Recap -- 6/17/10

[REDHEADVICKI]

saw the show in full thru my dvr early this morning. deleted it. period. end of story. lol!

One of the worst I've seen in the last 20+ years that I have been watching TPIR regularly.   

Will it get any better next year?

[spoon14]

The sad part about all of this is that Drew, at some point in the show, stated that this was his "favorite day since he's been on the show," or something to that effect.  It's pretty clear that Drew doesn't "get it."

I think he said it was "one of" his favorites. While I think Drew likes stuff like guests bands more than other people do, I also think his comment was in part an effort to be a good hosts to his guests. The lead singer looked so forlorn; you'd think Drew would want to make them feel like A-listers.

It was pretty sad that the singer seemed to stand there for much of the time. The house band concept didn't work very well in this episode. I don't know if it's impossible for it to work. But they'd probably have to take a different approach. For instance, use a band that is known for it's instrumental skills so they could be better integrated. If the band isn't well integrated with the flow of the show, it just feels like an interruption.

That Cover Up set-up was just begging for $11,112 to be the first guess. I think Drew might be giving a bit more emphasis that they only need one number right in hopes that someone will use strategy. He also pointed out the good news/bad news nature of getting the first three digits with the first guess.

[hirogen73]

Hey CBS, go ahead and cancel the show.  It is sick and should be put out of its misery.  If the show were a dog, it would have been put down by now.  It's the end of the season; just pull the plug if Fremantle is going to produce crap like today's show.

Wow. I wouldn't go that far.  It was just a band.  I'm not 100% crazy about it...Unless it was a band I enjoyed, then I'd be all over it.  But its cool they try new things and try to keep the show fresh. 

[dh027]

I will admit, I did say a couple of rash things in the moment in yesterday's post.  Do I want TPIR to go away?  No.  Does it pain me to see it in it's current form? Yes. 

(But if it did go away for a few years it would open the door to reruns on GSN.  Just saying.)

[Wayoshi]

Reruns on GSN just keep fanboys' denial going. No good.

[TPIRGuru]

Wow. I wouldn't go that far.  It was just a band.  I'm not 100% crazy about it...Unless it was a band I enjoyed, then I'd be all over it.  But its cool they try new things and try to keep the show fresh. 

But it shouldn't be the focus of the show either.

[hirogen73]

(But if it did go away for a few years it would open the door to reruns on GSN.  Just saying.)

Oh I wish!  But have you noticed how incredibly lame GSN has become now?  I remember 10 years ago when they played all the great old game shows:  Tic-Tac-Dough, Super Password, Blockbusters, Price is Right, Dawson's Family Feud, Press Your Luck, etc.  Those were glory days! 

Now they just show Deal or No Deal and poker shows over and over and over.   (insert spin-hasn't-gone-all-the-way-around boo here)   

[pete1974]

I just watched this episode and I think the Lonestar gimmick would`ve worked if they played ALL the music on the show,  not just the theme or the  music going into or coming back from commercials.  I was hoping to hear their version of the CoD cue or some of the other classic music (which we STILL hear, just not that often).

[whinbaby]

The 7,300th episode (188th for Season 38)

Showcase #1
Dell Computer - $1,327
Satellite Radio - $1,936
Ford Focus - $18,094

Showcase #2
Lonestar Gear - $220
Trip to San Diego - $1,524
Party Boat - $24,531

Your Modeling Scorecard for June 17, 2010
Lanisha Cole
Total:  7/$48,974 (6/$36,139, 1/$12,835)
Cars:  1/$12,835 (0/$0, 1/$12,835)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Manuela Arbelaez
Total:  7/$53,386 (5/$29,131, 2/$24,255)
Cars:  1/$18,918 (0/$0, 1/$18,918)
Trips:  1/$5,337 (0/$0, 1/$5,337)

Amber Lancaster
Total:  8/$29,605 (5/$8,248, 3/$21,357)
Cars:  1/$18,094 (0/$0, 1/$18,094)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

And for the season
Lanisha Cole (123 shows)
Total:  1,102/$5,714,980 (669/$2,326,252, 433/$3,388,728)
Cars:  104/$2,374,300 (36/$820,350, 68/$1,553,950)
Trips:  106/$831,345 (55/$435,083, 51/$396,262)

Manuela Arbelaez (114 shows)
Total:  962/$5,716,450 (600/$2,537,885, 362/$3,178,565)
Cars:  103/$2,296,839 (47/$1,092,213, 56/$1,204,626)
Trips:  117/$1,014,716 (65/$529,152, 52/$485,564)

Amber Lancaster (76 shows)
Total:  626/$3,882,104 (400/$1,737,184, 226/$2,144,920)
Cars:  74/$1,738,691 (27/$632,880, 47/$1,105,811)
Trips:  70/$508,274 (35/$245,388, 35/$262,886)

[Macsen]

Yeah I did notice that. I knew I heard rumors McDonald had left, because the band doesn't sound the same. McDonald had the great voice.

Heard the rumors? Dude, he left three years ago.