Oct 11
Days Til Drew
Even though Bob Barker’s final episode of The Price is Right aired back in June, his real final airdate is tomorrow. That’s because that final episode replays for the last time before Drew Carey takes over as host on the show’s 36th season premiere next Monday.
People were in line for up to five days outside CBS Television City for the chance to see Barker host one last time. The 83-year-old retired after fifty years on national television and more Emmy Awards than any other single performer.
So be sure to set your Tivo for tomorrow morning to see Barker in action and the proverbial torch moving a step closer toward a new runner.
I’ll still watch the show, most likely, unless I’m unable to get past Carey’s Martha Stewart-like laugh. They have redone the show’s logo, albeit a modest change; they have redone the show’s classic set, albeit keeping the retro look that will make it instantly familiar; and they have redone, note for note, the show’s classic theme. This last modification, the story goes, was to render it in stereo. I’m no audio expert, but I suspect that there were perfectly acceptable ways to take original studio tracks of the original recording, make it stereo, and fool all but the most sharp-eared of listeners. And how many people are going to get that upset about a “fake stereo” rendition of a game show theme?!?
The good news, if there is any for long-time fans of the show upon seeing Barker hang up the mic, is that most of the other elements of the show that have become so familiar over the years are staying put. So in many ways, it will be the same fun hour it has always been.
Even though I suspect it will be very different.
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(4.50 out of 5)
October 11th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
I don’t think I would handle this change very well. I love the “old-school” feel of that show, and would have preferred to keep it that way… Bob or no Bob.
October 13th, 2007 at 11:53 am
The new look could not be more “old school.” It is incredibly and surprisingly well done — I expected them to somewhat abandon the retro glory — and has increased my interest in watching again.