Drew Carey is no Bob Barker

by usakos | October 15, 2007 at 10:28 am
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Today, comedian Drew Carey debut the new 'Price is Right show, replacing Bob Barker who retired this year after 35 years of hosting the Price is Right show on CBS.

Although Drew Carey is an incredible person with unmatched charismatic and sense of humor, filing the shoes of Bob Barker for the Price is Right show is just not for Drew Carey.

He lacks that Bob Barker’s sense of humor, charismatic, and personality. His tone of voice is also not strong enough, and he seems to lack the timing of controlling the flow of the show. At times he seems like he's forgetting that he’s hosting one of the finest, longest running daytime shows, in short, Drew Carey just doesn't have the 'it' factor.

The producers of the Price is Right show could have probably done better if they had chosen someone like Will Smith or someone else of the same authoritative sense of humor, stature and charismatic as Bob Barker.

However, with time, as people get used to Drew Carey, he will certainly get used to it, feel the groove, and eventually, he will be okay, but he’s just not Bob Barker.

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ageorgegal

While I haven't seen Drew in his new role on The Price is Right, I did have the pleasure of being in the audience during one of Bob Barker's shows.  In fact, my husband (at the time) even won the Showcase Showdown.


In my mind Bob Barker will always be irreplaceable.

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