Wow, this was a pretty decent show. Drew moved things along fairly well for the most part. There were still many of the usual problems, but there weren't many added ones today.
One of those said problems that needs to vanish is this continual dance number from Drew and the model handing off the microphone. It wasn't funny the first time, and it isn't getting funny.
One Away was nice. It really was. With Drew's high demands in the asking for the number of correct digits, Rachel fit the bill perfectly. It's quite unfortunately she lost, though I was
very pleased she went with her own decision instead of being swayed by the audience, even when Drew brought up their negative reaction.
Did I hear oinking sounds during the fourth One Bid
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The directing in Master Key was absolutely beautiful. There's no way Bart would have made the effort to get a shot of Trevell's face when he wasn't making it easily visible to the camera.
Speaking of Master Key, interesting that the car wasn't on the riser today. I like it being down on the floor with the other two prizes. I think it actually looks better.
DiPirro, you are best! Finally! We see Rich on camera during a calldown not because of any special incident that got him on camera just before the calldown. Never did I think we would actually be seeing this again. DiPirro, you are very literally the best thing that's happened to the show in years!
And funny, I can't think of anybody who's been displeased with anything DiPirro's done, and most of what he has been doing is favouring the Breslow style of how things used to be done, but nobody's complaining there. There's a surefire testament that the old ways are definitely the best ways for the show.
Did I hear Dig We Must playing after Trevell went over in the Showcase Showdown?
Yeah, the new double Showcase winner graphic isn't as fancy as the previous one; however, I wasn't too fond of it either. Now would be a nice time to resurrect the original graphic...
Too bad we'll probably never find out about the 5th wheel at the opening.
Yeah, that was really weird.
What we saw of Rich today was all we really ever asked for
Yup, I wouldn't expect anything but greatness from Mr. DiPirro when it comes to doing things right.