WarioSajak
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Daniel, lover of classic "Wheel".
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Post by WarioSajak on Mar 29, 2012 0:53:36 GMT -5
Oh, Nancy Jones...why did you let Renae say that? Were you in agreement? Could you see the Wheel of today back then? In any case, Renae was spot-on -- about 15 years too early, but still...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2012 23:15:47 GMT -5
I wonder if this incident is what led to Alan Levine (the then-CEO of Sony Pictures) calling Harry Friedman telling him the show feels it needs to be taken in a new direction, and to Nancy's dismissal?
The show sure has gone in a new direction since this incident happened. If only this incident was much more recently... I can just imagine what would come out of it. (If I were to assert anything now, such an incident would probably be edited out for broadcast now.)
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WarioSajak
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Co-Owner of Karen's Pool Tables
Daniel, lover of classic "Wheel".
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Post by WarioSajak on Mar 31, 2012 20:36:09 GMT -5
Yeah, for some time I thought this was the catalyst for Nancy's departure and Friedman's hiring (the latter announced in early June; an article I found on it made no mention of Nancy).
This is not to say that Harry hasn't made good decisions, because he certainly has -- the show's online reach is very large thanks to him, Jim Thornton was easily the best choice from Season 28, and the touch-based puzzle board cut down on studio time and stopdowns (they likely made the switch to flat-panel monitors to reduce size/weight and simply look better). Some of Friedman's decisions have been spot-on, no-argument choices.
But when the man screws up (Vanna for a "Day", no returning players, the whole brouhaha of Season 28, a general feeling of "We don't care anymore.")...boy, does he ever.
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Post by woffan4ever on Mar 31, 2012 20:58:19 GMT -5
What do you think the show would be like now if Nancy were still producer? Would the show still even be here?
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