Drew Carey's new blog/Twitter

[FlipFlopper7769]

Very interesting... looks like the chase lights from the MDS's are coming to daytime. Is that a new podium for Rich? New colors on IUFB displays? Plus, I had no idea DiPirro was so young!

[PriceFan14]

Why do they find it necessary to repaint the Contestants Row podiums? They look fine the way they are now. They're making the set to glam and it just doesn't work for TPiR. LEAVE THE FREAKIN THING ALONE!

[Casey]

Why do they find it necessary to repaint the Contestants Row podiums? They look fine the way they are now. They're making the set to glam and it just doesn't work for TPiR. LEAVE THE FREAKIN THING ALONE!

You don't even know *why* they were painting them before you began your tirade.  They simply could be repainting them the exact same colors they have been.  Touching up a season or two's worth of wear and tear, you know?

[The_Great_Butler]

You don't even know *why* they were painting them before you began your tirade. 

Can we please do without the sniping? It makes for a better experience for everyone.

[PriceFan14]

You don't even know *why* they were painting them before you began your tirade.  They simply could be repainting them the exact same colors they have been.  Touching up a season or two's worth of wear and tear, you know?

I'm not blind. The colors are clearly darker than they have been. The lights around the stage are pointless; There's nothing special for primetime anymore. They've gone much longer than two seasons before touching up stuff in the past, and that would be with 10-years+-old sets.

Edit: I retract what I've said about just leaving C-Row alone. As someone pointed out in another thread, it does look they're going back to the pre-2007 colors. That's change I can live with! Still the same feeling on the stage lights though.

[Casey]

Can we please do without the sniping? It makes for a better experience for everyone.

You have a very liberal definition of a snipe...

[PIR85]

Now he has a blog at http://drewfromtv.blogspot.com/.  He talks about how he wants to keep everyone up-to-date regarding things on TPiR, and also talks about how www.priceisright.com is never updated, but they will be updating it soon and Drew will even mention the website on the season premiere.  And, Drew, please don't go to the show with the goatee you've got growing there.

[CBSpromoman]

Is that a new podium for Rich?

I'm pretty sure that's a work table from CBS's scenic shop.

[Marc]

You don't even know *why* they were painting them before you began your tirade.  They simply could be repainting them the exact same colors they have been.  Touching up a season or two's worth of wear and tear, you know?

This is more than a paint job.  Contestant's Row has gone LED for Season 38.

[urbanpreppie0004]

As in lighting or screens?

[Mallory16]

Stupid question:  why did they change contestants' row for seemingly no reason?

[joeyboy]

I'm hoping that the displays remain relatively the same, and they are just replacing the light bulbs in the displays with LED's.

[rob79]

Personally, I hope this "Unbelieveably cool" thing is they've realized how foolish they've been in NOT playing certain games (i.e. 3 Strikes, Triple Play, Credit Card, Clearance Sale, Shopping Spree, Take Two) and they come out and apologize for not playing them and say they're all gonna be played once again.

Yeah, it's probably wishful thinking I know, but that's what i'm hoping for.

[mrbrown2195]

This is more than a paint job.  Contestant's Row has gone LED for Season 38.

...cue the cries of "I's wills NEVAR watch againz! NEVAR!!!" in 3...2...1...

Seriously, though, that's pretty cool. If the numbers retain the same "font" as the old displays, but now they can add graphics to indicate a winner, and perhaps show ludicrous bids like "$15 million", that might be pretty neat.

In the picture on Drew's twitter, it sort of looks like the screen is/was on, and it looks like the numbers might be the same.

[TPIRfan222]

www.drewfromtv.blogspot.com.  Looks interesting.