Ryan Seacrest to take over Wheel of Fortune

[Anonymous]

did you know sajak was a weather guy before this? i thought his daughter would replace vanna

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've never understood his success.

Nice to look at
Pleasing voice
No drama
Doesn't participate in politics
Not active on social media

He's like an inoffensive robot. Wheel is the easiest gig in game shows, $15m/year for a couple weeks of work. He can do the job for the next 20+ years. Easy money and plenty of leisure time, if he chooses.

This!

Agree. He was the anti- Bob Barker. He wasn't asking the female contestant to reach into his pockets for a prize. You could tell he generally did not want to be touched, hugged or kissed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never understood his success.

+1 And how he can have so many jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Vanna staying on, or will they get Brian Dunkleman to turn the letters?

She's apparently lawyered up looking to stay on and needing a strong negotiator.

She is making a tiny fraction of what Sajak was making and hasn’t had a raise in like 15 years.

[Anonymous]

isn't she like 75?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only part that surprises me is that the job is mind-numbingly boring. I'd think he'd want more profile and or more interesting (and he's got tons going on as it is).

Maybe they'll get to shake things up since they are bringing in a new host. Price is Right did that when they switched to Carey.

You could tell Sajak was getting bored with the gig 3-4 years ago. He started making snarkier, thinly veiled mean comments to contestants.

[Anonymous]

Ugh let’s have someone else saturate our screens!

Of course it’s funny I have an opinion bc I haven’t watched WOF in like 20 years….

[Anonymous]

Do they even need Vanna? I mean, you could get a digital screen with the same effect for way less than her salary. Does she even talk?

[Anonymous]

I have a hard time seeing him doing Wheel. Wheel is like SO very retro, out of fashion.

I think of Ryan Seacrest as the American Idol host -- a show that was new and on its way UP.

This feels like a demotion... like those D-list actors who went on Hollywood Squares back in the '70s and '80s.

I feel like Ryan could have done so much better than Wheel. How can he possibly feign interest in a spinning wheel? This is way beneath him.

[Anonymous]

I did know know much about him until he did Kelly + Ryan. He is very good, professional and does a lot of charity stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do they even need Vanna? I mean, you could get a digital screen with the same effect for way less than her salary. Does she even talk?

They do not need Vanna. But she's the cheesy, distinctive thing about the show. She talks a little with Pat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never understood his success.

I sort of agree with this, and also think that's what makes him the perfect Pat Sajak replacement. Trade one piece of coiffed toast for another; see if anyone even notices.

[Anonymous]

Such an unrisky replacement. If they wanted another Pat, they got it!

[Anonymous]

I heard on the radio that Vanna has 1 year left on her contract. Stay turned.

[Anonymous]

You mean there is no one else out there that can even be considered. He works A LOT. Why not right. If you don't have kids, you have alot of time on your hands.