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  • Who Wants To Be The Next ‘Jeopardy!’ Host: Buzzy Cohen

    05/24/2021 7:52:28 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 23 replies
    The Federalist ^ | May 24, 2021 | Christopher Jacobs
    Cohen did a workmanlike job, but 'Jeopardy!' should have postponed the Tournament of Champions until the show's eventual new permanent host is in place.In the middle of a season in which the show looks to replace its late legendary host Alex Trebek, “Jeopardy!” began its Tournament of Champions last Monday. In it, 15 top winners from the last year’s worth of episodes compete for a $250,000 prize. Brayden Smith, one of the last multi-day champions under the Trebek regime, died earlier this year before the tournament’s taping; Cohen honored his life during Friday’s episode.Guest hosting this year’s tournament: Buzzy Cohen,...
  • Reboot Of ‘The Weakest Link’ Is The Wrong Show At The Wrong Time

    10/10/2020 1:25:27 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 7 replies
    The Federalist ^ | October 10, 2020 | Christopher Jacobs
    If Americans want to see people trying to look intelligent while arguing, cable news already provides numerous showcases of Smart People Behaving Badly. At this point, 2020 seems like the awful Thanksgiving dinner-turned-shouting-match that just won’t stop. On top of a COVID lockdown-induced recession, our culture has become coarser and more vitriolic than ever. Riots and protests have broken out in dozens of cities as both political parties hurl invective at each other.So, what did NBC decide to return to the airwaves in the middle of this blazing-hot zeitgeist? A remake of an insult-filled show.It seems sadly ironic that the...