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Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:29 pm
by Vandal
LeVar Burton is 64, so I can't see him being a long-term solution.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:11 pm
by Bob Juch
After tonight, I think Payton Manning should get a shot.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 5:42 am
by Vandal
Bob Juch wrote:
Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:11 pm
After tonight, I think Peyton Manning should get a shot.
If history is any indication, he won't make it past the first round.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:07 am
by silverscreenselect
Alex Trebek won the Daytime Emmy posthumously (so did Larry King in another category).




Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:03 pm
by silverscreenselect
Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards, who hosted the show for two weeks following Ken Jennings' stint, is in "advanced negotiations" to become the permanent host for the new season. No deal has been finalized yet, and discussions are ongoing with others, but Richards is the front-runner, according to Variety. Supposedly, Ken Jennings, Mayim Bialik, and Buzzy Cohen also made strong impressions with the producers. I would assume they would have to name the new host soon, since taping for the next season should begin in the near future.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mike-r ... 235034673/

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:45 am
by Vandal
Tweet from The Ringer writer Claire McNeal, who also wrote a book about Jeopardy!:

When Mike Richards, the likely next host of Jeopardy!, stepped in to guest host in February, he told viewers it was an emergency after the planned host fell through. Sources say that’s not true: a host was lined up, and Richards insisted on stepping in.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:38 pm
by ne1410s
This reminds me of “Gunner “Cheney looking for a Vice President for Dubya.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:24 am
by Vandal
Mike Richards sent the following statement to the Jeopardy! staff:


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Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:59 pm
by Vandal
James Holzhauer on Twitter:

@James_Holzhauer
Jeopardy says whoever hosts full time will have to quit their other job, so I’m crossing my fingers it’s Joe Buck

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:21 pm
by wbtravis007
ne1410s wrote:
Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:38 pm
This reminds me of “Gunner “Cheney looking for a Vice President for Dubya.
ICM!

Now that is funny! And so true.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:49 pm
by triviawayne
Vandal wrote:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:59 pm
James Holzhauer on Twitter:

@James_Holzhauer
Jeopardy says whoever hosts full time will have to quit their other job, so I’m crossing my fingers it’s Joe Buck
would that include Mike Richards?

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:45 am
by Vandal
Sony Pictures Television is set to announce that Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards will host the long-running daily syndicated program and actress Mayim Bialik will host primetime and spin-off specials of the famed quiz show, The Daily Beast has learned.

Richards, who had been the frontrunner for a hosting gig, will start Season 38 as host of the daily syndication while Bialik, best known for her starring role in CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, will host new spin-off series—the first of which will be the Jeopardy! National College Championship on ABC.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeopardy- ... s?ref=home

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:15 am
by earendel
Vandal wrote:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:45 am
Sony Pictures Television is set to announce that Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards will host the long-running daily syndicated program and actress Mayim Bialik will host primetime and spin-off specials of the famed quiz show, The Daily Beast has learned.

Richards, who had been the frontrunner for a hosting gig, will start Season 38 as host of the daily syndication while Bialik, best known for her starring role in CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, will host new spin-off series—the first of which will be the Jeopardy! National College Championship on ABC.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeopardy- ... s?ref=home
It's official. The J! site has a screenshot of the official announcement from Sony. The J!board community isn't happy about the "choice" of Mike Richards. My conspiracy-theory belief is that the other guest hosts were merely fill-ins while Richards and Sony worked out the details of his taking the helm - such as will he continue to be the executive producer.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:00 pm
by SportsFan68
Yay, Mayim and Mike!

Well done. :)

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:19 pm
by BackInTex
earendel wrote:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:15 am
Vandal wrote:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:45 am
Sony Pictures Television is set to announce that Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards will host the long-running daily syndicated program and actress Mayim Bialik will host primetime and spin-off specials of the famed quiz show, The Daily Beast has learned.

Richards, who had been the frontrunner for a hosting gig, will start Season 38 as host of the daily syndication while Bialik, best known for her starring role in CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, will host new spin-off series—the first of which will be the Jeopardy! National College Championship on ABC.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeopardy- ... s?ref=home
It's official. The J! site has a screenshot of the official announcement from Sony. The J!board community isn't happy about the "choice" of Mike Richards. My conspiracy-theory belief is that the other guest hosts were merely fill-ins while Richards and Sony worked out the details of his taking the helm - such as will he continue to be the executive producer.
Great choices. I'm pleased with both.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:06 pm
by Estonut
This is the story that Mike Richards was trying to get ahead of when he issued his statement:

‘Jeopardy!’ Host Frontrunner Mike Richards Has an Alleged History of Harassment and Discrimination

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:57 am
by Vandal
James Holzhauer on Twitter:

@James_Holzhauer
Also new for next season: contestants can submit two Final Jeopardy responses in case the first one causes public backlash

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:20 am
by BackInTex
Vandal wrote:
Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:57 am
James Holzhauer on Twitter:

@James_Holzhauer
Also new for next season: contestants can submit two Final Jeopardy responses in case the first one causes public backlash
I don't get the reference. Please provide some background.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:24 am
by Vandal
BackInTex wrote:
Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:20 am
Vandal wrote:
Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:57 am
James Holzhauer on Twitter:

@James_Holzhauer
Also new for next season: contestants can submit two Final Jeopardy responses in case the first one causes public backlash
I don't get the reference. Please provide some background.
The selection of Richards was not well received on Twitter and other sites. Many think choosing Miyam was a CYA move in case Richards doesn’t work out for any reason (see esto’s post up thread).

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:17 pm
by Estonut

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:16 pm
by silverscreenselect
I couldn't access the NYT editorial because it was behind a paywall. However, the "anti-vax" comments she made were in a 2012 column about vaccines for children in general and not in regard to the COVID vaccine. The gist of her column was that she attempted to research various vaccines before making a decision about what to do in regard to her children. That has nothing to do with what her opinions might be about the Covid vaccine or virus, neither of which existed in 2012.

In fact, Bialik came out publicly in favor of the Covid vaccine and revealed that she and her two sons, age 12 and 15, have been vaccinated.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:11 pm
by Bob Juch
I felt Bialik was rather creepy. I get the same vibes from some Mensa members, e.g., John McAfee.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 11:32 am
by Bob Juch
Mike Richards got the job only because he sleeps with the producer.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:50 pm
by BackInTex
Bob Juch wrote:
Sun Aug 15, 2021 11:32 am
Mike Richards got the job only because he sleeps with the producer.
I heard he slept with the executive producer’s wife.

Re: Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 8:36 am
by Vandal
New "Jeopardy!" host Mike Richards is apologizing for some insensitive remarks he made about women on his old podcast ... he says it's "a terribly embarrassing moment of misjudgment."

Here's the deal ... Mike used to host a podcast from 2013 to 2014 when he was the executive producer at "The Price Is Right" and he's now under fire for referring to his female co-host as a "booth ho" and "booth slut," among other degrading remarks aimed at women.

The podcast, called "The Randumb Show," has already been scrubbed from the Internet after The Ringer reported on Mike's derogatory comments, which also include him asking his female co-host and his assistant if they had ever taken "booby pictures," during a segment about leaked celebrity nudes.

Mike's apologizing in a statement, via Sony, telling us ... "It is humbling to confront a terribly embarrassing moment of misjudgment, thoughtlessness, and insensitivity from nearly a decade ago. Looking back now, there is no excuse, of course, for the comments I made on this podcast and I am deeply sorry."

He adds ... "The podcast was intended to be a series of irreverent conversations between longtime friends who had a history of joking around. Even with the passage of time, it’s more than clear that my attempts to be funny and provocative were not acceptable, and I have removed the episodes."



https://www.tmz.com/2021/08/18/jeopardy ... e-remarks/