I have a modified version of that opinion: that after Drew Carey and Steve Harvey worked, the thinking became "Comedians make great game show hosts, so we should go in that direction" instead of looking at game show hosts (and broadcasters) who understand how the pacing and working of the show goes.
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > She'll probably like Crews as much as she did Cedric. > > Seems like Disney-ABC is thinking that they can just put in a black comic > and "Millionaire" will be hot again, like Steve Harvey with "Family Feud." > The difference is that Harvey fits the traditional profile of a comedian > hosting "Feud" and he just simply has done it better than anyone else who > has done that show since Dawson. (Those YouTube clips haven't hurt, > either.) I don't know how many comics have hosted the show elsewhere, but > the three most identified hosts with the show--Meredith, Regis and Chris > Tarrant, the original UK host--were all broadcasters and would do the > format better. Actually, I personally think that it's time to give the > show a rest and bring it back in a few years as a prime time > two-weeks-and-out attraction on the network like the original. > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > [email protected] > > > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 5:03 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I hope I wasn't the only person who asked themselves "Who Wants to be a >>>> Millionaire is still running? And Cedric the Entertainer is hosting >>>> it?!?!?" >>>> >>> >>> I am still asking myself that question. If that is not what this is >>> referencing, what is it about? >>> >> >> I know that my mother, who is retired, watched every day when Meredith >> Vieira hosted and gave up when Cedric took over. So I can tell her she >> might want to start watching again in the fall. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
