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Originally Posted by LockedOut
Well Ebert's been gone for awhile but now Roeper is quitting after the season ends in August. Disney names 2 new hosts who I've never heard of. No indication what the show is going to be called. I guess it'll be "At the Movies with...".
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2008...rt-roeper.html |
Yes Ebert has been gone for a couple of years with his health and surgery issues. He has no voice from what I understand.
It looks like Roeper wanted more money on his contract renewal than what they were prepared to offer. Of course I can't help but think they were looking at moving in a different direction given the replacements were named very very soon after Roeper said he wouldn't be coming back. May simply be an issue of wanting two full time hosts instead of Roeper and a special guest.
I was never really a fan of Roeper and stopped watching the show at all when Ebert went on leave.
Also gone will be the thumbs up/down rating system as Ebert and the late Gene Siskel own that rating system.