Re: Jeopardy host and strike pause

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Dec 17, 2023, 11:13:14 AM12/17/23
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2 Things:

1 Later statement said she would host "special" shows; so not a complete dismissal.

2. Jeopardy also had problems with contestants that would not cross picket lines.
To my knowledge only the writers were ever picketing.

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Steve Timko <steve...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 10:21PM -0800

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On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 1:58:49 PM UTC-5 Marti Lawrence wrote:
 
JW <redb...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 05:21AM -0500

> host non-syndicated versions of the show, but the
> tone of the statements and the coverage sound to
> me like this is a complete break.
 
Sony says, “We are truly grateful for all of Mayim’s contributions to
Jeopardy!, and we hope to continue to work with her on primetime specials.”
That would seem to leave the possibility of Celebrity Jeopardy!, or some
other kind of network special. Of course, that assumes that Mayim hasn't
closed the door.
PGage <pga...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 08:04AM -0800

I agree that use of “syndicated” creates an ambiguity, and this was created
not be media sloppiness, but by Bialik and Sony themselves, who both
specifically used that modifier in their statements.
 
Are they intentionally leaving the door open for her to return to
C-Jeopardy? Maybe. Alternatively, It occurred to me that they may be still
paying her the C-J Host salary for some period of time as a settlement, and
to underline that they did not fire her in retaliation for honoring the
picket line, and the syndicated language makes room for this.
 
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Tom Wolper <two...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 02:17PM -0500

Michael Davies is always talking about expanding the Jeopardy franchise and
they might want her available for a new prime time spinoff. The celebrity
tournament wasn’t the only prime time show, there was also the masters
tournament.
 
There are too many unknowns to be able to speculate about what happened and
why. Call Me Kat was cancelled, Mayim and her agent talked to Sony about
scheduling, and the result was the press releases.
 
Jeff Metzner <jmet...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 01:37PM -0800

Unless they come up with another primetime show -- always a possibility
with Michael Davies -- it seems like she's out. Nobody but Ken could handle
Masters, and if this season of Celebrity does well enough to get renewed it
seems unlikely ABC would want to change horses again.
 
On Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 2:17:49 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote:
 
PGage <pga...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 04:14PM -0800

I have been re-reading media reports from back in August about Celebrity
Jeopardy! My memory had been that that Ken was filling in for her while she
honored the Strikes, but it seems that was only true for the final week of
the previous season. In August they announced that Bialik would not be
hosting the new season of CJ.
 
So, it now seems to me that she had two separate contracts, one to be the
sole host of CJ, another to be one of two alternating hosts of regular (or,
significantly, syndicated) Jeopardy! In August they announced she was not
going to return as the host of season 2 of CJ, and yesterday they announced
that she was not going to be returning as a host of syndicated Jeopardy! I
can only assume the details of her contract allowed for the decision to be
made now.
 
As I feared, there has been antisemitic shit online about her. What I
should have anticipated but did not was there has been even more MAGA
posturing that she was fired because she was Jewish or pro Israel.
 
For the record, I believe it is clear that she was let go because she so
clearly is not nearly as good at the job as Jennings. That became more and
more clear with every show either one of them did. In the long history of
the show they have never had alternating hosts, and there is no reason why
that is needed or would be a good thing now. As much as I prefer Ken, I
think I would have rather they make Bialik the sole host than continue to
alternate, as I found it impossible to get close to habituating to her
style when I still hoped I would be seeing Ken. Every Monday show when they
introduced Bialik was a frustrating let down for me. The reverse may be
true for those who preferred Bialik, but I think knowing it’s Ken or
nothing will help most of those adjust.
 
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“Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!
<https://variety.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/>” as she continues to support
the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, *Variety *has learned from sources.
 
On Monday, ABC issued a press release with changes to their fall schedule,
noting that Ken Jennings <https://variety.com/t/ken-jennings/> will host
the new season of “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” which premieres Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
ET.”
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mayim-bialik-declines-host-celebrity-jeopardy-strikes-ken-jennings-1235701725/
 
 
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Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 08:36AM -0800

With one week to go to the UK pop charts' Christmas No. 1 2023, it's the
much-hated by some on the Internet 1984 Wham! song "Last Christmas" that is
at the top of the Official UK Charts this week, in line to be the first
Christmas No. 1 in five years that isn't a parody songs with references to
sausage rolls (as LadBaby is not putting out a record this year)--but there
is a possibility that something other than Christmas songs, coronation
songs for winners of reality comps or songs about sausage rolls may make
the top, as American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" is at
number 2, a song set in New England in the late fall after the leaves fall
(which explains the title--there is a reference to Christmas in the
lyrics)--the other Christmas songs in the top 5 are That Mariah Carey Song
at number 3 and the UK favorite that's too much a downer song for American
all-Christmas radio "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues and the late
Kristy MacColl at number 5 (getting a push by Pogues fans in tribute to the
recently deceased leader of the band Shane MacGowan)--Jack Harlow's the
other odd man out at number 4 with "Lovin on Me"--we find out this Friday
around midday US:
 
https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/wham-last-christmas-number-1-week-five-christmas-number-1-2023/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Official+Word+-+15122023+-+email+3+Xmas+race+dates+ad+Newsletter+list+Breaking+News++old+list+Breaking+News+segment&utm_content=The+Official+Word+-+15122023+-+email+3+Xmas+race+dates+ad+Newsletter+list+Breaking+News++old+list+Breaking+News+segment+CID_b100198c07074a8d2115a46e469e536f&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=Find+out+now
 
Meanwhile in the States, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,"
recorded in 1958 when she was 14, is at the top of the Billboard Hot 100
for the second week. In the old days of just sales and airplay, the song
only peaked at 16, making this its first appearance at the top and making
Lee the oldest living act to score a number 1 at 79, beating the previous
record-holder Louis Armstrong, who hit the top with "Hello, Dolly!" on his
64th birthday in 1964. Lee now also holds the longest period between number
ones--63 years (her last number one was "I Want to Be Wanted" in 1960). The
rest of the top 5 in order are That Mariah Carey Song, Bobby Helms' "Jingle
Bell Rock" (does anyone remember any of his other hits, if any?), "Last
Christmas" and Harlow as the odd man out at number 5.
Bob Jersey <bobj...@ptd.net>: Dec 16 10:37AM -0800

The countdown clock on OfficialCharts' main page suggests to me that it'll
occur later than that... try 5:45PM east coast US...
 
And I liked Helms' "My Special Angel," which, like The Vogues' '60s remake,
peaked at #7 in *Billboard*. B
 
Mark Jeffries, in part, Dec 16th:
 
we find out this Friday around midday US
 
[snippy dooooo]
 
The rest of the top 5 in order are That Mariah Carey Song, Bobby Helms'
"Jingle Bell Rock" (*does anyone remember any of his other hits, if any?*),
"Last Christmas" and Harlow as the odd man out at number 5.
Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 01:38PM -0600

That time is British time--the countdown show on BBC Radio 1 starts at 4
p.m. British time, which would be 11 a.m. ET, so the number 1 would be
revealed around 5:40 p.m. BT, which would be 12:40 p.m. ET. I should point
out that Radio 1 does a 15-minute newscast at 5:45 p.m. (which, granted,
contains some entertainment news), which today's Top 40 radio in the U.S.
would never do.
 
And when SiriusXM carried Radio 1, it was on a five-hour delay, so that the
programmes would start at Eastern time in the U.S. as the same hour British
time. The only Beeb they carry now is the World Service live 24/7.
 
Mark Jeffries
spotl...@gmail.com
 
 
On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 12:37 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <
Marti Lawrence <martil...@gmail.com>: Dec 16 10:12AM -0800

I didn't think her hosting was as bad as some fans made it out to be, but I
do like Ken better.
I am curious if her stance of not appearing in support of the strike, had
anything to do with her release?
 
~Marti
 
On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 6:15:00 PM UTC-6 Kevin M. wrote:
 
Bob Jersey <bobj...@ptd.net>: Dec 16 10:32AM -0800

PGage addressed this in the parallel Jennings thread... B
 
Marti Lawrence, to Kevin M, Dec 16th:
 
I didn't think her hosting was as bad as some fans made it out to be, but I
do like Ken better.
I am curious if her stance of not appearing in support of the strike, had
anything to do with her release?
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