tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4225723965365372584..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The problem with giving everyone a voiceBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28182218770682430222022-07-10T16:27:55.967-07:002022-07-10T16:27:55.967-07:00Just get on with it and name a host.
The owners o...Just get on with it and name a host. <br />The owners of the show have turned this whole process into a circus. JoeyHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12710864245535772665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30181732880061564002022-07-08T15:58:12.702-07:002022-07-08T15:58:12.702-07:00I like Bialik. People are really hard on her. I ...I like Bialik. People are really hard on her. I could never be in her position - I'd be obsessing over every fault viewers pointed out. I'd drive myself, the director, and everyone around me nuts. You really have to have a tough skin, especially now with social media.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376748020962332059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-446178000770182842022-07-08T12:31:53.779-07:002022-07-08T12:31:53.779-07:00I don't think some of these criticisms are und...I don't think some of these criticisms are undeserved. Obviously anything about what Mayim wears is totally unhelpful to the conversation, but if her lacking skill is taking away from the game itself, whether through her pauses or insincere interactions with the contestants, then it is objectively a worse product. For the record, Ken Jennings has much to improve on as well, particularly in his diction. I personally prefer him in the role but have a feeling that the show will continue with both so as to not alienate fans of either. At least that's what the new producer said a few weeks ago.Sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40841406966917862122022-07-08T12:05:11.599-07:002022-07-08T12:05:11.599-07:00Thanks, Don. I had never heard of that show.
M.B.Thanks, Don. I had never heard of that show.<br />M.B.Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49552662763305062092022-07-08T09:05:03.402-07:002022-07-08T09:05:03.402-07:00Kelly-
I got to watch the first two games of Alex ...Kelly-<br />I got to watch the first two games of Alex Trebek during the pandemic. <br /><br />Game #1 was a lock game for Greg, and he bet only $300 in Final J. Trebek says, "What are you, chicken?"<br /><br />Game #2 Greg had $9,500 Lynne $5,000 Paul $1,100. "Calendar date with which the 20th century began." They all bet EVERYTHING and they ALL got it wrong! <br /><br />(Alex: Oh, boy. What... I'm at a loss for words in a situation like this. [Whistles] Hey folks, easy come, easy go. Because all of our contestants wound up with nothing, we have consolation prizes for each of them. Tomorrow on Jeopardy!, we'll be bringing in three new players to play the game...)<br /><br />(Voices offstage: The answer!) <br /><br />Alex: You mean 'What is the question. The question is January 1, 1901<br /><br />I think Alex goaded Greg, and possibly the others to bet it all. He and they learned from that, I think.<br /><br />https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=174<br /><br /><br /> <br />Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69725242959630276772022-07-07T20:47:09.130-07:002022-07-07T20:47:09.130-07:00I hope Ms. Bialik is not reading any of the commen...I hope Ms. Bialik is not reading any of the comments about her especially all the underserved criticisms. Let her and the producers make their pics. If Ken gets it, fine. She probably can't host every ep if her time in "Call Me Kat" interferes sometimes. Let the best host win!tavmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82055736401403612612022-07-07T16:56:15.261-07:002022-07-07T16:56:15.261-07:00Speaking as somebody who took years to accept Alex...Speaking as somebody who took <i>years</i> to accept Alex Trebek over Art Fleming, I know where some of these people are coming from. (Of course, now I look back at the Fleming episodes and I'm going, "What the hell was I thinking?")<br /><br />I'm fine with Mayim.Curt Alliaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874751257563963910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22924812048020976082022-07-07T16:21:12.828-07:002022-07-07T16:21:12.828-07:00I agree with the commenters who are annoyed by the...I agree with the commenters who are annoyed by the pause. I think it's unfair to the contestants. For whatever reason, she keeps them in limbo. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466932184113943306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52958127871996135232022-07-07T15:53:17.476-07:002022-07-07T15:53:17.476-07:00I believe that you can find videos online of Alex ...I believe that you can find videos online of Alex Trebek from when he hosted the high school quiz show REACH FOR THE TOP. My high school was on the show twice back in the mid 70s.Ward Cornellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43983518325623836482022-07-07T11:37:54.440-07:002022-07-07T11:37:54.440-07:00I do actually share a few of these observations, b...I do actually share a few of these observations, but I generally chalk them up to quirks that will probably go away as she gets more comfortable and experienced in this role (if she keeps it long-term). Game-show host is a pretty specific kind of gig, and I assume it takes a while, especially when filling big shoes. Drew Carey's first few months on THE PRICE IS RIGHT weren't spectacular either (though he had experience as a stand-up comic to help). Not a game show, but it took Trevor Noah the better part of a year to get to a point where THE DAILY SHOW felt like HIS show. I have a feeling Bialik will get there sooner or later.<br /><br />Might be interesting to go back and look at Trebek's early days on JEOPARDY! as well, though maybe not, since he'd already been a game show host, so the gig wasn't totally new to him.<br /><br />(I really wish SNL had done a sketch with Will Farrell and Darryl Hammond, in which Trebek enters heaven and there's Connery waiting for him....)Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30224202244818392952022-07-07T11:25:19.747-07:002022-07-07T11:25:19.747-07:00It seems to take a very specific talent and skill ...It seems to take a very specific talent and skill to be a great game show host. Trebek certainly had it. Vanna White's valiant effort filling in for Pat Sajak as host of Wheel of Fortune showed what an outstanding job Sajak does.<br /><br />Jeopardy! invited its audience to judge and review a long line of fill-in hosts, and viewers obliged. A lot of us thought that Mike Richards was the most effective one to test for the job. At our house, we thought Savannah Guthrie did a fine job, but our first choices were Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings. People seemed united in their disgust at seeing the odious Mehmet Oz soil Jeopardy!'s reputation by his presence on that stage. <br /><br />In my opinion, Bialik is an excellent host, very close to nailing it, close enough to be considered a terrific success. The same with Ken Jennings. <br /><br />As for the nasty comments from the peanut gallery, there are terrible people everywhere you look. Just stick your head out the window or turn on your computer and there they are. Hell, if you were to say "Let's hear it for ice cream!" among the cheers there would be attention seekers telling you how disgusting it is. Don't be offended by these types, they are an immutable fact of life.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19152933372893570352022-07-07T11:12:54.803-07:002022-07-07T11:12:54.803-07:00In CITIZEN KANE Jed Leland says something to the e...In CITIZEN KANE Jed Leland says something to the effect that Charlie Kane had no real beliefs but he had opinions about everything. That's social media -- everybody feeling the need to share opinions, no matter how trivial, hurtful or just plain dumb. <br /><br />I watched JEOPARDY! last night and it seemed like Mayim was a little quicker in telling contestants if their response was right or wrong. I hope she doesn't feel obliged to take all criticism to heart, as some of it is bound to be just plain dumb. She has her own style and does not need to imitate Jennings or Trebek or Art Fleming.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29808945324062723172022-07-07T09:23:10.192-07:002022-07-07T09:23:10.192-07:00I like them both. The nit pickers are absurd. I...I like them both. The nit pickers are absurd. I'd like them to keep both in rotation makes it a bit more interesting.stephen catronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879615896830957479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10700226985706135252022-07-07T01:55:21.280-07:002022-07-07T01:55:21.280-07:00I watch it off and on but my son who is a huge JEO...I watch it off and on but my son who is a huge JEOPARDY fan told me it is about the game not the host, although he really hated OZ.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73712834709439174542022-07-06T22:30:36.466-07:002022-07-06T22:30:36.466-07:00Not going to enter the fray, but there was a quest...Not going to enter the fray, but there was a question last week about Japanese drama. There are two kinds of Japanese drama. The first contestant said, "What is Kabuki?" Mayim said, "no." The second contestant said, "What is Noh? <br /><br />I put it on the producers that they did not drill into the host's head "if the first contestant gives an incorrect answer to this one, you must say anything except 'No.'"Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15858640832326780392022-07-06T18:12:43.505-07:002022-07-06T18:12:43.505-07:00Mike Bloodworth: Look up the show "H8r" ...Mike Bloodworth: Look up the show "H8r" with Mario Lopez, which consisted of celebs tracking down people who didn't like them and demanding to know why.Don P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54774136835030870632022-07-06T17:51:53.060-07:002022-07-06T17:51:53.060-07:00Oh, and Kosmo13: they will NEVER get rid of the in...Oh, and Kosmo13: they will NEVER get rid of the interview section. They want rooting interests. Some people want to know that Ryan Long won enough to get out of debt or that Mattea Roach was in a pop video. Now losing the 5-day rule means the interview is more difficult (and more boring, IMO). But after a season for "super champions", the interview will be here forever. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77172533060667295702022-07-06T17:45:36.522-07:002022-07-06T17:45:36.522-07:00The pause makes me feel as though she is unprepare...The pause makes me feel as though she is unprepared.<br />When Alex, but also several of the guest hosts, replied, it was quicker. Alex - and he's a tough act to follow - worked, he knew the answers, but also what variations were acceptable, not acceptable, or needed more info. Ken is better. Heck, Joe Buck was better. The goal is to clear the boards, and I think she costs maybe a question or two a round. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49008046222702440792022-07-06T17:35:40.588-07:002022-07-06T17:35:40.588-07:00Ken, you have identified exactly what is wrong wit...Ken, you have identified exactly what is wrong with the whole fucking world now. It used to be that everybody had stupid ideas but you didn't know they had stupid ideas because they kept them to themselves. Now everybody thinks they have an opinion that everybody needs to hear. <br />And every social media platform trains people to think that their ideas are so awesome by getting "LIKES". It is so seductive. I post a picture of a banana and I get 50 LIKES. So now I am a professional photographer. My opinion matters! They LIKE me.<br />Oh well, humanity had a nice run, it's your turn cockroaches. blinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284135060900752329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63014303880412244442022-07-06T17:16:05.046-07:002022-07-06T17:16:05.046-07:00Ted: I don't think there is a production staff...Ted: I don't think there is a production staff member who has to make the call, unless there is a call to make, like a strange pronounciation or ambiguous response.<br /><br />The host is provided with the full set of clues and responses including "acceptable " and "be more specific" answers, ahead of time. <br /><br />I suspect Ms. Baylik's need to wait for the voice in her ear means she's a bit less confident that she knows the board when she walks out there than Alex, who studied those notes intensily before every show for 35 years, or Ken, who is a machine designed by God for winning at Jeopardy!Stephen Cudmorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63916253359247499052022-07-06T16:38:57.697-07:002022-07-06T16:38:57.697-07:00I feel the same about political opinions. Emotiona...I feel the same about political opinions. Emotional, ill-informed diatribes that only make me wonder if the writer threw out their shoulder patting themselves on the back. Bob Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8504328480948207942022-07-06T16:23:36.674-07:002022-07-06T16:23:36.674-07:00No problem with Mayim Bialyk as host. She doing fi...No problem with Mayim Bialyk as host. She doing fine. All hosts have growing pains. Watch the first game shows that Trebek did before Jeopardy. I was thinking that they should have brought College Bowl back years ago as a proving ground for the new replacement host. Either Mayim Bialyk or Jennings is fine but neither were my first choice.<br />Michael Livelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37097057772281857632022-07-06T15:43:27.782-07:002022-07-06T15:43:27.782-07:00I wonder if there was a focus group that chimed in...I wonder if there was a focus group that chimed in on naming a new ice cream "Big Olaf." It might be lovely, but Big + Olaf somehow doesn't evoke a primo dessert experience. Snowshoes maybe?Spike de Beauvoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37548827219506091882022-07-06T14:49:55.835-07:002022-07-06T14:49:55.835-07:00Good Lord, reading the comments on this post reinf...Good Lord, reading the comments on this post reinforce your points very well... They're both fine, and I happen to favor Mayim. I like her, she's smart and seems pretty comfortable in front of the camera. I too have read comments from these Facebook groups. You think they're bad, you should read the comments in the Star Trek groups, talk about nuts....Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816461829621572787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19886278339987580702022-07-06T11:53:05.124-07:002022-07-06T11:53:05.124-07:00When I see Mayim Bialyk host Jeopardy, it sometime...When I see Mayim Bialyk host Jeopardy, it sometimes feels as though I'm watching an actor playing a game show host rather than watching someone actually doing the job of a game show host. She comes across as especially artificial in her interactions with the contestants: "well that's really interesting, Dave" or "we hope that won't happen here tonight, Susan." She sounds like she's reading pre-scripted comments off a cue card, rather than listening and giving a sincere reaction. I was never aware of that with Art Fleming, Alex Trebek, Mike Richards nor Ken Jennings. Even Ted Baxter was more convincing as a Quizmaster.<br /><br />I'd be in favor of eliminating the portion of the show where the Jeopardy host asks the contestants to talk about themselves. Kosmo13noreply@blogger.com