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Next Jeopardy! host

Post by matt1 » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:00 pm

Who could it be: Anderson Cooper, Levar Burton or Ken Jennings??



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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by Turkeytop » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:23 pm

Yes. Such an important matter.

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Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:25 pm

I nominate TT. It keeps the show international. ;)


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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:57 pm

I'll go with Ken Jennings. He's very likable, personable, and would put the contestants at ease. My alternatives are Dan Patrick, LaVar Burton, and John O'Hurley.



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Post by Turkeytop » Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:05 pm

Donald Trump will be looking for a new job.


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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by moldyoldie » Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:38 pm

radioandtventhusiast wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:57 pm
I'll go with Ken Jennings. He's very likable, personable, and would put the contestants at ease. My alternatives are Dan Patrick, LaVar Burton, and John O'Hurley.
I'm afraid I can't get the image of O'Hurley as J. Peterman out of my head. :razz I'll also go with Ken Jennings who is so identified with the show as the GOAT. The question is (or is it "The answer is?") can he bring the on-air confidence and special panache to the game reading the clues as he did responding to them?


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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by Bryce » Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:53 pm

I think Ben Stein should be considered. He might be too old now though.


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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:56 pm

Bryce wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:53 pm
I think Ben Stein should be considered. He might be too old now though.
Stein will turn 76 on the 25th, so I doubt it.



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Post by Ben Zonia » Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:16 pm

Ken Jennings get's my vote.

LeVar Burton's air filter glasses would be a distraction.


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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by Deleted User 14896 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:45 am

radioandtventhusiast wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:56 pm
Stein will turn 76 on the 25th, so I doubt it.
Burton, Patrick and O'Hurley are all almost as old as Stein. Whoever gets the job isn't going to be someone who will only be around for another 10-15 years.

Like Sajak, Trebek was almost a kid when he started this gig. My gut is it's going to be a younger person.
Maybe Jennings. Perhaps someone even younger than him.



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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by bmw » Sat Nov 14, 2020 5:14 am

If betting odds are to be believed, Ken Jennings is the heavy favorite (50/50) with only George Stephanopoulos and Neil deGrasse Tyson as the other 2 people with better than 15:1 odds.



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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:54 am

I agree it will be Ken Jennings; it's clear to even this semi-regular Jeopardy viewer that they are grooming him for the job.



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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by Deleted User 4520 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:52 am

I will say the same thing as I did about the Price Is Right. The show should have ended after Bob Barker left. Same should be for Jeopardy now that Alex Trebek is no longer with us. Those hosts were the show. The legacy of those shows should be protected.



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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by radioandtventhusiast » Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:30 pm

TheForce wrote:
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:52 am
I will say the same thing as I did about the Price Is Right. The show should have ended after Bob Barker left. Same should be for Jeopardy now that Alex Trebek is no longer with us. Those hosts were the show. The legacy of those shows should be protected.
I understand that you can't replace either Bob or Alex. But the show will still go on as the ratings are big, and the show makes a lot of money. Drew Carey has done a great job filling Bob's shoes and has made the show his own. I know Bob, like Alex, had a unique style that's hard to replace. I'm sure Jeopardy will search very well for picking a new host. It won't be the same without Alex, though.



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Re: Next Jeopardy! host

Post by stopnswop2 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:44 pm

Isn't Lavar the dude from Reading Rainbow?


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