https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/8/18/22631299/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-search-process-past-comments

why isnt he in jail for saying these things?!?!!?? horrific!!

The only thing that i find disgusting about that article is that someone listened to 41 episodes of the mike richards podcast in an attempt to find a gotcha moment... that's far worse than anything he said

There is justice after all after Richards named himself host, even though he polled the worst among the guest hosts and Levar Burton polled the best. ABC/Yahoo kept pushing him with their barrage of articles, which were total bs. Richards wasn't even one of Trebek's choices. The whole search was a farce.

I'd be fine with Levar Burton or Joe Buck. I wouldn't be surprised if they went for Katie Couric and played it safe.

I don’t believe Burton was the best but this guy sure wasn’t. And the inside job was wrong regardless of the past.

Can someone tell me why the big desire for Burton? It can’t be simply race. Is it Star Trek or a youthful love of a reading show for so many?

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It is then fondness from Reading Rainbow people have, plus his race.

Though he's apparently got a couple skeletons in his closet too. Not sure how the VERY ONLINE feel about his not being always perfect.

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The Friday before:

https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/jeopardy-mike-richards-out-levar-burton

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Is it when he programmed virtual Leah Brahms to fall in love with him in the holodeck in the episode Booby Trap?

Based on that episode title, seems like Star Trek should be canceled too.

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Wonderful!

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Two people were picked with genuine personalities. The ultra fake personalities would be a little too much for a long period of time. One or two weeks is about it.

Oh, the '80s!

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!!!

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Regular Reading Rainbow as a Bears fan republican could be a good mult.

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Do POC ever get tired of her patronizing them so that she can , in her mind, use it as a springboard to get likes? If you like a certain person for something then great but to play this hand every fucking time is just downright sad.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

I've always like David Faber on CNBC and thought he was similar to Trebek in demeanor.

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It's not enough to say Burton got "better" or even "much better" -- when it's a POC, her praise has to be over-the-top effusive: wonderful, amazing, brilliant.

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I haven’t watch Jeopardy in years so I cannot speak to who was better during the trial. But the way Julie seems to be framing her argument seems to be that yes Richards was better and Burton wasn’t as good but he should get the job anyway. ( because he’s black )

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Maybe one day Julie will grow into (fat joke!) a good writer. So glad they’re patient with her.

What Julie is saying is that she started with the conclusion, "LeBar Burton is the best host and deserves the job," and then had to work backward from there. Other people disagreed and now she is mad.

Also, other guest hosts didn't need to "grow in the role." They had it down already.

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If the guy in her fake rape story had been black, the encounter would’ve been “ exotic” “ an unexpected surprise” , “dangerously naughty” and “ went from I’m not sure I want this to bring it on tiger !!!” in a few short minutes .

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

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Yes, c-section birth disqualifies one from becoming U.S. President and increases the odds the kid will end up living in your basement beyond the age of 18: " Across several measures, we find that cesarean-born children perform significantly below vaginally-born children"


On the upside, if there's ever a Scottish King who needs to be taken out...

Now Richards is out as Executive Producer of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Looks like his ambition to be host led to people to dig up past "offensive" comments and now he lost the job he had.

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If saying the word "boobs" can destroy a man's career, Bernsie better never try to host Press Your Luck.

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Could this show have handled Alex's replacement any more badly? What a cluster.

Destroyed all the goodwill the show had when it became political.

Apparently they wanted Ken Jennings but he also has skeletons. Sorry if already known but only came across it yesterday.

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Only a LGBTQN+&P POC will satisfy the online liberal.

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Fuck online liberals.

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Most of these media liberals, for all their talk about Jeopardy being "America's greatest celebration of education," weren't regular viewers. They just saw a vacuum and seized upon it.

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i usually do ok, even better with certain categories..but turn on the studio lights, i bet all those years in my youth reading the world book encyclopedia - i'd probably draw a blank on everything.

takes special people to win.

Get down to it the host isn't that important unless they're horrible. Any mistakes can be edited out. The hosts thankfully don't have much time to talk to the viewers . Only a little at the beginning and end. If they have liberal views it's easy to FF, and never hear. Perfect to record because editors cant chop anything scoring related. Mike Richard's gone. Who cares.