While I don't think Burton was horrible, I think nerves, or his ambition for
the gig, or whatever got in the way of him doing a better job. If he had 2
weeks of shows, I think his last show would have been markedly better. But
that's just barely informed speculation.
When this whole thing started, I figured it was Jennings' job, if not to lose,
than to at least have the right of first refusal. You bring him on to the show
as a consulting producer while Alex is still hosting. You give him 6 weeks to
guest host. I admit he didn't light the world on fire, but the job doesn't
require it. If you want a name, get a name associated with the show. And
unless your a fan of the show, the only names associated with J! are probably
Trebek, Jennings and maybe Holzhauer. (Brad Rutter probably curses the
5-timers rule on a regular basis.)
As for the allegations about Richards (TL;DR - awful treatment of the
spokesmodels when he was an EP at The Price is Right, more than one
out-of-court settlement), the cynic in me thinks if he hasn't suffered
consequences from it by now, this may not keep him from getting the J! gig.
For something completely different - how does age factor in to this? Except
for Burton, everyone else supposedly under serious consideration is under 50
(Cohen is under 40). FWIW, Alex was in his 40s when he started hosting.
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, 6:43:30 PM PDT, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
<tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I honestly couldn't care less who gets the job -- with three exceptions: Dr.
Oz (for reasons that have been discussed), Bialek (whom both the wife and I
thought was awful; no timing and tended to make the game about herself), and
Burton (who I missed, but who was apparently terrible and is definitely doing a
Margaret Avery-level job of obnoxiously overselling himself).
I'm just stuck that there are three main cults in the country right now: the
MAGAs, the Snyder Cut people, and the people who think Burton should get the
job because he hosted a show about reading.
Given the revelations about Richards's misconduct, I'm guessing they approach
someone else and deny the rumors. If I had a favorite, it'd be either Jennings
or Buzzy Cohen, the latter of whom I did not like in the past, but who won me
over by knowing how the game and show work and keeping things moving. My main
thought about Richards was that he was bland enough to make the game the star,
rather than his own personality.
It'd be nice to see a woman and/or POC behind the lectern, but I guess we're
just not there yet.
--Dave Sikula
On Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 4:12:30 PM UTC-7 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote:
… the show’s executive producer.
Reminds me of when George Bush jr hired a woman to choose a Supreme Court
nominee, and she basically chose herself.
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-1235034673/
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