And now he pulls the trigger… https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/08/20/mike-richards-jeopardy-quit/
On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 at 6:49 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Matt Belloni is reporting that his sources are saying that the taping if > the first shows with Richards, that started yesterday, were extremely > awkward, with lots of staff unhappy with the choice. He also reports that > the Sony CEO was caught of guard by the Ringer article, and that while he > is still hoping it will blow over, is prepared to replace Richards if it > does not. > > On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 at 5:50 PM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Woah. >> Mike Richards joked about the physical appearance of women, Jews, and >> Asians across a series of podcasts he hosted. When confronted about it, >> Richards wiped the entire podcast series from the internet. His bosses at >> Sony had never heard about it. >> Excellent reporting from Claire McNear at The Ringer. >> >> https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/8/18/22631299/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-search-process-past-comments >> >> On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 11:24:56 PM UTC-4 Pete wrote: >> >>> On Ken Levine's podcast, Joe Buck talks about guest hosting Jeopardy. I >>> liked where he said by the end of his run, he had 3 mistakes on his clue >>> readings. But he was told that's about the same as Alex. >>> >>> https://hollywoodandlevine.libsyn.com/ep236-meet-joe-buck-part-1 >>> >>> >>> Pete >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 1:13 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 9:26 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The elephant in the room with the ratings is that the show was on a >>>>> steady decline throughout the guest host period. Even with an 18-game >>>>> (and >>>>> counting) winner to end the season. Slight upticks for the Tournament of >>>>> Champions, Aaron Rodgers, and Bill Whittaker. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe this process stanched the bleeding ratings, but I doubt Mr. >>>>> Empty Suit will do better when he starts next month than he did back in >>>>> February. >>>>> >>>>> Whatever Mr. Burton did to hurt you, Dave, I'm sorry. >>>>> >>>> >>>> The ratings always decline when summer comes. It's just not fair to >>>> compare the ratings of January/February with July/August no matter who the >>>> host was. It's summer, prime time is in reruns/burnoffs/AGT BB and fewer >>>> people tune in. Having a chance to do stuff in the evenings after what we >>>> went through last year was probably also a factor. >>>> >>>> I saw a lot of the media writers and twitter chatter about how LeVar >>>> Burton was the ideal host for Jeopardy, even before he hosted, and I just >>>> ignored it. It's another reminder that reality doesn't come from media >>>> writers and twitter folks. I still think it would be an epic troll to start >>>> a petition to have him become the new host of Wheel of Fortune. >>>> >>>> I liked Joe Buck's week. He didn't treat it as an audition and it made >>>> him looser and it gave him good energy. I wouldn't want to see him as a >>>> host for more than a week but I enjoyed the job he did. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGL1fk2YmPTJRZ%3DbcD6Bmpc8B65woaMp2uK-mkrdUdc5Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGL1fk2YmPTJRZ%3DbcD6Bmpc8B65woaMp2uK-mkrdUdc5Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f5b5febb-c13f-4073-a12d-8667e669dfd5n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f5b5febb-c13f-4073-a12d-8667e669dfd5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLS_KpHc0FLH3hXkay%3DAKKf%2BZEpDUp29G6jY%2BVfsX5uaw%40mail.gmail.com.
