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Originally Posted by Peanut
So...the show is canceled now. Right? RIGHT!?! Bob Barker pretty much = The Price is Right.
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Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. He's what made the show such fun all these years. If somebody tries to fill his immeasurably large shoes, people will reject them as a poor imitation and it'll die (I know I would reject it, and you would too if you saw some of the people they considered using in the past). If they try to adapt the show to a modern format (been done, and failed miserably), it'll die. Price is Right is like a sore thumb in modern society. It's ancient in just about every way, and that's why people still love it, myself included. It's like the last of it's kind when it comes to Game Shows. Without Bob, I think they should cancel it and leave it like it is, because it's not something that can really be adapted. Either way, I gotta' find a way to see a taping before it's gone. It was too important to my childhood to not try.
Hmmm, GDC is in April....
I knew the day would come, but that doesn't make it a bit easier. Bob Barker and the Price is Right will be sorely missed by all of us who grew up on it, and in some cases skipped school a few times to watch it on "Cliffhanger & Plinko" days.