The Price is Right: Drew Carey Takes the Reins

A momentous event occurred today, October 15^th, Bob Barker's reign as host of Price is Right officially ended as Drew Carey's reign began. How did Drew do? Many long time fans have been waiting and watching.

I've lost my taste for Bob Barker over the years. Sexual harassment lawsuits certainly haven't helped, but after the first round lawsuit, I noticed that the women tended to keep their distance from Mr. Barker just a little more than they had previously. This was perhaps on order of the producers, but for me it led to questions.

Meanwhile, Drew Carey is one of those men that some people love and others can't stand. I enjoyed him in Who's Line Is It Anyway?, but it took me longer to get into The Drew Carey Show. From the start of the show, I've noticed that he talks fast, thus giving a clue that Drew is pretty nervous himself. I suppose this is normal as he is following in pretty big footsteps. If you plan to watch this later, spoilers occur so stop reading.

The show opens with the first prize up for bid-SCUBA gear. Bids range greatly starting at around $650 to $1,300 with the actual retail price being $2,114. Bernard has the winning bid and soon learns he'll be playing for a brand new Jeep Wrangler providing he can beat "The Money Game." Rather than standing near Drew, Bernard immediately runs over to the Jeep. "The Money Game" involves choosing the first two and last two numbers in the price of the car. While he gains the first two numbers pretty quickly, he turns to his wife for help. After two wrong options, he stops listening to his wife and selects another number by himself. Bernard wins the Jeep and immediately climbs into it, again bypassing Drew.