Could this entire retirement charade that has been going on for a few months be fake? As you may have known, Bob Barker taped his final episode of The Price is Right on Wednesday. The host search, well, hasn’t gone exactly well, has it? We know that Mark Steines, Geroge Hamilton, Todd Newton, and John O’Hurley are being looked at currently. However, Barker has been quoted as saying he would fill in for a few more months until they found someone if they needed more time. To use the exact quote:

“They’re having trouble finding someone to do the show,” Barker told reporters during a post-show press conference. “And I’ve told members of the staff here that … if they wanted me to do it for a few more months, I would do it.”

So there you have it. This entire god damn thing may have been a waste of time. Honestly, it’s absolutely pathetic that CBS has not found a host yet. The long-running British show Countdown had two host switches in the time period of around a year and did it seamlessly. CBS and Fremantle can’t pick who they want yet, and it’s not a good sign. It’s very simple if you ask me: If you can’t find the key person to fill the gap, end the show. Of course CBS won’t do it as they feel the show will still improve and be profitable with a new host, and I just don’t think it will. I think it’s time to just close the curtain on the show. It’s very evident that they can’t find a good person as host or else they are all very good and it’s too close to call (which I highly doubt is the case). Why do a disservice to the show and Bob Barker by getting a host who will do it half-assed and cancel the show in a year? That being said, they will get a host who will do the show half-assed and cancel the show in a year. This situation has not been going well and I just have a feeling it won’t end well either.