# Whose Line fans: Drew Carey's Improv-a-Ganza premeires tonight on GSN. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967 "2011-04-11T16:13:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/1 "2011-04-11T16:13:31Z")
[Short preview here](http://tv.gawker.com/#!5790806/drinking-with-drew-what-to-expect-from-drew-careys-improv+a+ganza) It looks like pretty much everyone has returned (and I read on Wikipedia that Chip and Greg will be back as well). It’s looks like more of a “stage” show than WLIA but they’re doing a lot of the same games. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/2 "2011-04-11T16:20:47Z")
I’ve been STOKED for this! Can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/3 "2011-04-11T16:48:15Z")
GSN isn’t in HD? Stupid Comcast! Oh well…it’s on to record. I’m glad to see Drew Carey is doing what he does best and getting back to his roots so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/4 "2011-04-11T18:02:16Z")
Phooey. This might be enough to get me to cough up for cable. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/5 "2011-04-11T21:07:52Z")
Apparently everybody’s favorite tiger-blooded Vatican ninja assassin, Charlie Sheen, is going to be on it tomorrow night. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. 🙂 Looking forward to the show in general, though! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/6 "2011-04-11T21:08:51Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Apparently everybody’s favorite tiger-blooded Vatican ninja assassin, Charlie Sheen, is going to be on it tomorrow night. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. 🙂 > > Looking forward to the show in general, though! I’m curious as to when that episode was filmed. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/7 "2011-04-11T21:58:24Z")
Hurray! I’m definitely going to be watching if I have that channel. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/8 "2011-04-12T00:10:40Z")
Wow, we don’t get that channel anymore. Weird. I’ll have to find a way to watch, though; I loved Whose line. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/9 "2011-04-12T00:26:20Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I’m curious as to when that episode was filmed. January. My understanding is that he wasn’t a scheduled performer or anything, he just got up on stage because he felt like it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/10 "2011-04-12T00:29:13Z")
> [@ErinPuff](#): > > January. My understanding is that he wasn’t a scheduled performer or anything, he just got up on stage because he felt like it. Where did you hear this? And how is the show so far? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/11 "2011-04-12T00:29:56Z")
this is a disgrace to the former good name of Game Show Network it’s because of stuff like this and all their other crap original programming that there isn’t room for Press Your Luck anymore ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/12 "2011-04-12T02:16:47Z")
lol wut. Man I’m totally stoked for this. I don’t think my Japanese provider gets that channel though… what to do? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/13 "2011-04-12T02:47:44Z")
The first episode was a bit on the lackluster side, i’d say. There were a few laughs, but a lot of the sketches just sort of fell flat. Drew Carey has REALLY let himself go in the past decade or so. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/14 "2011-04-12T03:14:11Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The first episode was a bit on the lackluster side, i’d say. There were a few laughs, but a lot of the sketches just sort of fell flat. Drew Carey has REALLY let himself go in the past decade or so. Colin’s gotten OLD! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/15 "2011-04-12T03:28:16Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The first episode was a bit on the lackluster side, i’d say. There were a few laughs, but a lot of the sketches just sort of fell flat. Drew Carey has REALLY let himself go in the past decade or so. I have to wholeheartedly disagree. I thought it was hilarious, I laughed hard and often. Pretty much anything they did that didn’t involve music (I was never a fan of the songs anyway…although I GREATLY respect anyone who can do it) had me laughing. I loved it. Also…how do you mean he “let himself go”? He’s lost a TON of weight and aside from growing out his hair and the blonde thing…I want to say he looks better than ever. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/16 "2011-04-12T04:34:01Z")
ITA w/T-cups! Drew looks GREAT! ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/17 "2011-04-12T14:26:25Z")
Really needs to be an hourlong, if they’re going to have that many performers. The drunk lady in “Moving People” had me rolling. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/18 "2011-04-12T15:47:04Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Really needs to be an hourlong, if they’re going to have that many performers. The drunk lady in “Moving People” had me rolling. I’ll see your drunk lady and raise you the not drunk lady. “And she’s the drunk one?!?!” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/19 "2011-04-12T17:10:10Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > lol wut. PSXer is on record as wanting the Game Show Network to be exclusively game shows. I think he’s afraid what happened to MTV, the History Channel, TLC, etc. will eventually happen to it. > [@](#): > > Man I’m totally stoked for this. I don’t think my Japanese provider gets that channel though… what to do? So far, I’ve always been able to find at least the premiere of a show online somewhere. Though I am considering having someone I know who has cable record it for me, just in case. And, if it’s anything like Whose Line, it will at least have points… ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967/20 "2011-04-12T17:59:05Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > And, if it’s anything like Whose Line, it will at least have points… …but the points won’t matter. 😃 As far as original programming goes, I don’t mind something like this. I’m just getting sick of how many poker shows they’re running. Poker is boring. It’s fun to play, but it’s boring to watch. Moar game shows, dammit! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-fans-drew-careys-improv-a-ganza-premeires-tonight-on-gsn/577967.md?page=2)