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Mayim Bialik is doing a good job

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She was fast and personable. She was able to throw in unscripted comments and kept the game moving.

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I wasn't particularly looking forward to her but was pleasantly surprised how good she was doing, especially impressive because she was good from her first episode. My only complaint is that she snickers a bit too much at clues, like if it's a 'fun' topic like a TV show.

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I've been way behind on episodes but am almost caught up. I'm surprised to say that Mayim Bialik might be my favorite of the guest hosts so far. Anderson Cooper and Bill Whitaker would be close behind. I didn't particularly like Buzzy Cohen as a host. There was something in the stilted way he talked.

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Levar Burton is the host this week! He had a few stumbles in yesterday's show, hopefully he found his groove after that. I haven't been watching much lately, though I checked out a few of George Stephanopoulos's episodes and thought he did well.

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I was surprised by how stiff and awkward Levar Burton was. Kind of cringey, actually. Hopefully he'll pick up the rhythm of the show before his runs ends.

I think that, so far, my favorites have been Buzzy Cohen, Mike Richards, and Mayim Bialik. Kind odd, since my initial picks would have been Ken Jennings and Levar Burton.

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I feel like from watching just a little of it he was a bit nervous. Probably because it’s something he’s wanted to do for so long, and people have been hyped for him, and he just had some first show jitters.

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Burton did better on today's episode. He still had a couple of awkward moments near the beginning, but was pretty good after that.

The current champion is a good player, but his delivery bugs me a little. His every response begins with "What's." Never "What is" or "Who is" and rarely any articles like "a" or "the." Maybe it's a strategy.

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I wish he would have more than just one week. All the others so far got at least two weeks. It takes a number of episodes before they get settled in and by the time he's settled in, the week will be over. It fells a little weird seeing his eyes instead of a visor covering them and in a suit rather than a military uniform. His voice sounds a little different now. He doesn't have the youthful excited voice he had on Star trek or the Reading Rainbow. I think he could be a decent replacement for Trebek though. I know a lot of people are rooting for him and want him to be the Jeopardy! host for the next generation.

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The last few have only gotten a week, and I think that's the case with the rest. I think he's pretty awful so far. Seems very unnatural, and weird facial expressions. Hopefully he relaxes into it a bit. I think he's probably the worst of the ones I've watched (which is everyone except Dr Oz).

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I think it's a strategy. He also abbreviates the category name as much as possible. "Potent, 400".

We saw Burton for the first time and were not impressed. He has the delivery of a children's show host: going a little slow to make sure that everyone is keeping up, perky, and super-enthusiastic when someone gets the right answer.

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I'm a few episodes behind so haven't seen Burton yet, but my friend who also watches texted me pretty much the same thing. She said he is her least favorite so far and called his facial expressions very strange.

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"YES!!!"
a

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Burton’s voice sounds weak a little bit too.
Also not Loking that weird ear ring.

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Oof. Wish you hadn't pointed this out, now it's all I notice. Especially when he "What's" when the answer is a name, and "Who is" would sound better.

Also, even though I read somewhere that it's the best strategy, I hate people who choose the big money questions first. Because when you're playing along at home, it's more natural when someone goes from top to bottom and the questions progressively get harder.

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Eh, that’s boring. It’s why I liked watching Holtzauer play. Didn’t do it the same way everyone alway has.

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Don't make me break out a Dana Carvey Weekend Update image here, Tony

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Boring. 40 years of every single contestant going from left to right, top to bottom.

Zzzzz

🙂

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Yep. The current champ is very good. No personality, but very good. I don't have a problem with the way he plays the actual game.

And Levar has been pretty stiff and the excited "Yes!" reactions after correct answers is annoying.

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The first thing I noticed is that his voice has lost a lot of power it had thirty years ago.

We're wondering if LeVar Burton is doing badly because he has never worked without a script before. Sports center people and news presenters have to vamp and banter, George Stephanopoulos and Dr Phil have to adjust to what their guests say, but Star Trek and Reading Rainbow were scripted.

Wednesday, Burton screwed up and said that the answer was wrong, and then corrected himself. The score displayed on the podium followed as fast as he said it, going down $2000, and then going up $2000. I'm surprised that the producers left that in for broadcast.

It's weird. Matt shows some personality when he's not competing. You can see it during the closing segment when the audio is turned off. But once he starts playing, all that goes away.

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My only problem with the current champ is how much he bet on Double Jeopardys when he has huge leads like yesterday. I think it the 2nd round he only bet $2000
each time. He probably could of won over $100k yesterday.

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That's why I loved Holzhauer.

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Yeah. I noticed that error too.

I haven't watched all of the guest hosts. Anderson Cooper is the best of what I've seen so far.

But I don't expect to him to be hired in the current political environment. They won't hire a news guy. Too toxic.

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I would wager that guys like Anderson Cooper and Dr. Oz aren't really in the running since they already have full time careers.

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I finally caught up with Burton's episodes, and this is a very apt description. I suppose he got marginally better as he went along but not by much. Disappointing.

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Jeopardy EP Mike Richards in talks to become the permanent host

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I guess he’s been the best of the bunch so far.

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Mike was my favorite. I hope he signs on.

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Not really heavily invested, but kind of an underwhelming choice in my view. It’s too bad Burton didn’t do as well as a lot of us had hoped. I think I would have preferred Ken Jennings had gotten it.

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Uh oh...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeopar...discrimination

Here comes the milkshake duck!

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As for the show itself, I think the current champ would still do better to start lower on the board (lower dollar amounts, I mean, but higher physically) especially in Jeopardy. The Daily Double tends to be in the higher dollar amounts, and he's frequently hitting them with just $2K or 3K. If he nickel and dimed it he might have a lot more to wager. But he'd have to go horizontally on the board and change the category, rather than going "traditional" and finishing out a single category at a time.

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So the white Executive Producer of the show slid right in and is supposedly going to be the new host from what I've been hearing.

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I think his playing more of a get those out of the way early (with lower amounts in everyone's bank), so that if anyone else does happen on to a Daily Double then they still don't have much of a chance to outscore him. He's confident he's going to dominate that overall boards for the most part.

The mindset is to win this particular game first and foremost with the least risk, not win as much as you can in this game. That is secondary motive and for him the payday is more likely in Final Jeopardy when he already has it wrapped up.

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Hmm. That does make sense.

I do notice that when it's only the lower dollar amounts left on the board, he tends to coast because there's no way the other contestants can nickel-and-dime their way to where he is at that point. That's why I dislike this guy, because you can tell there's not going to be a comeback, and Final Jeopardy, unless he Cliff Clavins it, isn't even going to be a factor. Yes, he's being smart, but it's far more boring the way he plays.

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Yeah, he has a good plan, he's just hard to watch for me. I can handle the "what's" (that's actually a good idea so he can focus solely on the answer, and not have to add any through process to the who/what/where).

The thing that bugs me, is when he's thinking, he keeps slowly leaning into the board :lol:

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Matt's a little weird, but he's good

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You dislike the guy because he's too dominant?

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I had never heard of the guy hosting this week, David Faber, but he's pretty good--maybe the most polished guest host so far.

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Yes. I like watching a good competition, not one guy answering questions. I like when the Daily Doubles can alter the game. I like when Final Jeopardy actually means something.

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I know a lot of NFL fans don't like him, but I thought Joe Buck was pretty good.

And I took some solace in Matt scratching out the correct answer to put in an incorrect answer, and having it cost him 30 large.