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Re: Rosie wanted to change "Price Is Right," Drew Carey, Mark Walberg still considered

Posted on: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:31:54 GMT

Mark Wahlberg? Why would a dramatic actor want to host TPIR? Money, I
guess.

Diane M
"Taylor" wrote in message
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> On Jul 16, 10:13 am, David wrote:
>> http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/james-hibberd/
>>
>> Why Rosie Wasn't Right For 'Price' ... And Who Is
>>
>> At the GSN pool party, "The Price Is Right" announcer Rich Fields
>> confirmed Rosie O'Donnell didn't get the "Right" hosting job because
>> she demanded radical changes to the show.
>>
>> Media outlets first reported that O'Donnell and CBS couldn't come to
>> terms partly because the former talk show host wanted to move the
>> veteran game show production from Los Angeles to New York City. Then
>> O'Donnell admitted in an interview this week that CBS didn't want her
>> because she said she wanted to "... up" the show with a chorus line of
>> male dancers replacing Barker's Beauties.
>>
>> But Fields claimed O'Donnell also wanted to reduce the number of
>> episodes shot per week down to four and spend more time chatting with
>> contestants instead of focusing on the games, which would have slowed
>> the pace of the show.
>>
>> "CBS met with her for one lunch, she wanted to make all those changes,
>> and that was all they needed to hear," he said.
>>
>> Industry sources said "Entertainment Tonight" co-anchor Mark Steines,
>> reality host Mark Walberg, GSN game show host Todd Newton and actor
>> Drew Carey are still in the mix for the "Price" gig. CBS went after
>> Ryan Seacrest, sources said, but his price tag was too high. Carey is
>> also asking for a higher rate than CBS wants to pay at the moment, but
>> the network is still interested in him. Steines doesn't have any game
>> show experience, but tested really well. A couple sources claim (and
>> others deny) that Steines was verbally offerred the gig before Rosie
>> unexpectedly threw her hat in the ring. At any rate, he's still
>> considered a leading contender. Fields said George Hamilton also
>> tested for the job and was very personable and smooth, except he
>> relied too heavily on cue cards and couldn't keep the games straight.
>>
>> At any rate, the show needs to find a new host very soon. "Price"
>> usually ramps up production by mid-July for its fall season. The new
>> host needs to run through a couple weeks of practice shows to become
>> familiar with the 77 "Price" games before shooting the premiere, which
>> needs to be completed by mid-August. Staffers are being told to expect
>> to return to work by the end of the month, suggesting producers and
>> the network are near a decision. CBS declined to comment.
>
> God, what a .ing moron, she is. She's soooooooooooooooooooo two-
> faced saying SHE turned down the job.
>

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