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Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: PYLdude on August 22, 2008, 01:05:13 AM
Perhaps I'm crazy, but does anybody else notice that the GSN Live bits without Fred Roggin (since he's been in Beijing) have a little better flow to them?

Maybe it's my lack of liking Fred that says that- actually, I don't mind him, but I just don't see how the segments work with him there. I think that the sub hosts have done a decent job in his place (yes, even Ty Treadway)...maybe they don't need him.

/it's just one of those things that I can't help but express, even though I probably shouldn't have
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 22, 2008, 01:48:05 AM
My question is how can his last name rhyme with Hogan?  Shouldn't one of the g's be dropped to insure proper pronunciation?
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: PYLdude on August 22, 2008, 02:20:29 AM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'194800\' date=\'Aug 22 2008, 12:48 AM\']
My question is how can his last name rhyme with Hogan?  Shouldn't one of the g's be dropped to insure proper pronunciation?
[/quote]

But in that case wouldn't you also run into the potential "Roe-jin" pronunciation?
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on August 22, 2008, 04:18:31 AM
Possibly.  Lucky for us, he's too old to get a hosting gig on Noggin.  Or would that be Nogin?
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: rwalker on August 22, 2008, 04:56:03 PM
Well, you can ask the Lingo man next week, Chucky is the next guest host. I'd presume all week....Fred probably needs a few days to recover from the jet lag and time zone change before coming back to the show. I bet he shows up on 9/1 for the big car drawing though.
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: davemackey on August 22, 2008, 07:02:10 PM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'194800\' date=\'Aug 22 2008, 01:48 AM\']
My question is how can his last name rhyme with Hogan?  Shouldn't one of the g's be dropped to insure proper pronunciation?
[/quote]
So he can do a bit on his local news show called Roggin's Heroes, that's how.
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: PYLdude on August 22, 2008, 07:20:45 PM
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'194877\' date=\'Aug 22 2008, 06:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'194800\' date=\'Aug 22 2008, 01:48 AM\']
My question is how can his last name rhyme with Hogan?  Shouldn't one of the g's be dropped to insure proper pronunciation?
[/quote]
So he can do a bit on his local news show called Roggin's Heroes, that's how.
[/quote]

Or a nationally syndicated series based on the local news show bit.

/What? He did.
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: mmb5 on August 22, 2008, 10:04:41 PM
Anything that once had Fred Roggin and replaces him with anyone or anything else improves by definition.


--Mike, who is very fortunate he is not a fan of boxing
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: davemackey on August 23, 2008, 12:30:12 PM
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'194904\' date=\'Aug 22 2008, 10:04 PM\']
Anything that once had Fred Roggin and replaces him with anyone or anything else improves by definition.
[/quote]
Because, as we all know, "GSN Live" is a game of definitions...
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: Don Howard on August 26, 2008, 08:47:50 PM
I'm not paying attention when Fred's talking anyhow.
I watch those interstials for Heidi Bohay.
20 years after Hotel and she continues to look mighty fine.
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: xavier45 on September 06, 2008, 02:46:31 PM
GSN has ran an ad today that announced the expansion of GSN Live which starts on September 15th. Fred will host the next three hours with Kelly Packard.

6 hours of GSN Live along with The Rich List. This network is slowly turning into the Roggin network. Scary.
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on September 06, 2008, 04:20:11 PM
It could always be worse.  You could have Mati Moralejo doing the interrestials...
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: rwalker on September 14, 2008, 11:51:50 AM
Nope, as mentioned in another thread, Alfonso and Heidi are hosting the first three hours. Quite frankly, Alfonso is a entity to keep an eye on for the next few years. He's no Bob Barker, but he could quickly reach the same status as Todd Newton with a little polishing, I'm sure.
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on September 14, 2008, 12:16:07 PM
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'197171\' date=\'Sep 14 2008, 11:51 AM\']
Quite frankly, Alfonso is a entity to keep an eye on for the next few years. He's no Bob Barker, but he could quickly reach the same status as Todd Newton with a little polishing, I'm sure.
[/quote]

Home Shopping Network?
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: joshg on September 14, 2008, 12:21:36 PM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'197177\' date=\'Sep 14 2008, 09:16 AM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'197171\' date=\'Sep 14 2008, 11:51 AM\']
Quite frankly, Alfonso is a entity to keep an eye on for the next few years. He's no Bob Barker, but he could quickly reach the same status as Todd Newton with a little polishing, I'm sure.
[/quote]

Home Shopping Network?
[/quote]
No, Food Network
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: clemon79 on September 14, 2008, 02:00:04 PM
[quote name=\'joshg\' post=\'197178\' date=\'Sep 14 2008, 09:21 AM\']
Food Network[/quote]
Approves (http://\"http://www.gourmetbutterfly.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/SandraLeeSMT0707.jpg.w560h420.jpg\")

/and about as talented
//Alfonso Ribero is "someone to watch" only if you're eventually going to be Wanting Fries With That
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: Matt Ottinger on September 14, 2008, 02:30:08 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'197191\' date=\'Sep 14 2008, 02:00 PM\']
//Alfonso Ribero is "someone to watch" only if you're eventually going to be Wanting Fries With That[/quote]
Exactly.  Alfonso on GSN Live is about as relevant as me doing pledge breaks on WKAR.
Title: Am I the only one who thinks this?
Post by: Don Howard on September 14, 2008, 04:25:33 PM
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'197171\' date=\'Sep 14 2008, 11:51 AM\']
Alfonso is a entity to keep an eye on for the next few years.[/quote]
I'm booked, so if you could keep an eye on him for me, I'd be most grateful.
Stacey Hayes was too busy teaching people English, I presume.
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'197196\' date=\'Sep 14 2008, 02:30 PM\']
Alfonso on GSN Live is about as relevant as me doing pledge breaks on WKAR.
[/quote]
Ah, yes, used to co-host pledge breaks myself back in the day.
But, alas, those appear to be times past.
I guess you can only say, "Look at the board now as we all play Jeopardy!" so many times before people start wondering about you.
It's not as though the camera was on.