Digging the interim Jeopardy host

[Anonymous]

The executives behind this game should a get the axe too. This whole thing has been very unprofessional, erratic , chaotic and outright messy from the beginning. If all along this Richards guy wanted the host job, he should've been forthcoming about it by letting go of the executive producer role from the beginning-- he didn't, and now he's lost it all.

Furthermore, we're confronted here with a perfect example of how a lot of people in this country, particularly non-white people never get a fair shake and are, unbeknownst to them, doomed from the very beginning. One has to wonder if Richards went through any kind of vetting , probably not. To me, it's obvious the powers that be were irritated by the thought of a non-white man replacing Trebek and conspired with Richards to orchestrate the farce of a replacement search. Until proven wrong, i just don't believe smug and smarmy Richards could've gone at this without the explicit backing of the decision makers .

[Anonymous]

This is a great opinion piece.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/kareem-abdul-jabbar-jeopardy-host-matters-1235002645/

Though Alex Trebek may have started hosting the show with the background of just another placid game show host, he evolved with the show and became the kindly face of the part of America that venerates knowledge. That’s why choosing the right host to replace him is about more than simple entertainment values, it’s about respecting what the show represents to American culture. It’s about acknowledging Jeopardy!’s significance as an enriching leader in promoting the joys and benefits of education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CNN reporting Richards is out as Executive Producer as well.

So is People.


https://people.com/tv/mike-richards-out-as-jeopardy-executive-producer/

Good

[Anonymous]

I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

I think he would’ve done way better if everyone hadn’t hyped him so much. There was a lot of expectation there.

[Anonymous]

Who in the heck created this thread. OP was clearly sock puppeting with Ken Jennings slander too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who in the heck created this thread. OP was clearly sock puppeting with Ken Jennings slander too.

The answer is, a jackass. It may or may not be the loser who claimed she knew the family yet didn’t know what special, formerly employed in tv production Mike Richards did for a living so she just happened to tune in and didn’t know why people found his manipulations gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: The executives behind this game should a get the axe too. This whole thing has been very unprofessional, erratic , chaotic and outright messy from the beginning. If all along this Richards guy wanted the host job, he should've been forthcoming about it by letting go of the executive producer role from the beginning-- he didn't, and now he's lost it all.

Furthermore, we're confronted here with a perfect example of how a lot of people in this country, particularly non-white people never get a fair shake and are, unbeknownst to them, doomed from the very beginning. One has to wonder if Richards went through any kind of vetting , probably not. To me, it's obvious the powers that be were irritated by the thought of a non-white man replacing Trebek and conspired with Richards to orchestrate the farce of a replacement search. Until proven wrong, i just don't believe smug and smarmy Richards could've gone at this without the explicit backing of the decision makers .

Please don’t make this about race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

He was terrible. I hate to say it, because I love just about everything else he’s done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

He was terrible. I hate to say it, because I love just about everything else he’s done.

He needed a second day like all the originally scheduled guest hosts to ease into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

He was terrible. I hate to say it, because I love just about everything else he’s done.

Social media astroturfing != real life. Nobody gives a damn about levar burton. And this blossom gal is also terrible. It was obvious all along Ken Jennings was the rightful heir apparent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: The executives behind this game should a get the axe too. This whole thing has been very unprofessional, erratic , chaotic and outright messy from the beginning. If all along this Richards guy wanted the host job, he should've been forthcoming about it by letting go of the executive producer role from the beginning-- he didn't, and now he's lost it all.

Furthermore, we're confronted here with a perfect example of how a lot of people in this country, particularly non-white people never get a fair shake and are, unbeknownst to them, doomed from the very beginning. One has to wonder if Richards went through any kind of vetting , probably not. To me, it's obvious the powers that be were irritated by the thought of a non-white man replacing Trebek and conspired with Richards to orchestrate the farce of a replacement search. Until proven wrong, i just don't believe smug and smarmy Richards could've gone at this without the explicit backing of the decision makers .

Please don’t make this about race.

+ a million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

He was terrible. I hate to say it, because I love just about everything else he’s done.

Social media astroturfing != real life. Nobody gives a damn about levar burton. And this blossom gal is also terrible. It was obvious all along Ken Jennings was the rightful heir apparent.

Agree with you about the first two, but Ken Jennings is a Keebler Elf. Hard pass.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

He was terrible. I hate to say it, because I love just about everything else he’s done.

He needed a second day like all the originally scheduled guest hosts to ease into it.

Didn't he get a week, like the rest of the guest hosts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm just now catching up on some of these interim hosts as we record Jeopardy every night. I have to say - LeVar Burton was one of the most annoying. I was expecting much better due to all the hype around his hosting, but his voice is incredibly annoying and distracting.

He was terrible. I hate to say it, because I love just about everything else he’s done.

He needed a second day like all the originally scheduled guest hosts to ease into it.

Didn't he get a week, like the rest of the guest hosts?

One week of shows is apparently taped in one day. The other guest hosts got two weeks/two days.