There will be just one… is what we thought in the course of the awkward transitional part for Jeopardy! after the passing of Alex Trebek. The present auditioned a number of hosts with visitor runs till lastly deciding on two hosts: present champion Ken Jennings and Big Bang Theory alum Mayim Bialik.
TBH, we have been at all times slightly puzzled by the choice — as Trebek had at all times been able to doing the job solo earlier than. Like numerous people, we may have simply been satisfied the firing of Bialik — which she introduced on her social media two weeks in the past — was the present lastly realizing that. A easy cost-cutting measure.
However, there was an argument simply days later as Puck News‘ Matthew Belloni claimed his sources told him producers had actually fired Mayim because they were pissed she told them she wouldn’t work in the course of the WGA strike! After they’d bent over backwards for her to accommodate her Call Me Kat filming, Belloni’s sources stated, they couldn’t consider she had the nerve to affix the strike. (The Jeopardy! writers have been on strike with the WGA — throughout that point the present opted to proceed filming by reusing previous questions. Eventually she would don’t have any alternative however to strike as she’s a card-carrying member of SAG.)
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So what does the brand new one-and-only host must say about all this? Ken was requested about Mayim’s exit by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday — and stated even he was shocked by the information:
“It took me off guard because I loved working with my Mayim and I’m going to miss her.”
However, Ken claims he doesn’t know something about the actual purpose she was let go — nor would he touch upon her choice to not end out the season after being informed she was fired. He continued:
“I can’t speak to her decision-making process or her opinions about it. But on my end, I’m just a fan of Jeopardy! and I’m always delighted to host when they call upon me. I just feel extremely lucky to have even been considered for this job as a non-broadcaster.”
That’s numerous aw shucks vitality, even for Ken. Obviously the genius goes with the time-honored technique of taking part in dumb right here. And it could even be true — it’s not like he’d be in on the choice to fireplace the Blossom star, proper?
What do YOU suppose, Perezcious readers? Did Mayim get a uncooked deal?? Do you suppose Ken knew greater than he’s letting on? Remember to remark within the type of a query (beneath)!
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