Mark L. Walberg has a new gig...

[weaklink75]

He's the host of the California Lottery's new show "Make Me a Millionaire":

http://www.calottery.com/Media/Downloads/StreamingMedia/

(it's the first clip on the page, a behind the scenes peek- the show starts January 17th)

and here's an article- the new producers of the show? 3Ball Productions (JD Roth's company, so another GS connection)

http://www.dv.com/news/news_item.php?articleId=196604532

[chris319]

Ah, the man who should be emcee of TPIR. I'm told he did quite well in the off-the-lot auditions, but CBS wouldn't pay for an on-camera audition.

[tpirfan28]

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'204654\' date=\'Dec 24 2008, 09:40 PM\']
Ah, the man who should be emcee of TPIR.
[/quote]
QFT.

/The show and Drew are getting better
//Much better than Oct-Nov 08 were

[Game Show Man]

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'204654\' date=\'Dec 24 2008, 06:40 PM\']
Ah, the man who should be emcee of TPIR.
[/quote]

I'm still in the Todd Newton camp myself.

/yes, I know half you guys think he's a tool, but I've seen him do TPIR-Live enough to know he'd rule.
/not to dis Mark L. of course.  I WAS on Russian Roulette after all.  

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'204657\' date=\'Dec 24 2008, 10:48 PM\']
/The show and Drew are getting better
//Much better than Oct-Nov 08 were
[/quote]

But not December 16... :-P

/Would've liked Mark L.
//Or Marc Summers
///Both deserve a successful gig
////Same for Todd Newton

And Joe, I wouldn't consider Todd a tool...at all. I thought he was good on "Hollywood Showdown", but was over-the-top on "Whammy". I'm guessing Fremantle had a say in his personality on that show.

[MikeK]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'204670\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 09:07 AM\']////Same for Todd Newton

And Joe, I wouldn't consider Todd a tool...at all. I thought he was good on "Hollywood Showdown", but was over-the-top on "Whammy".[/quote]
At least one of us has said that Todd would be a great TPiR host for over 8 years.  What you saw of Todd on Whammy was not the Todd I saw in-person in 2000 or 2003.

(And as an aside, Merry Christmas.  If you don't celebrate Christmas, have a lovely Thursday. :-))

[catnap1972]

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'204671\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 09:19 AM\']

(And as an aside, Merry Christmas.  If you don't celebrate Christmas, have a lovely Thursday. :-))
[/quote]

But what if you don't recognize Thursdays (for religious reasons)?

[chris319]

What you saw of Todd on Whammy was not the Todd I saw in-person in 2000 or 2003.

The Todd you saw in 2003 was not the Todd you would have seen in 2008.

[PYLdude]

[quote name=\'Game Show Man\' post=\'204666\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 08:04 AM\']
/not to dis Mark L. of course.  I WAS on Russian Roulette after all.  
[/quote]

Bias? No, not here.

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'204674\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 11:10 AM\']

What you saw of Todd on Whammy was not the Todd I saw in-person in 2000 or 2003.

The Todd you saw in 2003 was not the Todd you would have seen in 2008.
[/quote]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[MikeK]

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'204680\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 01:07 PM\']
[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'204674\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 11:10 AM\']

What you saw of Todd on Whammy was not the Todd I saw in-person in 2000 or 2003.

The Todd you saw in 2003 was not the Todd you would have seen in 2008.[/quote]
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?[/quote]
Can you get into specifics, Chris C.?  What has changed in 5 years, especially in the past few years while being associated with TPiR Live?  Even now, I'd pick Todd over Drew to host the show 9 times out of 10, even though Drew has shown improvement since that certain episode last week.

[TroubadourNando]

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'204685\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 02:30 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'204680\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 01:07 PM\']
[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'204674\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 11:10 AM\']

What you saw of Todd on Whammy was not the Todd I saw in-person in 2000 or 2003.

The Todd you saw in 2003 was not the Todd you would have seen in 2008.[/quote]
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?[/quote]
Can you get into specifics, Chris C.?  What has changed in 5 years, especially in the past few years while being associated with TPiR Live?  Even now, I'd pick Todd over Drew to host the show 9 times out of 10, even though Drew has shown improvement since that certain episode last week.
[/quote]

Supposedly something happened that caused somebody to sour majorly on him during or after his formal Price audition... that's what I've heard anyway.

Michael Burger would have been a good choice...

[gsgalaxy82]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'204670\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 09:07 AM\']
/Would've liked Mark L.
//Or Marc Summers
///Both deserve a successful gig
////Same for Todd Newton
[/quote]

Having seen Marc Summers at TPIR Live, I can tell you he did a GREAT job. He was absolutely awesome. Todd I've seen do it many times, and he does great. One guy I was VERY surprised at...JD Roberto. I really didn't see much of Shop Til You Drop with him, so I didn't know what to expect. But he hit a grand slam, and I wish they'd given him a chance to do a tryout, as I think he would've been awesome. I think maybe having an unknown host TPIR would've been a good idea. It's kinda like a superhero movie, the SHOW is the star, not the host. But that's just me.

[TheLastResort]

I've seen Todd host several shows, and he annoyed the crap out of me on every one.  And Walberg strikes me as too much of a smartass for a show like TPIR.  I wouldn't mind seeing Marc Summers hosting though.  He's got the talent and he's earned it.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'TheLastResort\' post=\'204712\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 10:10 PM\']
I've seen Todd host several shows, and he annoyed the crap out of me on every one.  And Walberg strikes me as too much of a smartass for a show like TPIR.  I wouldn't mind seeing Marc Summers hosting though.  He's got the talent and he's earned it.
[/quote]
And he's just as well-known as Carey. The kids who watched "Double Dare" in the 80s and 90s fit well into that college/young adult demographic. He's quite good on Food Network's "Unwrapped".

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'204714\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 09:19 PM\'][quote name=\'TheLastResort\' post=\'204712\' date=\'Dec 25 2008, 10:10 PM\']I wouldn't mind seeing Marc Summers hosting though.  He's got the talent and he's earned it.[/quote]And he's just as well-known as Carey. [/quote]
I would doubt that very seriously.  Maybe in our insular little world of game show fans, but not to the general public.