Who should replace Alex Trebek ? A non political thread

March 10, 2021, 10:37 AM

Z06

I too liked Chuck Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) but he is currently unavailable.

Couric will be on for 2 weeks. I'll have to skip until she is gone.

I vote (so far) for Mike Richards.

March 10, 2021, 01:12 PM

Rey HRH

quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
I vote for Mike Rowe.

I've been thinking about who should replace Trebek. My favorite was Ken Jennings. But I came back to post Mike Rowe would be perfect. I wanted to scan if his name has been mentioned already and there's your post at the top of the thread.

I concur. He doesn't come off as Mr. Smarty Pants but you know he can hold his own. He's got a nice voice and personality.

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April 08, 2021, 12:16 PM

ensigmatic

So far my wife and I are both liking Aaron Rodgers best.

He handled that jab from the champion, on his very first day, with remarkable humor and grace

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April 08, 2021, 12:58 PM

TMats

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
So far my wife and I are both liking Aaron Rodgers best.

He handled that jab from the champion, on his very first day, with remarkable humor and grace

Yeah but...doesn’t he have another job?

April 08, 2021, 02:52 PM

BB61

I've wondered about Wayne Brady. I get that this isn't a comedy show but he just seems to have that special "It" in his presence and he is obviously very quick on his feet.

April 09, 2021, 10:38 AM

spunk639

Ben Stein

April 09, 2021, 11:23 AM

trapper189

The effects of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, anyone, anyone?

April 09, 2021, 12:09 PM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by TMats:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
So far my wife and I are both liking Aaron Rodgers best.

Yeah but...doesn’t he have another job?

Yes, but he has apparently expressed an interest in becoming the Jeopardy host.

My wife and I continue to like him best of the guest hosts they've had, so far.

April 09, 2021, 05:30 PM

RichardC

We like Aaron Rodgers.
He is getting better and better as he goes.

April 13, 2021, 06:40 PM

trapper189

Are you kidding me?

I'm paraphrasing: these Midwesterners won 5 championships in the 1960s.

No one got it, but Rodgers is doing well.

April 13, 2021, 07:06 PM

SpinZone

quote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
Are you kidding me?

I'm paraphrasing: these Midwesterners won 5 championships in the 1960s.

No one got it, but Rodgers is doing well.

As a host, he played that very well.

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April 13, 2021, 08:42 PM

mcrimm

Ya, and Rogers may be a better game show host than a QB.

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April 19, 2021, 07:44 PM

ensigmatic

Looks like another two weeks w/o Jeopardy.

April 19, 2021, 09:09 PM

mcrimm

Agree.....we did watch a little tonight and Cooper just plain sucks.

April 19, 2021, 09:15 PM

Oat_Action_Man

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by TMats:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
So far my wife and I are both liking Aaron Rodgers best.

Yeah but...doesn’t he have another job?

Yes, but he has apparently expressed an interest in becoming the Jeopardy host.

My wife and I continue to like him best of the guest hosts they've had, so far.

Easy enough for Rodgers to do. They shoot like 2 weeks worth of episodes in two days of actual filming. So he could easily film an entire season of the show in the NFL off-season. The crew of the show is the only thing working consistently, not the host(s).

The production crew for Jeopardy! is the same as Wheel of Fortune, so they just alternate filming of the shows over a single week: two days of one, then two days of the other.

August 13, 2021, 08:57 AM

mcrimm

I believe we are at the end of the guest hosts on Jeopardy. In my mind, a few have been good but most have not been entertaining. I'm not thrilled with the networks 2 choices for permanent hosts but the best ones have real day jobs.

I like Rogers, Jennings and Buzzy - but my favorite so far is Joe Buck. He's a natural. He adds emotion and humor to the job. He's has a great voice and great timing. Too bad he has a day job.

Mike

August 13, 2021, 08:59 AM

PASig

What about the Cash Cab guy?

August 13, 2021, 09:06 AM

TMats

I believe the deed is done. Mayim Bialik has been chosen.

My favorite was probably Ken Jennings. There were several weeks that we didn’t watch at all, I guess in protest of the host filling in.

August 13, 2021, 09:07 AM

Pyker

Going to be two hosts. Mike Richards for the syndicated shows, and Miyam Bialik for the specials.

Link.

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