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[-] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 100 points 10 months ago

We made the decision to have one host for the syndicated show next season to maintain continuity for our viewers, and Ken Jennings will be the sole host for syndicated Jeopardy!.

Should’ve just been him all along. It’s wild that this took three years to happen. I can’t believe they managed to fumble this transition when they had Ken the entire time.

[-] muse@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago

Pope and Antipope

[-] FederatedSaint@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months ago

She doesn't deserve hate and animosity, but this was definitely the right decision. Her pacing and flow never worked for the game, while Ken seemed to take to it much more adeptly. His hosting feels natural and easy and he comes off amiable and charismatic.

[-] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 79 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

She doesn't deserve hate and animosity

No? A science-denier and anti-vaxxer who shills her brand of vitamin supplements? I'm sorry, I think she deserves exactly that and I'm glad she's fucking gone.

[-] FatAdama@programming.dev 11 points 10 months ago

What’s more maddening is that she has a phd in neuroscience from UCLA.

[-] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And Dr Oz used to be a world leading cardio thoracic surgeon. They let their feelings get in the way. Which isn't strictly a bad thing, but in these cases it has certainly clouded their judgement.

[-] FatAdama@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

Fame is a hell of a drug I guess.

[-] crashoverride@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

She also has comments disabled on her Instagram, wonder why?

[-] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city -4 points 10 months ago

I mean, that shouldn't mean that she shouldn't have a job tho

[-] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 2 points 10 months ago
[-] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city -1 points 10 months ago

If she gets hired for another show, wouldn't you say she should be fired from that show too though?

[-] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 1 points 10 months ago

If that show's audience doesn't care for her, absolutely yes

[-] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city -1 points 10 months ago

So you're saying she should be allowed to be a host or star in a different show?

[-] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 3 points 10 months ago

... Yes? What's your deal, dude? I just said she'll be alright, as in, she's already wealthy and connected and I'm sure she'll have other opportunities.

I never said she didn't deserve to make a living or anything like that.

[-] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city 0 points 10 months ago

Ah okay. Usually people who use the same rhetoric you did ("she's antivaxx so it's good that she got fired") usually want these types of people barred from employment but I didn't want to make assumptions about you without getting a straight answer first.

[-] giotheflow@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

You made 1000 assumptions before they even made one. Be better.

[-] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Jeopardy fans everywhere: Thank God

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 14 points 10 months ago

Everybody else: Who tf is that?

[-] Melkath@kbin.social 36 points 10 months ago

In the 90s, Blossom.

In the 00s/10s, Sheldon's annoying girlfriend.

In the 20s, the antivaxxer bitch who stole Jeopardy from LaVar Burton.

[-] TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page 14 points 10 months ago

I love LeVar Burton but his week on jeopardy was awful. There's no way he was even on a short list afterwards.

[-] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago

It’s really too bad all the controversy with Mike Richards happened. He was great during his short tenure.

[-] TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page 7 points 10 months ago

Richards was middle of the pack at best imo and maneuvering himself into the job was incredibly sleazy.

[-] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Had no idea she was Blossom.

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I think this is a bit like trying to replace Richard from Pointless

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago

The spirit of Jeopardy and the legacy of Trebek would be forever changed by using a host with charisma. Ken Jennings has the perfect "I stitch the day of the week into my underwear" vibe that essential for reminding people to phrase their responses as a question.

[-] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

But both Trebek and Jennings do have charisma.

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Trebek's rizz is nostalgia for the past, Jennings' is hope for the future.

[-] Mikey_donuts@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago

Thank God. I used to skip the episodes she hosted.

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

As someone that stopped watching after Alex stopped hosting, what's wrong with her being the host? Like what is so bad about it?

[-] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago

Hosting and Acting are two different skill sets, She never got good at keeping the flow of the game going.

[-] Mikey_donuts@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah she really didn't have a good flow. Hard to understand unless you actually watched her host. Nobody beats Trebek though. He was a natural.

[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I watched her plenty and don't get the hate. I agree Ken was better but I thought Mayim had her own vibe, which was fine. The "flow" stuff felt nitpicky. It's not like she wasn't finishing games or anything.

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Fair enough

[-] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago

Good. Byeeeeeee.

[-] Im14abeer@midwest.social 11 points 10 months ago

Thank you Jeopardy, this went on much too long. Hopefully they'll boot her from the Alexa version also. Her episodes felt absolutely clunky.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

ETA until they do a special guest episode with AI Trebek trained on every episode of Jeopardy?

[-] whatupwiththat@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

bout friggin time, see ya

[-] ulkesh@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago

Finally. She may be an intelligent neuroscientist, but she has the personality of a wet sponge.

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

YAY! I like Mayim's acting but never enjoyed her hosting Jeopardy.

[-] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

Alex Trebek is Tre-back! And he looks like Blossom!

[-] anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Like, you knooooow, whatever.

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