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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 24, 2021 0:14:08 GMT -5
I am starting to think that despite what Trebek said about jeopardy being about the players, a lot of it really is/was about him. A good analogy may be to the price is Right. Bob barker was basically that show. I've watched it maybe once or twice since he retired. Drew Carey just doesn't do it for me. So I think even if they don't really have strong or polarizing opinions on who should be the permanent host, a lot of people will not tune in anymore. I think this is a good point. I mentioned this earlier, but this was also the experience I had with The Daily Show after Jon Stewart left. I think Trevor Noah really revitalized the Daily Show.
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 24, 2021 0:18:54 GMT -5
I think this is a good point. I mentioned this earlier, but this was also the experience I had with The Daily Show after Jon Stewart left. I think Trevor Noah really revitalized the Daily Show. I mean, if you like him, that's cool. I was watching the show almost solely for Stewart, though.
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Post by Mocha on Aug 31, 2021 12:44:51 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 31, 2021 12:56:55 GMT -5
Guess he should have kept his head down and named somebody else to be Jeopardy host.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 31, 2021 13:37:12 GMT -5
I believe he's still staying on as executive producer, so he should be alright. For now. I will be very surprised if he is still the Ex. Prod. a month from now. Strong call.
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Post by maplespear on Aug 31, 2021 15:44:34 GMT -5
I believe he's still staying on as executive producer, so he should be alright. For now. I will be very surprised if he is still the Ex. Prod. a month from now. Someone beat me to it, but as soon as I read where Richards was fired as exec. prod. ... I thought of this post. Well done gobruins !! Are you this good at the "pick the winner" contest here on VT ?
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Post by gobruins on Sept 1, 2021 8:54:41 GMT -5
For now. I will be very surprised if he is still the Ex. Prod. a month from now. Someone beat me to it, but as soon as I read where Richards was fired as exec. prod. ... I thought of this post. Well done gobruins !! Are you this good at the "pick the winner" contest here on VT ? Do I get to take a Bigfan-style "I called it" victory lap?
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Post by nowhereman on Sept 3, 2021 11:16:22 GMT -5
They screwed this process up so badly that I lost interest. Of course, right now they are repeating the previous season's shows so it's easy to tune out. New season starts on 9/13.
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Post by jayj79 on Sept 3, 2021 11:55:20 GMT -5
I'm not overly picky about host. I found most of the guest hosts palatable enough (most, not all; and even some that I found unpalatable might have done alright with more practice; i.e. LeVar). I never really had that big of an issue with Richards (heck, if they had just had him take over hosting duties right after Trebek's death, no one would have made any fuss about it at all). I've always found the entertainment in the show to be more about the contestants and the game format (and clue/category writing) than about the host anyway.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 3, 2021 16:35:25 GMT -5
Supposedly, Jennings is out per the Wall Street Journal, though I'm not sure if they're reconsidering after what happened with Richards (the article was written after Richards resigned as host but before he was ousted as a producer). But given that Jennings' social media history is part of what sunk him, I think they're likely to be even more cautious with who they offer the job to next. Another problem for Jennings is that apparently focus groups reacted poorly to him as a host. I find that to be about the least surprising thing I've ever read. I think the biggest problem for Jennings is his smarmy personality.
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Post by nowhereman on Sept 3, 2021 17:55:51 GMT -5
Honestly I'm a little fed up with jeopardy nation for insisting that the host has to be perfect. Basically a person can't have made any mistakes in life in order to qualify. I think it's almost like they're deliberately looking for something to stain anyone they don't like. Does that sound familiar?
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Post by nowhereman on Sept 16, 2021 13:20:31 GMT -5
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