Jeopardy (the television game show) thread

[King Kamala]

Ken Jennings named interim host of Jeopardy!

Ken Jennings will step in as the new interim host of Jeopardy! when production resumes on November 30th.

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Ken Jennings is named as first interim guest host when Jeopardy! resumes production on November 30th.

 

[Valeyard]

Gonna be a long, hard road to Mark McGrath.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

still waiting for @Slayer to do the chat jep he said we should do if we're talking hosts.

 

[AA484]

Not gonna lie, when I first saw this thread title I asked myself "Oh no, what happened to Slayer?"

 

[Brocklock]

Gonna be a long, hard road to Mark McGrath.

Jeff Foxsworthy playing the long con going from 5th Graders to Jeopardy.

 

[SFH]

Honestly Ken Jennings is bland but dignified enough to ease into the role. I would not object to him getting it permanently in 2021. I would like to wait on final judgement until I see who else its going to guest host. Jeopardy isn't a show that lends itself to getting a comedian as a host, for me. So honestly, who in entertainment 60 years old or younger, would be great for this?

Just fantasy booking but listening to modern day Scottie Pippen talk on the "Last Dance" I wonder how he would work in that type of role. I already want him to read me bed time stories, don't judge me.

If Rob Lowe could keep the hamming to an extreme minimum, he'd be a comedic actor I could accept in that role. I think he has a decent presence when he's not going for laughs.

Also, there's a bunch of retired politicians that would do great long term, but doubtful they'd be interested. Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Al Gore...all politicians that were polarizing in their day, but their microphone work is dignified enough and they carry themselves well enough to host Jeopardy type stuff. (Gore fails my age test, though)

Throwing shit at the wall, as soon as I hit "post reply" I'll have more ideas.

 

[King Kamala]

It is crazy that Alex Trebek was such a dignified, respected figure that journalists let alone retired politicians are being considered as replacements.

Tom Bergeron is someone I just saw brought up that would probably be pretty perfect and seamless albeit a kind of unexciting choice.

 

[Brocklock]

It is crazy that Alex Trebek was such a dignified, respected figure that journalists let alone retired politicians are being considered as replacements.

Tom Bergeron is someone I just saw brought up that would probably be pretty perfect and seamless albeit a kind of unexciting choice.

That guy seems creepy to me for some reason, but thinking about it Trebek was always one of the only regular game show hosts that never came off like a creep or someone with a sinister undercurrent.

 

[King Kamala]

I never got creepy/douche vibes from Bergeron but I might be biased since he is a fellow NEW ENGLAND MAN (hey maybe Mike Gorman could host Jeopardy!, @Baby Shoes ).


It's forgotten since he died but Alex Trebek was definitely kind of a conservative doof (although I doubt he was a MAGA dude) and he did a really horrible job moderating a Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate in 2018 (complete with random, inappropriate Catholic Church pedophilia scandal jokes)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/10/02/alex-trebek-moderated-a-gubernatorial-debate-in-pennsylvania-it-didnt-go-well/

But I mean in terms of sinister undercurrent, there's not much.

 

[King Kamala]

I'm not going to hold being a Republican against my man Alex may he rest in peace since I don't know if you're even legally allowed to host a game show in the US without donating to the Republican Party.

 

[Brocklock]

That's true. I don't know Tom Bergeron just has the face of someone that sneaks a sniff into a woman's shoe. But, then again that's the Game Show Host vibe they nearly all have. I'm sure Tommy is a lovely person and not truly reprehensible like Woolery or Sajak or Barker.

 

[King Kamala]

What did Bob Barker do!?

 

[HarleyQuinn]

I'll be curious to see how the rotation goes. I remember when Kathie Lee was leaving and they were rotating a ton of hosts until Kelly Ripa came on and it was an instant mesh with Regis despite not really being an 'expected' name. I think we could see the same thing with Jeopardy where somebody comes somewhat out of the left field but proves to be a great host.

 

[strummer]

I wish Bert Convey was still alive. He seemed like a decent dude. Burt Reynolds loved him and that's good enough for me.

 

[Brocklock]

What did Bob Barker do!?

He has a lot of sexual harassment allegations out there spanning decades. There were a ton of scandals with The Barker Beauties on The Price Is Right.

https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/1...uit-latest-in-a-history-of-harassment-claims/

https://apnews.com/article/b830d2653a85a88bc54fbe0dab40afbe

https://www.google.com/amp/s/rare.us/people/bob-barker-sued/amp/

 

[HSJ]

Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer or someone random like Jim Rash from Community or I wonder what any of the guys from Big Bang Theory are doing now.

 

[Hawk 34]

Ken Jennings theorizes it will be a female host yet all of us keep naming men.

DISGUSTING.

 

[King Kamala]

There have been so few female game show hosts (and a lot of the ones that have have hosted more light hearted shows) that it didn’t even cross my mind.

Off the top of my head, I think Katie Couric or Jane Pauley would be good but it would defy @SFH ’d wisdom that is should be someone under the age of 60.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

I thought you guys were talking about Tom Berenger and I got excited.

 

[SFH]

Natalie Portman. Harvard educated, wide audience appeal. Very credible.

Would need to put her acting career on hold, probably. She could host for the next 30-40 years.

 

[King Kamala]

Mara Wilson and Mayim Bialik are two other good under 60 candidates and would strongly appeal to the ‘90s Kids crowd that will rule the 2020s.

 

[Valeyard]

Ken Jennings is a funny guy, so that'd be perfect. Women could be, like, Katie Couric or CCH Pounder.

I will watch every show for the rest of my life if for some reason Mara Wilson becomes the host.

 

[Brocklock]

I thought that Mara Wilson was the person that I want the most as Jeopardy host after these last few posts but then CCH Pounder gets mentioned.

 

[Broward83]

What about Danica McKellar?

 

[King Kamala]

Out of the box, won't ever happen suggestion that I think would be an awesome Jeopardy! host; Rachel Maddow.

 

[Laz]

Guys, y'all are thinking too streamlined about this. With the great Alex Trebek no longer a part of this world, we need to open up Jeopardy to a newer, hipper audience.

Jeopardy needs Cardi B.

 

[Valeyard]

You mean Pete Davidson.

 

[Epic Springs]

James Rolfe.

 

[King Kamala]

You mean Pete Davidson.

Some TikTok teen none of us know cause we are old.

 

[Valeyard]

James Rolfe.

Really? He seems kinda boring and awkward.

The more I think about it the more all in I want to be on CCH Pounder. She'd fit really well. I can genuinely picture her doing it. Franky I know more about who I don't want than who I do.