[quote name=\'MTCesquire\' post=\'225079\' date=\'Sep 5 2009, 11:20 PM\'][quote name=\'pentellit\' post=\'225069\' date=\'Sep 5 2009, 09:04 PM\']You're right, Drew has not aquired the power that Barker had, nor does he want it. His focus has been the bigger deal with CBS to develop his own shows. Hosting Price is just a part of a much bigger package.[/quote]See, THIS sounds much more plausible than Drew trying to do everything he can do ruin a television show, including firing people left and right (at one point, some tried to say he was responsible for Bart Eskander's exit but, of course, had nothing concrete to support the claim). Game shows aren't the big business they once were back in the '80s, so it would make perfect sense to use the show as a launch pad for larger endeavors. In fact, I even recall reading an article posted on here saying Drew was working with CBS to get some new shows of his on the network (*gasp* evidence to back up a statement! Could it be???)
Clearly this is a case of some fans not liking the new direction the show has headed in, but they don't have one main person to point the finger at and blame. Because Barker did whatever he wanted with the show, they just assume that Drew does as well and use him as the scapegoat. We can all go back and forth till we're blue in the face about whether or not Drew's style meshes with TPIR or not. If you want to say that Drew's hosting is causing the downfall of TPIR, fine. He is 100% responsible for how he handles the emceeing on the air but that's where it stops. Until proven otherwise, that's the only thing Drew can be blamed for. Aim your finger towards either CBS or Fremantle if you feel you just have to put the blame somewhere for everything else.
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No.
I really don't understand how you get off saying something like this. You have absolutely no evidence about anything you're claiming isn't Drew's fault, and yet you've blasted those of us who actually have connections at the show for making statements we can't back up. How is this supposed to make any sense?
You think Drew didn't fire Bart Eskander? Then why did a person who, as far as anyone can tell, works at Fremantle break the news on Golden-Road before anybody outside of the company knew about it by posting that "Drew fired the director?" That sounds like evidence to me.
You think Drew wasn't behind getting rid of 3 Strikes? Then why did he insult the game on the air on the second episode of Season 37? Why did it not appear on any episodes for the rest of the season after they used all the lineups that had already been written by Roger? That sounds like evidence to me.
You think Drew giving an explanation automatically makes it true? Then why, after saying that 3 Strikes was pulled so that "we could make it ready for HD," did the game return to the rotation almost a year later with the board completely unchanged? That sounds like a lie to me.
You think Drew respects Roger's work, like he said in his blog? Then why, only days later, did he post about how excited he was last fall that Mike Richards agreed with everything he wanted to change on the show? Why did he brag about his new producer, his new director, and how much more exciting everything was? That sounds like evidence and a lie to me.
So thank you very much for your input, but I will continue to aim my finger directly at Drew Carey, because he's the one who's in charge of the giant cluster**** that the show has become.