Burton is backing out, he told Trevor Noah. https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/levar-burton-reveals-he-now-doesn-t-want-to-be-the-new-jeopardy-host/ar-AAOxGRy (link) B
Tom Wolper, to PGage, September 17th: > Well, they finally got it half right, but even so seem to be doing it in a >> ham fisted way. >> >> Watching this rather awkward week reinforces my sense that, apart from >> everything else, Richards was just a bad choice. Again, it’s not that he >> does any part of the job all that badly, but he’s just generally unlikable >> in a white bread, corporate key. It does feel like the decision makers at >> Sony were like “we have one of the few audiences left that is so old, male >> and white that we can install a soulless corporate shill and they will eat >> it up.” >> > > I don't think Sony's thinking was "they will eat it up," rather they were > defensive and more concerned about losing older white viewers instead of > concentrating on what would bring younger viewers. > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/be76a54e-7524-4be3-a2c4-4bd9ecf97e9an%40googlegroups.com.
