When I look at the ways Michael Davies is stretching Jeopardy out beyond recognition, I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Mike Richard’s didn’t anoint himself Jeopardy host and just quietly stayed on as EP.
On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike Richards, the unscripted veteran who was hired by Sony to showrun > "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!", made himself Alex Trebek's replacement > on the latter and lost his jobs when it was revealed he made sexist remarks > on a podcast, is the new president of Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire, which has > been attempting to branch out into entertainment--a PR person was quoted as > saying, “We knew the answer was, ‘Who is Mike Richards?’ And now we can say > ‘he’s an integral part of The Daily Wire’ was the question. He’s won 5 > Emmy’s [sic], produced over 4,000 hours of network programming [which must > refer to his stint at Fremantle showrunning "The Price is Right" and "Let's > Make a Deal"], and run some of the most iconic shows the world has ever > known. Thank you to the purple hairs. Please ‘cancel’ more creative > geniuses.”--WTF are purple hairs? And it's "clue/response" on "Jeopardy"!, > thank you very much: > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mike-richards-daily-wire-ceo-1236221478/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=Today+In+Entertainment+May+20+2025&utm_content=608775_5-20-2025&utm_id=608775 > > The Wire has been trying to expand beyond rightwing commentary, notably > attempts at children's shows like the "Bluey" ripoff "Chip Chinchilla," a > television series based on the fantasy book series "The Pendragon Cycle," > which seems to be stuck in post-production, and an attempt to troll Disney > with a rival "Snow White" movie, which was called off when the actress who > was to star in the film, Daily Wire host Brett Cooper, quit the company for > her own podcast/YouTube show (Cooper is a lead in "Pendragon"). It's safe > to say that Richards will lead the company towards more unscripted formats > than expensive scripted shows. > > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/33ab9779-0ccb-438d-a027-1772dd0450edn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/33ab9779-0ccb-438d-a027-1772dd0450edn%40googlegroups.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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEXuZtHy7bv49d5cq7nfuUfxSy1A0DVe_Af%3DYXcB%3DxOuA%40mail.gmail.com.
