Shrugging my shoulders at the Price is Right announcement

I've ranted about celebrity radio hosts before, and I'm feeling the same way about Drew Carey getting the hosting gig on The Price is Right. A blogger over on TV Squad asserts that Carey is the perfect choice.

Drew Carey is a better choice than Rosie O'Donnell. Osama Bin Laden would be a better choice than Rosie O'Donnell. But, that doesn't make Carey the perfect choice. His Whose Line is it Anyway hosting gig was the worst part of that show. He's not off-the-cuff funny. Remember when he would try to improv with the other "players" on that show? Horrible.

Of course, CBS has already seen an example of his game show hosting prowess with the new show Power of 10. None of us will see it until it premieres on August 7th. But, CBS must have loved what they saw.

I don't get the drive to have an established celebrity hosting game shows these days. There's always an initial burst of attention for the show, but how many of these have staying power?

How cool would it have been if they had found a relative unknown like Conan O'Brien was back when he first got the Late Night job?

I'm willing to give Drew Carey a chance, but I'm still disappointed in CBS's choice.