No, Suit of the Week will not become a new feature, just in case you're wondering. But I do have to give a quick shout out to Drew Carey, who wore the best suit ever on Monday's episode of The Price is Right. Take a look below:

That suit, friends, is winning if I ever saw it. For his first three seasons at the helm of Price, Drew stuck to basic black, blue and grey suits, with a pinstripe thrown in every now and again for good measure. But this season, with the debut of Skinny Drew, he's upped his wardrobe by wearing bow ties quite often- I think he's worn them about half of his episodes this season. This suit, however, is the culmination of Drew Carey's wardrobe journey this season, and I want to know where he (or his wardrobe manager) got it.

The double pocket on the right side? Killer. Add that to the fact that they used solids for the tie and shirt, as to keep the suit as the star of this ensemble, and you have one sharp dressed man. Game show hosts really haven't worn outlandish suits like this since the 70s (No, Steve Harvey and his 44 button suits don't count) so I can't wait to see what chances Drew will take next season.

Thanksgiving Preview Spectacular: Super Sloppy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the time to be with your family and loved ones. But what if your family has some deep-seated hostility towards one another? As some of you know, I'm a big game show fan. So when this showed up on Collegehumor.com during the 2006 Thanksgiving season, it became one of my all-time favorite videos on the site. I don't want to ruin it for you, but I will say that this is probably what the holidays are like for people who lose on Family Feud.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Someone's Gotta Buy A Whole New Wardrobe...

So today was the premiere of the 39th season of The Price is Right. A new pricing game premiered today, but that was not the focal point of today's show. I had known that Drew Carey lost some weight, but man, he looks really good!



Carey was reportedly tired of being fat (as I imagine many overweight people are), and wanted to be able to enjoy his 5 year old son and watch him grow up. So he went on a strict regimen, cutting out all carbs and exercising daily. All in all, he lost about 80 pounds and got his pant waist size down to a 33-34.

I'd love to be as diligent and driven as Drew, but no carbs? That means no burgers, no pizza, no bread, no chips, no fun? I could probably get away with a light carb diet if I actually found time to work out.

Anyways, back to Drew: he looks great, and best of all, he made no mention of it; he let his trim new figure do the talking. I think he's a great example of a celebrity in Hollywood who chooses to lose weight the right way; no liposuction, no starvation, no master cleanse, and no lap band surgery. We could use more people like him as great role models.

Congrats Drew. You have finally fulfilled the prophecy that once you started hosting Price, people would compare your look to Bill Cullen.

Mega Monster Aggro Showcase

One of my favorite parts of being a game show fan is watching how other countries pull off variants of shows in the US. For example, Family Feud in England gave away cars long before we did. Jeopardy! in England has an interesting twist where the contestants never see each others scores, so wagering on Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy! is more strategic. Even Wheel of Fortune in France has a shopping wedge that allows contestants $2000 to spend in a vintage Wheel shopping/Price is Right minigame. But the best change that any foreign show has made, by far, is The Price is Right in Australia. Their Showcase round looks like this:

Instead of the final two contestants bidding on their own showcases, they go head to head trying to figure the price of ONE showcase. One player guesses the price, and the host says whether the actual price is higher or lower. The other player then goes, and we go back and forth like this until someone hits the price on the nose. Then this huge board rotates on the turntable, and the player must place the prizes in order from lowest to highest. If they do, they win the showcase (and in some variants, a six figure cash prize or a $500,000 condo in prime time). Usually, the game is won or lost on prizes 3, 4 and 5, but if the contestant wants to stop, the host offers a cash bailout if the contestant doesn't feel confident (we've seen these go up to $20,000 in some cases). It's exciting, it's tense, and it is perfect. 

Hey, Fremantle? If you ever decide to syndicate The Price is Right again, use this format for the showcase. It's budget friendly, suspenseful, and allows you to offer a boatload of prizes. Just my 2 cents.

And Here's Your Host...

Let's face it- I've always been a fan of game shows. The excitement of being able to win life changing money in 30 minutes has always been appealing to me. Being a game show host, however, would be awesome. I would want to be a game show host. Giving away a car to somebody who really needs one is an awesome prospect. The best part is that it's not my money. I get to play the part of Santa Claus without donning a red suit....unless of course, I somehow get pixelated and am turned into Buzz, the host of the Buzz! series of quiz games for the Playstation Suite.

Anyways, I've compiled a list of game shows that, if given the chance, I would host.

5: Card Sharks- This game was great because people won and lost tons of money by betting on cards. When I'm in Vegas and playing Blackjack, I'm that guy that verbally roots for the whole table to win. That would translate to Card Sharks well. Plus, the survey questions, for the most part, are thought provoking and can tell you a lot about people in geenral.

4: Body Language- This one isn't known by most people, but it's an old 80s game show hsoted by Tom Kennedy. Basically, you had 60 seconds to play charades and make your partner guess words or phrases. Each one you got right was inserted into this word puzzle, and it was the player's job to guess the puzzle. I've always been a fan of charades, and I alwyas thought this was a great execution of charades on television.

3: Family Feud- From what I've seen of Steve Harvey so far, he's going to be a great host. He actually SAYS what I'm thinking when bad answers are given. I'd be somewhere between him and Dawson as far as hosting styles are concerned. Besides, I get to adlib and interact with 10 people every day- how great is that?

2: The Price is Right- Drew Carey was spot on when he said that the show is like a little bit of church. People come to have a good time, and there's a party atmosphere throughout the whole episode. The bevy of games means that there's never the same comination played twice (well, at least not that often), and every 18 seconds a bell of some kind is going off. Bells mean winners. Winners mean happy people. Happy people means an awesome show. Besides, I figure I'll be near the target age of the new host when Drew retires in about 20 years.

1: The $25,000 Pyramid- Most people who know me would say Jeopardy!, but no, this is it right here. I'm good at Pyramid, and I can pull the "Dick Clark Is Better Than You" (i.e. after the Winner Circle is over, in many cases, Dick Clark knew the perfect clue to give the contestant to get them to the right answer...and in the process made the celebrities look like crap) better than most. Again, I'm into games that can be played in a living room, just as they can be played in a studio.

Honorable mention:
Scrabble: Great game, and Chuck Woolery was awesome, hands down. To me, it's as good a word game as Wheel of Fortune.

$ale of the Century: Another Reg Grundy creation, but with Jim Perry at the helm. He really shone in Instant Bargains, and the fast paced buzzer battle really does appeal to the College Bowl player in me.

Wheel Of Fortune: If the show were ever to get back to the atmosphere or feeling of the Chuck Woolery or mid 80s Pat Sajak days, It'd probably make my Top 5, but too many gimmicks and an uninspired set turn me off from hosting it. Considering it's #1 in syndication and has been for years, I guess I can't say anything.

Jeopardy!: Alex Trebek and Art Fleming are in a category of their own. How they are able to rattle off 61 clues an episode without missing a beat is beyond me. However, that's not the reason I can't host Jeopardy- I need a show that lets me be flexible in being me- Alex can adlib and whatnot during contestant interviews, but for the most part, he has to stay the course and finish as many clues as possible. Love the show, but hosting might grate on me after a while. That's not saying I wouldn't give it a try, though.