Mayim Bialik Will Do The First 3 Weeks Of Jeopardy

[Me.]

I hope it is only for the first 3 weeks because I didn't care for her enough for her to be the forever host. Nor Jennings who is pushing for the job.

“As “Jeopardy!” navigates the chaos surrounding its quest to name a new host, the show has found a temporary solution.

Mayim Bialik, a neuroscientist and actress known for her role as Amy Farrah Fowler on “The Big Bang Theory,” will host 15 episodes of the quiz show, Sony Pictures Television said in a statement to the Deseret News on Monday.

In addition to hosting 15 episodes (three weeks’ worth of shows), Bialik will also host primetime and spin-off specials of “Jeopardy!” — including the “Jeopardy! National College Championship” that will air on ABC next year, the Deseret News reported.”

https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/23/22638123/jeopardy-reruns-with-alex-trebek-airing-mayim-bialik-replaces-mike-richards-as-jeopardy-host

[ripcord]

1. I'm amazed at how many people are invested in this

[GPV]

21. Me too! I only ever watched the show because we had 4channels back then, and my Dad

put it on.

That said, they should have picked LeVar Burton.

[IHaveNoName]

29. Did you actually watch when he hosted?

He was awful. And I was one of the ones who advocated for him being given the chance.

[underpants]

2. What is "tonight on a very special Blossom"?

[Klaralven]

3. Give her a shot at playing the character "Jeopardy host" and see how she does.

Any resemblance between the characters actors and actresses play on TV and who they are in real life is purely coincidental.

[Me.]

4. She Had A Shot...2 Weeks

[Hugh_Lebowski]

6. "Playing the character" was the main takeaway of the post you're responding to :)

I thought she did fine during those 2 weeks.

Is there another person out there who'd maybe 'better' per some people?

Certainly so.

But she did a solid job, and it's just a game show.

[tonedevil]

18. If you like wooden. /nt

[Scottie Mom]

5. I could not stand her.

She was difficult to understand and made watching Jeopardy a chore. The CC was really slow and I missed a lot of what was going on.

I hope that she is not their choice.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. Personally find it depressing the pushback against Mayim on DU ...

This is a brilliant Jewish woman, with a doctorate in the sciences, who has, despite possessing average 'looks', with a body profile of an average woman, made a great career in Hollywood, including starring in one of the most popular sitcoms of all time.

And people are against her being the hostess of Jeopardy? Even though she did just as good a job as anyone else in the tryouts?

I really don't get it

[Me.]

8. Of Course She Is Talented & Has A Great Resume

But what does that have to do with her hosting Jeopardy? And the reason I don't want her is I don't think she did as good a job as everyone else.There were some who did a better IMHO.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

12. Fair enough. How about I just say ... my bet is over time she'll win you over ...

People that smart and talented generally end up figuring it out

[tonedevil]

19. I have never liked her. /nt

[zuul]

14. Robin Robert's was really good when she hosted.

Why not a Black woman?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

15. I did not see her but if she did well, that would be fabulous as well :) nt

[IHaveNoName]

30. She did very well.

But I don't know if she'd give up GMA for the gig.

[Sympthsical]

16. She has a pretty problematic history

https://kotaku.com/oh-no-jeopardy-s-other-new-host-is-pretty-bad-too-1847549769

I don't agree with every complaint lobbed against her in that article, but the baby stuff is . . . yikes. People have been cancelled for a hell of a lot less than suggesting babies should be allowed to die if they cannot survive natural, vaginal birth.

Her thoughts on the Weinstein saga didn't go down well either.

https://www.newsweek.com/mayim-bialik-slut-shaming-nyt-essay-big-bang-theory-feminism-harvey-weinstein-685466

The whole idea of a host is someone most people will like, i.e. without a divisive or controversial history. Especially for a show like Jeopardy, where the audience skews older. That's why Jennings is a problem. The man kept running his mouth on Twitter.

Bialik has a history littered with some serious crazy. The show can do better.

[tonedevil]

20. She is an intelligent dumb ass. /nt

[LakeArenal]

9. What? Me Judge?

Geez she’s going to do 15 shows.

That’s a basic probationary period.

Let her have he chance.

Aaron Rodgers or Anderson Cooper for me.

But yes it’s just one opinion.

[Me.]

10. I Agree With Your Choices

but also have Buzzy on my list.

[Scottie Mom]

11. Buzzy is # 1 on my list.

I found him superior to everyone else.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

13. How about this ... name a famous female game show host?

It's possible I'm forgetting someone, but I'd guess the closest anyone could come up with is the original 'you ARE the weakest link' lady.

Point being ... I think we should give a woman a shot at a big gig like this.

Even if there's maybe a man who'd do a slightly better job.

Regardless of what anyone else thinks, I'm pulling for Mayim.

[IHaveNoName]

22. How about Meredith Vieira?

11 seasons on Millionaire, including 2 Emmys. Then she's been doing "25 Words or Less" for the last 3 years.

Brooke Burke and Sarah Haines have combined for 6 seasons of The Chase.

Hell, even Betty White won an Emmy for "Just Men!" even if it was only on for 13 weeks.

I'm OK with Ms. Bialik. I thought she kept the game moving well, and had a pleasant vocal tone, which are the two most important things about hosting Jeopardy! Buzzy Cohen, too, was outstanding, as was David Faber.

I really don't understand the love for Aaron Rodgers. He just sounded bored. As for LeVar Burton, he was my sight-unseen first choice....until I saw him actually host. He just couldn't get the hang of it. Delayed rulings, choppy delivery...he was just too tentative. The players couldn't get a rhythm.

[Me.]

28. Aside From Meredith Viera

there is a woman hosting Press Your Luck and one doing THe Chase

[bullwinkle428]

23. When they re-ran the TOC shows last week hosted by Buzzy, it reminded me

of how well-suited to the task of hosting he really appeared to be!

[kentuck]

36. I like Buzzy because he adds a lot of trivia to the responses of the contestants..

He is very knowledgeable and is a former winner of TOC. He has the creds and the smarts for the job.

[Totally Tunsie]

17. Your headline is misleading.

The first week's shows will be hosted by Mike Richards. Following that will be Bialik's three weeks.

From your linked article:

Production for the new season of “Jeopardy!” began Aug. 19. After presumably filming with Richards that day, the show canceled production on Aug. 20. Now, Bialik will be the first person to fill in as host following Richards’ departure from “Jeopardy!”

They tape five shows per day. The shows taped with Richards on 8/19 are the five shows of the first week. They needed to include these in the line-up because of the continuity of the players. Matt Amodio will be the returning champ at that time. Airing Richards' episodes was a dilemma, but it was deemed the only way to be equitable to the 8/19 contestants.

I was reading an article online earlier tonight regarding the new buzz around Buzzy. Apparently the voices for him are being heard by TPTB, and he's getting a favorable swing in his direction. He'd certainly be my first choice to be the new host.

[Me.]

27. Thank You For The Correction Though I Copied THe Headline & Info

directly from the article. Happy news about BUzzy...I hope he makes it.

[CTyankee]

24. People have to understand that ALEX TREBEK IS NOT COMING BACK

I loved Alex and always will have the fondest of memories of him as Jeopardy host. Now we have to move on even if it means him being replaced by a Jewish woman or a black man.

Nobody is gonna be another Alex Trebek.

[LakeArenal]

25. And Trebek was no Art Fleming.

It doesn’t matter who is replaced. The new MC will make their own space and it will become their show.

[CTyankee]

31. Exactly! Fleming was his era.

But I do confess my own mourning for Trebek. I think it's because we saw the humanity of Alex and can mourn his passing away from our lives. And the way he faced his own death, with grace and humility.

[malaise]

26. Same here -not a fan - but I'll be watching Matt Amodio

who now has 18 straight victories and $574,801 in earnings

[CTyankee]

32. I believe it was Matt who knew the Italian term "putti" for the little angels in Italian Renaissance

art --was Matt an art history major?

[malaise]

33. No wonder you love him

[CTyankee]

35. Yep, a boy after my own heart!

My guess: he took an art history course and loved it, so his memory with all those putti flying around in Italian Renaissance art made a strong impression on him. And it should!

I'm a fan for life for this guy...

[malaise]

37. I did Art History in high school

Sadly it was British Art - their arrogance was and is breath-taking. In those days we sat British examinations in 5th and 6th forms.

[CTyankee]

39. Well, I do recollect my excursion into the Sainbury Wing of the National Gallery in London...

The author (whose name escapes me) had written a book, which I read avidly, of every piece of art in that wing, as he had been the museum's director in the years just prior to WW2. I decided to follow the path laid out in the book. It was my last day in London and I never thought I'd be back, so I pushed myself to finish it. My back has never been the same but I did it!

[mentalsolstice]

38. Buzzy! 😍

I like the cut of his jib! I still wish Ben Bailey from Cash Cab 🚕 would be given a tryout.