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She is on television enough already.Jayrok said:Not a fan of Guthrie. "You got it!" and "Coooorrect" seem to be her go-to phrases/words.
She is on television enough already.Jayrok said:Not a fan of Guthrie. "You got it!" and "Coooorrect" seem to be her go-to phrases/words.
I'm catching up, got one more Mayim episode to go. I like her, and I don't mind the "filling in the gaps" part that she does. But her transitions into breaks are a bit awkward. Stopping midway through the Jeopardy! round for the first break:Oh, god, yes. That's it, exactly.
I'm not sure it's arrogance. Some people just have a need to fill gaps in conversation. It may be a reflection of a lack of social skills.
I'd never heard of her.She is on television enough already.Jayrok said:Not a fan of Guthrie. "You got it!" and "Coooorrect" seem to be her go-to phrases/words.
She is all over NBC. She’s hosted the Today show for the past 10 years, serves as a fill-in host on NBC Nightly News, covers the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade, goes to the Olympics with Bob Costas etc.I'd never heard of her.
I wouldn't have seen her on anything but the bolded, but I'm kind of embarrassed I had no idea who she was, given that resume.She is all over NBC. She’s hosted the Today show for the past 10 years, serves as a fill-in host on NBC Nightly News, covers the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade, goes to the Olympics with Bob Costas etc.
That's why we're here for you....I wouldn't have seen her on anything but the bolded, but I'm kind of embarrassed I had no idea who she was, given that resume.
I prefer champs who get Final Jeopardy questions right (which she finally did).The current champ has won twice by betting intelligently both times.
What a concept....
You can tell I don't watch a whole lot of NBC programming.She is all over NBC. She’s hosted the Today show for the past 10 years, serves as a fill-in host on NBC Nightly News, covers the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade, goes to the Olympics with Bob Costas etc.
I agree with all of these except I would put Bialik below Gupta.Updated ranking of guest hosts:
1. Cohen
2. Bialik
3. Richards
4. Jennings
Would be happy to see any of those take over.
5. Cooper
6. Rodgers
Would be fine with either of those taking over but don't like them as much as the top 4.
7. Gupta
8. Whitaker
9. Guthrie
The "meh" tier. Not excited by any of them but they wouldn't kill the show if they took over.
10. Couric
11. Oz
Did not enjoy them and they are poorly suited for the gig.
Category has a lot to do with wagering. Sure, it would be nice to build a big lead there, but I can sympathize with the "I know next to nothing about opera, so I'm sure not betting big and risking my lead" approach. I'd have probably been thankful for a chance to burn off the daily double in that category the same way and breathe a sigh of relief that the other contestants couldn't use it.$5 bet on a daily double in a tight game on the second to last clue? Got it right too— enjoy that extra Subway foot long, I guess. (Although does not even get that since just ends up with second place money.)
I can get that, but he seemed to know a decent amount about opera. He got the $2,000 clue right too.Category has a lot to do with wagering. Sure, it would be nice to build a big lead there, but I can sympathize with the "I know next to nothing about opera, so I'm sure not betting big and risking my lead" approach. I'd have probably been thankful for a chance to burn off the daily double in that category the same way and breathe a sigh of relief that the other contestants couldn't use it.
George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts.Other than LeVar Burton, are there any other temp hosts left?
David Faber, CNBC business guyMrs. Rannous said:Other than LeVar Burton, are there any other temp hosts left?
One's taller than the other.Savannah Guthrie. Katie Couric Part II. I honestly couldn’t tell you what differentiates one from the other. And like I said, she’s all over the television anyway. She’s at the height of her career, so I don’t think she would be taking this job anyway.
"This.....IS.....AnnOYINGGGGGGGG...Jeapordy!"Mayim Bialik was a total homerun in my book. Yeah, I know what I said about female game show hosts, but she is the exception. Great presence, fun fashion sense, and she’s not unpleasant to look at. She is my top pick so far. The only thing that annoys me is the constant references to her having that PhD in neuroscience. OK, we get it.
This is a good time to mention how sick I am of hearing the hosts go on about how much money the show is donating to whatever cause they are supporting and how awesome they are for doing that.
Furthermore, I know that Alex Trebek is irreplaceable, set an impossibly high bar, etc. I get that every new host is compelled to say that, but it’s not like it’s a major point of contention.
Mayim is the maximum frumpy."This.....IS.....AnnOYINGGGGGGGG...Jeapordy!"
She sucks.
My son started calling Rat because he reminded him of a grown up version of Rat from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been awesome. I would be happy to see him every night. He has a very expressive face, he’s clearly intelligent, and seems as happy to be there as anyone has. Plus, like Whitaker, he checks the diversity box which might be appealing. Yeah, I know about the Rachel Nichols thing, so save it.
I only have two small gripes about him. One is that when he gives the correct answer after a mess, he doesn’t put it in the form of a question. He just blurts out ‘David Bowie’ or whatever the correct response was supposed to be. I never actually noticed that Alex always used the question form in his corrections, but it seems really awkward when Dr. Gupta does not.
The other thing is that he seems surprised, and by extension condescending, when someone gets a correct answer that he did not expect them to. Here, I’m thinking about the lady last week with the very thick Chinese accent. Whenever she rang in with a correct response on a pop-culture topic, Gupta would always say something like “Nice!” There have been a few other cases too, but that one really stuck out.
Those are fixable problems though. He is currently my second choice.
That was true for a while, but Steve Harvey has had the gig for a long time now.I don’t want this to become like Family Feud, which seems to get a new host every six months or so.
It was a total brain fart to have him on in the first place. How did that even happen? What did they think was gonna happen?Dr. Oz. Yeah, no. He’s a total hack and having someone who has built his career on spreading misinformation clearly conflicts with the show’s mission.
Whenever that category comes up, I always say to my wife, "I bet everything."Yesterday's Final Jeopardy category was "Rock Bands." I have been waiting for this day since 1984! Yes, I knew the answer.
Manning does have good diction. OMAHA!Pip's Invitation said:Rodgers really did get better as he went along, though he doesn't have the greatest voice. I'd like to see what Peyton Manning could do if they wanna go the QB route. He's not bad on College Bowl.
So nothing about the constant references to her being Jewish? She commented on every clue having to do with Judaism.Mayim Bialik was a total homerun in my book. Yeah, I know what I said about female game show hosts, but she is the exception. Great presence, fun fashion sense, and she’s not unpleasant to look at. She is my top pick so far. The only thing that annoys me is the constant references to her having that PhD in neuroscience. OK, we get it.
Ha, I had thought about saying something about Buzzy bringing in the Jewish demographic too.So nothing about the constant references to her being Jewish? She commented on every clue having to do with Judaism.
Oy.