The Price Is Right

[tessaray]

Show has an actual Tiny House for a prize and all I can think of is how out of control their prices are now (over $100k) and how the original concept has been lost.  

Still... it's more interesting than a luxury car most people couldn't afford to insure.

[stonehaven]

I was shocked at how much that tiny house was in cost. Affordable housing in this nation is a crisis and to take something that was once an option and price is out of the market is sad. I live in NE Minnesota, and a developer wants to develop a tiny house development with the houses started at $100k. Apparently, they are no longer actual options but status symbols.

I did wonder where he was going to put that house because you need land if you do, and I'm sure CA doesn't have cheap land anywhere.

[tessaray]

I sub to a couple of tiny house blogs and many people put them in trailer parks until they find permanent spots.

So much depends on zoning. If you have family with a big enough property folks can sometimes get an ADU designation. And in more rural areas you may be able to rent a spot. At least until the neighbors complain.

He seemed excited about it though. 🙂 I hope he finds a way to keep it.

[tessaray]

What do ya'll think of the new 5 pennies game?

[Maverick]

 To The Penny isn't bad.  It's a little bit of a riff on the old Penny Ante game.  I'll take it over snoozers like Do The Math. 

 So I'm assuming Devon is gone.  I don't think he's been on the new season and they've been doing shows with two female models, which I don't think I've seen in a while. 

[tessaray]

He's  still around, at least according to his Instagram. There's a picture of him with the 50th logo in the link.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFjhKXLQjl/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet 

Eta: Devin's Wikipedia page says he splits his time between NY and LA and since TPIR films in blocks, so I'm sure his turn in the rotation will be coming up.

[lambertman]

50th Anniversary special tonight at 9/8 central. Two hours!

[lambertman]

14 hours ago, lambertman said:

50th Anniversary special tonight at 9/8 central. Two hours!

And by tonight I obvs meant Thursday. Sorry!

[tessaray]

1 minute ago, lambertman said:

And by tonight I obvs meant Thursday. Sorry!

I appreciated the reminder anyway, as my season pass for the daily show never picks up the specials. I have to select them individually. 

[ByaNose]

Just watched. It was neat to see the old clips. I’ve been watching pretty much since Day 1. I’m 56. I usually fast forward to the games now though. I don’t even watch the spinning of the Big Wheel because I hate the stupid shout outs. It was nice to see Vanna White. There were great prizes won & lost. I’m glad they are back with a fuller audience this season.

Bob Barker was the best host and looked like a movie matinee idol with his dark hair. He was such a stud. Although, towards the end I didn’t like hearing how awful he supposedly was behind the scenes. I was surprised they showed the OG models Janice, Dian & Holly after all of the law suits. I personally wish they’d just have Rachel, Amber, Manuela and James on everyday or double what they do now. I could do without Devon and the new model Alexis Gaube (which makes no sense). Also, seeing the former announcers Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy and Rich Fields (I always forget him) was great. All in all, it was a good show and I don’t see it leaving the air anytime soon. 

[smittykins]

26 minutes ago, ByaNose said:

Also, seeing the former announcers Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy and Rich Fields (I always forget him) was great. 

No one could replace Johnny O, but Rod and Rich did a wonderful job succeeding him.

[tessaray]

I finally watched the 50th special and honestly think it didn’t really need 2 hours. But there were a few good clips and the cast looked great all together in the end. The gold gowns were a nice touch.

Eta: I still wish Drew would shave off that beard but if he didn't do it for this, I can't imagine what it would take. 

[SnideAsides]

On 10/4/2021 at 4:16 AM, tessaray said:

I finally watched the 50th special and honestly think it didn’t really need 2 hours. But there were a few good clips and the cast looked great all together in the end. The gold gowns were a nice touch.

My biggest disappointment was how they went out of their way to highlight how the international versions of the show have been running since 1973, and then literally all of the international clips were HD shots from the last decade or so. I don't know that we needed so many clips of a one-off UK special that wasn't even technically The Price is Right, or of the shortlived 2012 Australian revival (a catastrophic failure chiefly remembered for how they plugged the Walmart-knockoff sponsor store over 20 times in its 30-minute premiere episode and how they replaced the previous version's $600k+ showcases with $4k of crap and a Nissan Micra) when there were so many other, better versions available.

Sorry, I guess I still have a little bit of TV-induced trauma about it.

Edited October 7, 2021 by SnideAsides

[Maverick]

 James really needs to grow the beard back.  

[tessaray]

They're going all out for April Fool's Day, aren't they? 

[Maverick]

 I wasn't a fan of giving away a car in Contestant's Row, April Fool's or not.   

 I did like the gag on Balance Game.  Magnets, I assume?  

 Jonathan sighting!  If they're allowed on each other's sets now maybe we'll get Mash Up Week this year.  

[tessaray]

Drew always makes me laugh when he cracks up, like the "Bag" game. And poor Yodely Guy. They messed with the formula. 

It wasn't hilarious or anything but amusing once I realized what they were doing. 

[kathyk24]

This was the best hour of Price is Right I have ever seen. All of the superfans won their games and the showcase as well. They played Bullseye and Ten Chaches which I haven't seen for a long time.

[tessaray]

TPIR is moving from their long time studio. Some other shows, like The Young and the Restless will also be relocating to the new studio in Glendale.

https://deadline.com/2023/03/the-price-is-right-move-production-television-city-renovations-1235283050/