All Drew all the time

Bits and pieces of video from the Improv-a-Ganza pilot are showing up at YouTube. Drew Carey's new GSN show is looking a lot like a certain old ABC show. A few comments of mine from the GSN Schedule board...

Other poster: According to the poster of the video on Youtube, Ryan Styles as well as other familiar faces will appear on this show...Wayne Brady might appear as a guest star for a few of the episodes, but not necessarily a regular.

Well, it's hard to ignore an improv talent like Ryan Stiles, who dates all the way back to the Brit original. If Wayne Brady ever does turn up, I'd love to see him paired with Chip Esten. Those guys could really cook on the musical segments. The politically incorrect description of Chip on the old Whose Line fansites was "the white Wayne."

There's another brief glimpse from the pilot featuring Ryan and Chip here. The show already has a YouTube channel and a website. And the YouTube comments make me believe all the more that Drew won't flop. There are a whole lot of people who would like to see, essentially, a Whose Line remake. Much as I fondly remember Whose Line, I get a little chill about the future of traditional game shows on GSN.