Even during Bob's final years on the show, I felt the quality of the show was being compromised because of lack of time, and lack of quality sponsors. By comparison, watching the old shows from the 70s on DVD, ALL the small prizes had sponsors, ALL the grocery items had sponsors, and there was much more time alloted for games and genuine fun and interaction. Now it's so darn rushed, it takes away from the enjoyment of the game altogether. Drew is not your cookie cutter game show host type, the way Bob was, or Wink was, or even Jim Perry, but I thought he was an ok successor. I don't watch very often anymore, and I can't really watch online since I have dialup still (long story), but it does seem many of the good or fun games have been eliminated, and the showcases seem to be very similar. They no longer seem "fabulous" like they once were. I still miss hearing the snail mail ticket plugs and the mid-show bumper "Stay tuned for more pricing games, and the fabulous showcases, which are coming up on the 2nd half of The Price is Right!". I suppose not only due to time constraints, but the fact that the showcases aren't so "fabulous" anymore, prevents them from being able to do that.
