So we're a little over a week into the Carey era on The Price is Right and things are looking good thus far. Everyone will agree that he's no Bob Barker, but, in some ways, that's a good thing. I think for the livelihood of the show, Drew needs to find ways to make it his own. Trying to mimic Bob in style and mannerisms is only going to draw unfair criticisms.
It's been a little tough to truly gauge how well Drew is doing so far because they've been airing the episodes out of taping order. And it's become noticeable the difference between the shows he did in the first week and the ones he did a month into the job. The good news is that Drew has shown considerable improvement in the episodes that were taped more recently.
Drew's strength thus far has been his people skills. He comes off as an everyman and makes contestant feel very comfortable. At times, Bob was all about business, so it's nice to see Drew take the time to get to know the contestants a little bit more. Drew is also very funny and provides a lot of good one liners. Some may look at his jokes as disrespectful, but I enjoy the type of snark that he's brought to the show.
As far as weaknesses go, he still needs to work more on building drama with the games. When it comes time to reveal whether the contestant has won or not, he rushes through it and sometimes the player doesn't realize that they've actually won. He also tends to over-explain the rules of the games, but I have a feeling that will lessen in the coming weeks as he becomes more familiar with the games himself.
Given that there have only been a few episodes aired, Drew gets an Incomplete grade right now, but from what I have seen, I have hope that he'll be able to continue the tradition of America's favorite game show for a long time to come.
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