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'Price Is Right' for Drew Carey
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| Djsketchbag |
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Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right." The deal was set Monday afternoon shortly before a taping of CBS'"Late Show" with David Letterman, where he confirmed it.
"I realize what a big responsibility this is," he said. "It's only a game show, but it's the longest-running game show in American television and I plan to keep it that way."
The selection attracted more attention than usual for a daytime show because of the prospect of replacing Barker, 83. Barker retired after 35 years in the job last month following taping of his 6,586th episode.
The opening attracted widespread interest, including from comic Rosie O'Donnell after she left "The View."
Carey, 49, spent a decade on his own ABC sitcom and also was host of the improvisational game show "Whose Line is It Anyway?"
He will also be host of a new CBS prime-time game show, "The Power of 10," that will air first next month. He told The Associated Press on Monday that CBS officials first contacted him about "The Price is Right" immediately after he completed a pilot of the other game show this spring.
"My agent called me and said `I was talking to CBS casting today' and in my head I was thinking, `Oh, `CSI' guest star?' And he said what would you think about replacing Bob Barker on `The Price is Right?'"
Asked if he found the prospect of replacing such a TV legend daunting, Carey recalled talking to a friend who knows the game show business who told him, "as long as Bob Barker is cool with it, the fans will be cool with it."
"I'm cool with it," Barker said after hearing Carey's remarks.
Barker said he's not familiar enough with Carey's past performances to offer an opinion on his selection. But, he said, "I understand he ad-libs very well and that he has a very nice, friendly way of working, and I think both of those would be helpful to him on 'The Price Is Right.'"
His advice for Carey: "Go out there and do that show the way you think it should be done. Don't imitate me and don't imitate anyone else."
CBS entertainment President Nina Tassler said she was "beyond delighted" to land Carey.
"He is one of the most well-liked personalities working in entertainment, and I have no doubt his humor, charm and enthusiasm will endear him to 'Price is Right' viewers," she said.
While Carey said doesn't know Barker personally, the younger comedian said he was comfortable that his predecessor would be accepting when he took on the job.
The negotiation process was nerve-racking. While he was talking with CBS about the job, Carey said he got a call from another lawyer in Hollywood who told him one of his clients was offered "The Price is Right" job.
He figured CBS had lined up back-ups if the first choice did not come through.
"If I was going after a second baseman, I wouldn't just talk to one second baseman," the Cleveland Indians fan said. "If I were the general manager, I would be talking to a few second basemen." |
I dunno about this .... I like drew carey who's line is it anyway was halerious but Price is right ?? I don't know if drew is serious enough to take on a role as big as host of the PIR ... |
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| Frenchie |
NO one will be as goos as or close to being as great as Bob! I won't wacth it anymore.
And it's not JUST a game show, I mean c'mon..it's PIR!!! |
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| geroin |
| quote: | Originally posted by Djsketchbag
I dunno about this .... I like drew carey who's line is it anyway was halerious but Price is right ?? I don't know if drew is serious enough to take on a role as big as host of the PIR ... |
hilarious |
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| kotsy |
| I thought that they should've canceled the show after Bob left, but I think that Drew Carey will be an interesting replacement. I was a huge fan of The Drew Carey Show and watched Who's Line Is It Anyways as well. I'll definitely check it out when he does take over. |
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| Djsketchbag |
| quote: | Originally posted by geroin
hilarious |
That's it i'm only going to write in polish from now on! :toothless |
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| E2EK1EL |
| retarded ... Drew Carey will not be a proper host for this show. |
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| Chris Allen |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
retarded ... Drew Carey will not be a proper host for this show. |
From what I was reading it was between him and Rosie O'Donnell. I think they made the right choice ;) |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Chris Allen
From what I was reading it was between him and Rosie O'Donnell. I think they made the right choice ;) |
They should of got someone old to do the show. |
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| Djsketchbag |
| quote: | Originally posted by Chris Allen
From what I was reading it was between him and Rosie O'Donnell. I think they made the right choice ;) |
Anything is better then Rosie !! |
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| Zentac_75 |
He doubt he lasts a year...Bob looked clean, safe and approachable. He appealed to the old timers that watch the show religiously. Drew is a hilarious but overweight recovering alcoholic. Watch him get canned for impregnating a number of the showgirls.
I do wish him well though, just wouldn't bet on him. |
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| beefy k |
They wouldn't have made this decision without seriously looking into the core demographic of regular viewers i.e geezers. They must have concluded that geezers like Drew.
We'll see how this unfolds. |
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| Zentac_75 |
| quote: | Originally posted by beefy k
They wouldn't have made this decision without seriously looking into the core demographic of regular viewers i.e geezers. They must have concluded that geezers like Drew.
We'll see how this unfolds. |
Excellent point. I based my assumptions on an interview with him I read years ago.
You win. |
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