OK readers. You knew this blog was coming. You knew that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. My life’s goal is once again obtainable, and you knew I was going to speak out–or at least write about it.
What am I talking about? Of course, it is the chance of a lifetime to be the permanent host of Jeopardy! For those of you who have been more concerned with other important matters (Afghanistan, COVID, politics,) let me fill you in on the J! host saga.
The parade of guest hosts to replace Alex Trebek resulted in the show’s executive producer, Mike Richards, being named the new main man. Now, being a showbiz novice, I am not exactly sure what an “executive producer” does with their time. But I am pretty sure Mr. Richards had more than a bit of influence in deciding who the answer-and-question guru would be.
Do you think that a few steps were skipped in the process of making the choice? Things like reviewing previous public comments the guy had made on his own podcast a few years ago? Comments that would not be suitable for America’s favorite quiz show. (Note in passing: Way back in the last millennia, when my episode as a contestant of Jeopardy! was being taped, Alex fat-shamed one of my competitors during a commercial break. But that was then…)
Once Richards’ remarks came to light, it took less than a week for him to step down from the moderator role. A new search will begin. And once again I ask the question. Why not me?
In addition to my game show credentials, I promise that a search of all my writing will produce an absence of non-PC, non-woke comments. Any film or digital photography or videography available for perusal will only show me keeping my hands to myself, and my eyes clearly focused on appropriate parts of others persons’ anatomies. I swear I have never touched, groped, fondled, or mauled anyone who I was not invited to touch, grope, fondle, or maul. (And believe me, there have not been many of those invitations!)
Sony Pictures Entertainment, I am and will be your Boy Scout. Now is your chance. Pluck me from obscurity. I want this gig. And I won’t stop writing until I get it!
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