[TV orNotTV] Barker Coming Back to 'TPIR' (Not as Host)

2013-10-29 Thread Mark Jeffries
Bob Barker will make an appearance on the show he hosted on CBS for 35 years on Dec. 12, his 90th birthday, to promote pet adoption: http://www.thewrap.com/price-right-bring-bob-barker-back-90th-birthday/ I'm just amazed that it's been six years and Drew Carey is still doing the show. I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Barker Coming Back to 'TPIR' (Not as Host)

2013-10-29 Thread Jon Delfin
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.comwrote: Bob Barker will make an appearance on the show he hosted on CBS for 35 years on Dec. 12, his 90th birthday, to promote pet adoption: http://www.thewrap.com/price-right-bring-bob-barker-back-90th-birthday/ I'm just

Re: [TV orNotTV] Barker Coming Back to 'TPIR' (Not as Host)

2013-10-29 Thread Joe Hass
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.comwrote: Bob Barker will make an appearance on the show he hosted on CBS for 35 years on Dec. 12, his 90th birthday, to promote pet adoption: http://www.thewrap.com/price-right-bring-bob-barker-back-90th-birthday/ I'm just

Re: [TV orNotTV] Barker Coming Back to 'TPIR' (Not as Host)

2013-10-29 Thread Steve Timko
I assume the schedule is to tape six shows in a day. That means in a week they tape six weeks worth of shows. He gets a nice chunk of change for that, plus the continuous exposure means he's guaranteed decent stand up gigs at casinos and medium-sized clubs. Look at how many comedians would kill to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Barker Coming Back to 'TPIR' (Not as Host)

2013-10-29 Thread Mark Jeffries
Partially because of the initial problems he had and just plain old What am I doing hosting a game show? I guess the paychecks relieve that problem--and besides, the people who'll look you in the face and claim that they've always wanted to do a game show are usually the ones that are really

Re: [TV orNotTV] Barker Coming Back to 'TPIR' (Not as Host)

2013-10-29 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Oct 29, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Steve Timko wrote: I assume the schedule is to tape six shows in a day. That means in a week they tape six weeks worth of shows. Actually, fthey do two a day, three days a week (with a new audience brought in for the second taping). See the ticketing website:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Barker Coming Back to 'TPIR' (Not as Host)

2013-10-29 Thread Joe Hass
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.comwrote: Partially because of the initial problems he had and just plain old What am I doing hosting a game show? I guess the paychecks relieve that problem--and besides, the people who'll look you in the face and claim that