Dr. Oz's baggage is helping undo Jeopardy!'s legacy - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-25-2021, 08:03 PM

https://variety.com/2021/tv/columns/...ye-1234937354/

Mehmet Oz's two-week stint as guest-host, which may be Sony Pictures Television's attempt at synergy with The Dr. Oz Show, has given the classic game show a black eye, says Daniel D'Addario. He says Jeopardy! should be the last show to book Dr. Oz, "for whom facts are less important than showmanship — running directly counter to the idea of a show that proudly burnishes its identity as one of the last venues in American life where the truth is paramount. If that aspect of Jeopardy!’s appeal has been somewhat overstated in the past, it felt a bit like rebalancing the scales. After all, Jeopardy!, with its assured, unfashionable resistance to flash, gets thirty minutes a day. Desperate self-promoters for whom the most urgent sort of truth lies in the camera’s gaze get so much of the rest of our media consumption. Oz’s booking is confusing on the merits: There are several daytime hosts who could competently read cards and who have not actively pushed wrongheaded views. Could Oz’s credentials have so effectively gulled a show whose questions are vetted against sources — and whose last host was renowned for his interpersonal skills and not his academic record? (Little wonder past Jeopardy! contestants sound more than anything surprised in a widely-circulated petition of protest.) But it’s outright baffling in light of the amount of energy that has thus far been expended in promoting the Trebek legacy to viewers." D'Addario adds: "Two weeks of Oz is a black eye for Jeopardy!; anything more would be outright destructive to a show that is a part of many millions of Americans’ daily routines. And, worse, it would ultimately be harm inflicted not by Oz, who reporting has shown to seem lost in the camera’s gaze, unconcerned with fact or fiction, but by producers who we might expect to know better. The casting decision will be revealing: Maybe, for all its proclamations about the rewards of knowledge, Jeopardy will show itself to be no different, and no smarter, from the rest of TV."

JustADiversion · 03-25-2021, 08:28 PM

Dr. Oz sucks, big time!! And has contributed greatly to giving a classy game show a huge black eye!!!!

Hawkee · 03-26-2021, 02:31 AM

I cannot figure out why Dr. Oz is in the running to replace Alex Trebek for Jeopardy in the first place. To me why they chose him to do a two week hosting stint is just so he can add another successful show to his resume. I cannot figure out how Dr. Oz even became a huge celebrity when he originally got his start on Oprah Winfrey's show and The Dr. Oz Show is a smash hit. I can tell you if he does get chosen to host Jeopardy the format will change and all the questions and answers will be related to health and medical advice. Why couldn't Jeopardy give someone like J.K. Simmons or even Jeff Goldblum to try a two week hosting stint instead of celebrities like Katie Couric and Dr. Oz. I really hope Jeopardy will consider Jeff Goldblum as a possible choice to replace Alex Trebek because he's a genius and smart. But with Dr. Oz as a host Jeopardy will most likely not survive and get cancelled soon
Bestie

howilu · 03-26-2021, 09:39 AM

I have mentioned in several posts that Mo Rocca of Sunday Morning would be an outstanding candidate to replace Alex Trebek and so far, he hasn't been mentioned as a guest host. Fortunately, there's one more week of Dr. Oz before Aaron Rodgers takes the podium.

03-25-2021, 08:03 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,965	Dr. Oz's baggage is helping undo Jeopardy!'s legacy https://variety.com/2021/tv/columns/...ye-1234937354/ Mehmet Oz's two-week stint as guest-host, which may be Sony Pictures Television's attempt at synergy with The Dr. Oz Show, has given the classic game show a black eye, says Daniel D'Addario. He says Jeopardy! should be the last show to book Dr. Oz, "for whom facts are less important than showmanship — running directly counter to the idea of a show that proudly burnishes its identity as one of the last venues in American life where the truth is paramount. If that aspect of Jeopardy!’s appeal has been somewhat overstated in the past, it felt a bit like rebalancing the scales. After all, Jeopardy!, with its assured, unfashionable resistance to flash, gets thirty minutes a day. Desperate self-promoters for whom the most urgent sort of truth lies in the camera’s gaze get so much of the rest of our media consumption. Oz’s booking is confusing on the merits: There are several daytime hosts who could competently read cards and who have not actively pushed wrongheaded views. Could Oz’s credentials have so effectively gulled a show whose questions are vetted against sources — and whose last host was renowned for his interpersonal skills and not his academic record? (Little wonder past Jeopardy! contestants sound more than anything surprised in a widely-circulated petition of protest.) But it’s outright baffling in light of the amount of energy that has thus far been expended in promoting the Trebek legacy to viewers." D'Addario adds: "Two weeks of Oz is a black eye for Jeopardy!; anything more would be outright destructive to a show that is a part of many millions of Americans’ daily routines. And, worse, it would ultimately be harm inflicted not by Oz, who reporting has shown to seem lost in the camera’s gaze, unconcerned with fact or fiction, but by producers who we might expect to know better. The casting decision will be revealing: Maybe, for all its proclamations about the rewards of knowledge, Jeopardy will show itself to be no different, and no smarter, from the rest of TV."

03-26-2021, 02:31 AM	#3
Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,797	I cannot figure out why Dr. Oz is in the running to replace Alex Trebek for Jeopardy in the first place. To me why they chose him to do a two week hosting stint is just so he can add another successful show to his resume. I cannot figure out how Dr. Oz even became a huge celebrity when he originally got his start on Oprah Winfrey's show and The Dr. Oz Show is a smash hit. I can tell you if he does get chosen to host Jeopardy the format will change and all the questions and answers will be related to health and medical advice. Why couldn't Jeopardy give someone like J.K. Simmons or even Jeff Goldblum to try a two week hosting stint instead of celebrities like Katie Couric and Dr. Oz. I really hope Jeopardy will consider Jeff Goldblum as a possible choice to replace Alex Trebek because he's a genius and smart. But with Dr. Oz as a host Jeopardy will most likely not survive and get cancelled soon Bestie
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03-25-2021, 08:28 PM	#2
JustADiversion Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2019 Location: CT Posts: 31	Dr. Oz sucks, big time!! And has contributed greatly to giving a classy game show a huge black eye!!!!

03-26-2021, 09:39 AM	#4
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,961	I have mentioned in several posts that Mo Rocca of Sunday Morning would be an outstanding candidate to replace Alex Trebek and so far, he hasn't been mentioned as a guest host. Fortunately, there's one more week of Dr. Oz before Aaron Rodgers takes the podium.