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‘Jeopardy!’ fans threaten boycott: Fire Mayim Bialik or we stop watching
The New York Post ^ | July 29, 2022 | Erin Keller

Posted on 08/07/2022 2:37:03 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Longtime fans of “Jeopardy!” are threatening to boycott the show since Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are splitting hosting duties.

On Wednesday, the beloved game show announced that the two interim hosts would keep their jobs, with Jennings hosting from September to January and Bialik taking over from January through the end of the season.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bialik; getwokegobroke; jeopardy; kenjennings; mayimbialik
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To: Celtic Conservative

“Blossom” (Mayim Bialik’s first iteration) may be an intellectual lefty, but she is also more quick of wit than most people, and that is a plus for any venue.

She does the “brain food” commercials, too.


21 posted on 08/07/2022 4:55:12 AM PDT by alloysteel (There are folks running the government who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches - Will Rogers)
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To: Savage Beast

Perhaps, but for those who were fanatics under Alex Trebek and are threatening to boycott the show because Trebek was not cloned, they should stop watching. It’s not the same for them.


22 posted on 08/07/2022 5:02:01 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to watch the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin
Jeopardy is one of the few things I watch on TV. My wife and I watch it together because it's mildly entertaining and the intellectual challenge is fun. It doesn't take up much time. It's relaxing. It's far better than most of the bilge that's broadcast, especially the so-called "news reports."

Mayim and Ken are pleasant folks, and the guests tend to be interesting.

I never do well on questions about TV and pop culture. I have no interest in that.

I do like challenging my mind and memory on subjects that interest me, and some of them do.

I used to get almost all the correct answers. Not so much any more--I think it's because I have no interest in some of the subjects that seem to fascinate the producers of the show.

If Jeopardy should degenerate any further into some agitprop display, the OFF-SWITCH is as far away as my index finger.

23 posted on 08/07/2022 5:05:00 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Americans DESPISE the corrupt elites, their media toadies and their corruption of the US government!)
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To: V_TWIN

There was an episode where was a tip was made that someone might try to board a flight with a gun, so they decided to wand all passengers before boarding. People freely walked around everywhere.

It must have been a great time to fly.


24 posted on 08/07/2022 5:05:04 AM PDT by scott7278 (Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

the powers that be have really screwed the pooch on this one. it shows that they cannot make a decision and accept the consequences. i do not like bialik b\in part because she claims to be a neuroscientist when she really is a game show host. having a degree doesn’t make you a practitioner. ken jennings is the closest thing to alex trebeck, and in many ways he IS jeopardy. if they have a problem with having a white male host, they should say so, else i don’t watch.


25 posted on 08/07/2022 5:07:28 AM PDT by camle (keep and open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: nickcarraway

The BDS leftists mostly, as she is supportive of Israel.

CC


26 posted on 08/07/2022 5:07:31 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I still like Art Fleming and Don Pardo. Jeopardy just hasn’t been the same since.


27 posted on 08/07/2022 5:09:55 AM PDT by Jemian (War Eagle! It is great to be an Auburn Tiger.)
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To: RetiredScientist

It is a TV show. Our family likes to watch it. Most of it is trivia. Some of it is lame... Watch it if you like, and watch something else if you don’t. We often switch to reruns of “Emergency”. That is why TVs have different channels...


This is my view as well. There are many option available so why stress over something you can not change (seldom do boycotts work).


28 posted on 08/07/2022 5:09:59 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Celtic Conservative

“ I don’t understand the rancor.…”

There is no rancor. She’s fine. Neither one is Alex. The kids here say jeopardy host needs to be a man.

That’s prob true.

The never ending runs of geniuses are what’s brutal, esp when we have to hear their sexuality. That’s something best left to what was the norm for millennia - not talking about sex and not telling people that one prefers sex with certain people

The hosts don’t do that. They’d get discontinued in a second. Guests come and go. But they are the annoying ones.

Jep is doing reruns. Why would they put Matt amodio what’s his name on and not put Alec reruns.


29 posted on 08/07/2022 5:24:08 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Celtic Conservative

“Mayim Bialik is a hard lefty…”

I imagine she could be. She never expresses her views on the show so what do I care? I’m not a small minded, bigoted leftist who hates people that think differently from me.


30 posted on 08/07/2022 5:27:17 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Savage Beast

“ Alec Trebek was a good host, but that’s all. Mayim is also good, and Ken Jennings is better.”

Yep. This is just the post selling papers.


31 posted on 08/07/2022 5:28:29 AM PDT by stanne
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To: scott7278

“It must have been a great time to fly”

I know this is off topic but....

Born in 1960 and an Army brat we traveled quite often....we were stationed in Italy for 2 1/2 years. I don’t recall even seeing a metal detector at the airports we went through.

I also cherish the years I experienced before the digitization of the world.

Yes many things are more convenient now but that comes with a cost also.

Back to the subject of the thread....I agree with those saying people should get a life....killing the television might also be a good idea.


32 posted on 08/07/2022 5:33:46 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Jonty30

Did you stop watching when Art Fleming left the show?


33 posted on 08/07/2022 5:37:30 AM PDT by DrHFrog
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To: RetiredScientist

Exactly, it’s a TV show.


34 posted on 08/07/2022 5:37:37 AM PDT by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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To: Savage Beast

I’m glad you still enjoy the show. We just lost interest for the reasons I mentioned; it’s not a matter of great indignation or anything like that.


35 posted on 08/07/2022 5:40:32 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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36 posted on 08/07/2022 5:43:00 AM PDT by deport
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To: MinorityRepublican

Of the two, I’d much rather see Ken Jennings host the show full time. Mayim Bialik is a little too snarky. She often feels compelled to add to an answer in order to demonstrate that she knows more about a category than the contestants.


37 posted on 08/07/2022 5:49:28 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: 21twelve
Hard to believe Jeopardy! is still on the air. I used to watch it on TV when I was growing up - in the 1970s. They had other games shows back then too like Wheel of Fortune and Price is Right. We would have them on the TV during summer vacation until our mothers shooed us out of the house by threatening to put brooms in our hands and put us to work. I think they really just wanted to switch over to their soap operas.

But you are correct. To be the host of any one of those shows, you just need a grade-school education. Nothing special required talent-wise.

38 posted on 08/07/2022 5:49:35 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,651,126 users on Truth Social)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Two leftists getting ripped by other leftists.

I don’t see a problem.


39 posted on 08/07/2022 5:51:46 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: nfldgirl

I think Harvey is a pig...his mouth and actions are more than disgusting sometimes.


40 posted on 08/07/2022 5:53:07 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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