[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'229195\' date=\'Oct 24 2009, 04:14 PM\']...it feels more like the Barker era this year than it did last year.[/quote]
In television production the Golden Rule is; a good formula is a good formula, period. Like all the TPIR hosts before him, Drew Carey is finding his own approach to TPIR based on the solid foundation that Mark Goodson created. Back when Mr. Goodson made the bold move to hire a new, inovative producer (Wolpert) and take TPIR to the first ever hour-long-game-show there were plenty of naysayers screaming "NO, IT WILL NEVER WORK. DON'T CHANGE A THING!". Thank goodness Mr. Goodson didn't listen then, just as the current producers aren't listening to the naysayers now. And because of Mr. Goodson's genius, and a rock solid formula, plus being CBS's Golden Hour, TPIR will always find it's balance, and remain a staple in tv programming.