Author Topic: Brooke Burns to Host The Chase for GSN (Read 30560 times)

TLEberle · « **Reply #15 on:** May 28, 2013, 12:49:35 PM »

How is getting Regis going \"all-out\"?

clemon79 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 28, 2013, 01:04:33 PM »

I\'m sorry, was someone relevant speaking?

TLEberle · « **Reply #17 on:** May 28, 2013, 01:07:01 PM »

Must have been some static in the computer. My bad.

tvwxman · « **Reply #18 on:** May 28, 2013, 02:02:11 PM »

Of all the names that were tossed around for this, (and trust me when I tell you that I know MUCH more than Lets Go Wankees), she was the worst selection, and that\'s truly a shame, cause there were some solid names that could have made this ----- better.

She can\'t read, she can\'t adlib, she has little \'authority\' to command presence during a speed round (the entire essence of the game). So why did GSN pick her up? Oh, right. Those.

TLEberle · « **Reply #19 on:** May 28, 2013, 02:09:48 PM »

She can\'t read, she can\'t adlib, she has little \'authority\' to command presence during a speed round (the entire essence of the game). So why did GSN pick her up? Oh, right. Those.

Authority and command are two of the words I was trying to think of. It isn\'t necessary for a quiz show host to know all the answers (it is obvious when Bradley Walsh knows or doesn\'t know something in the Chase rounds), but hosting a quiz does require a certain presence, and from watching the two dozen Dog Eat Dog episodes that\'s something I don\'t remember her having. (That\'s to say nothing of her saying \"incorrect\" after somebody passed or gave no answer.) She wasn\'t bubbleheaded, but she was mediocre in her competency at everything that didn\'t involve cheering on the contenders.

clemon79 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 28, 2013, 03:14:54 PM »

Hey, maybe she\'ll surprise all of us.

/I don\'t expect her to surprise any of us

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #21 on:** May 28, 2013, 03:51:54 PM »

He\'s \"retired\" but he has his sports show coming in August. So he\'ll still do TV.

I know correcting you does precious little good, but Regis never retired. He simply stopped doing his morning show. By your leap of logic, David Letterman retired in 1980.

weaklink75 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 28, 2013, 05:41:47 PM »

Another part of this is going to be chemistry- if Brooke is passable in the speed rounds but pairs up really well with Mark Labett in banter, it could click- especially if the question writers are clever about it. I do agree with others who say they\'ll be playing up the \"Beauty and The Beast\" angle to this...don\'t know if that tipped the scales in her favor once talks with Dan Patrick fell apart (and actually, I don\'t think he would have worked well in this format- I see him as more of a Cube host than Chase)..

TLEberle · « **Reply #23 on:** May 29, 2013, 02:56:08 PM »

Prospective contestants; do you want a host who can read questions well at speed or who can keep a steady flow of chatter with the brigand who stands between you and your money?

chad1m · « **Reply #24 on:** May 29, 2013, 03:26:09 PM »

GSN confirms Brooke Burns as host of The Chase in a press release. They also confirm that the format, likely for time constraints, is altered to feature three contestants taking on the Beast.

He also tweeted that \"I think the US Chase could be something special. Impressed with Brooke Burns\' presenting skills.\"

clemon79 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 29, 2013, 03:41:52 PM »

Prospective contestants; do you want a host who can read questions well at speed or who can keep a steady flow of chatter with the brigand who stands between you and your money?

If she\'s engaging said brigand in conversation while the clock is running instead of asking him questions, it might be a coin toss.

parliboy · « **Reply #26 on:** May 29, 2013, 04:10:59 PM »

Prospective contestants; do you want a host who can read questions well at speed or who can keep a steady flow of chatter with the brigand who stands between you and your money?

I want a host who can read the question at the same speed for both parties. One of Walsh\'s few deficits is that when he gets caught up in the action late in the final chase, he fires off questions especially quickly, more quickly than he doesn for the contestants, and this seems slightly unfair.

As to what makes good television? A steady cadence is worthless if it\'s at a snail\'s pace.

Fedya · « **Reply #27 on:** May 30, 2013, 07:21:59 AM »

He also tweeted that \"I think the US Chase could be something special. Impressed with Brooke Burns\' presenting skills.\"

Well he would, wouldn\'t he?

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #28 on:** May 30, 2013, 01:09:41 PM »

He also tweeted that \"I think the US Chase could be something special. Impressed with Brooke Burns\' presenting skills.\"

Well he would, wouldn\'t he?

I mean, he didn\'t necessarily have to respond...I don\'t know, I take it as a good sign.

clemon79 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 30, 2013, 01:26:57 PM »

I mean, he didn\'t necessarily have to respond...I don\'t know, I take it as a good sign.

It\'s advertising. No more, no less. If you want to take it as a good sign, great, but to be consistent you should also believe that New, Improved Bounty Paper Towels are in fact New and Improved just because they told you so.