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Post by RyanZ on Jan 18, 2011 12:23:58 GMT -5
According to Buzzerblog ( link to article), Regis announced today on Regis and Kelly that he is retiring sometime this summer or fall. It's been 28 years since the talk show first debuted, and that's certainly not all he's done - he holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a TV camera, at 16,100 hours in 2008. And of course, there's Millionaire. Had it not been for that, I probably wouldn't be writing this. Let's face it: Meredith may a great host, but she's no Regis. Nobody is, and that's what's so great about him. I know everyone here will miss him being on our television screens. |
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Post by leimeisei on Jan 18, 2011 13:24:44 GMT -5
Maybe now that he won't be busy with Regis and Kelly, ABC will do another season of Primetime Millionaire!
I know that probably won't happen unfortunately. Hopefully this isn't the marker for the end of his Television career, but if indeed it is, then he's had quite a great one. Still have memories of when I was 8 years old sitting in front of a TV with my family watching that very first season of Millionaire. I didn't know the answer to a single question, but I loved watching Regis and I thought the show was so cool because of how eerie and dark they made the set look back then, and the music, which I thought was super creepy.
Where does the time go, my friends? Where does the time go...
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Post by RegisFan on Jan 18, 2011 14:57:12 GMT -5
I saw his announcement live as it aired this morning, but I couldn't make it to Millionaire Fans until now. Truly, this is the end of a television era. Regis has had a great run, perhaps the greatest, and the television landscape just won't be the same without him. I'm sure he'll be hosting events now and again, but it's going to be hard not seeing him every morning.
I had a feeling that after his buddy Larry King retired, Regis would step down himself. When I was at my taping of Live!, he hinted that he was getting close to retirement, although I didn't think he'd mean within the year. I consider myself extremely lucky that I got to meet him before he retired. I imagine he'll move to California to be with his children and grandchildren now, and I think he'll be very happy.
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Post by FrankT on Jan 18, 2011 15:01:35 GMT -5
Well, really a bolt from the blue! Things won't be the same without him..
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Post by !Tommy on Jan 18, 2011 16:30:57 GMT -5
I knew this was coming, I had gotten a few tips back in December that he was going to retire from Live!. I guess he was really pressured by Joy. I don't know if that's true or not but that's what I heard. I just hope that maybe he'll host Millionaire again once in a while as a special. Millionaire never has been quite the same without him.
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Post by RegisFan on Jan 18, 2011 20:00:03 GMT -5
I don't think that pressured is necessarily the right word, but I think Joy really wanted to be with her kids and grandkids in California, and I think Regis thinks that the time is right to make that happen. Years ago, she said that she never wanted him to retire, so I guess they both figure that the time has come to wrap up Live! and be close to their family.
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Post by Admiral Yoshi on Jan 18, 2011 23:47:15 GMT -5
It is rather sad that Regis will be retiring.  But he is elderly and he needs to rest. The man however can keep things active for a long time! ;D Well...true, Millionaire won't be the same without him but for sure he was a great host and I know that for sure, he'll be happy this way. |
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Post by RegisFan on Jan 19, 2011 1:38:28 GMT -5
Well, I think that if Millionaire ever returns to primetime for a special run, Regis would be there. I think there's less of a chance that Millionaire would return to primetime than there is of Regis not returning to host if that scenario occurred.
I don't think he's retired from television forever. I just think we'll be seeing much less of him.
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Post by RegisFan on Feb 10, 2011 19:58:13 GMT -5
Regis' departure from Live! has been postponed until November, allowing Gelman to put together a bigger farewell event and placing Regis' finale during sweeps week. Looks like we'll be able to get a daily dose of Regis for just a bit longer!
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Post by GSK on Feb 10, 2011 21:18:43 GMT -5
That's good. Regis needs a huge farewell event.
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Post by Yoshi on Feb 19, 2011 13:00:45 GMT -5
That's good. Regis needs a huge farewell event. YAY FOR REGIS! |
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Feb 25, 2011 18:17:01 GMT -5
And for those who are curious, he was a panelist during the 1st Season championship game of the ESPN game show 2-Minute Drill, hosted by Kenny Mayne.
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Post by FrankT on Feb 25, 2011 18:25:25 GMT -5
I saw him on America's Got Talent too! With Simon Cowell? Remember that?
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Post by kplewisvox on Feb 25, 2011 19:14:05 GMT -5
I saw him on America's Got Talent too! With Simon Cowell? Remember that? Not Simon Cowell. Piers Morgan. |
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Feb 25, 2011 23:14:40 GMT -5
And, of course, who could forget him on Deal or No Deal, when Howie Mandel asked a contestant for her "final answer."
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) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
But he is elderly and he needs to rest. The man however can keep things active for a long time! ;D
