Wheel of Fortune

Casey Jones wrote:

Crusader wrote:

Casey Jones wrote:I had to look it up.  I thought Pat Sajak was dead.

I'm surprised Vanna White, age 66, is still on.  I mean, really...the letter-turner is supposed to be a glamourous prop.  Grandma isn't suited for that role...

Vanna does her job well.  Why should she be sacked for some woke hottie?  Firing Vanna would cause a lot of people to turn it off.

Precisely because she's supposed to be a glamorous prop.

She turned LETTERS.  What she does now, I don't know; but there's no hotness associated with Grandma.

Fire her?  How about, find another job for her?  The sex symbol who outgrew it.  It happens.

Plenty of male actors were stud-muffins, too...but they had to find something else to portray, those that survived aging.  Clint Eastwood wasn't Dirty Harry in his last movie; he was a grouchy grandpa dying of cancer.

I don't think Wheel Of Fortune is where people go to see sex symbols. It's a family friendly game show that's easy enough for anyone to play along with. Pat and Vanna actually do have personalities and have earned customer loyalty.

Crusader wrote:I doubt Pat has total control over contestant selection.  It is in California and Pat has announced he won't be there very much longer.  I don't see Pat and Vanna as "boycott material".  Do what you like.

What I said came out weird. I was just wanting to say what a shame that it's gone so downhill. They can't seem to find any contestants who are smarter than a 5th grader.

Casey Jones wrote:

Crusader wrote:

Casey Jones wrote:I had to look it up.  I thought Pat Sajak was dead.

I'm surprised Vanna White, age 66, is still on.  I mean, really...the letter-turner is supposed to be a glamourous prop.  Grandma isn't suited for that role...

Vanna does her job well.  Why should she be sacked for some woke hottie?  Firing Vanna would cause a lot of people to turn it off.

Precisely because she's supposed to be a glamorous prop.

She turned LETTERS.  What she does now, I don't know; but there's no hotness associated with Grandma.

Fire her?  How about, find another job for her?  The sex symbol who outgrew it.  It happens.

Plenty of male actors were stud-muffins, too...but they had to find something else to portray, those that survived aging.  Clint Eastwood wasn't Dirty Harry in his last movie; he was a grouchy grandpa dying of cancer.

Maybe you ought to watch a little TV once in while, 'cuz right now you're sounding a bit on the silly side. You might actually see that Vanna White is still very pretty, and absolutely exudes warmth. The show would be nuts to get rid of her; not only for how well she does her job, the fans would go bonkers.
(JFTR, it's been YEARS since anyone's turned letters on W of F.)

Another JFTR: Gran Torino was FAR from Clint Eastwood's last movie.

Moreover, why the need to be insulting? You truly think we're so stupid that we let the TV tell us what to buy? Maybe you are, but I sure as heck ain't.

2cent wrote:

Crusader wrote:I doubt Pat has total control over contestant selection.  It is in California and Pat has announced he won't be there very much longer.  I don't see Pat and Vanna as "boycott material".  Do what you like.

What I said came out weird.  I was just wanting to say what a shame that it's gone so downhill.  They can't seem to find any contestants who are smarter than a 5th grader.

5th graders. Even college students are no further along than that. I swear terachers and \schools ought to be hanging their heads in shame. they do nothing and still they clamor for more money.

In the end, I sure did appreciate the good clean fun it offered over the years.

Well done.

It's not the end, yet.

I do think both Pat and Vanna will depart at the same time.

Look for Maggie to step in, in some fashion.

She already handles all the online stuff, is a good singer, and drop-dead gorgeous.
She's very talented and makes an appearance at the end of every show.

I think I read somewhere where Maggie is a Princeton Grad.

Hawk you think every woman on tv or YouTube is drop dead gorgeous.