OK, first Ken Jennings trial balloon episode, I hope this goes well.
No spoilers, but Ken doing pretty well imo. Have not followed anything about his twitter problems, is he a dead man walking?
I thought he did fine. Maybe a bit stiff, and I thought he spoke a bit too quickly at times, but heāll get better. I liked his opening, too.
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Opening was nice, he was clearly holding back genuine tears. He did ok, seemed a bit nervous but thatās understandable given the gravity of that moment. I think he has a ton of room to improve if he does end up with the job, but Iām confident he can be at least passable.
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My local station aired an older Trebek rerun today. No Ken episode.
I love Ken and had been hoping for him to get the gig, but seeing him kinda confirmed my big worry about him, and thatās that he just doesnāt have the right kind of voice/presence to host the show. I think heās fine in conversational stuff like his podcast, or in the beast role on The Chase, but he just doesnāt have that certain type of voice and cadence that you could listen to over and over for a half hour every night.
If I had to make a prediction, Iād say heās gonna do his trial gig and then theyāll move on. I could see him subbing here and there if they get a full-time host that isnāt a total iron man like Trebek was.
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Watched the first jeopardy episode on Netflix and Alex was high-pitched and too fast too. Itās nerves. Ken will grow into the role. He looked good up there.
Yes letās see how he grows. I definitely got a community high school on public access vibe during the game part.
I think he does 30 games in this cycle.
whaaaaaat? bean dad crusaders got to em
My compulsion to meddle is getting the better of meā¦
Does anyone object to moving this thread to the Arts & Entertainment category, where it seems to me to belong? I (or someone else) could just move it, but I thought Iād check first.
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Idk either is good.
Makes sense
Another rerun today on my local affiliate. Wtf is going on
Kenās getting better at this.
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Apparently they are airing new episodes at 3, reruns at 3:30 (the time slot new episode used to air in). My program guide says Inside Edition airs at 3, so the DVR didnāt catch it.
Itās ridiculous that you canāt stream new episodes on any service.
Ken seems horrible at this, not a good fit at all.
Heās perfectly fine. The thing he doesnāt have is the voice presence of Alex.
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Thatāsā¦the whole job?
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