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LeVar Burton has shared a petition calling for him to be named the next host of Jeopardy! Following Alex Trebek’s death from pancreatic cancer in November of 2020, the popular quiz show has featured a rotation of guest hosts, including former champion, Ken Jennings, talk show host, Dr. Oz, and Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. The guest hosts will continue indefinitely while the search for a new permanent host goes on.
It makes sense that the producers of Jeopardy! wouldn’t want to hire a new host too quickly. Trebek was arguably the most recognizable and well-respected face in the history of game shows – a genre he elevated significantly in the public consciousness during his time on Jeopardy! Trebek hosted the series for 37 seasons, beginning when it was first revived in 1984 and continuing until his death last year. He won seven Daytime Emmy Awards during that time frame for his work on the show.
Filling Trebek’s shoes is a nearly impossible task, but one name in particular has risen to the top of the discussion among Jeopardy! fans – LeVar Burton. An online petition to make Burton the next Jeopardy! host has recently circulated, and now Burton himself has shared the petition on Twitter. “Leaving this here in the event the powers that be are listening,” Burton wrote, making clear his own interest in hosting the show. Burton is best known for his role as Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed 1977 miniseries, Roots, as Lieutenant Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and as the host of PBS’s Reading Rainbow for 23 years
In early 2020, Disney+ announced that it was bringing back The Quest, the hybrid scripted/reality competition format that first aired on ABC in 2014, but with teenage contestants, rather than adults.
And then, of course, C0VID-19 happened. But it turns out that didn’t actually stop The Quest season 2, which filmed in Napa Valley with a crew of 300 people in the middle of a pandemᎥc.
Season one filmed at Kreuzenstein Castle, a privately owned castle north of Vienna that also served as a filming location for Nicolas Cage’s Season of the Witch. In 2014, the producers told me they chose that castle—despite its lack of running water—after considering 1,500 different castles, and because it was surrounded by forest.
Disney+’s announcement said that it’d be “filmed at a castle outside Vienna, Austria,” so it sounds like the production planned to return to the very same location for season two.
While Deadline reported that the producers “shot [season two] in a castle outside of Vienna, Austria,” that’s not accurate. Instead, it was filmed at an estate in Napa Valley.
Specifically, season two filmed at the Castello di Amorosa, a winery in Calistoga, Calif., that was built in 2007. (One of its buildings was damaged by a wildfire in the fall of 2020.)
The Napa Valley Register reported that “restrictions scotched original plans to use Burg Kreuzenstein castle in Austria.” Castello di Amorosa’s owner, Vintner Dario Sattui, told the paper that “It looks so authentic, that’s why they wanted it.”
Production took place starting Nov. 19, and filming was scheduled to conclude Feb. 13, but was extended to March 10.
Napa County’s Board of Supervisors approved the production because of the economic impact it would have on the area. The paper reported that “Producers estimate the film production will provide a $6-million benefit to Napa County, including 30 temporary jobs, local fire and security contracting, $2.5 million in purchases of goods and services and $1.7 million in hotel taxes”
(New York, N.Y.) - Carmeon Hamilton, 35, an interior designer from Memphis, Tennessee, has been crowned the winner of Design Star: Next Gen, the high-stakes, edge-of-your-seat competition series inspired by HGTV Design Star. During the 90-minute finale, which premiered Wednesday, March 31, on discovery+, host Allison Holker Boss, head judge Jonathan Adler, judge Lauren Makk and guest judge Jonathan Scott, co-star of Property Brothers: Forever Home, delivered the life-changing news to Carmeon.
"Throughout this competition, I created spaces that were more and more 'me.' I laid it all out on the table here," said Carmeon, as she reflected on the competition midway through the finale episode. Later, she was overjoyed to hear that her authentic approach worked. "Is this real? I just won $50,000 and my own show. I am the next Design Star!"
The judges gave high praise to Carmeon, noting her sophisticated use of materials and keen ability to elevate her creations by breaking design rules. She also clearly expressed her specific design narrative and personal brand through her 'modern Bohemian' design style, which notably impressed the judges. For example, in the final episode, Carmeon beautifully executed a living room and bedroom design inspired by her family's dream of living in Ghana.
"Carmeon delivered great work in every challenge," said head judge Jonathan Adler. "Design Star: Next Gen wasn't just about finding the best designer. The winner also needed the ability to build a worldwide signature brand."
The six-episode series, which was shot in an isolated, customized "design hub" community built especially for the Design Star: Next Gen production in Southern California, featured eight gifted designers as they competed in intense weekly challenges. Throughout the season, superstar industry luminaries, as well as passionate design/competition enthusiasts, including Jasmine Roth, star of HGTV's Help! I Wrecked My House; Kim Myles, winner of HGTV Design Star season two; dancer and TV personality Stephen "tWitch" Boss; award-winning designer Karim Rashid, noted for his work with global luxury brands; artist and floral designer Maurice Harris, known for his work with world-famous labels and actress and design enthusiast Tia Mowry-Hardrict, evaluated work of the competitors.
"Carmeon is an incredibly talented designer whose creativity and heart were on full display in Design Star: Next Gen," said Jane Latman, president, HGTV. "Plus, in an age driven by clicks, likes, downloads and views, she already has a strong social media presence with thousands of followers and that puts her in an excellent position to inspire and motivate new audiences to follow her on-air, by streams and via her social media platforms. We've got a winner."
Staring at the host who sways around to the music can't help. So, the only way they know how is to give you a link to fill in the answer sheet. All 4 rounds pertain to a category. The last round is a picture round, but a tiebreaker can settle the whole thing. Play along with your phone on:
https://www.instagram.com/nyctrivialeague/
Have the other device with the answer sheet ready and you're good to go. Pedar or meredith will be quizmasters for this fantastic event. But on Mondays, you go to:
https://quiz.nyctrivialeague.com/
And play along with teh Twitch feed at:
https://www.twitch.tv/thetrivialist/
And you get to see Meredith in a circle as your hostess. Another reason why virtual trivia is still a thing.
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Craig Ferguson and his trivia competition will be back. ABC has quietly renewed The Hustler TV show for a second season and casting is currently underway.
A game show, The Hustler TV series is hosted by Ferguson and the show follows five contestants as they collaborate to correctly answer a series of 10 trivia questions that are worth $10,000 each. Their goal is to build the amount of money in a collective prize pot that grows with each correct answer. The catch is that one of the five contestants, aka the Hustler, already knows the correct answers because of their personal experiences or interests. Throughout each episode, two contestants are anonymously eliminated by the Hustler. The remaining three players must collectively decide which one of them is the secret Hustler. If they’re right, the two regular contestants split the prize pot that could be worth over $100,000. If the two are wrong, the Hustler takes home the full cash reward.
Airing on ABC on Thursday nights, the first season of The Hustler averaged a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.89 million viewers. The eight episodes aired in January and February of this year.
Casting on season two of The Hustler is currently underway and the casting notice confirmed the renewal.
How quickly could you find a random Jew living somewhere in the United States?
That is the question on which Micah Hart has based his social media game show “Who Knows One?” Think of it as Jewish geography on steroids.
In the game, two two-member teams compete to find a connection to a person identified as “The Chosen One.” The teams reach out to people they know across the country seeking links, using clues given.
Lynn Berman was recently featured as The Chosen One in an episode of the game she said was “weirdly compelling and brilliant.” She had signed up to be a Chosen One on the show’s website.
Berman first heard of the program on social media in its nascent stage when it was known as “Zoom Jewish Geography” and thought it sounded fun. The Squirrel Hill resident is now hooked. She regularly watches the program, even when she does not know the contestants or The Chosen One.
“It shows us that we’re all connected,” Berman said. “I think that even after this is all over, which God willing it will be, it will still be entertaining. Not in the same desperate need for connection, but for the fun of realizing the connections within the Jewish community.”
Hart isn’t sure what will happen to the game once the pandemic has ended, but he is thankful for the opportunities it has created.
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