So, is it safe to say that no one will be disappointed if we don't see Plinko played for about a month?
I sort of figured this would happen. As historical of an occasion as it is, being the first time a pricing game is played six times during the show, it's painfully obvious why part of the success of The Price is Right over the past 42 years can be attributed to the varied game play from show to show. Both Roger and Bob are on the record as saying that if you don't like something that's happening on The Price is Right, something different is happening a couple of minutes later. Not the case here. This episode is a classic example of how too much of a good thing can be detrimental. By the third playing, I was pretty sick of the small prize pricing portion of it and the minimal money and prize wins in the subsequent playings didn't help matters. Making things worse, due to the nature of the game and the time constraints, there was practically no contestant interaction today, aside from Erik's antics in Contestants' Row and his subsequent picking up of Drew. Drew ragging on Side By Side, Double Prices and Coming or Going (truthful or not) probably wasn't a good idea, either.
I also disagree with the approach to the six Plinko playings, as well. There was no need for the game to have it's big reveal six times when everyone knew that it was Plinko that was about to be played. You could tell the audience's enthusiasm was dwindling by the third or fourth reveal/introduction. Had I been directing this show, I would have done the big reveal for Plinko during the first act and then just keep the game out on stage in full view of the audience for the rest of the show, transitioning to a tight shot on the Plinko logo as the contestants came up stage, Golden Road-style, followed by Drew pitching it to George to reveal the bonus prizes like the cars and so on. Could have saved the show some time rather than do the long-drawn out introduction over and over again.
So, overall, you have to give it to the current administration for doing a show that will easily be remembered as one of the most historical episodes in Price is Right history, but, the show itself turned out to be better in theory than it was in production.
