The Price is Right for Drew Carey

[Raph's Girl]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070723/ap_en_tv/tv_price_carey_4

Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right." Carey confirmed the deal during a taping of the "Late Show" with David Letterman.

The selection attracted more attention than usual for a daytime show because of the prospect of replacing Barker, 83. Barker retired after 35 years in the job last month following taping of his 6,586th episode.

The opening attracted widespread interest, including from comic Rosie O'Donnell after she left "The View."

Carey, 49, spent a decade on his own ABC sitcom and also was host of the game show "Whose Line is It Anyway?," a comic improvisational show.

He will also be host of a new CBS prime-time game show, "The Power of 10," that will air first next month. He told The Associated Press that CBS officials first contacted him about "The Price is Right" immediately after he completed a pilot of the other game show this spring.

Raph's Girl note: SW33T!!! Drew Carey rox and so does Cleaveland! :evilgrin:

[PipingPringle]

I coulda sworn they were just gonna let the price is right go with barker!
Not that I would be opposed to Carey taking over, I'm sure he would make the show awesome.. it just won't have the staying power because Carey doesn't have the 80 year old fangirls like my Nanny.

[Roseangelo]

They should have just dropped it when Barker left. Now Drew Carey is gonna stain it and it'll die an ugly death. :(

[Drtooth]

They should have dropped it when Bob Barker Left, and Drew Carey's gonna make it die a horrible horrible death.....

wait...

someone already said that?


I really can't see him take the role of the game show host. I mean, that one he's doing right now looks like shizzy. I wanna see Drew on TV again, but that's not how.

I mean, I could have seen George Hamilton or John O Hurley. They have the goofy excess contained with dignity that most game shows have.

But then again, i'd love to see this guy take on the price is Right...

http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/8/8a/GuySmiley.jpg

[Mr. Snackpants]

Well I stated before I wanted it to retire with Bob, but I think Carey will do fine. I think he's kinda funny and he's 100x better than Ryan Seacrest or Rosie :dead: .

[Masked Ninja]

I agree that The Price is Right should stay Bob Barker's. At least wait until he's dead to revamp the show.

Though I wouldn't mind Guy Smiley taking it on. :tlol:

[Dr. Doom]

They could have done a lot worse than Drew Carey. It may be hard to imagine right now but I think he'll do an alright job.

[Roseangelo]

I would also like to cast my vote for Guy Smiley. I think this calls for a petition... ;)

[ThirdMarioBro]

.........................I'll just wait and watch before I judge.

[VaughnMichael]

I would also like to cast my vote for Guy Smiley. I think this calls for a petition... ;)
I'd also like to throw my vote in for Guy actully a puppet host would be a great idea!!:lol:

[Brodie]

.........................I'll just wait and watch before I judge.

Me too, I mean, I said the same thing after I saw House of the Dead and heard Uwe Boll was making Alone in the dark...."Ill wait" and look how that turned out.

[KROW]

Drew Carey is a much better choice than Rosie, as well as George Hamilton. The only person I thought would've been a shoe-in was O'Hurley. I was shocked to find out Carey got the nod. He was a good host on Whose Line, plus he's very sociable. It could've been worse.

I will say this: My mother must be psychic. We were talking about this weeks ago and she said, "I think Drew Carey would be good." :teek:

[XERO]

Hey, KROW...

I wonder if the 'actual retail price' won't matter now that Carey's on.:lol:

[KROW]

Hey, KROW...

I wonder if the 'actual retail price' won't matter now that Carey's on.:lol:

Hey, Ben.

Maybe, but I'm sure the bidding matters less. I'd love to see a celebrity version of the show where they bid for charity. Maybe have some Whose Line guys on to bet $1 on a sofa set or window cleanser.

[XERO]

Yeah.

And instead of playing for a new car, you can win the hat from 'Scenes from a Hat' and one of Ryan's pairs of shoes.:P

[Spike Spiegel]

Drew Carey isn't a bad choice, if anything, he will add some humor to the show:D :P :D

[Raph's Girl]

Drew Carey was just on the Jay Leno show to talk about both The Price Is Right and The Power of 10 (which is a pretty good game show IMO).

Anyways... it looks like the new season of Price is Right with Drew Carey doesn't start till Oct 15th. So we still got nearly 2 months to wait. Argh!!! :ohwell:

[Drtooth]

I still think Drew Carey got a raw deal for the animation/ Improv show he did for WB. What was that, like 3 episodes? It's not as good as real improv at an improv club, but those shows were fun to watch.

[KROW]

Yeah, The Green Screen Show was a nice replacement for Whose Line. I wished Ryan Stiles was one of the participants, but I think his wife was with child and he had to be there, instead. I didn't like the fact that Drew didn't get all out of the show he should have. All the hype for it and we only got a handful of episodes.

As far as the topic goes, it's good to know when Carey will be taking over the show. A few days now I've been turning on PiR here and there to see if Drew was on yet, but he wasn't.

[Leogeddon]

i hope he doesn't crack poor jokes on there, that would just kill the spirit of the classic and lovely game show i grew up watching with my aunt.

[RAM BAM]

I think he will probably add a bit of his improv on this show, but
he will probably have to tone it down. Nothing like Hollywood
Squares with all the b-pool egos running afoot and taking forever
to answer a friggin question (sorry I know I'm a bit off topic - sorry!)

[ThirdMarioBro]

NECRO POST ALERT!!!!

Deal with it. :P

Drew's first episode is this coming Monday (the 15th).

I've seen a few preview videos floating around of Drew's premiere performance, and I'm really in love with the attitude he's brought to the show. He's got that everyman quality Bob had, and it really makes his performance shine. He treats each contestant like he's known them forever (which is why Bob was so beloved), but he does it with a modern feel. He's not old-school, and has a different style which obviously makes the show different, but its fitting. His characteristics seem to match the show, and bring the same life and playfulness to the show like Bob--just in a different--but equally endearing way. It also helps that he really looks to be having the time of his life doing the show, cheering for contestants and just gleaming after the crazy warm welcome they give him.

For the purists (such as myself), nothing has really changed. The show runs exactly as before, but the refurbished (not overhauled, thank God) set gives the show a face lift whist preserving the classic vibe. The theme song and "Come on Down" music were apparently re-recorded, but they just sound like remasters. Its close enough not to bother longtime fans. The games haven't changed a single bit either. Take a look at the new set.

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To sum it up, they won me over, and I was the most skeptical person here. It looks like the Price is Right will indeed live beyond Bob Barker's amazing legacy.

[Katie]

Little Trivia, I heard an interview with Drew carey and he said that he will continue to sign off the show with: "Remember to help control the pet population...have your pet spayed or neutered." as Bob always did.

Also, Bob Barker started on the Price is Right when he was 49......the same as Drew.

The Price is Right theme music will be in Stereo for the first time EVER this season. they hired a new band to record the old song to get the old sound just right for the modern world :P (I'm told you can't tell much of a difference from the old mono song)


And Finally, Drew Carey is going to be married for the first time. He proposed to his girlfriend not too long ago. First marriage for both. I'd say this guy is on top of the world :D

[Raph's Girl]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/ThirdMarioBro/newtpir02.jpg

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They've gone plaid! :o

[Buslady]

Until I see Drew in action I'm skeptical. I grew up watching Bob, he started there just a little bit before I was born, he's all I know. I can't imagine someone else in his place. That said, I hope he enjoys retirement, he deserves it.
The set looks good, nice & bright like a fun game show should be.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Saw the premiere. Drew kicked ass, show kicked ass, everything kicked ass. I have to say, I'm happy with the way it turned out, and it looks like I'll be watching for many years to come.

And for the first time in forever.....no life alert commercial. There apparently is a God.

[BubblyShell22]

I won't be able to watch 'til Friday when my local station plays the show at 10:00 AM Central time. Still, I can't wait to see Drew in action. He's always been awesome to me, though I will miss Bob.

[Raph's Girl]

I liked it. I noticed that Drew's thing for cars is asking the person if they drove there. :lol: "Did you drive here?" "uhh...yea..." "Well then you can drive back in your new car!"

He was definatly enjoying himself, laughing at the wakkyness. Also noticed that he had a wireless microphone. So it's like for 35 years Bob kept on tripping on the wires....new guy shows up....wireless! :P

[iris]

I happened to catch the beginning of this. Show looks good, Drew did well. He looked a little startled half the time (dealing with the public throws you a heck of a lot of wild cards)... but he's new after all. Eventually he'll lose the deer-in-headlights look.

[KROW]

Damn, I missed it. I'm glad that it's been received well so far, though. I'll have to try to check Drew's presentation for myself soon. I'd love to see it.

[BubblyShell22]

Me too. From what people have said, he seems to be doing well. I just hope he can balance hosting this show and The Power of 10.

[Raph's Girl]

Me too. From what people have said, he seems to be doing well. I just hope he can balance hosting this show and The Power of 10.

The Power of 10 was a limited series. It's over now so he can just focus on Price Is Right.

[KROW]

I watched it this morning, after Martha Stewart's boring as hell show (where she had the awesome Joe Pantoliano as a guest, whom she didn't care to listen to -- b*tch), and Drew did a pretty good job. He had the long mic, though, not a wireless one.

[Jester]

Yep, I think it'll work. I had my doubts, but Drew works...though there were times when he seemed to no0t know what to say.

[BubblyShell22]

Oh, I see. Drew isn't doing Power of 10 anymore. I thought I heard he's doing both shows, but if he just wants to do TPIR, that's cool.