‘Jeopardy!’ May Have A New Host, But Replacing Alex Trebek Remains Impossible

The Federalist ^ | August 11, 2021 | Christopher Jacobs

[stanne]

Richards was fine and he is not out there proclaiming allegiance to leftism.

That right there is a perfect replacement.

[traderrob6]

“Mayim Bialik of “Big Bang Theory” will host “Jeopardy!” primetime...”

Another show I used to watch that I will now avoid.

[sauropod]

I miss Gene Rayburn.

[rightwingcrazy]

I still haven’t gotten over losing Art Fleming.

[jocon307]

Me too! And the Jeopardy sub I liked best was actually Bill Whitaker (sp?) whom I don’t know from 60 Minutes. He was by far the most Trebekian!

[Gay State Conservative]

Jeopardy without Alex is like the Honeymooners without Norton.

[Sans-Culotte]

I thought Richards was okay, but he was not my favorite of the guest hosts. I like Buzzy Cohen, Sanjay Gupta, Mayim Bialik and last week’s host David Faber. In any case, Levar Burton was in a distant last place for me. Thank goodness they did make an affirmative action pick with him.

[Sans-Culotte]

I found Sanjay Gupta to be the most Trebek-ish.

[ClearCase_guy]

You have but a couple of hours to familiarize yourself with the clues

My understanding is that all of Trebek's verbal readings of clues had been pre-recorded. All he had to do was watch the game unfold, push buttons, and make appropriate comments.

I'm not sure if guest hosts were permitted that luxury.

[JennysCool]

I thought Ted Allen, the host of “Chopped” on The Food Network, had the perfect demeanor for the job.

[Jeff Chandler]

Oh, I'm sure they've got a checklist for his replacement.

[skimbell]

Amy f’n Farrah Fowler?

[ealgeone]

Alex is replaceable. The graveyard is full of irreplaceable people.

[PghBaldy]

I watched an interesting behind-the-scenes documentary on Jeopardy & Alex’s daily preparation. A LOT of work which he did quite well, though he did it for nearly 40 years, and was an experienced show host before Jeopardy.

[PghBaldy]

A Day With Alex Trebek Behind The Scenes Of ‘Jeopardy!’ (18 minutes) https://youtu.be/RHffWexb39I

[MrBambaLaMamba]

I was hoping for Stacey Abrams.

[Dave W]

That’s not correct. Sometimes he would stumble over a clue and after the show, they would record him saying the clue flawlessly and edit the show.

[Dave W]

That is so so funny.

[wally_bert]

Mark in, mark out, edit as we used to say.