Author Topic: Wheel of Fortune Celebrity Players Announced (Read 3805 times)

Jeremy Nelson · « **on:** October 25, 2007, 11:33:01 AM »

http://www.wheeloffortune.com/announcements/?article=9

Kristan Cunningham (HGTV’s "Design on a Dime," "Rachael Ray")
Paula Deen (Food Network’s "Paula’s Home Cooking")
Robert Gossett ("The Closer")
Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother")
Paige Hemmis ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition")
Sandra Lee (Food Network’s "Semi-Home Made Cooking With Sandra Lee")
Diane Neal ("Law and Order: SVU")
Jeff Probst ("Survivor")
Steve Schirripa ("The Sopranos")
Sherri Shepherd ("The View")
Robin Strasser ("One Life to Live")
Alison Sweeney ("Days of Our Lives," "The Biggest Loser")
Gina Tognoni ("Guiding Light")
Montel Williams ("Montel")
Jacob Young ("All My Children")

Just one question though: Why do celebrities always have to play with civilians on Wheel?

clanky06 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2007, 11:41:43 AM »

Just one question though: Why do celebrities always have to play with civilians on Wheel?

Because, for the most part, They are poor players. Check out the Little Richard video! here

...and you can't give vacations to charity!

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2007, 11:43:28 AM »

Well, I'm not sure about "not too shabby." I consider myself to be pretty well connected to popular culture, especially television, and only seven of those names meant anything to me. Compared to some of the A-list names Jeopardy used to get (and still does, occasionally) this isn't exactly a powerhouse lineup.

clemon79 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2007, 11:46:03 AM »

Pretty sure we have the same seven. And two of THOSE I only know because I'm a food geek.

/though it will be interesting to see if Sandra Lee is as shiatty of a WoF player as she is a cook

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2007, 12:04:20 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'167856\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 11:46 AM\']
And two of THOSE I only know because I'm a food geek.[/quote]
Then we don't have the same seven. My position is that if you know that you recognize a name because of your specific niche interest, that person probably isn't as famous as you think.

I also checked and found out Robin Strasser wasn't who I thought she was, so I've only really got six. And honestly, only three (Probst, Doogie and Montel) are even solidly B-list. Still, for Wheel's demographic, I'm sure a lot of those food & daytime people are draws.

colonial · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2007, 12:27:00 PM »

Number of people on that list I've heard of: 9

Number of people on that list I would have heard of if I hadn't met my wife and, therefore, never watched her favorite TV shows or channels: 4

Guess I know WoF's target demographic

James

clemon79 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2007, 12:56:43 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'167859\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 09:04 AM\']
Then we don't have the same seven. My position is that if you know that you recognize a name because of your specific niche interest, that person probably isn't as famous as you think.
[/quote]
Oh, I didn't say they were famous. Those are the only seven people on that list that I *can identify*.

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2007, 01:39:57 PM »

I don't get Steve Schirripa.

Every GS he's on (or every SHOW, for that matter), he acts like he's REALLY a member of the Mafia.

That schtick gets old and obnoxious very, very fast.

clemon79 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2007, 02:28:02 PM »

[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'167879\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 10:39 AM\']
Every GS he's on (or every SHOW, for that matter), he acts like he's REALLY a member of the Mafia.
[/quote]
When yer a one-trick pony, you have to live your gimmick. (See Hogan, Hulk)

Fedya · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2007, 03:16:18 PM »

I've only heard of about three or four of them myself, but I don't watch the cooking shows or makeover stuff.

At least they didn't book Mario Cantone.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2007, 03:27:08 PM »

[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'167897\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 03:16 PM\']
At least they didn't book Mario Cantone.
[/quote]
Cantone can be a little obnoxious, but watch his appearances on Chappelle's Show, season one. He kinda redeems himself there. :-)

/That was a show with so much potential
//Squandered even quicker than it built itself up

Fedya · « **Reply #11 on:** October 25, 2007, 03:45:04 PM »

fostergray82 wrote:

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Cantone can be a little obnoxious

A little obnoxious? He'd fit right in with the DoND contestant pool.

He was even obnoxious when he was a Guest Programmer on TCM. Poor Robert Osborne....

TLEberle · « **Reply #12 on:** October 25, 2007, 09:21:06 PM »

[quote name=\'clanky06\' post=\'167853\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 08:41 AM\']Just one question though: Why do celebrities always have to play with civilians on Wheel?

Because, for the most part, They are poor players. Check out the Little Richard video! here[/quote]Except it looks like that was a Friday Final; meaning that the contestants on stage had displayed some sort of aptitude in getting to that point. I don't understand how hard it could be to play Hangman, but then I grew up watching the show. I would assume it's more a case of people being willing to look silly on Jeopardy! and not being willing to look silly on Wheel of Fortune, which might account for the different caliber of celebrity players.

/The preceding was completely conjecture, of course.

Jay Temple · « **Reply #13 on:** October 25, 2007, 10:46:02 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'167859\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 11:04 AM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'167856\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 11:46 AM\']
And two of THOSE I only know because I'm a food geek.[/quote]
Then we don't have the same seven. My position is that if you know that you recognize a name because of your specific niche interest, that person probably isn't as famous as you think.

I also checked and found out Robin Strasser wasn't who I thought she was, so I've only really got six. And honestly, only three (Probst, Doogie and Montel) are even solidly B-list. Still, for Wheel's demographic, I'm sure a lot of those food & daytime people are draws.
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Yeah, I had to knock her off my list. I had her confused with Teresa Strasser, who appeared on Donnymid.

Neumms · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2007, 01:59:32 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'167872\' date=\'Oct 25 2007, 11:56 AM\']
Oh, I didn't say they were famous. Those are the only seven people on that list that I *can identify*.

[/quote]

Which might be an interesting idea for a game show. You bring in a dozen and ask the contestants who they are. Or bring in nine, have them sit on scaffolding and call it Basic Cable Squares.