Wayne Brady

[byrd62]

If you thought Bob Barker guest-hosting Vince McMahon's WWE Raw wrestling show on USA Network last year was something, how about LMaD's Wayne Brady doing the same in May?

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/special/allsp...omingguesthosts

[Jumpondees]

Wayne Brady and Bob Barker are two completely different animals.  IMO, for the majority of todays "sports entertainment" fans, Bob Barker was known primarily for one thing, hosting The Price Is Right, this with kicking Adam Sandler's ass in a scene from Happy Gilmore taking a close second.  Bob being on Raw was like a guilty pleasure only because many couldn't wrap their minds around a man of Bob's stature being on a show like Raw.  Even though I enjoyed his appearance, I knew why Bob was really there, to pimp his book and to collect a check for his various animal charity work he is known for.

Wayne Brady on the other hand in the same light is known for much more than Let's Make A Deal.  Wayne, as we all are aware is an accomplished comedian, actor, and as of recent a recording artist.  Now I'm sure that WWE is linking Wayne to his current gig for marketability to get people to watch Raw, but with the end of the current TV season fast approaching, and no official word on if LMAD is getting a second season pick-up according to Wayne himself in THIS article from the Jacksonville Observer that I first saw over at Game Show News Net this past week, it would make no sense for Wayne to go on a wrestling show to promote a game show during a sweeps month that according to him (in a indirect, roundabout way) may be dead in the water weeks after his appearance.  

LMAD is getting decent ratings from what I have read so far, and it's profit margins for CBS have to be better than the show it replaced, so to make Wayne's appearance on Raw worth while, let us hope that CBS gets off their collective asses and announces a renewal for LMAD.

[Joe Mello]

Wayne's probably also going to get some extra mileage from acting out of character (NSFW)

[Jumpondees]

[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'238206\' date=\'Mar 25 2010, 11:51 AM\']Wayne's probably also going to get some extra mileage from acting out of character (NSFW)[/quote]

That will always be my favorite bit from that series.

[Johnissoevil]

I myself would like to see Barker make an encore appearance guest hosting RAW so we could get some more Price is RAW.  And if you're not down with that, I have TWO WORDS for you:

SPIN IT!

[TheInquisitiveOne]

I myself would like to see Barker make an encore appearance guest hosting RAW so we could get some more Price is RAW.

As much as I like Barker (yes, I do), once is enough for an occasion such as this one. As a wrestling fan, I could stand for more matches and story advancement, even in a TV-PG, chairshot-to-the-head-free environment.

It would make no sense for Wayne to go on a wrestling show to promote a game show during a sweeps month that according to him (in a indirect, roundabout way) may be dead in the water weeks after his appearance.

At least Wayne's show still has hope...unlike the cast of Hot Tub Time Machine (hosting tomorrow's RAW), which opened at number 3 this weekend, even behind "Alice," despite the hype machine generated a month in advance. Nice dead-in-the-water tactics there, WWE.

LMAD is getting decent ratings from what I have read so far, and it's profit margins for CBS have to be better than the show it replaced, so to make Wayne's appearance on Raw worth while, let us hope that CBS gets off their collective asses and announces a renewal for LMAD.

1000x this. Anything else kills all momentum CBS built me up as a viewer.

The Inquisitive One

[Mr. Armadillo]

[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'238459\' date=\'Mar 28 2010, 05:15 PM\']

I myself would like to see Barker make an encore appearance guest hosting RAW so we could get some more Price is RAW.

As much as I like Barker (yes, I do), once is enough for an occasion such as this one. As a wrestling fan, I could stand for more matches and story advancement, even in a TV-PG, chairshot-to-the-head-free environment.
[/quote]

Are you saying Bob's character is too one-dimensional for even the WWE to develop?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'238484\' date=\'Mar 29 2010, 07:33 AM\']Are you saying Bob's character[/quote]
I wasn't aware he had any.