Now that Bob Barker's final show has aired, is there hope of TPIR becoming a HD show? I've read that they have the facilities and equipment but that Bob (or others) was against it. I personally haven't watched TPIR in a long time but I'd be more likely to watch if it was in HD. I never watched or even considered watching The View before I got my HD tuner and found there are no other HD programs on at 10am so I've watched it once or twice (though it's kind of lame HD and not the most exciting HD show).

So does anyone know or want to speculate if TPIR will be a HD show with the new host?

I'm not sure why Bob would have been against it. He's been interviewed in HD before and, quite frankly, we should all be so lucky to be in that good shape at his age....

That was one of the first daytime shows to go color!

the cameras say HD on them for what its worth

please dont attack me for saying that im not a camera nerd k thx

It's a shame that the news could be in HD, but not a long-running and respected show.

Who's going to be the next host?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/16/barker.odonnell.ap/index.html

I hope and pray they end the show before letting this happen.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/16/barker.odonnell.ap/index.html

I hope and pray they end the show before letting this happen.

That would be a disaster.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/16/barker.odonnell.ap/index.html

I hope and pray they end the show before letting this happen.

Hope I never see this woman again in HD! It's gross!

She is a horses AS*

yep, just read it in my sunday paper.. Good thing it was after I had my Fathers day breakfast :(

She hasn't even auditioned. George Hamilton, Mark Steines, and Todd Newton are rumored to be the front runners.

Didn't they run it short-term last year with Ricki Lake as a filler during prime-time over the summer?

I caught some of it and boy did it suck.

It needs a good strong (in stage presence) male for the job.. That was what made Bob Barker so popular.

Didn't they run it short-term last year with Ricki Lake as a filler during prime-time over the summer?

I caught some of it and boy did it suck.

I think that was a variety of game shows that she hosted in prime time. Price is Right, Family Feud, etc.

How is Richard Dawson doing these days? He's only in his early 70s. He could do the show for a good ten years... ;)

I'm not sure why Bob would have been against it. He's been interviewed in HD before and, quite frankly, we should all be so lucky to be in that good shape at his age....

i saw bob barker do the top 10 on letterman in hi def a couple weeks ago

anyway, i still can't believe there are shows like "deal or no deal" and "jimmy kimmel" "craig feguson" "carson daly" "mad tv" are not in hi def yet

martha stewart is in SD but sometimes at the very end of the today show, they show her in hi def from her set as a "coming up" kinda thing, weird

martha stewart is in SD but sometimes at the very end of the today show, they show her in hi def from her set as a "coming up" kinda thing, weirdMartha is a syndicated show which makes it a different kettle of fish altogether. True, Wheel and Jeopardy! are available in HD for the few stations which can do more than simply pass network HD live (it makes sense that they were first, since they're owned by a company which makes HD sets), but most syndicated shows aren't HD yet.

I'm not sure why Bob would have been against it. He's been interviewed in HD before and, quite frankly, we should all be so lucky to be in that good shape at his age....I can't really speculate on Bob Barker's feelings re: HD. But I can speculate that maybe the producers are waiting until the new host gets on board before changing things -- much as The View didn't go HD until the short-lived Rosie era began. And when they did go HD, they changed the set and everything. It's possible that TPIR may be holding off on such a bold move to help give the new host some traction.

The big unknown is how the 1970s-era set would hold up if it were shot in HD, but whatever they do I hope they don't get rid of those charming little contraptions they bring out for the pricing games.

(And speaking of The View, I'm glad they don't filter Barbara Walters as excessively as they did during the 2004 Bush inauguration.)

I think part of it was because it's daytime TV where the average age of viewers is significantly higher(as if you couldn't tell from all the medicane/medical product commercials). Most of that audience is scared of technology and doesn't have HDTV or even know what it is(or even cares).

Not saying that no younger people watch it, I love the show and I know it has a huge cult following among some college kids. But judging by the advertisements during the show, it's safe to say most of the viewers are much older, and it doesn't make $ense to spend the extra money to produce it in HD rather than SD.

Just my 2 cents, FWIW.

She hasn't even auditioned. George Hamilton, Mark Steines, and Todd Newton are rumored to be the front runners.
If there is to be a successor, John O'Hurley seems like the best choice (in my opinion), from the names I've seen so far.

If there is to be a successor, John O'Hurley seems like the best choice (in my opinion), from the names I've seen so far.
I've seen the test show with him as the host, it was horrible.

My money's on Kramer.

I think James Gandolfini would be a great host.

the show will fail without barker, its as simple as that.

Ditka. You can't go wrong hiring Mike Ditka for anything!

How about Oprah? Everybody gets a car!!

I'll throw out an almost surely unpopular opinion and say that Ryan Seacrest would make a good host. I'm sure he's too busy for TPIR though.

I think Todd Newton would be the best of the available. He comes off pretty insincere/fake (just not nearly as much as Mark Steines).

TPIR is doomed, and CBS knows it.

I've seen the test show with him as the host, it was horrible.

It couldn't have been as bad as the test episode I saw with Mario Lopez. He didn't even know how some of the games worked, and didn't realize who had won the showcase showdown.

TPIR is doomed, and CBS knows it.TPIR was really TBBS (The Bob Barker Show). I think it may have the same fate as Truth or Consequences which Barker hosted for nearly 20 years. From Wikipedia:

"ToC achieved such a place in the hearts of viewers that, despite the program ceasing production in 1975, tapes of shows from the last two seasons or so continued to be circulated to local stations throughout the U.S. as late as 1977. This likely prompted Edwards to revive the game during the next season, which, unfortunately, did not maintain the popularity of the Barker-hosted version."

I think a good host would be Tom Bergeron.

I think a good host would be Tom Bergeron.
Tom Bergeron may be a credible candidate for the TPIR job, but aside from his humor turning off some viewers, he would most likely be too busy with his ABC projects (AFV, Dancing with the Stars) to take on another task.

IMO, George Hamilton is the best of the rumored candidates I have seen, because his low-key persona is almost identical to that of Bob Barker's. Whether or not this show ends up in HD, hopefully a host will be selected that will continue to keep viewers tuned in.

Just watched a rerun of How I Met Your Mother. The one where Barney wins the double-showcase on TPIR. I noticed they purposely had the game-show sequences in 4:3 letterbox, but the rest of the program 16:9......what the heyyyy....!?

Seems someone at the TPIR studios doesn't want it seen in HD....at all. Of course it was still 1080i, just not in widescreen.

Without Barker, I'll probably only watch if it's HD.

how are you guys seeing the test host episodes?

how are you guys seeing the test host episodes?
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Had to kill some time before our flight

Just watched a rerun of How I Met Your Mother. The one where Barney wins the double-showcase on TPIR. I noticed they purposely had the game-show sequences in 4:3 letterbox, but the rest of the program 16:9......what the heyyyy....!?

Seems someone at the TPIR studios doesn't want it seen in HD....at all. Of course it was still 1080i, just not in widescreen.

If I recall they were all shown as if you were watching on tv rather than being at the studio...so to keep it true to life, it would need to be 4:3. On top of that, the HIMYM producers have made the unfortunate decision of 4:3 being what they consider OAR according to the fullscreen DVD release and the windowboxed opening credits, so I doubt they would make the effort of filling that space in.

TPIR was really TBBS (The Bob Barker Show). I think it may have the same fate as Truth or Consequences which Barker hosted for nearly 20 years. From Wikipedia:

"ToC achieved such a place in the hearts of viewers that, despite the program ceasing production in 1975, tapes of shows from the last two seasons or so continued to be circulated to local stations throughout the U.S. as late as 1977. This likely prompted Edwards to revive the game during the next season, which, unfortunately, did not maintain the popularity of the Barker-hosted version."
It's a crapshoot. Wheel of Fortune changed hosts in, I forget when, early '80s, late '70s? And it lives. Around the early '80s, Merv Griffin decided to bring back Jeopardy! with a new host and a high-tech clue board, and we're still watching it more than two decades later -- in HD in some markets. In fact, if you want to get technical, even The Price is Right is a remake -- there was an earlier version hosted by the late Bill Cullen, as one of our local newspaper columnists reminded us last week.

But efforts to bring back other great game shows weren't as successful. And I think the reason for many of these failures is that perhaps the "new" versions did too much updating, either messing too much with the rules or hiring a host who's too incompatible with what viewers remember. I remember a particularly bad remake of The Joker's Wild in which they butchered the rules and replaced the rear-projection slot machine reels with s-l-o-w computer monitors.

Jeopardy!, on the other hand, is pretty much the same game we've always known, with some compatible updates added through the years.

In fact, the more I think of it, the more I wonder if the most recent Family Feud remake would have been more successful if they had gotten George Hamilton to host that show.

...I'm waiting for the remake of "press Your Luck".

....No Whammies, No Whammies, No Whammies, No Whammies.......

In my opinion, any show is better when there's cartoon dynamite involved... :D

i cant stand looking at george hamilton, he just makes me sick.

There already was a remake of Press Your Luck a few years ago on Game Show Network. It was called... Whammy! I think it only lasted a year.

There already was a remake of Press Your Luck a few years ago on Game Show Network. It was called... Whammy! I think it only lasted a year.
Actually, "Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312253/) ran for 2 seasons (2002-2003) on GSN. At the start of season 2, show host (And TPIR Hosting Candidate) Todd Newton turned the reigns of the question round to original host Peter Tomarken during a special episode centered around the history of Michael Larson figuring out (it wasn't cheating, just simple studying of the game) how to beat the game - taking CBS for over $110,000 (1984 dollars) in the process.

In fact, Tomarken was in some circles considered to be the leading candidate for replacing Bob at TPIR, until Tomarken's plane went down in March 2006, killing him and his wife.

I know who reportedly wants this hosting job, and if she got it, there could be some hilarious moments. Imagine her berating the contestants on their opening bids:
"901 Dollars? For this thing?! What's wrong with you, you @#$@#%^$ capitalist!?! This is why I @%@#%@ HATE this stupid country!!!!"
etcetera

I know who reportedly wants this hosting job, and if she got it, there could be some hilarious moments. Imagine her berating the contestants on their opening bids:
"901 Dollars? For this thing?! What's wrong with you, you @#$@#%^$ capitalist!?! This is why I @%@#%@ HATE this stupid country!!!!"
etcetera

lol, but seriously, what will happen to "Barker's Beauties" if this wretched woman takes over the show?

I don't have a problem with a female host of TPIR. I just have a problem with Rosie O' Fattie.

In fact, if you want to get technical, even The Price is Right is a remake -- there was an earlier version hosted by the late Bill Cullen, as one of our local newspaper columnists reminded us last week.Going from memory, there was a host besides Barker; Dennis James, I think his name was. I believe he was before BB (or perhaps or he subbed for him, or something). BB was the more personable of the two.

BTW, I'd like to see anyone but O'Donnell get the job. She'll end up destroying the legacy.

I vote for Regis.

I believe Dennis James hosted a nighttime edition of the show at one point.

As for Rosie -- I'm not going to stoop to name calling, but I'd have to say it would be a stretch to see her as a replacement for Bob. She'd probably be a better replacement than she was for the level-headed Meredith Viera on The View (you could always count on Meredith to keep things close to earth when Barbara Walters was away), but it's hard for me to see.

I am so glad I'm not working in human resources at CBS trying to fill THIS position!!!

I don't know if Roise would work out too well with all the members of the military that attend the show. She might say something like "I see you're a terrorist, and you brought a group of terrorists with you".

Variety reported today that Drew Carey, whose summer game show Power of 10 will premiere on CBS in August, has been asked about hosting TPIR:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10841066#post10841066

oooh, drew would be great

Drew might not be a bad choice. Most likeable person on the list so far, but the list is pretty sucky.

Maybe CBS should take a play from it's own book and have a bunch of rotating guests like they did after Kilborn left The Late Late Show until they find someone who's good. I realize TPIR is a bit more complicated than TLLS to just be throwing people in there to host, but at the very least it's a stop-gap ratings stunt that'll keep people interested. As it stands, I think a lot of people will tune out if Hamilton, Newton, Rosie, or the other guy are just announced as the new host. I know I won't bother catching it anymore if any of them are the host.

All this gnashing of teeth regarding whether an outspoken female firebrand will replace a lecherous old coot who's getting put out to pasture one step ahead of the latest lawsuit does lead to one fascinating fact - I didn't know anyone under age 65 actually watched this show! Who knew? :eek: :D

At least it's nice that the Forum's right wingers get another opportunity to bash an unabashed liberal out of context though - that's one of their favorite things, like whiskers on kittens and warm woolen mittens. ;)

Very funny archiguy. :)

I was shocked to learn about the shows demographics. My wife, for example, loves the show and she is in her late 20's. Who knew?

In fact, she and her girlfriends went to California last month for one reason: appear on TPIR before Bob retired. They made it into the audience (which is a challenge) but did not make it to contestants row. She was on tv through which was a thrill.

Back on topic. I hope the show goes HD (needless to say, I would love to see all progamming in HD). And I hope they find a host that appeals to the show demographics and "good luck" to whomever they pick.

I didn't know anyone under age 65 actually watched this show! Who knew? :eek: :D


I think their core demographic is housewives of any age. There is a reason the show leads into The Young and The Restless (kudos to CBS for making this HD, even if their viewers don't care).

One need not watch TPIR (I don't) to know what a hateful and bitter person Rosie O is.

One need not watch TPIR (I don't) to know what a hateful and bitter person Rosie O is.

You know her, do you? Met her? Talked to her? Or just parroting the party line? :rolleyes:

Funny, I would have said the hateful and bitter one was The Donald when Rosie pointed out, rightly, that it was the height of hypocrisy for a serial adulterer like him (he's on... what?... his third trophy wife now?) to portray himself as some arbiter of morality for young women with regard to the Miss Universe pageant. And I'm sure you've heard of his latest "reality show" offering. :rolleyes: Anyway, he launched into the worst vitriol against her I've ever heard from a public figure, mostly railing on her weight and looks. It was pathetic and demeaning - for him. Their "fight" was pretty one-sided as it seemed like he was looking for pub for his failing 'Apprentice'. For her part, Rosie took the high ground on that one - not one single comment about his infamous combover. ;)

i like rosie but i dont think she's right for tpir. DREW CAREY 4 life

I think their core demographic is housewives of any age. There is a reason the show leads into The Young and The Restless (kudos to CBS for making this HD, even if their viewers don't care).

TPIR leads into local news at noon (at least on the East coast).

Also, you'd have to not watch TPIR to think that its audience is only elderly folks. It's as much 18-20-somethings as it is anyone else. TPIR has a huge following among younger people, since these are the same younger people that grew up as kids watching Bob and TPIR, just like me.

Bob is a legend, and they haven't suggested one replacement that has even half the star power that Bob has among the coveted demographics.

You know her, do you? Met her? Talked to her? Or just parroting the party line? :rolleyes:
I do not know her, archiguy, so I should correct my previous statement. Rather than saying she IS hateful and bitter, I should merely observe that she ACTS hateful and bitter, and says things that suggest hatred and bitterness in her. By the way, I was unaware of any "party line" on her. Not sure what that means in the context of my observation of her demonstrated character.

I do not know her, archiguy, so I should correct my previous statement. Rather than saying she IS hateful and bitter, I should merely observe that she ACTS hateful and bitter, and says things that suggest hatred and bitterness in her. By the way, I was unaware of any "party line" on her. Not sure what that means in the context of my observation of her demonstrated character.

By the "party line", I mean (as you well know) that any person who is perceived as a "liberal" is automatically subject to derision, ridicule, and character assassination. That's straight from the Karl Rove handbook; it's simply expected that the Good Soldiers of the Right will follow the party line. Be it Tim Robbins, Barbara Striesand, Martin Sheen, Michael Moore, Hillary Clinton or anyone else who dares challenge the conservative orthodoxy or occupy an outspoken position on the political left, they will be attacked, viciously and without regard to whether those accusations are based on truth. Much like you and others here have done to Rosie O'Donnell. She doesn't act "hateful and bitter" any more than anyone else, but keep repeating it and the weak minded and easily manipulated will, hopefully, start believing it. They usually do. :rolleyes:

Non-partisan observation:

- Rosie O'Donnell would have made a good host for TPIR.

- Rush Limbaugh would have made a good host for TPIR.

- Both have too much baggage from their last TV/radio shows to have much of a shot.

I think their core demographic is housewives of any age. There is a reason the show leads into The Young and The Restless (kudos to CBS for making this HD, even if their viewers don't care).
Actually, TPIS is becoming less about housewives than college students and military personel.

I have made no claim that Rosie's behavior which led me to state "she acts hateful and bitter" have anything to do with any ideology she may espouse. Her hatefulness and bitterness seem to me relevant to her fitness as a game show host; her political views do not seem relevant to it.

Actually, TPIS is becoming less about housewives than college students and military personel.

With college students and military, you are talking about potential contestants.

But I'm talking about viewers. On the west coast, this airs at 10am (With Y&R at 11am). Seems like housewives are the only group consistently watching. Check out the ads that air during TPIR if you don't believe me. They cater to middle-aged women.

TPIR leads into local news at noon (at least on the East coast).


On the west coast, it's TPIR at 10am, Y&R at 11am, local news at noon. I wonder why there is a difference.

I have made no claim that Rosie's behavior which led me to state "she acts hateful and bitter" have anything to do with any ideology she may espouse. Her hatefulness and bitterness seem to me relevant to her fitness as a game show host; her political views do not seem relevant to it.

The point I was trying to make is that portraying the outspoken Ms. O'Donnell as being filled with "hatred and bitterness" cannot be supported and is simply a mean and baseless attack on her character, which, BTW, you know nothing about. By all accounts, she seems to be a decent and honorable woman, albeit one with a big mouth (and since when is that a crime?) who happens to hold political views (and sexual orientation) that mark her for attack by a segment of the population that views such attacks not merely as sport - that's bad enough - but as a righteous cause. The fact that she's not a gorgeous, willowy size 2 also gives implicit permission to berate and demean her. It leads to an ever increasing level of coarseness and incivility in our society and culture.

I've also not commented on her appearance or preferences. archiguy, you counter arguments I've not posited, and do so in a way that seems to be "correcting" me at the same time.
I can support my claims that she's acted in ways that seem hateful and bitter, without knowing her personally. I'd just have to find some audio files of some of her public statements, and the tone would tell the tale. But it would seem a waste of AVS bandwidth and my time. If you disagree with my assessment of her demeanor, that causes me no trouble.
By the way, her physical appearance may be considered by the hiring authority for the position of game show host. Possibly unfair, but likely to occur.

I can support my claims that she's acted in ways that seem hateful and bitter, without knowing her personally. I'd just have to find some audio files of some of her public statements, and the tone would tell the tale. But it would seem a waste of AVS bandwidth and my time.

I'd wager that "evidence" doesn't exist, at least in any quantity that would stamp her as a hateful and bitter person irrespective of any other redeeming qualities. I say again, she seems like a decent and honorable person who's heart is in the right place; I haven't seen or heard anything to the contrary, even when baited by someone who does seem filled with arrogance and meanness.

At any rate, I doubt she's going to be the next host of TPIR (it will be a man, like Barker); although if she were, that alone would indicate she's not what you say she is since no network would hire someone with those personal attributes (NBC and Trump excluded). Nor would they give such a person an afternoon gab-show with millions on the line; Rosie had a very successful one, as you might recall. And would again, if that's what she chooses to do. Why? Because the public views her as a decent, upbeat person; someone they would want to invite into their living rooms each day. You can continue to attack her all you want; you're just preaching to your own choir - the one that laps that stuff up.

Remember when , with the whole Chinese accent controversy(oh she's so sensitive!), she responded to someone who complained about it on her weblog with "go **** urself"?(My censorship, her bad spelling)

Anyways, about The Price is Right in HD...

Rosie has already appeared in HD so that wouldn't be an unknown. I think NBC wants her more and that's where she'll end up.

My vote would be for Bill Maher "Hey you, new rules: Come the *%^@ down NOW !!!"

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