I believe Barker did the same thing with Super Saver. So Barker can screw up, but Drew can't? Doesn't work that way.
Completely different:
* $uper $aver: Bob forgets to say that upon picking the overcharged product that it is still mathematically possible to win. Contestant loses and states that Bob's forgetting the rule caused her loss; game is retired due to S&P concerns.
* Make Your Mark: Drew says that the $500 will be kept by the contestant regardless of the outcome if the third mark is not switched. Staff decides that it will be the game's new rules in lieu of correcting the host; game is immediately retired following the episode's taping.
Actually, no, you never did tell us what you meant there, and you're not in a position to be throwing the word "stupid" about.
The fact that Drew had never really done a game show before 2007, plus the fact that he refused to audition and the fact that CBS was so insistent on getting somebody who the public would recognize, should have raised a red flag with
somebody.
And I apologize for throwing the word "stupid" about.
Actually, no, I didn't say that, because I can't prove that conclusively, and I will thank you not to put those (or any other) words in my mouth.
... I didn't put those words in your mouth -- I was describing certain of the "I <3 BOB" group you were referring to.
Using the words "in fact", unless you can prove conclusively that it is fact (and in this case, you can't), is not helping your case here.
No, I can't prove conclusively that Barker was fired, because nobody in their right mind at Fremantle/CBS/the show would ever say such things. Deborah Curling claimed a lot of nasty things in her 2007 lawsuit (viewable through
this TMZ page). I'm not stating that they're true, false, or a mixture -- the only facts I state are that she's no longer working at the show, and that her claims were dismissed by a judge.
* Curling claimed that both CBS and Fremantle had been fully-aware of Barker's behavior and had paid the court costs ("Preliminary Allegations", Point 15) because Barker was a substantial source of income ("Preliminary Allegations", Point 45).
* Curling claimed that she, among other female employees, were exposed to sexual harassment by Barker and others, with Barker firing anybody who complained about the working conditions or contradicted him ("Preliminary Allegations", Point 58) -- the "N-word" was supposedly used liberally and without recourse ("Preliminary Allegations", Point 59).
* Curling claimed that she went through the proper channels to file a complaint to CBS regarding the situation at the show, but the harassment only intensified -- including physical threats by people such as Roger Dobkowitz ("Preliminary Allegations", Point 43-D and E). She then claimed that the network, fearing that she would sue them and/or Barker, presented her with a contract extension containing a hush clause ("Preliminary Allegations", Point 44); she refused to sign it, and left the show in October 2006.
Holly Hallstrom claimed in
this article that, around this point, she had heard that Bob was told that he would be "taking early retirement".
Are Curling's claims true? And if so, is their proximity to Barker's announcement a mere coincidence or the reason he "hung it up"? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't -- I don't really know.
