The guy may be the smartest guy on the planet, but he's a terrible host. He's rigid and calculated. I think he may have a mean streak too. Someone answers "Santa Claus," and he says, "Can you be more specific?" It's 'store' Santa Claus. I don't think he likes contestants to appear too smart. He seems uncomfortable when he interviews the contestants. His fall back line is, "I love it." I thought the lady who hosted for a little while was great. Her name was Mayim Bialik.
Blossom got crap because she's a woman so she's gone, 'Murica
I think Ken does a pretty good job, he's not Alex, but who is? Agreed on the sometimes cringy interactions and "I love it" - but it's not easy talking to a bunch of aspie dorks.
It could be worse, try watching Wheel with seacrest
Yeah. Pat Sajak on Wheel of Fortune was to games shows what Johnny Carson was to late night talk shows. They'll never another Johnny Carson or Pat Sajak.
Ken does a good job and seems to be getting more comfortable. It does seem like they are running out of good answers so they are including more totally off the wall stuff and more silly word game crap which isn't really trivia. My only complaint about Ken is sometimes when no one responds he gives the answer with a "come on guys, don't you know this?", smirk. I don't know if that is just his schtick. And, the other night when no one responded correctly, he said, "I didn't know that one either", like he knew every other question for the last four months. Ken does seem to really enjoy the job which goes a long way.
Dorks interviewing dorks. The woman was also very ugly making her unwatchable for me. I don’t get why she was even considered to begin with. Trebek never seemed like a contestant and was clever enough to have a sense of humor. Rote memorization doesn’t make a person clever.
What show are you watching?? Ken is by far the friendliest host with the lightest touch. Alex had his low key humor (usually just an extra half second pause before giving the obvious answer that was missed) and just the hint of judgment at rare times, and was excellent at the interviews. Of all the trial hosts (several were terrible) Ken was the only choice, quick, personable, with just a bit more energy. The one criticism I’ve heard (often) is 1. that he allows that quick second chance guess too often when contestants give the partially wrong first answer, and 2. That he actually is too friendly and talkative in the interviews. Fantastic host.
Rodgers doesn’t want a job that precludes him from spewing his “beliefs”. And these days he certainly will have options that will allow him to do that elsewhere.
My only complaint with Ken Jennings is consistency when a contestants accent may have affected their pronunciation. For example, the other night he disallowed an answer because the contestant's answer appeared to have added an "r" to the word. Yet on other answers that were clearly mispronounced, he let the answer slide. Solution, quit nitpicking, Ken.
Rodgers doesn’t want a job that precludes him from spewing his “beliefs”. And these days he certainly will have options that will allow him to do that elsewhere.