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[Fedya]

As long as the change in the opening spiel gets rid of references to the "Bob Barker studio", I'm okay with it.

[ClockGameJohn]

[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'224669\' date=\'Sep 1 2009, 02:41 PM\']As long as the change in the opening spiel gets rid of references to the "Bob Barker studio", I'm okay with it.[/quote]

Bob stays, other stuff goes.

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'224695\' date=\'Sep 1 2009, 08:22 PM\']Bob stays, other stuff goes.[/quote]
Which also pretty much describes the situation with the models in the 1990s.

[Bill Neuweiler]

When I saw Price last month, there were a number of re-takes done during the commercials.  Drew spoke the wrong numbers at the end of a game, Drew forgot to mention a bonus during a game, and there were definitely reshoots of prizes both after the games were completed.    Not to mention a few pick-ups from rich at the end of the show.   the taping took a lot longer than it did when I went ten years back.  Barker had us in and out in an hour--tops.  Every stop down lasted as long at the televised commercials.  Aside from the line, the longest part of the whole process is when they drew for the $100.00.   Editing is totally a way of life at the BBS and just as it has been said before, the final product just doesn't feel the same.

[chris319]

Drew spoke the wrong numbers at the end of a game, Drew forgot to mention a bonus during a game

For $7 million per year and after 2+ years, you'd think Doofus McGoofus would do better than this now.

The last time I was in the studio (and the last time I saw the show), Doofus took the contestant to the downstage side of the Take Two board instead of the upstage side like he's supposed to. It didn't require an edit but it sure as Hades had Bart squealing like a greased little piggy.

How long did the taping you saw take in total?

[chris319]

Where else is someone supposed to get game show production experience now?

I would remind you that they had a seasoned producer who learned his craft from no less than Mark Goodson, but they threw him out to "take the show in a new direction". After Roger there's Kathy Greco and Stan Blits who could have stepped in. Heck, they could even bring in Andy Felsher if they had to.

As long as the change in the opening spiel gets rid of references to the "Bob Barker studio", I'm okay with it.

"From the Doofus McGoofus studio in Hollywood ..."

I'm sorry, Droofus McGoofus.

[Jeremy Nelson]

[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' post=\'224695\' date=\'Sep 1 2009, 07:22 PM\'][quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'224669\' date=\'Sep 1 2009, 02:41 PM\']As long as the change in the opening spiel gets rid of references to the "Bob Barker studio", I'm okay with it.[/quote]

Bob stays, other stuff goes.
[/quote]
Yeah, an opening spiel that takes all of ten seconds in the first place, and you chop that down and leave the only part that makes Bob watch the show in the first place? What's so wrong with keeping it the way it is, or even reverting back to the days before the studio was named for Bob?

Keeping Bob in the intro isn't gonna make people watch the show any more or less. Technically, all of the lines in the intro are common knowledge now, but Bob''s line is expendable.

But hey, it's not my show, it's too small a change to cry over, and I'll still watch the show anyway. Back to online multiplayer Tetris.

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'224761\' date=\'Sep 2 2009, 08:29 PM\']"From the Doofus McGoofus studio in Hollywood ..."

I'm sorry, Droofus McGoofus.[/quote]
Can't you make your point without cheap insults?

Good God, that's very low blow.

I wasn't going to say anything, but you took way it too far by editing that in.

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'224759\' date=\'Sep 2 2009, 09:20 PM\']The last time I was in the studio (and the last time I saw the show), Doofus took the contestant to the downstage side of the Take Two board instead of the upstage side like he's supposed to.[/quote]
Just curious -- when was this?  I ask mostly because Take Two hasn't been played since December.

[chris319]

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'224766\' date=\'Sep 2 2009, 07:25 PM\'][quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'224759\' date=\'Sep 2 2009, 09:20 PM\']The last time I was in the studio (and the last time I saw the show), Doofus took the contestant to the downstage side of the Take Two board instead of the upstage side like he's supposed to.[/quote]
Just curious -- when was this?  I ask mostly because Take Two hasn't been played since December.[/quote]
Early June 2008.

Well, they didn't hire O'Hurley, because he relied on the "cue cards" too much. He seems to be hosting Feud quite well. Hmmmmm

Feud doesn't have 2,547 pricing games, and O'Hurley was considered "too regal".

[JasonA1]

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'224764\' date=\'Sep 2 2009, 10:10 PM\']Can't you make your point without cheap insults?

Good God, that's very low blow.[/quote]

To call the guy Doofus? I don't actively champion for either guy, but people throw in all the remarks they want about Bob Barker when his name comes up, and that doesn't seem to ruffle any feathers on this particular board. Same goes for Richard Dawson, whose talent as Feud host and game show panelist often takes a backseat in our discussion to his tyrannical tendencies during his hosting heyday.

-Jason

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'224789\' date=\'Sep 2 2009, 09:29 PM\']but people throw in all the remarks they want about Bob Barker when his name comes up, and that doesn't seem to ruffle any feathers on this particular board.[/quote] There is a difference between "I think that Bob Barker was a lousy host in his last five years", and "Droofus couldn't host his way out of a wet bag," to wit, the use of insult to advance the point. I think that it's a weak insult that only trades on Drew's name being similar in sound to "Doofus," so it doesn't really singe my cackles.

Same goes for Richard Dawson, whose talent as Feud host and game show panelist often takes a backseat in our discussion to his tyrannical tendencies during his hosting heyday.

If I want to say "I thought Richard Dawson was an excellent host of Family Feud," I could do that. But anyone else could say "That's true, but he was a real asshat off-stage." I don't see what this point proves.

[Mr. Armadillo]

[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'224763\' date=\'Sep 2 2009, 09:07 PM\']Yeah, an opening spiel that takes all of ten seconds in the first place, and you chop that down and leave the only part that makes Bob watch the show in the first place? What's so wrong with keeping it the way it is, or even reverting back to the days before the studio was named for Bob?[/quote]
Because, whether you like it or not, the studio's still named after Bob?

Keeping Bob in the intro isn't gonna make people watch the show any more or less. Technically, all of the lines in the intro are common knowledge now, but Bob''s line is expendable.

Why, exactly, is that line more expendable than any other?  Do people still need to be reminded that it's now the "60-minute Price is Right!"?

But hey, it's not my show, it's too small a change to cry over, and I'll still watch the show anyway. Back to online multiplayer Tetris.

....multiplayer...Tetris?  Just when I thought I'd heard it all...

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'224802\' date=\'Sep 3 2009, 06:16 AM\']....multiplayer...Tetris?  Just when I thought I'd heard it all...[/quote]
Most multiplayer versions of Tetris I've played have been exceptional. (Do people still play TetriNet? I tend to stick with my DS these days.)

[davewalls]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'224807\' date=\'Sep 3 2009, 11:43 AM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'224802\' date=\'Sep 3 2009, 06:16 AM\']....multiplayer...Tetris?  Just when I thought I'd heard it all...[/quote]
Most multiplayer versions of Tetris I've played have been exceptional.
[/quote]

Tetris Party for the Wii (available from the WiiWare menu) is absolutely fantastic. Many new one player options, as well!

http://www.tetrisparty.com/us_en/