It is Mayim BialikInsanely upset over the Jeopardy! Hosting update According to a new report, Bialik doesn’t want to keep sharing the spotlight with Ken Jennings. Let’s see how the Big Bang Theory Alumnus handles the news.
‘Fireworks Looming’After the Host decision?
This week, Globe reports Mayim Bialik wasn’t happy about Jeopardy! producer’s recent decision to permanently split hosting duties between her and former game-show champ Ken Jennings. Bialik apparently was desperate for sole hosting role, and this was devastating. “She was really kissing up to everyone on the set, bringing them cupcakes and other homemade goodies, ingratiating herself to the bosses and crew like Mrs. Congeniality, but it backfired and she’s pissed off,”An insider charge
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“She’s grumbled to a few people she’s always going to feel like Jen’s always there, always meddling.” Apparently, producers gave in to pressure from fans to make Jennings’ hosting gig permanent, and now the brainiac is feeling vindicated. “Ken has the fans’ support and most fans don’t seem to like Mayim no matter how hard she tried to sway them,”A tipster divulges, insisting on the two hosts “just don’t get along.”
Mayim Bialik Disappointed ‘Jeopardy!’?
This is a difficult story to answer. We have to start by admitting that Bialik wanted to host the event. Jeopardy! full-time. This development is bittersweet. She’s received the validation that producers do indeed want her on the show while she’s also quietly being ushered out of daily duties. And yet, we just can’t buy the magazine’s narrative that she’s “seething”At a decision that many fans saw coming from miles away
Bialik has never given any indication that she dislikes Jennings, and it isn’t like she had everything riding on this gig. The mother, actor and director as well as literal neuroscientist is constantly busy with numerous projects. Bialik stars in the sitcom but has to take a break to film it. Call Me Kat, hosts her own podcast, and is breaking in the director’s chair with the Showtime film They made us.. This is far from a devastating loss for Bialik, and it’s offensive to suggest she’s handling the news with anything other than grace.
Continue reading ‘Jeopardy!’Bogus From The Tabloid
We can’t say we were surprised by this story since it’s coming from the Globe. The outlet claimed that it was a few months ago Jeopardy! Producers warned Bialik she was at risk of losing her job to Jennings. The magazine then reported that producers had asked Jennings to save Bialik’s show. The magazine also reported that Bialik refused to allow Jennings to take over the show last week. Given the rag’s shady history on this matter, we can’t trust it anywhere the beloved game show is concerned.