[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'210565\' date=\'Mar 17 2009, 03:48 AM\']Rich is being seen more and more on the show, so what do you think?[/quote]I think it's interesting that it didn't happen until Dobkowitz left, but not necessarily related. Rich didn't start appearing on camera more (or having a bigger role, in general) until the Drewcases got rolling. Then there were the more elaborate IUFB (or is it now PUFB?) intros. Now Rich models the occasional prize, shows up in more conventional Showcases, and now is seen at the beginning of the show when Drew says "Hi!" to him. To me, it looks like they were putting out their feelers, making a genuine effort to establish an on-camera relationship between host and announcer, something that hasn't been seen since before Rod got sick. From that point to now, the role of announcer has been that of Disembodied Voice, with the occasional glimpse for birthdays. I have my own guess as to who was to blame for that, since the "Fremantle policy" argument has been shot to pieces.
Now I'm hoping that a similar effort will be made to increase the interaction between Drew and the five remaining models. The dancing at the top of the show is nice, but they still don't do that much with Drew during the rest of the show.