezes after you go back into the app. E-mails to Pluto and Roku haven't provided any fix. Anyone else having this issue?
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That seems to be an issue with older Roku models. I’ve had a couple of Rokus where Pluto became almost unusable, even after doing the standard troubleshooting. Unfortunately I don’t have a good fix for it. I just bought a Chromecast (I was already using one on another TV), and mostly use it for streaming on TV now.
--- Quote from: daveromanjr on December 07, 2020, 08:04:32 AM ---Bob goes to prove my belief that the television personalities that are held in the highest regard are the ones that take their role seriously on air. I understand that Drew and his crew want a party atmosphere but Bob's run felt much more fun than the "forced fun" we have now. I swear watching the current setup forcing contestants do a gig when they come out and when they win the item up for bid is vomit-inducing. Bob made the fact that if a person knew how many packs of gum it would take to get a total of $6 in a game then that contestant would win a new car 100% legit.
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Agreed. The show wasn’t without its warts, which we’ve harped on (myself included) in this thread. But the overall tone of the show seemed more classy then, as opposed to the “frat party” tone now.
chargeradiocom:
--- Quote from: jjman920 on December 06, 2020, 09:38:20 PM ---Bob is condescending, but people liked this. The show skyrocketed to #1 at this point and they partied and had fun. This was the time the show started cementing its status as an institution. People waited to see Bob be smarmy on TV, they waited in line to be talked to him that way in studio. Perhaps his fame and the prospect of winning blinded people from it, but no one cared. They liked reaching into his pocket. They asked him for kisses. Whatever it is they liked about him, they were *sold.* I think it was his quick wit and cavalier attitude that came off as so charming back then.
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That’s a fair point. I’d add that a lot of the hosts often in the discussion of GOATs—Rayburn, Dawson, Sajak, Eubanks—made their names in part by poking fun at goofy answers or remarks from contestants, & it was considered part of their charm. So Barker wasn’t completely unique in that respect. This doesn’t apply to all the GOATs, of course; I don’t recall Trebek & Cullen, for instance, poking fun at contestants too often, though their show formats & hosting styles didn’t usually lend themselves to that kind of banter. But gently poking fun at contestants was enough a part of game show history that it remains a fixture of many game shows today.
tvmitch:
--- Quote from: daveromanjr on December 07, 2020, 08:04:32 AM ---Not trying to hijack the thread but with the addition of TPiR to PlutoTV I've been watching the free service much more than I've had in the past. Has anyone else using a Roku had major issues with the PlutoTV app? I've found many others online (be it on Reddit, Pluto's Facebook post comments and tech support groups online for Roku/Pluto) seem to be having the same issue...
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I have been watching Pluto on my Amazon Fire stick on one TV and our Apple TV box on another TV with no issues. If you are looking to change your device, I know Amazon was running some pretty good sales on Fire sticks recently...I think one model was something like $20.
chrisholland03:
And if you're not opposed to the Google universe, I recommend the new Chromecast TV over the Amazon Fire Stick. The UI is much easier to work with in my opinion.
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