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Studio 33 - Price is Right Discussion => Carey Era => The Price WAS Right => Season 44 => Topic started by: TPIRFan2000 on September 23, 2015, 02:26:24 PM
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Episode Clips
Easy As 1-2-3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezn3oUOFFv4)
It's in the Bag (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxN5njohomQ)
Much of the east coast saw preemption of this episode due to Pope Francis' visit to the United States.
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Cover Up: That was a nice tribute to the games that were retired in the 90s. And a great win on top of it!
Eazy az 1 2 3: That sure was easy!
Side by Side: That was a total crapshoot, but great win nonetheless.
Line em Up: What was up with overpricing the Spark on both turns?
Push Over: As soon as I saw the setup, I knew that $9,887 was the obvious choice.
It's in the Bag: I would've stopped at the shaving cream.
Showcases: Disappointing to see that neither Showcase had a car in it, but I liked them both.
Miscellaneous: When was the last time a show had perfect bids on consecutive IUFBs? As shocking as it is to see Drew with gray hair, I think it's nowhere near as shocking as when the real Bob hosted his first gray-haired show in 1987. FWIW, I think Drew pulled the look off well by incorporating those of both Bob and Bill to make his own. Now on to the 2000s...
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Great wins in the first three games, especially in Cover Up. The gag was really cool, seeing the names of the retired games retired in the respective decade. Whoever came up with the gag idea deserves some credit.
We didn't get to see Push Over, but from the recap of it, that setup was very easy to not lose; it was just a matter of picking one or the other, and $9,887 seems more likely what a trip to SA could cost than $8,871. Nice win there.
These shows this week have been nothing but awesome. Decades Week is shaping up to be one of the best themed weeks of all time. Let's hope the streak of 3+ wins continues tomorrow with the 2000s!
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Having Cover Up played today and Drew mentioning its premiere date made me wonder-- could the show possibly post it's premiere playing online? As most of us know, it's premiere on that season's first episode was pre-empted except in very few markets, and we've seen they do have access to past episodes to show clips from, so it made me wonder if it is a possibility. If it has already been put up in the past and I'm completely unaware, please direct me to viewing it.
I had a feeling The Drew Carey Show would get slipped in somewhere in the show today. I was half expecting Kathy Kinney to appear dressed as Mimi lol.
So for the 2000s show will everyone in the audience be wearing Crocs and trucker hats?
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A solid show overall. :) This is my next-fave decade of all time, and this show didn't disappoint either. I am loving this week of show's so far, and I cannot wait for the last two that cover the 21st century.
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It's Day 3 (The 90s Are All That) of Decades Week!
THE BAD NEWS:
Line 'Em Up: It was already over when Elliot thought that it was a $17K+ Spark.
IITB: Adam should've stopped at the shaving cream and left with $4K...Although, he sure did stepped on the models' toes when they were supposed to move the items.
THE GOOD NEWS:
Pushover: A easy win for Britanny!
Eazy As 123: Ditto for Jelecia!
Side By Side: Not bad by Debra!
Cover Up: Nice to see the pictures of the games that were retired on that decade...And it was a great win by Raven! And she's also going to Bora Bora!
THE BOTTOM LINE:
Yet another great show this week with a "phat" tribute to the 90s! I was a little surprised that today's show was uploaded on the CBS.com site so earlier than usual. Nevertheless, everyone was wearing some cool 90s gear and the production was well done. And Rachel in a Baywatch one-piece, running in slo-mo...(faints)...Pamela Anderson would've been proud, indeed.
To the 00s tomorrow!!
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Overall choice of cues today was poor, especially considering the wide array they were using in the 90's. That aspect today felt nothing like the show I remembered as a kid.
Like yesterday, they easily could have done more with contestants row and showcase podia to make them authentic, and the turntable colors were way off -- the LED strips along the steps could have been red to match the carpet, the pattern on the walls be the classic purple, red and orange, and the space in between gold.
Honestly, today didn't wow me like the previous two days did. The light border was perfect, but the opening spiel was off a tad. Unless I misheard George, I think he just said "The Price is Right" instead of "the fabulous, 60 minute...." The rest was right, though, including the BBS part that was added in '98.
The lineup was kind of bland, not that they had a huge selection of not bland games to choose from for that decade. I don't know...the entire show just didn't have that season premiere week feel to it. The prizes weren't very extravagant, and the second showcase was very cheap, considering the week this is.
Drew's audience entrance was probably the highlight for me, but I was hoping it would be followed by something more substantial than the cheap car they played for in Cover Up.
I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer, as this show was pretty darn good by normal standards, but I feel like they largely missed the mark in emulating the 1990's, especially with how well they did with the 70's and 80's.
Oh, and there was the whole pope thing, but I guess it was a justified interruption in the show. Doesn't sound like we east coast folk missed much, anyway.
Tomorrow will be interesting. From the preview we've seen, the turntable depicts the last Barker version, but because Carey came along during the latter part of this decade, I wonder if all the cues, including "Walking," will reflect how they are now.
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I haven't been here for years. Certain people with family members who used to work for Goodson-Todman made it unbearable.
That said, a question: What does Drew Carey and improvisational ability have in common? Answer: Nothing.
He has been hosting TPIR for nearly a decade and he still can't ad lib his way in or out of a commercial. He still can't articulate the basic rules of most games. He still can't capture the drama of a winning moment. As I write, a contestant just won both showcases-- I mean, just as I write these very words-- and Drew sounds like he just revealed the price of a Libman mop.
Sad.
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Cu: I got a little worried when Raven chose the 6 for the last digit on her 2nd try when most of the audience wanted her to pick the 0 instead.
Eazy: According to Drew, he would've won too.
SBS: Perfect first half & two players won a $500 bonus!
LeU: So much for any Perfect Show hopes today.
PO: No way that safari was not $9K+.
IitB: Had Adam switched his last two groceries, he would've won the $16K.
Showcases: Everybody's been bidding at least decently this wk.; if Raven had won Adam's Showcase, I don't think they would've had enough space to bring the KIA Rio back on stage.
I'm not sure if we're going to have at least very good shows all wk. long, but we'll see.
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The Show was pre-empted here in Canada too, because City TV uses the CBS feed. City TV aired "Most Amazing" then switched over to "Let's Make a Deal"'s Mega Deal segment, then back over to Price's end credits.
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I haven't been here for years. Certain people with family members who used to work for Goodson-Todman made it unbearable.
That said, a question: What does Drew Carey and improvisational ability have in common? Answer: Nothing.
He has been hosting TPIR for nearly a decade and he still can't ad lib his way in or out of a commercial. He still can't articulate the basic rules of most games. He still can't capture the drama of a winning moment. As I write, a contestant just won both showcases-- I mean, just as I write these very words-- and Drew sounds like he just revealed the price of a Libman mop.
Sad.
Well, considering that your last post reads like so:
Let's hope at least one of these promotions lessens some of the petulance and condescension that sometimes ruins the spirit of this site and televisions most exciting hour.
It appears your entire purpose of existence on this site is to badmouth its users and Drew Carey. Learn a new trick, please.
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That said, a question: What does Drew Carey and improvisational ability have in common? Answer: Nothing.
He has been hosting TPIR for nearly a decade and he still can't ad lib his way in or out of a commercial. He still can't articulate the basic rules of most games. He still can't capture the drama of a winning moment. As I write, a contestant just won both showcases-- I mean, just as I write these very words-- and Drew sounds like he just revealed the price of a Libman mop.
Sad.
I'm not the biggest fan of Drew's hosting style to say the least, because of enthusiasm reasons, but come on. Your post was a one-step recipe: Add hominem and stir.
You could have been a lot more tactful in your post, while making your own point, preferably in its own thread, unless you want to talk about specific deficiencies beyond the Double Showcase Winner. The show, whether or not you like it as such, is successful, be it from ratings, getting the demographics it needs for long-term sustainability, and, oh yeah, those Daytime Emmys.
As you are someone with connections, you know better than to act than this. Likewise, you are an adult, and furthermore, one of the older members on the page. Set a good example. We agree on an underlying principle, but the approach to do so is vastly different. Critique the person's actions and hosting, not Drew himself. It's a very simple rule I hold myself (more subtly, the forum) to, as should you.
How many times does the approach you are taking work to solve anything? You work in television; if you were criticized like you are doing currently with Drew, would that give you any motivation to change? Personally, it'd make me think the person saying such things does not know how to criticize with tact. Please fix your approach. Your point is fine, and taken; the way you come about it is not.
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Overall choice of cues today was poor, especially considering the wide array they were using in the 90's.
Honestly, today didn't wow me like the previous two days did.
Drew's audience entrance was probably the highlight for me, but I was hoping it would be followed by something more substantial than the cheap car they played for in Cover Up.
I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer, as this show was pretty darn good by normal standards, but I feel like they largely missed the mark in emulating the 1990's, especially with how well they did with the 70's and 80's.
I agree with a lot, at least, of what you wrote. An audience entrance from Bob usually meant something big and/or pricey was about to be offered. Starting off with Cover Up is "okay", but how about having the contestant play for a (much) more expensive auto? And by the way, the first item up for bids on our 1990s episode today: an iPhone??!
I was hoping to hear some cues that made their debut during the run of Doug Davidson's PIR, especially the one I really liked that was played for living rooms/dining rooms/furniture (sorry I don't know the name of it - it featured a saxophone. Another version of it was used for small prizes long after the Davidson Price ended. Anyone?? :) )
I like the theme of the week but seeing time "pass so quickly" makes me a little sad. I remember watching both the Barker and James versions of Price in the 1970s. (To me, as a kid back then, it looked like there was a piece of candy on top of Dennis James's thick microphone. :-D )
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Same here....watching CityTV Montreal feed on Shaw Direct....I thought it was a computer glitch,station hack or someone pressing wrong keys or buttons
The Show was pre-empted here in Canada too, because City TV uses the CBS feed. City TV aired "Most Amazing" then switched over to "Let's Make a Deal"'s Mega Deal segment, then back over to Price's end credits.
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and here's another question,do they use the All American Television/Pearson Television logos,tomorrow ???
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I didn't think today's show was as good as yesterday's but it was still good nonetheless. I also expected they'd use old cues from the 1994 New Price is Right but surprisingly they didn't. A lot of the cues they did use on the show were music cues the show started using the first 2 or 3 years of Drew's tenure as host. Onto the games...
Cover Up. Neat that the things being covered up at the beginning of the game were names of pricing games that were retired in the 1990s.
Easy as 123..... Would have been nicer if they used the old Fortune Hunter prize cue instead, as that was part of the 1994 NPiR music library.
Side by Side......a win made for a perfect first half.
Line em Up......it seemed like they were on budget more offering such a cheap car in this game
Push Over......they could have used a NPiR 94 cue for that trip since there was a cue from that library that was often used in pricing games that offered more than 1 trip.
It's in the Bag......disappointing about the loss.
Final note....is it me, or did Drew look something like Bob back in the 1990s, & did George wearing his outfit remind anyone else of Rod Roddy when he wore his flashy attire back then?
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Same here....watching CityTV Montreal feed on Shaw Direct....I thought it was a computer glitch,station hack or someone pressing wrong keys or buttons
Probably a glitch from Rogers. I also noticed 2 American ads aired on it (Progressive Auto insurance and Lactaid, the latter of which we also have in Canada)
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and here's another question,do they use the All American Television/Pearson Television logos,tomorrow ???
I would say no. They've used the FremantleMedia logos all week, with Goodson/Todman (70's) and Goodson (80's/90's) voiceovers. Tomorrow, I expect to see the FremantleMedia logo again and, if we're lucky, the Goodson voiceover. I would be shocked if there was any mention about All American Television/Pearson.
A few other thoughts:
- I noticed that the light border was a blend of yellow and pink today. I can't think of any real reason why, other than perhaps trying to emulate the pink-ish color of the bulb "sparkles" of the 90's light border.
- I love that the opening logo has, on all three shows this week, first appeared on the screen in a manner (I hope "swiping in" from left to right is a good way to describe it) that is so reminiscent of how the manually revealed logo made its initial appearance before zooming in. On today's show, I noticed that the logo remained stagnant for a few seconds, before zooming in -- slowly. Both of these elements were a nice touch, although I wish they had done it on the 70's show -- I don't think this practice was common during the 90's episodes.
- With that said, I expect tomorrow's logo to be zoomed in 100% (no initial swipe reveal), and I expect it to be something that resembles the logo (the one with the stars around it) that was used from the 2nd episode of Season 31 through the end of Season 34.
- Drew's audience entrance was cool, although -- as was done in the Barker era -- I wish they had used the star wipe to transition from the logo to his entrance (along with the reverse star wipe once he got onto stage). I also wish that there had been a legitimate reason for going that route (translated: a big game that they didn't want to spoil with a standard entrance). I don't think any of the pricing games that debuted in the 90's could be classified in that manner. Does Triple Play require an audience entrance? If so, maybe they should have saved this approach for tomorrow's show (assuming it won't happen again).
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Raven (from Orange, CA) heads up on stage to play Cover-Up for a 2015 Kia Rio LX.
Wait...a foreign car on a 1990s show?
Adam (from Detroit) narrowly escapes joining the First Four Breakfast Club, and will play It's in the Bag for up to $16,000 (Manuela and Rachel).
Grocery items:
Healthy Choice Simply Steamers meatball marinara
Hold on...is that something with meat in a 1990s pricing game?
Actually, I don't think the "no meat whatsoever" policy started until sometime after 1990, so there probably were 1990s episodes with things like Pepperoni Hot Pockets - anybody remember when it actually started? Not that they went out of their way to announce it, mind you... (And I can still imagine the look on Bob's face when somebody told him what goes into those boxes of Knox Unflavored Gelatin)
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I realize it's entirely pedantic and something only we nerds care about, but would it have hurt the staff to make the Push Over box to China red just this once?
Also, Cover Up looks awful on the new turntable. The blue blends in too well.
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- With that said, I expect tomorrow's logo to be zoomed in 100% (no initial swipe reveal), and I expect it to be something that resembles the logo (the one with the stars around it) that was used from the 2nd episode of Season 31 through the end of Season 34.
That logo was done digitally, so in theory, they could use the same exact version they used then without having to create a new one. Given that is was computer generated, I assume it might be a high enough resolution that it will work in HD, despite the show only being in SD when it was in use.
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Also, after two days of having two "Bonus Game Item" pricing games on each day, there were none today (as I said yesterday, the middle item in Line 'Em Up doesn't count).
Another sign that I'm older than I would like to admit: they retired SuperBall over 15 years ago?
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Another sign that I'm older than I would like to admit: they retired SuperBall over 15 years ago?
1998 - 17 years ago.
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I was really hoping to see the "CBS StereoSound" logo flash on the screen during the intro...
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The 70's and 80's show were executed well.
But, I have a bone to pick with this show. The music cue selection was awful. Where was TnPIR '94 package? At the very least, the Car Slide cue? Or any number of the Grocery Product cues?
And the light borders. The intro was ... an interesting attempt. The light border has never been a shade of pink! And, as evidenced by TVs offered as prizes, the show already has a passable rendition of the pre-2007 light border that could have easily been used. Hell, in the final few Barker seasons, the light border opening was actually a prerecorded loop. They don't have that lying around somewhere? Furthermore, the light border used during George's call down window today was definitely not introduced in the 90's! Try 2008?
And finally, speaking of George. All week. Just... no.
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And, as evidenced by TVs offered as prizes, the show already has a passable rendition of the pre-2007 light border that could have easily been used. Hell, in the final few Barker seasons, the light border opening was actually a prerecorded loop. They don't have that lying around somewhere?
The Timeline (http://www.golden-road.net/faq/index.php/The_Price_Is_Right_Timeline#Season_36_.28.2707-.2708.29) indicates that the practice of using a prerecorded version of the previous light border began in Season 36. I'm guessing they aren't using it now because it was never shot in 16:9 -- it was 4:3 only (or so I assume).
I think that the one we saw on TVs being offered as prizes (on Monday and Tuesday - not today) is also 4:3-only. I'd have to go back and double-check, but I think the lights are moving only around the actual classic clip (which of course was recorded in 4:3). I'm pretty sure there are sidebars to fill in the rest of the screen that aren't surrounded by the border.
Furthermore, the light border used during George's call down window today was definitely not introduced in the 90's! Try 2008?
I started watching today's show (via SlingPlayer on my iPhone at work) about 15 minutes in -- when I saw that light border at that point (and again on one of the TVs being offered as a prize), I was dreading coming home and watching the intro and seeing it there as well. Thankfully that wasn't the case.
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I was really hoping to see the "CBS StereoSound" logo flash on the screen during the intro...
You weren't the only one. :P
And finally, speaking of George. All week. Just... no.
Amen. With all the things the staff and even Drew have gotten right so far this week, George has seemed to be on some other planet. His attempts to parody the different decades with slang and so forth have been lame, at best. Outside of the opening spiel, he hasn't even tried to emulate Johnny or Rod, which is disappointing. I guess his jacket today could have been an attempt to simulate Rod's flashy dress style, but a glittery gold or silver jacket would have been much more appropriate if that were the case, and I don't think it was.
Speaking of Rod, have we had so much as even a clip of him announcing this week? He isn't featured in the clip montage they've been showing at the beginning of each show.
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And by the way, the first item up for bids on our 1990s episode today: an iPhone??!
George introduced it as an update over the old flip phones of the 90s (although I think of flip phones more as 2000s), and he's been describing certain items all week as things that are upgrades over what people used in that decade. To me it's pretty clever.
Wrinkent, Triple Play does not officially require an audience entrance, although there were 1 or 2 MDS's where Bob entered from the audience because the show wanted to have an audience entrance for primetime. I am hoping Triple Play starts tomorrow's show, but I'm definitely not getting my hopes up since they've very rarely used the big 3 car games on specials and theme shows and Triple Play gets very little playing time as it is. It would certainly be a good opportunity to give away 3 cars popular/introduced in the decade though.
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The Timeline (http://www.golden-road.net/faq/index.php/The_Price_Is_Right_Timeline#Season_36_.28.2707-.2708.29) indicates that the practice of using a prerecorded version of the previous light border began in Season 36.
Ah, indeed.
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Something else that's been missing that I thought would have a chance of being resurrected (for at least the 70's-90's shows): the classic mid-show bumper. But I guess I'm more surprised that no one else has mentioned it (at least in the threads/posts I've read) more than I am by the lack of its appearance.
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^I've noticed it, but I figure they left it out due to time constraints, which I believe is why they did away with it in the first place.
There's also the possibility that they're intentionally leaving certain things out because they may remind people just how much better certain aspects of the show used to be (ex: playing only a handful of the old cues rather than loading up the entire show with them). They're giving us a bite of the old pie, and it tastes amazing, but they're holding the majority of the pie back because it doesn't go well with the new pie they've been baking over the past few years.
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Something else that's been missing that I thought would have a chance of being resurrected (for at least the 70's-90's shows): the classic mid-show bumper. But I guess I'm more surprised that no one else has mentioned it (at least in the threads/posts I've read) more than I am by the lack of its appearance.
You must be talking about the "Stay tuned for more pricing games coming up on the second half..." bit, correct? If so, yeah, I hadn't really wondered why it hasn't appeared this week, and I'm guessing because some people didn't think it was important enough to revitalize for this week. It's one of those old staples that wasn't very notable, I suppose.
Although PayingTheRent does mention time constraints, so maybe it wouldn't surprise that many people for its lack of appearance. (By the way, that pie analogy is great. :-))
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I really don't have the words to express how much I've been loving the new Turntable this week. It's a nice change from the seemingly omnipresent squares, and even though it's shaped so drastically differently, it really has been able to evoke the memory of the old walls every day.
Also, even if it only lasts a week, it's really awesome having the opening titles back. I about died when I saw, "Surprises!" "Prizes!" "All Sizes!" today.
I think everyone knows I don't care for the graphics they've been using in Cover Up for the past few years, but what they did with them today was just about perfect. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd see the show acknowledging Bump again.
Elliot...uh...didn't exactly seem with it during Line em Up. I don't think I've ever seen someone forget to finish the price before.
Push Over was about as easy as I've ever seen it today.
Did Adam remind anybody else of Zach Galifianakis?
Do we know if those DVD sets were actually part of the second showcase? It seems goofy to show them if they weren't included in the package, but they never actually got prize plugs.
Speaking of the second showcase...I know it wasn't the most frequently-used piece ever, but I really miss the cue they played while George was holding the Beanie Baby.
IitB: Had Adam switched his last two groceries, he would've won the $16K.
Except he wouldn't, because that's wrong.
Oh, and if I had a way to do it, I'd insert a video here of me singing Happy Birthday to You. Because, y'know, that's legal now. :)
Does Triple Play require an audience entrance?
No, it doesn't.
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George introduced it as an update over the old flip phones of the 90s (although I think of flip phones more as 2000s), and he's been describing certain items all week as things that are upgrades over what people used in that decade. To me it's pretty clever.
I can see that. I would have gone another route: offering something that was actually around in the 1990s but has been upgraded for today (especially for the first item). Or maybe a prize that was typically offered on Price back then (grandfather clock perhaps? :) )
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I think everyone knows I don't care for the graphics they've been using in Cover Up for the past few years, but what they did with them today was just about perfect. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd see the show acknowledging Bump again.
I checked the FAQ to see if there was anything else they could've used in its place, and I was surprised that the only other game retired in the 90s was Give or Keep, which as far as I know never had a proper logo. A surprisingly stable decade!
In case anyone wanted them for posterity, I see that Qwizx put up the Cover Up logos here: http://www.qwizx.com/pics/retpgs.jpg
It seems rare that the show acknowledges that there are games they don't play anymore, period. What are some other notable instances?
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Bob mentioned on air about a contestant that asked about Hurdles. He told the contestant that game hasn't been played since 1983.
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What about the contestant who wanted to play Professor Price? :oldlol:
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When the current Time is Money debuted last season, Drew did acknowledge the fact that there was a slightly different version of the game on the show in the past that hadn't been played for a while.
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It seems rare that the show acknowledges that there are games they don't play anymore, period. What are some other notable instances?
When they brought back both Bargain Game and Check Game, Drew mentioned that they had been retired, then redesigned and brought back. I can't remember how long it had been since Barker's Bargain Bar had been played, but I remember Drew mentioning when Check Game came back that it had not been played in a number of years (four, I think he said).
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^I've noticed it, but I figure they left it out due to time constraints, which I believe is why they did away with it in the first place.
It was due to time constraints (or at least that's what I've read here.) Given how much even more rushed the show seems now, and all of the edits, I can certainly understand not bringing this back.
There's also the possibility that they're intentionally leaving certain things out because they may remind people just how much better certain aspects of the show used to be (ex: playing only a handful of the old cues rather than loading up the entire show with them). They're giving us a bite of the old pie, and it tastes amazing, but they're holding the majority of the pie back because it doesn't go well with the new pie they've been baking over the past few years.
That's as good of an analogy as I've ever seen, and very true.
Speaking of Rod, have we had so much as even a clip of him announcing this week? He isn't featured in the clip montage they've been showing at the beginning of each show.
It's incredibly sad, especially when you consider that he has had the longest tenure of any TPIR announcer to date. Even Rich was featured during the 2000's episode (in the clip of Drew's first show). And I mean that with absolutely no disrespect towards Rich.
This sounds absolutely ridiculous, but I almost wonder if Rod's family (or whoever officially represents him, if such a person/persons even exist for a deceased individual) no longer wants him officially associated with the show, for whatever reason.
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The Timeline (http://www.golden-road.net/faq/index.php/The_Price_Is_Right_Timeline#Season_36_.28.2707-.2708.29) indicates that the practice of using a prerecorded version of the previous light border began in Season 36. I'm guessing they aren't using it now because it was never shot in 16:9 -- it was 4:3 only (or so I assume).
Correction: Per a post from PayingTheRent (in the thread about the 2000's episode), there was a HD version of the Season 36 light border (used starting with the 2nd Million Dollar Spectacular in March 2008). However, it had multi-colored G/T asterisks next to the bulbs, making it look (IMHO) quite a bit different than the light border we know and love.
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It's incredibly sad, especially when you consider that he has had the longest tenure of any TPIR announcer to date. Even Rich was featured during the 2000's episode (in the clip of Drew's first show). And I mean that with absolutely no disrespect towards Rich.
This sounds absolutely ridiculous, but I almost wonder if Rod's family (or whoever officially represents him, if such a person/persons even exist for a deceased individual) no longer wants him officially associated with the show, for whatever reason.
I'd argue that the show is finally giving Rod his due. We had someone last season wear a shirt that paid tribute to Rod (and Drew and George mentioned it on the air). Also, the show's official YouTube page uploaded old clips where Rod's voice was heard. In contrast to the late Barker era, whenever the show did old clips from the time he was announcer, they would leave out Rod's voice (such as the "Come on down!" blooper reel).
I would very much like to have cilps or pictures of Rod as a tribute to him, like they did with Johnny on the 25th Anniversary Special, but I don't know if that will happen given current time constraints.
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I'd argue that the show is finally giving Rod his due. We had someone last season wear a shirt that paid tribute to Rod (and Drew and George mentioned it on the air). Also, the show's official YouTube page uploaded old clips where Rod's voice was heard.
And in the facebook game, they have used one clip with him announcing a prize from 2003.
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I loved that Drew entered through the audience, but I wish they would've played a game that would've required him to do an audience entrance. And with that being said, maybe hopefully they'll have Drew do it this way every so often to help create some variety to the beginning of the show.