My earliest exposure to Bill Cullen came via the end of his career - primarily Blockbusters, Password Plus & Hot Potato - when his health was already failing (although I didn't know that at the time), and I was always in awe of his ability to balance a jovial persona while maintaining total command of the pace of the game. Later exposure to his appearances on the panel shows, of course, revealed that that wasn't strictly a persona. On Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 9:01:35 PM UTC-4 Dave Sikula wrote:
> We're way behind on our DVRed episodes, and missed the Burton > unpleasantness owing to being on our Alaska trip, but the hosts who have > most impressed me were Buzzy Cohen and Dr. Gupta. I didn't like Cohen at > all previously, so I was surprised. > > The quality that most of the subs have missed is how to run a game show; > here, it's not just reading the answers and questions when needed; it's > pace, rhythm, and (more or less) being the captain of the ship. Most of the > guest hosts have failed on at least one of those (usually pace), whereas > Jennings, Richards, and Cohen all know the mechanics. (I read an article > early in the process that speculated that one of the reasons there had been > so few multi-day champs was that the players couldn't adjust to the hosts' > rhythms. I also have a theory that, once a player gets past that third win, > they tend to go far.) > > I've been watching a lot of eps of the original early-60s "Price Is Right" > (Buzzr is running them on Saturday mornings) and am mostly impressed by how > good -- and smooth -- Bill Cullen is. He's funny, personable, and keeps > that train running. That was Trebek's greatest strength (and came from > almost as much hosting as Cullen) and was really overlooked by most of the > guests. In the past, I used to FF through the interview segment at the top > of Act 2, but started re-watching late in Trebek's tenure. I was struck (as > I was in person) by how honestly interested he seemed in the players (even > I didn't know until about halfway through his question on my first show > what he was going to ask me). > > There have been some great hosts -- Tom Kennedy, Jack Narz, Monty Hall -- > but Trebek is right up there with Cullen in that specific set of skills. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 12:38:30 PM PDT, M-D November < > mdnov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I feel like it's a little reductive (albeit accurate) to call him "the EP > with a shady past". He also has previous hosting experience (he was really > growing into the role on Pyramid when GSN pulled the plug) and knows the > game better than just about anyone available. I didn't get to see all the > guest hosts, but based on what I saw, I think Richards is the right choice, > as he brings a lot of the same game-command qualities to the role as Ken > Jennings without actually BEING Ken Jennings (and, therefore, being a > target rather than a neutral party). > > On Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 1:17:43 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > NYDN is stating it’s officially the EP (with a shady past) as host with > Bialik doing special installments as Mark just referenced. > > > https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-jeopardy-host-mike-richards-mayim-bialik-20210811-ctuwrlmj6vhhjke63ou7a35knq-story.html?outputType=amp > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 9:51 AM Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > And now the word is that Mayim Bialik will host prime time specials, > starting with a college tournament on ABC (which will be better than > the "Bank/Credit Card Company College Bowl" travesty by a LONGSHOT! <car > crash sounds>): > > > https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeopardy-set-to-announce-mayim-bialik-and-mike-richards-splitting-host-duties > > Of course, she's still doing "Call Me Kat," but they're only doing 13 > episodes, so she'll be available in mid-season when Sony says to Richards > TIIIME'S UUUUP! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-7SSvFAYfec1sQkYg_Y-Ef2nX9D%3DqtWc8%2BoWB4T0tMcQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-7SSvFAYfec1sQkYg_Y-Ef2nX9D%3DqtWc8%2BoWB4T0tMcQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tvornottv/DYIzZFsUOC4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/360c47e3-313f-4fa4-8e91-eb63cb332112n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/360c47e3-313f-4fa4-8e91-eb63cb332112n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c8881d50-4c1a-4545-9725-ecd4fa39c36an%40googlegroups.com.
