{"id":309232,"date":"2021-07-27T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:00:37","slug":"are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Are Guest Hosts Good for &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27192878649\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27192878649\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy\/#Should_Jeopardy_Keep_Using_Guest_Hosts\" >Should Jeopardy! Keep Using Guest Hosts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy\/#Curses_to_Hallmark_for_Dropping_Their_Witch\" >Curses to Hallmark for Dropping Their Witch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy\/#Now_You_See_Serengeti_Now_You_Dont\" >Now You See Serengeti, Now You Don\u2019t<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy\/#The_MIA_Remnants_from_WGN\" >The MIA Remnants from WGN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-guest-hosts-good-for-jeopardy\/#How_to_Fix_Kevin\" >How to Fix Kevin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Are Guest Hosts Good for &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217;?<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alex-trebek-ken-jennings-jeopardy-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div> <em>Welcome to the Q&amp;A with TV critic \u2014 also known to some TV fans as their \u201cTV therapist\u201d \u2014 Matt Roush, who\u2019ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today\u2019s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there\u2019s always closed-captioning.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won\u2019t be addressing upcoming storylines here unless it\u2019s already common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to <\/em><em><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"1071637b7d716464506466797e63797475623e737f7d\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/em><em> (or use the <\/em><em>form at the end of the column<\/em><em>) and follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> (@TVGMMattRoush). Look for Ask Matt columns on many Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_Jeopardy_Keep_Using_Guest_Hosts\"><\/span><strong>Should <em>Jeopardy! <\/em>Keep Using Guest Hosts?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I think <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> should stick with the guest hosts because no one will be Alex Trebek and will be compared to him forever. I have been watching more to see how the guest hosts are doing. Do you think the producers are thinking about that option? \u2014 <em>Dawn E<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> I won\u2019t presume to know what the producers are thinking, because they\u2019ve kept the process quite close to the vest \u2014 and as I write this, I\u2019m expecting an announcement at any time, since production on a new season will have to start soon. But one thing I\u2019m fairly certain of is that this experiment with the guest hosts was more about completing the season with as much dignity as possible in the wake of Alex Trebek\u2019s untimely death, and that keeping the guest-host rotation going beyond this season would result in precisely the opposite of what the show and Alex stand for: for the contestants to be the stars of the show. Continually bringing in new guest hosts would likely pull focus, even when they try to make it about the players. While it\u2019s true the new full-time host will be stepping into a formidable shadow, I contend that the show itself is the star, and if the new host honors the <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> tradition, even the most critical and unforgiving fans will eventually get aboard.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Curses_to_Hallmark_for_Dropping_Their_Witch\"><\/span><strong>Curses to Hallmark for Dropping Their <em>Witch<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I just found out that they are canceling <em>The Good Witch<\/em> on Hallmark Channel. What\u2019s up with that? It is a good show and I have watched it from the beginning. I read that it went down in who\u2019s watching it, but I can\u2019t understand why that would mean canceling. We have so many rotten TV shows and they stay on season after season, but this is a good one and so they end it. Sad for sure. Thanks for letting me vent. It will be missed. \u2014 <em>Kim L<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> I\u2019m hearing quite a bit about this now that the deed is done. The real surprise here is not that Hallmark canceled a show after seven seasons \u2014 and if you count the TV <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> dating back even longer, something like a 13-year run. What\u2019s most aggravating about this decision is that it seemed to have been made so late in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, without giving the show or the <em>Good Witch <\/em>fans a chance to take advantage of a victory lap or final-season publicity. Declining ratings were likely a contributing factor in what <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be a business and economic decision, but still, to announce the show was toast with only a few episodes remaining felt like a low blow. In happier <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, stars including Catherine Bell and James Denton remain attached to the channel, and there\u2019s reason enough to hope that <em>The Good Witch<\/em> might eventually revert to its TV-movie format, though it may be a while before anything happens on that front.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Now_You_See_Serengeti_Now_You_Dont\"><\/span><strong>Now You See <em>Serengeti<\/em>, Now You Don\u2019t<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>I watched the two-hour premiere of <em>Serengeti<\/em> last Sunday (July 18) on Discovery. I see that subsequent episodes were listed in <em>TV Guide Magazine<\/em>, but no further episodes show up on my DVR program listings. Are the final four episodes only going to air on Discovery+? I would have watched the premiere even if I knew in advance that I couldn\u2019t see all the episodes, but I\u2019m really getting tired of the bait-and-switch: Watch the premiere of this wonderful new show, but if you want to see more, you\u2019re going to have to pay for it. I wanted to keep up with my Serengeti friends and see how they are faring, but I guess it\u2019s not meant to be. This even seems to be a trend with network TV now, and it\u2019s a real turnoff. I\u2019m not going to watch four episodes of <em>SEAL Team<\/em> only to be left stranded. It seems like TV is going to be only for the rich in the future. Will network TV end up being nothing but game shows and reality programs? \u2014 <em>Beverly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Funny (though not really funny) that you should end on that note. On the same day I saw your complaint, this came in from JC: \u201cThis is my prediction on the future of network TV. All original scripted TV shows will be shown on the various streaming services and the only thing shown on network TV will be reality shows and game shows. From what I can see, we\u2019re heading right in that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This trend seems especially acute during a summer when the networks pretty much gave up on trying anything scripted, and the flood of game shows, in particular, has been overwhelming. (The influx of cheap and crap reality is about on par with past years.) But of course, scripted TV isn\u2019t going away. During the regular season, dramas and comedies will continue to co-exist with reality TV and game shows, which are obviously cheaper ways to fill some of the hours. But the more adventurous scripted fare \u2014 say, anything that doesn\u2019t have a crime-fighting acronym in the title \u2014 will be more and more likely to head to the networks\u2019 streaming partners. (As I\u2019ll say repeatedly: The digital\/streaming revolution is the most significant shift in TV viewing and distribution since cable TV took hold, and these companies all see streaming as their future, which is why cord-cutting is such a thing.)<\/p>\n<p>That said, Discovery\u2019s handling of <em>Serengeti<\/em> was very poor form. Nothing about the way the new season launched indicated that only the first two episodes would appear on Discovery, but it has been confirmed that the remainder of the episodes are currently available only on discovery+. I have recently noticed, though, that several series that premiered on Discovery\u2019s streaming platform are beginning to show up on the linear mothership \u2014 which is another confusing trend of the streamers premiering shows early, then putting them on the traditional channels later. (Or in the case of AMC, giving subscribers a week\u2019s jump on when episodes of shows like <em>The Walking Dead<\/em> premiere on regular cable.) So it\u2019s possible, though not yet confirmed (because they\u2019d rather not address it) that <em>Serengeti<\/em> may yet air in its entirety on Discovery sometime in the future.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_MIA_Remnants_from_WGN\"><\/span><strong>The MIA Remnants from WGN<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Has <em>Almost Paradise<\/em> found another home? Will we get a Season 2? I loved this show and all its characters. Christian Kane is so much fun to watch! And has <em>Carter<\/em> been renewed? Will we get another season? I really hate that WGN America decided to change to an all-news format and left us hanging with some of our favorite shows in limbo. \u2014 <em>Kay<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> No word on either of these shows going back into production. And with <em>Carter <\/em>having been dark since 2019 and Christian Kane now attached to the reboot of <em>Leverage <\/em>on IMDb TV (where, by coincidence, <em>Almost Paradise<\/em> is currently streaming), it seems unlikely we would see more of either of these \u2014 and if they were renewed, who knows where they\u2019d end up. (Cable outlets getting out of the original programming business is another trend that\u2019s going to hasten the flight to streaming, just saying.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_Kevin\"><\/span><strong>How to Fix <em>Kevin<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>I agree with you that <em>Kevin Can F**k Himself<\/em> is not executed well while the premise is interesting. The whole problem is the husband is so awful that half of the episode is unbearable. In all of those husband-vs.-wife sitcoms, the wives do push back. I think if the writers had made Kevin more like the husbands in the sitcoms they are playing off \u2014 bumbling, sometimes boorish, but deep down a good guy and forgiven in the end, Ralph Kramden being the most classic version \u2014 then it would be very interesting and complicated to watch the harried wife plot the buffoon\u2019s death! I would find that immensely interesting to watch. \u2014 <em>Mike<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> That\u2019s an interesting point, that if you had even the slightest empathy or interest in Kevin as a human being and not as a purposefully repulsive cartoon caricature of a bad sitcom lead, the show might have a better chance of working. The fact that he\u2019s so stupid and gross that he\u2019s neither malignant nor sympathetic makes it impossible to care what happens. But we\u2019ll give the last word for now to Nan, who wrote in response to our last discussion of the subject by declaring: \u201cI agree completely with you about <em>Kevin<\/em> \u2014 can\u2019t waste my time on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now. We can\u2019t do this without your participation, so please keep sending questions and comments about TV to <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"e38290888e829797a397958a8d908a878691cd808c8e\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span> or shoot me a line on Twitter (@TVGMMattRoush), and you can also submit questions via the handy form below. 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