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Rosie O'donnell new host of "The Price is Right".

"George Hamilton is a great pick for the 60+ crowd but nobody under that age knows or gives a damn about him."

I am 23......is this the same George Hamilton who sang that country song "Abilene" in the 1960s? Curious.......



"It Doesn't Matter Who Hosts The Price is Right. After Bob Retires it WILL be Cancelled within 1 year. NO MATTER WHO you put in there. Bob Barker IS TPIR. Without Bob there is No TPIR!"

Too early to tell really, I doubt it will be cancelled but viewership might likely dwindle rapidly until there isn't any more to justify keeping it on the air. And even THEN CBS will probably find some lame excuse to keep it on the air, the once great game show they all made a bloody mess out of.

But then again who knows? I mean look how many years Jeopardy has been going since Art Flemming left, and how successful it has been in this time! IF, and only IF CBS hires an actual GAME SHOW HOST who actually knows what s/he's doing (seemingly becoming a rarity these days in my opinion, and I don't mean some talk show host or "American Idle" throwaway) will TPIR remain viable after "The Bob" leaves. If they don't, well, looks like it will merely become filler for a vacant time slot, like Infomercials are. (Perhaps ION might end up being interested?? ;o)
 
MotoMuzak said:
"George Hamilton is a great pick for the 60+ crowd but nobody under that age knows or gives a damn about him."

I am 23......is this the same George Hamilton who sang that country song "Abilene" in the 1960s? Curious.......
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Nope, you are thinking of George Hamilton the IV, who also had a pop Top 10 with "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" in 1956 and had a lot more country hits during the 1960's and 1970's besides "Abilene", mainly with songs written by Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor. He was the first country singer to record their songs. He still appears on the Grand Ole Opry where he has been a member since 1960.

George Hamilton, the actor, was very popular during the 1960's, starring in teenage movies like "Where The Boys Are" with Connie Francis and he played Hank Williams Sr. in the movie "Your Cheatin' Heart" based on the life of the country singer. He also had a brief TV career in 1969 and 1970 with the dramas "The Survivors" and "Paris 7000". But basically to a lot of people, he is most remembered as Count Dracula in the 1979 movie "Love At First Sight" with Susan Saint James. Most recently, he hosted a talk show with his ex-wife Alexa Hamilton Stewart (also ex-wife of Rod Stewart).
 
hootmon said:
I would get Wink Martindale or Bill Cullen. Or Jack Narz. Or Gene Shalit.
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Get the séance ready. Bill Cullen's been dead for 17 years now. Jack Narz and his brother Tom Kennedy are still alive, but both are in their 80s.

Wink's in his 70s but could probably pull it off for a few years.
 
Tom Kennedy!! That's the name of the other guy I was trying to remember. I hope you know I was joking with those names. Tom Kennedy had a show called "Split Second" which was like Jeopardy, but at the end, the winner would pick one of five cars and try to start it. If it started, he won the car. If not, he could come back tomorrow and try again. Every day, they would remove one car, so the more days you won, the better your chances for the car. I loved that show.
 
hootmon said:
Tom Kennedy!! That's the name of the other guy I was trying to remember. I hope you know I was joking with those names. Tom Kennedy had a show called "Split Second" which was like Jeopardy, but at the end, the winner would pick one of five cars and try to start it. If it started, he won the car. If not, he could come back tomorrow and try again. Every day, they would remove one car, so the more days you won, the better your chances for the car. I loved that show.
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I was joking with my Rolf Benirschke suggestion, too :D

I don't remember "Split Second," but do remember "Body Language," and I remember Tom filling in for Allen Ludden on "Password Plus" after Allen found out he had cancer.
 
I don't think that Bob Barker's retirement is going to spell the end of TPIR.

TPIR is the longest-running game show in daytime television for a reason...because it's exciting, there's attractive people showing off the prizes, and ordinary people like your viewers on TV! Despite so-called "Reality TV" shows like Survivor and others of its ilk, TPIR isn't going down without a fight.

But you do need a strong host to at least maintain it...there will be a ratings dip, but not enough to warrant the show's cancelation.
 
Wink Martindale currently (?) has an afternoon block on Music Of Your Life radio station, do you think he might have what it takes to be the next Bob Barker?

(At least I *think* he still has afternoons on MYL--I haven't really listened in over a year. He might though.)

Braves2005--

Thanks for clearing that up. In fact now as I think about it my Granma has a tape of "Where The Boys Are"............
 
Nope, you are thinking of George Hamilton the IV, who also had a pop Top 10 with "A Rose and a Baby Ruth" in 1956 and had a lot more country hits during the 1960's and 1970's besides "Abilene", mainly with songs written by Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor. He was the first country singer to record their songs. He still appears on the Grand Ole Opry where he has been a member since 1960.

George Hamilton, the actor, was very popular during the 1960's, starring in teenage movies like "Where The Boys Are" with Connie Francis and he played Hank Williams Sr. in the movie "Your Cheatin' Heart" based on the life of the country singer. He also had a brief TV career in 1969 and 1970 with the dramas "The Survivors" and "Paris 7000". But basically to a lot of people, he is most remembered as Count Dracula in the 1979 movie "Love At First Sight" with Susan Saint James. Most recently, he hosted a talk show with his ex-wife Alexa Hamilton Stewart (also ex-wife of Rod Stewart).
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Hamilton (otherwise known as "the tan" due to his complextion), also hosted a reality show called "The Family" which ran on ABC a few times (a very few times), was the featured "old guy" on one of the seasons of "Dancing with the Stars", and was a panelist on the late 90s syndicated version of "Match Game". BTW, I'm 28 and find him very entertaining.

As far as TPIR host, I'm thinking that the only reason that CBS is considering him is because they don't want to alienate the long-time viewers by bringing in someone really young
 
How bout I throw another name in there? Ryan Seacrest. He is Replacing one guy already that was once a legendary Game show host, Dick Clark comments?
 
Has anybody else noticed that "kenwood", the originator of this BS thread, has not replied once to back up his crap? ::)
 
There is no way, no how, that the Price is Right would hire Rosie as host, especially after her comments about U.S. troops in Iraq. Who ever came up with that idea is way off base.
 
htowler said:
How bout I throw another name in there? Ryan Seacrest. He is Replacing one guy already that was once a legendary Game show host, Dick Clark comments?
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Nah...I think Dick Clark is having more fun sitting back and collecting his check from all the businesses he owns. At 78 years old, I can't say I blame him.
 
kenhawk1160 said:
htowler said:
How bout I throw another name in there? Ryan Seacrest. He is Replacing one guy already that was once a legendary Game show host, Dick Clark comments?
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Nah...I think Dick Clark is having more fun sitting back and collecting his check from all the businesses he owns. At 78 years old, I can't say I blame him.
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Didn't ask about Dick Clark. I don't think he could handle hosting anything now. I was asking about Ryan Seacrest. The one that will Replace Clark in the New years show.
 
Prediction: CBS will hire semi-talented host. Show will last througth the summer. Then CBS will expand their morning show to equal NBC's extended Today". There are no new ideas on network TV, just imitation. All bets are off after after that. Come back and revisit this post in late September.
 
htowler said:
Didn't ask about Dick Clark. I don't think he could handle hosting anything now. I was asking about Ryan Seacrest. The one that will Replace Clark in the New years show.
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It's not a bad guess. Since he got the gig at AT40, Ryan's been gaining more and more popularity. He's young, hip, and a fresh face that would do well to replace Dick. I can see him doing the New Year's Eve countdown.
 
kenhawk1160 said:
htowler said:
Didn't ask about Dick Clark. I don't think he could handle hosting anything now. I was asking about Ryan Seacrest. The one that will Replace Clark in the New years show.
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It's not a bad guess. Since he got the gig at AT40, Ryan's been gaining more and more popularity. He's young, hip, and a fresh face that would do well to replace Dick. I can see him doing the New Year's Eve countdown.
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Can see him doing the NYE Countdown? He's been doing (a poor job of it) for years already. Ryan is dry and boring with no Bob Barker warmth. A Hollywood phony. He's a lightweight talent who got lucky because he was pushed by Merv Griffin and because of Dick Clark's stroke. He's not up for hosting TPIR nor would do anything good for TPIR even if he was.
 
nvrbbh said:
Ryan is dry and boring with no Bob Barker warmth. A Hollywood phony. He's a lightweight talent who got lucky because he was pushed by Merv Griffin and because of Dick Clark's stroke. He's not up for hosting TPIR nor would do anything good for TPIR even if he was.
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Dry and boring? I don't think so. But dry and boring are also two good adjectives to describe Ben Stein, who's never been lack for work in show biz. As for TPIR...NO ONE is going to measure up to Barker. ANYONE they bring in is going to bring their own brand of personality. If they tried to be Barker, they'd be straight-up accused of being phony. Look at the new "Wheel" launched in 1984 long after Chuck Woolery had gone. Remember how many people knocked Pat Sajak for being physically unattractive, about as humorous as a pair of socks, and other not-so-niceties. But he's still an institution on "Wheel", and when he decides to step down, the same debate is going to fire up.
 
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