Blog of Adam Daifallah -- author, journalist, law student. Lover of politics, writing, golf, curling, fitness, fashion, bacon and maple products -- not necessarily (but probably) in that order. Partisan of the Anglosphere. Contact me via email at adam@daifallah.com. This summer I am joined by Keir Wilmut and Omar Soliman.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Bob Barker will be missed
No, he isn't dead. It's just that at the end of this season, he's retiring. I'm sure CBS will try to keep the show going, but it won't be the same without him. The Price is Right was a part of growing up, especially if you were a kid like me, who had lots of sick days in elementary school (athsma) and needed to do something from 11-noon.
I always loved watching the Showcase Showdown just to see if someone could miraculously guess the price within $100 or $200 or whatever it was, thus winning both showcases and setting off those crazy alarm bells. It only seemed to happen a couple of times per season. I actually tried to get into the audience in the summer of 1999 when I was working in Los Angeles, but the lineup was too long.
