Alex Trebek. What are your thoughts on the direction that the “Jeopardy!” game show has taken (so far) after his passing?

  Soon after Alex Trebek passed away on November 8, 2020, it was announced that several episodes of the game show had been recorded in the preceding weeks, and would be aired throughout December. It was also announced that no specific plans had been finalized as to replacing his hosting position with someone else. 

  At that time, I had mixed reactions to the replacement idea. I didn’t even want to look at a screen depicting some schlub deigning to fill his shoes. I doubted I would ever watch any such a thing. Little by little, however, when the names came out as to whom might be selected, I warmed up to it over time. Once Ken Jennings took the stage, I watch every episode and have loved his performance from the start. He shows reverence to Alex Trebek not only on his declaration that he himself knows he can’t replace Alex in our hearts, minds and acceptance as host, but that he can honor the memory by doing a tribute in carrying out the duties. 

  I am disturbed, though, that a long list of other people are still being considered as tryouts for this hosting job, some of them are clowns whom I would not watch falling out the top floor of a burning skyscraper. If they’re going to be put in there to seek ratings or to make the show “hip” or “cool”, I will bail. Don’t change the show TOO much, especially not to make it some hip-hop, pants-sagging, profanity-laced, pop-culture, lowest common denominator- ratings grab. Leave Ken Jennings there, that’s my opinion. 

Companion post: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/123978/it-occurred-to-me-about-a-week-ago-that-with-the-passing-of-alex/view/post_id/872352

~