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Ken Jennings’s Stint As ‘Jeopardy!’ Guest Host Isn’t Going Well: Replacing the Great and Legendary Alex Trebek is a Tall Order!
The Federalist ^ | 01/20/2021 | Christopher Jacobs

Posted on 01/20/2021 9:15:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 01/20/2021 9:15:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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Cause a smug smarmy know it all...people really don’t wanna watch that 5 days a week


2 posted on 01/20/2021 9:17:09 AM PST by Lod881019
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I thought only blacks can be game show hosts now.


3 posted on 01/20/2021 9:18:03 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s a twit who kind of looks like Tony Randall.

Get a real host and kick the boy to the curb, tired of his whiney shit.


4 posted on 01/20/2021 9:18:14 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: SeekAndFind

My son is a producer on Jeopardy, he said Katie Couric is taping a segment...who could be worse?


5 posted on 01/20/2021 9:20:41 AM PST by ohiogrammy (12)
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s improved. Initially he was talking WAY too fast.


6 posted on 01/20/2021 9:20:56 AM PST by mykroar (God speed, President Trump)
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To: Lod881019

“Cause a smug smarmy know it all...people really don’t wanna watch that 5 days a week”

I thought Trebek was dead.


7 posted on 01/20/2021 9:21:08 AM PST by moovova
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To: SeekAndFind

Ken’s a leftist dick, and I hope he isn’t selected for that reason, but I did catch some of his hosting and he’s far better than I expected. What he doesn’t have is the ideal timbre for the job. But everything else was pretty good for a first timer at hosting.


8 posted on 01/20/2021 9:21:30 AM PST by Stravinsky (Politeness will not defeat the Marxist revolutionaries)
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Right. I’ve watched a few episodes and he seems to be doing fine. No Alex Trebek - but he’s doing fine for someone who is not a professional host.

He was trolled the other day when someone didn’t know the answer and they gave the answer that defeated him in a Final Jeopardy clue.


9 posted on 01/20/2021 9:24:56 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: SeekAndFind

Hire Trump and watch the ratings go through the roof.

70 million daily viewers.

The problem is that they won’t be able to get any big name sponsors.


10 posted on 01/20/2021 9:25:22 AM PST by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List )
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To: ohiogrammy

Yes, I won’t be watching those on purpose.


11 posted on 01/20/2021 9:25:27 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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I remember that The Price is Right tried Gene Wood and also Rich Jeffries and Bob Hilton before ultimately settling on Rod Roddy to replace Johnny Olson after his October 1985 passing. Jeopardy will likely do the same sort of thing.


12 posted on 01/20/2021 9:25:31 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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“I thought only blacks can be game show hosts now.”

If they were to select a black person for the hosting gig Wayne Brady would be okay. He seems charming and affable enough.


13 posted on 01/20/2021 9:26:32 AM PST by LottieDah ( Biden/Harris are in and America is lost)
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To: ohiogrammy

Loose Lips!


14 posted on 01/20/2021 9:29:19 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: mykroar

I agree. I think he’s doing fine after the second week. I agree with parts of the article, but this is like trying to replace Rush Limbaugh. No one will ever be as good at it.

As for him being a lefty, that’s fine with me, as long as he shuts his pie hole about it. Or at least shows some class like Trebek did. I am certain Alex Trebek was a lefty. Everyone out here is one is, except me. At least that’s the way it seems.


15 posted on 01/20/2021 9:30:04 AM PST by Chuzzlewit
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RE: The problem is that they won’t be able to get any big name sponsors.

Will they accept MyPillow as one of the sponsors?


16 posted on 01/20/2021 9:31:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: ohiogrammy

They should have asked Will Ferrell. He has years of audition tapes in the can at SNL and his career has slowed down.


17 posted on 01/20/2021 9:35:17 AM PST by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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probably end up with Snoop Dogg.


18 posted on 01/20/2021 9:37:11 AM PST by 1956tbyrd
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t think he has the “voice” to host. He sounds like a kid.


19 posted on 01/20/2021 9:44:21 AM PST by grayboots
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He’s better on master mind. I love that show much better. If they want to give Brooke Burns a shot. That’d be cool.


20 posted on 01/20/2021 9:44:26 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 )
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