MG Kelly

[Jamey Greek]

Let me tell you that when Wheel moved to CBS, Marc Summers, Bob Eubanks, Chuck Henry and PAT FINN all auditioned for Wheel.  Bob Goen of course got the job and he had Game show experience But of course those game shows were short lived so Goen was a Trebek and What if Pat Finn got the job?

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'246156\' date=\'Aug 19 2010, 10:55 PM\']Let me tell you that when Wheel moved to CBS, Marc Summers, Bob Eubanks, Chuck Henry and PAT FINN all auditioned for Wheel.  Bob Goen of course got the job and he had Game show experience But of course those game shows were short lived so Goen was a Trebek and What if Pat Finn got the job?[/quote]
Gesundheit.

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'246160\' date=\'Aug 20 2010, 01:12 AM\']Gesundheit.[/quote]
I follow everything except "Goen was a Trebek"

[chad1m]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'246169\' date=\'Aug 20 2010, 11:09 AM\']I follow everything except "Goen was a Trebek"[/quote]I interpreted it to mean Goen followed Trebek's pattern of hosting shows mostly for the short-term, but I could surely be off.

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'246170\' date=\'Aug 20 2010, 11:12 AM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'246169\' date=\'Aug 20 2010, 11:09 AM\']I follow everything except "Goen was a Trebek"[/quote]I interpreted it to mean Goen followed Trebek's pattern of hosting shows mostly for the short-term, but I could surely be off.[/quote]
That's the most likely interpretation, but to call someone "a Trebek" because he hasn't had a long-term hit is a pretty preposterous thing to say in 2010.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'246174\' date=\'Aug 20 2010, 11:47 AM\']That's the most likely interpretation, but to call someone "a Trebek" because he hasn't had a long-term hit is a pretty preposterous thing to say in 2010.[/quote]
And honestly, pretty preposterous to say even in 1989 or '90, considering J! was on the air 5 or 6 years by that point.

/Goen is an underrated host though

[Jamey Greek]

By the time J! rolled around, Alex Trebek had a hit with High Rollers.  But his greater success was J!  Whilst, Bob Goen hosted a string of short-lived game shows.  Was it Merv's choice or CBS's choice?  He could have picked Pat Finn.

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'246169\' date=\'Aug 20 2010, 11:09 AM\'][quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'246160\' date=\'Aug 20 2010, 01:12 AM\']Gesundheit.[/quote]I follow everything except "Goen was a Trebek"[/quote]
Yeah, that's about where it broke down for me, followed by the Pat Finn question that came outta nowhere.

[Ian Wallis]

The vast majority of us who feel that way therefore aren't surprised that CBS picked somebody else.

Although I think Rolf is a nice guy, I wonder if the show would have had to move to CBS at all if they picked someone else when Pat left.

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'246156\' date=\'Aug 19 2010, 08:55 PM\']and What if Pat Finn got the job?[/quote]

Wheel Of Fortune would have become the game of definitions...

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'246248\' date=\'Aug 22 2010, 01:06 PM\']Wheel Of Fortune would have become the game of definitions... [/quote]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiN6yLiif-M