What does the future of TPIR hold?...line wise?

[Card Shark]

My wife and I have been discussing a future trip to LA in hopes of seeing TPIR in late December/early January, in hopes that by then, maybe, possibly, heaven forbid a host is chosen. If all of the above holds true, would one think that the lines to get in would be less crazy? I went to a show in January 1999 and got in. Actually, despite getting in for a Thursday taping at 5 a.m. with a friend of mine, we were one of the first few on line, where I thought we were doomed for getting there so late. My theory has been that people camped out and clamored to get in because of Bob Barker. Does anyone think that there will be less clamoring/camping out if/when the new host is chosen?

[tvwxman]

Well, consider this :

Whoever does take over the show, whenever they get around to taping new episodes , they're likely going to knock off more than 2 in a day....3 a day perhaps twice a week? That's undoubtedly going to affect overnight lines, especially if they have multiple lines for shows that may end up taping in the late PM/evening hours....

I'm just speculating, but I really do believe the days of one taping per day are over.

[Card Shark]

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'156130\' date=\'Jun 26 2007, 08:31 PM\']
Well, consider this :

Whoever does take over the show, whenever they get around to taping new episodes , they're likely going to knock off more than 2 in a day....3 a day perhaps twice a week? That's undoubtedly going to affect overnight lines, especially if they have multiple lines for shows that may end up taping in the late PM/evening hours....

I'm just speculating, but I really do believe the days of one taping per day are over.
[/quote]

Good point. On that note, didn't Bob actually tape something like 3 shows in a day during the 70's once the show went to an hour? At this point, wasn't the same audience used for all three shows that day? Or did I dream this?

[Clay Zambo]

There were two a day in 1991, different audience for each.

[TV Favorites]

I think the most Bob ever taped was back in the late 70's through 1980 when Bob took over the syndicated version from Dennis James.  They would sometimes tape 2 hour-long episodes for CBS and a half-hour episode for nighttime syndication.

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'TV Favorites\' post=\'156160\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 06:42 AM\']
I think the most Bob ever taped was back in the late 70's through 1980 when Bob took over the syndicated version from Dennis James.  They would sometimes tape 2 hour-long episodes for CBS and a half-hour episode for nighttime syndication.
[/quote]

Don't know what they did for the half-hour network version or Tom Kennedy's version, but as far as I know the 1994 version was the only one that taped multiple shows with the same audience--three shows, so that 9 people would get picked from the same audience, just like the network version.

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'156130\' date=\'Jun 26 2007, 08:31 PM\']
Whoever does take over the show, whenever they get around to taping new episodes , they're likely going to knock off more than 2 in a day....3 a day perhaps twice a week?
[/quote]
You'd be pushing it if they were doing 3 a day. I suppose anything is possible with enough money & staff, but I just can't see more than 2 a day.

I'm just speculating, but I really do believe the days of one taping per day are over.

Agreed

[Jimmy Owen]

I wonder if they would ever consider doing it like every other game show taping and have paid audience members with casting calls for interesting contestants?

[urbanpreppie05]

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'156170\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 01:32 PM\']
I wonder if they would ever consider doing it like every other game show taping and have paid audience members with casting calls for interesting contestants?
[/quote]
I would safely say...NO. Once there's word that the show will go on, the people will come out.

[tpirfan28]

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'156167\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 12:08 PM\']
You'd be pushing it if they were doing 3 a day. I suppose anything is possible with enough money & staff, but I just can't see more than 2 a day.[/quote]It wouldn't surprise me if we see three days of two episodes each (Mon/Wed/Thurs maybe?).

I'm just speculating, but I really do believe the days of one taping per day are over.

Agreed

One show/day probably won't be a common occurance, but I'll bet one taping a day will happen a few times a season.

[tvwxman]

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'156175\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 03:07 PM\']
but I'll bet one taping a day will happen a few times a season.
[/quote]
I don't really care, but why do you say this with such conviction? On what basis do you believe this?

[dzinkin]

Heck, why not bring back Bob Stewart and tape ten shows a day?

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'156172\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 02:50 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'156170\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 01:32 PM\']
I wonder if they would ever consider doing it like every other game show taping and have paid audience members with casting calls for interesting contestants?
[/quote]
I would safely say...NO. Once there's word that the show will go on, the people will come out.
[/quote]
They have had paid audience members before.
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'156177\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 03:18 PM\']
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'156175\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 03:07 PM\']
but I'll bet one taping a day will happen a few times a season.
[/quote]
I don't really care, but why do you say this with such conviction? On what basis do you believe this?
[/quote]
I can't speak for him, but I think it's similar to Friday tapings. They don't happen very often, but do happen. I wouldn't go so far as to say it will happen a few times a season.

[urbanpreppie05]

They have had paid audience members before.

I didn't know that! Wow. When was the last time this happened?

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'156186\' date=\'Jun 27 2007, 05:00 PM\']

They have had paid audience members before.

I didn't know that! Wow. When was the last time this happened?
[/quote]
I'm not sure exactly the last time it happened, but I know if happened during one of my trips there. Either November of 05 or May of 06. They were very short in audience members.