Thursday, November 10, 2005

Regis Goes Prime Time


Everything that's old is new again. How about Regis Philbin hosting "This Is Your Life?" ABC is going to do just that, in Fall '06. For kids, they've never seen the show. To them it will be a form of reality TV. To us old farts, it'll be a spin on the Ralph Edwards' classic. Being a fan of Regis', I'm looking forward to it. I like to think of Regis as being a polite/wise ass. He carries it off well.
This is the show where a celebrity or a regular person is invited on stage and is surprised to be on the show and is surprised to meet several people from their past who were important in the person's life. Several different emotions come and go on the show. It started on radio in the late 40's and continued for many years on TV.