Jeopardy

[Drunk Monk]

SMS: The new TLA for DM.

Who is ‘sexy martial superstar’?

Can we amend LCF to JCLCF?

Now that it’s over, are you released from any NDAs? Can you dish about the show? What’s Katie like (apart from not being able to pronounce ‘shaolin’)?

[Greg]

You could hear the word getting lost in Ms. Couric's mouth.

[cranefly]

You could hear the word getting lost in Ms. Couric's mouth.

That was very revealing.  From the acoustics of that struggle, I discerned that she has two porcelain crowns, one in the lower right, the other in the upper left.  Unfortunately, my hearing isn't good enough these days to pin it down to exact molars.

[Drunk Monk]

getting lost in Ms. Couric's mouth.

The SMS is struggling not to make some horribly off color comment. Bite that lip, SMS.

DM is wondering where he can poach that comment. There must be some review where it'll be appropriate, especially with all the foreign films he covers.

[Drunk Monk]

For the record, the SMS is still getting ads for Jeopardy merch in his Facebook feed.

Way to rub his nose in it, JCLCF.

Q: How can JCLCF continue to brag about her victory to the SMS without bragging?

[lady_cranefly]

Even the ad algorithms are under my control.

Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhhhhhhh...

[thatguy]

Sounds like an SNL episode..."I'll take Le Tits Now for $100"

https://boingboing.net/2021/07/27/levar-...-made.html

LeVar Burton guest hosts 'Jeopardy!' while history is made | Boing Boing
Kevin Reome

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Fan favorite LeVar Burton guest-hosted Jeopardy! for the first time and absolutely fit the role, considerably better than quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But the history that was made was not because he was the first African American host, Robin Roberts beat him to that distinction. Was it the first Star Trek actor? Well, yes, but big deal. Patrick Stewart would be a pretty formidable Jeopardy! host too. It was because in all of Jeopardy!'s 37 season history no player has ever recorded a lower score.

Patrick Pearce, a product specialist from Fountain View, California, scored a $-7,400. Wrong answer after penalized wrong answer, Pearce kept chipping away lower and lower. The previous record was held by Stephanie Hull on March 12th, 2015. Pearce's $-7,400 breaks a record previously held by Stephanie Hull since March 12th, 2015, when she posted $-6,800.

--tg

[Drunk Monk]

‘Jeopardy!’: Mike Richards To Host Syndicated Show, Mayim Bialik To Host Primetime & Spinoff Series

By Nellie Andreeva

Nellie Andreeva

Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV

@DeadlineNellie

August 11, 2021 9:46am

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The search for new permanent host of Jeopardy! is officially over. The show’s executive producer Mike Richards has been named the new permanent host of the venerable syndicated game show, succeeding the late Alex Trebek. Additionally, Sony Pictures Television announced that The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik will host Jeopardy!’s primetime and spinoff series, including the upcoming Jeopardy! National College Championship set to air on ABC next year. The Greatest of All Time winner Ken Jennings will return as consulting producer for the show. All three served as guest hosts following Trebek’s death. Richards will remain executive producer on Jeopardy! — both the syndicated and primetime series — and Wheel Of Fortune.

“We are thrilled to begin the next chapter of America’s Favorite Quiz Show with Mike hosting our daily show and Mayim hosting new versions of Jeopardy!,” said Ravi Ahuja, Chairman of Global Television Studios and Corporate Development for Sony Pictures. “We took this decision incredibly seriously. A tremendous amount of work and deliberation has gone into it, perhaps more than has ever gone into the selection of hosts for a show – deservedly so because it’s Jeopardy! and we are following the incomparable Alex Trebek. A senior group of Sony Pictures Television executives pored over footage from every episode, reviewed research from multiple panels and focus groups, and got valuable input from our key partners and Jeopardy! viewers.”
Richards, who emerged as a frontrunner early in the search, was quietly appointed as the host of the syndicated program a couple of weeks ago while a deal with Sony Pictures Television was being finalized.
The final speed bump on Richards’ road to the Jeopardy! lectern was the reemergence of lawsuits from his decade-long tenure as co-executive producer/executive producer on another game show, The Price Is Right. Richards addressed the complaints by former models on the show in a memo to staff Monday.
“These were allegations made in employment disputes against the show,” he wrote. “I want you all to know that the way in which my comments and actions have been characterized in these complaints does not reflect the reality of who I am or how we worked together on The Price is Right.”

Richards, who has hosting experience, was well received by fans when he served as a guest host earlier this year along with a slew of celebrities who filled in for the beloved Trebek. The show’s longtime host lost his battle with cancer in November. Richards emerged as an early frontrunner alongside Jeopardy! champion — and first guest host — Ken Jennings. They were later joined by LeVar Burton who became a sentimental favorite, landing the guest host spot following a grassroots campaign by fans and a petition that garnered 250K signatures.
“I am deeply honored to have the opportunity to host the syndicated version of Jeopardy!,” said Richards. “Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined being chosen to step into a role of this magnitude. Alex believed the game itself and the contestants are the most important aspects of the show. I was fortunate to witness his professionalism, intensity and kindness up close and that will serve as the ultimate blueprint as we continue to produce the show we love.”
Richards also welcomed Bialik. “I am thrilled that Mayim is joining the Jeopardy! team,” he said. “Her academic track record and enthusiasm for the game made her a terrific guest host. It will be a privilege to produce the primetime series with her as host.”
Richards was named an executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel Of Fortune in 2020 under a multi-year overall deal with SPT. A three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner and 17-time nominee, Richards also served as executive producer of Let’s Make a Deal. In front of the camera, Richards hosted Beauty and the Geek, Game Show Network’s 2016–17 version of Divided and the 2012 revival of The Pyramid. He is repped by UTA.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to join the Jeopardy! family,” Bialik said. “What started out with my 15-year-old repeating a rumor from Instagram that I should guest host the show has turned into one of the most exciting and surreal opportunities of my life! I’m so grateful and excited to continue to work with Mike Richards, and I’m just over the moon to join forces with him and Sony. After all the conversations we’ve had about this partnership, I am just so ready to get started!”
Bialik, who has a PhD in neuroscience, is best known for her award-winning role as Amy Farrah Fowler on the hit CBS comedy, The Big Bang Theory. Currently, Bialik is starring in Call Me Kat on Fox, which she also executive produces. She also is the host of the mental health podcast “Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown” and she recently wrote and directed her first feature, As Sick As They Made Us, starring Dustin Hoffman and Candice Bergen. Bialik is represented by WME.

[Greg]

I don't think Bialik did a very good job. Mike Richards was solid but bland.

[thatguy]

https://boingboing.net/2021/08/20/new-je...faces.html

New Jeopardy host Mike Richards quits after podcast with sexist and antisemitic jokes surfaces
Boing Boing
Rob Beschizza

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Mike Richards is the executive producer of Jeopardy, and after longtime host Alex Trebek's death he did a brief stint as its host alongside actual celebrities, appealing to audiences with a creditable if smarmy performance. When he was named Trebek's replacement, though, it looked rather as if he had given himself the job. Then the lawsuits were remembered. Then the old podcast was found, what with all the jokes about women's bodies and Jewish noses. And so Mike Richards will not, after all, become the new host of Jeopardy.

Just over a week after being announced as the new host of the syndicated version of "Jeopardy!," Mike Richards is stepping down "effective immediately" amid resurfaced controversial remarks.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Does this mean Mayim Bialik gets the gig? Her naming as a occasional co-host was obviously a "beard" to cover Richards' manouvering himself the job, but she'd be great.

--tg

[Greg]

And some days you get trolled by Dictionary.com on Twitter

[cranefly]

In the never-ending quest for an Alex replacement, I don't think they'll be inviting Spike Lee to try out any time soon.  What's with that guy?

Regarding Levar Burton, while we were watching his stint, LCF commented two or three times that they had left in a rough segue when it would normally be fixed in post.  "They do that for all the other guest hosts.  They're just trying to make him look bad," she said.  LCF belongs to a couple of exclusive Jeopardy winner facebook groups, and there was similar chatter about this on those.

I don't think Levar was among the best of the guest hosts.  He was too tense, artificially bubbly.  But that was probably just nerves, and no doubt he would quickly settle down.   Not that I'm suggesting they should choose him.  But they seem to have purposely cast him in a bad light.  You'd think the executive producer of the show would be more protective of a level playing field.

[Greg]

We haven't gotten to the Levar Burton episodes yet. Just up to Stephanopolous. Although if you are going to kick out Mike Richards for offensive comments how do you keep Bialik who was (is) an anti-masker and sells snake oil on TV?

None of the hosts have really wowed me. Also, we don't see much of the hosts anyway since we fast forward through all the chit-chat.

[cranefly]

Ahhh, how the mighty have fallen.

I'm looking at you, Mike Richards!

[Greg]

There don't seem to be a lot of tears over his firing.....