I mean, Drew Carey is all right and all. He’s definitely doing his best to maintain the same vibe, right down to the “spay and neuter” message at the end of the broadcast.
But, dammit, I miss Bob Barker. Which I was a kid, at home alone with a cold, that hour of Price Is Right with Barker was a sick-as-a-dog-in-front-of-the-tv tradition.
Getting older sucks.
*sigh*
The GeekHiker 
It’s just not the same. It’s like trying to replace Kermit the Frog with, I don’t know, a Fraggle or something. It’s just not the same.
By: Dingo on October 23, 2008
at 4:11 am
I haven’t watched the Price Is Right for years but I understand what you’re saying. It sucks that things have to change as we grow older.
By: Homer-Dog on October 23, 2008
at 7:08 am
Getting old just sucks.
By: Wendy on October 23, 2008
at 8:41 am
I expect a full review of “The View”, “Snapped” and “Bridezillas” in tomorrow’s post.
By: thecoconutdiaries on October 23, 2008
at 10:52 am
Yea, the Price is Right just isn’t the same without him. I’m home sick from work today so I thought maybe I’d go with the tradition from when I was a kid of watching PIR but it seems like it doesn’t even feel like the tradition without the Barker.
By: Little Miss Obsessive on October 23, 2008
at 11:06 am
My Nana and I used to watch PIR with Bob Barker All. The. Time.
I’ve watched a few with Drew Carey and it doesn’t even seem like the same show.
Feel better 🙂
By: East Coast Teacher on October 23, 2008
at 12:22 pm
Awe substitutions are never quite the same, are they? I hope you rounded out the day with some real Campbell’s soup and some fresh-squeezed OJ.
By: Mel Heth on October 23, 2008
at 10:29 pm
methinks GH doth protest too much…
maybe a sign of healing? hope you’re feeling better =P
By: marie on October 24, 2008
at 6:13 pm
I didn’t know Bob Barker wasn’t on the Price is Right anymore…that makes me a little sad. I hope you’re feeling better!
By: Ruby on October 27, 2008
at 6:01 am
The only good thing about Drew on the show is that he always seems like he’s slightly mocking things.
I too grew up with Bob and it really is not the same without him.
By: just a girl on October 29, 2008
at 8:46 am