{"id":330839,"date":"2021-08-26T19:16:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/"},"modified":"2021-08-26T19:16:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:16:41","slug":"a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/","title":{"rendered":"#A Brief History of the Search for a New &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a4189a317e45\" 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-6a4189a317e45\" 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-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#A_Series_of_Jeopardy_Guest_Hosts\" >A Series of Jeopardy! Guest Hosts<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#The_Ratings\" >The Ratings<\/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\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#The_Rankings\" >The Rankings<\/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\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#The_Fan_Favorite\" >The Fan Favorite<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#Jeopardy_Producer_Mike_Richards_Pulls_a_Dick_Cheney\" >Jeopardy! Producer Mike Richards Pulls a Dick Cheney<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#Controversy_Ensues\" >Controversy Ensues<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#Where_do_we_go_from_here\" >Where do we go from here?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#Mayim_Bialik_Fills_In\" >Mayim Bialik Fills In<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-the-search-for-a-new-jeopardy-host\/#The_Industry_Responds\" >The Industry Responds<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#A Brief History of the Search for a New &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Host<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;The effort to replace Alex Trebek has become engulfed by controversy.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;&lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;&lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jeopardy_<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>_board_US.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeopardy! Game Board Us\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jeopardy_game_board_US.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jeopardy_game_board_US-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;&lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Kinu Panda\/Sony Pictures&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;&lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;&lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Will DiGravio\u00a0\u00b7 Published on August 26th, 2021 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Brief History is a column that tells you all you need to know about your favorite \u2014 and not so favorite \u2014 pop culture topics. This entry looks at the controversial search for a new host of Jeopardy!&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Finding a replacement for the late <strong>Alex Trebek <\/strong>was never going to be easy. But recent events have proven the search for a new host of\u00a0<em><strong>Jeopardy!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>to be even more difficult than anyone could have imagined. Guests hosts have auditioned. Fans have weighed in on which individual they want and why. And one host has come and gone amidst a wave of controversy.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve only heard bits and pieces of information about the hectic search for a permanent host for the game show <em>Jeopardy!<\/em>, here is a brief history of what has transpired.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our favorite Alex Trebek moments from &#039;Jeopardy!&#039;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9p8NGKLEHuE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Series_of_Jeopardy_Guest_Hosts\"><\/span><strong>A Series of Jeopardy! Guest Hosts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Alex Trebek hosted <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> for thirty-seven seasons, starting with the game show\u2019s revival in 1984. After he died of cancer in November of 2020 at the age of eighty, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of a variety of famous personalities emceed the show during its most recent season.<\/p>\n<p>Guest hosts included seasoned broadcasters such as <strong>Robin Roberts<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Katie Couric<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Anderson Cooper<\/strong>. Also, performers including <strong>LeVar Burton <\/strong>(<em>Star Trek<\/em>) and <strong>Mayim Bialik <\/strong>(<em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>). Plus the medical doctors <strong>Mehmet Oz<\/strong> and CNN\u2019s <strong>Sanjay Gupta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Ratings\"><\/span>The Ratings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>The Wrap\u00a0<\/em>conducted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/jeopardy-ratings-mike-richards-levar-burton-guest-hosts-ranked-joe-buck\/\">an analysis<\/a> of the highest-rated guest hosts. The top three were NFL quarterback <strong>Aaron Rogers<\/strong>, <i>Jeopardy! <\/i>executive producer\u00a0<strong>Mike Richards<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Ken Jennings<\/strong>. The last of those three not only earned the highest ratings of all but is best known as the highest-earning game show contestant of all time. In 2004, Jennings <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article253318973.html\">won seventy-four consecutive games<\/a> <em>Jeopardy!\u00a0<\/em>and more than $2.5 million.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Final Jeopardy!: The Business of Travel | JEOPARDY!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tgjkb6fBMHg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Rankings\"><\/span>The Rankings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Naturally, the slew of guest hosts elicited a number of fan reactions and rankings.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2021\/03\/24\/jeopardy-guest-hosts-best-jennings-and-worst-oz\/6979413002\/\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/the-jeopardy-guest-hosts-ranked-worst-to-best-1847049741\">The A.V. Club<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/stephenlaconte\/jeopardy-guest-host-rankings\">BuzzFeed<\/a> were all in agreement: Dr. Oz was the worst host. Fans of the show were also not h<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>y with Dr. Oz, in no small part due to his history, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2021\/03\/22\/jeopardy-fans-criticize-dr-oz-guest-host-disgraceful\/6959719002\/\">as <em>USA Today <\/em>reported<\/a>, of \u201cpeddling controversial medical advice to his fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BuzzFeed and The A.V. Club agreed that Jennings made the best host. The latter\u2019s Alex McLevy wrote of Jennings:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDependably professional but just idiosyncratic enough to bring his own demeanor and style to the series, he made <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> feel like a game that could exist with a slightly different personality and tenor under his stewardship, yet retain all the qualities that make the series great.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>USA Today\u00a0<\/em>had Jennings at number three,\u00a0<strong>Buzzy Cohen<\/strong>, another former contestant, at two, and Richards at number one. Of Richards, Kelly Lawler writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFrom his cool and sleek delivery of clues to his clever banter, Richards was both comforting and uncontroversial, taking his cues from Trebek\u2019s work but never directly copying him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Fan_Favorite\"><\/span>The Fan Favorite<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been on social media in recent weeks, you will know that LeVar Burton is widely considered the fan-favorite to replace Alex Trebek. In fact, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/shock-poll-levar-burton-was-no-1-choice-of-jeopardy-fans-with-more-than-5-times-the-support-mike-richards-got\/\">a Morning Consult poll<\/a> found that Burton was the number one choice to host <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> Mayim Bialik was number two.<\/p>\n<p>Burton won over the hearts of fans in no small part due to his own <em>Jeopardy! <\/em>fandom. In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1MBrTTPkmns\">promo video he shot<\/a> for his own guest hosting spot, Burton said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of Jeopardy! for all of my life, and when this opportunity came by, I could not pass it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jeopardy_Producer_Mike_Richards_Pulls_a_Dick_Cheney\"><\/span>Jeopardy! Producer Mike Richards Pulls a Dick Cheney<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Clearly, the show\u2019s producers were in agreement with <em>USA Today\u00a0<\/em>and not their fans. On August 11th, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/08\/11\/mike-richards-and-mayim-bialik-named-new-hosts-of-jeopardy.html\">Sony Pictures named<\/a> Mike Richards as the new host of the daily, syndicated show and Mayim Bialik as the host of a new primetime and spinoff series of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>After the announcement, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/tv\/a37230837\/jeopardy-producer-becoming-permanent-host-fan-outrage\/\">some said that Richards<\/a>, as the show\u2019s executive producer, had \u201cpulled a Dick Cheney.\u201d Cheney famously led the search committee to find then-presidential candidate George W. Bush\u2019s running mate in 2000. Of course, he ended up joining Bush on the ticket and becoming vice president.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Controversy_Ensues\"><\/span>Controversy Ensues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Details from Richards\u2019 past immediately began to dominate the conversation. First, it was revealed that during his time as an executive producer of <em>The Price is Right<\/em>, a number of women filed harassment complaints and pregnancy discrimination cases against him. A suit filed by Brandi Cochran, a former model on the show, was eventually settled.<\/p>\n<p>A week later, Claire McNear of The Ringer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/tv\/2021\/8\/18\/22631299\/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-search-process-past-comments\">published a report<\/a> detailing the way Richards \u201crepeatedly used offensive language and disparaged women\u2019s bodies\u201d as the host of the podcast <em>The Randumb Show<\/em>. Following McNear\u2019s report, all of the podcast episodes were removed from the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, on August 20th, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clairemcnear\/status\/1428720429615681551\">Richards stepped down as host<\/a> and Sony announced that their search would resume for a new replacement. Richards remains an executive producer of the show.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_do_we_go_from_here\"><\/span>Where do we go from here?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fans of <em>Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/tv\/a37358829\/jeopardy-fans-reactions-mike-richards-resignation-host\/\">expressed<\/a> a mix of anger, relief, and happiness after Richards\u2019 resignation from hosting duties, and frustration with how the show handled the search. And fans have also continued to advocate for Levar Burton.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And let&#8217;s take race out of it for a second: Why wouldn&#8217;t you want LeVar Burton?<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s captured the hearts and minds of millions across generations, just like Alex Trebek.<\/p>\n<p>The transition could&#8217;ve been smooth and yet you opted for ragged.<\/p>\n<p>Tragic.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorganJerkins\/status\/1428728742281551874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mayim_Bialik_Fills_In\"><\/span>Mayim Bialik Fills In<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sony announced that the show would continue to feature a number of guest hosts. Bialik will be the first. But in recent days, controversial statements that Bialik made in the past have come to dominate the conversation around <em>Jeopardy! \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Rolling Stone\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-features\/new-jeopardy-host-mayim-bialik-1216461\/\">published a report<\/a> on Bialik\u2019s history of peddling \u201cpseudo<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>.\u201d In addition to working in Hollywood since the age of eleven, she also holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, after sexual harassment and assault allegations were first made against Harvey Weinstein, Bialik <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/13\/opinion\/mayim-bialik-feminist-harvey-weinstein.html\">published an op-ed<\/a> in the <em>New York Times\u00a0<\/em>about life as a woman in Hollywood. Some interpreted the piece, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/arts-and-entertainment\/wp\/2017\/10\/15\/mayim-bialik-fires-back-at-weinstein-op-ed-critics-its-so-sad-how-vicious-people-are-being\/\">according to the\u00a0<\/a><em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/arts-and-entertainment\/wp\/2017\/10\/15\/mayim-bialik-fires-back-at-weinstein-op-ed-critics-its-so-sad-how-vicious-people-are-being\/\">Washington Post<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cas victim-blaming and saddling women with the responsibility for not getting sexually assaulted.\u201d Bialik later apologized.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Industry_Responds\"><\/span>The Industry Responds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Vulture\u2019s Josef Adalian <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/sony-jeopardy-host-search-mike-richards-fail.html\">published a detailed report<\/a> on the chaos inside Sony as they try to name a new permanent host. Adalian notes that industry insiders typically revel in this kind of drama, but not in this instance:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c\u2018Jeopardy! is an American institution,\u2019 one told me. \u2018For them to sully its mark on society with this sort of embarrassment, to put it through this, and tarnish its reputation? It\u2019s a crime.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As I researched this article, I was moved by a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/kareem-abdul-jabbar-jeopardy-host-matters-1235002645\/\">recent piece<\/a> by NBA great and all-around Renaissance man <strong>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/strong><em>.\u00a0<\/em>The former basketball pro and current columnist at <em>The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>competed on <em>Jeopardy!\u00a0<\/em>on four separate occasions and makes the case for why the host of the show matters.<\/p>\n<p>He explains that most other contemporary game shows center on greed, whereas <em>Jeopardy! <\/em>celebrates knowledge and accomplishment. In a time when facts and expertise are regularly devalued, the show truly matters. Of the next host, Abdul-Jabbar writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe ideal host for <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> should embody what the show means to its viewership: a passion for knowledge and a respect for a diverse community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<pre><code>    &lt;p&gt;Related Topics: Brief History\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/will.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/><\/div>\n<p>            Will DiGravio began writing for Film School Rejects in 2018. He also hosts The Video Essay Podcast and owns a TV.\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;&lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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