Some years ago I stopped watching hockey. They changed the game, adding a set of new rules in hopes of captivating a wider audience. The goal was clear, more points on the board equals more excitement equals more viewers. Basically they Americanized it.
No longer was it the game I grew up with. The strategies I knew would no longer apply and I worried what would happen to records set by my childhood heroes.
Within the past few days of watching The Price Is Right I've seen three people hit 100 on the big wheel, winning them 1000 dollars and a clear shot into the showcase. Earlier on in my PIR blogging career this would be headline news, with exclamation points littered throughout like blood spatter. I would have touted the contestants abilities, revere the spin, and wonder what I could do personally to make myself better were I to be in their shoes. Today however, it seems a convenient convenience.
Also, within the last few weeks of watching The Price Is Right, they've been giving away decent cars. Hondas and Subarus rather than stock Ford and Chevy low ends. While more difficult to predict price wise, this incentive is building excitement.
Maybe Drew is trying to break records old B.B. set. Maybe the network wants to capture the audience with tastier carrot. Maybe I've been to far removed from analyzing The Price is Right. Maybe it's a convenient convenience. But the truth is out there.
Reporting from the new desk I found in a parking deck, this has been a new PIR blog. Good Day and Good Night.
Tune in soon for such engaging topics as; The price of airline tickets throwing off the final showcase and How I soon wont be able to watch The Price due to a new job.
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