More "Jeopardy!" The champions announce plans to boycott the show
Several big winners are committed to participating in any future tournaments.
Beloved TV pillar , it's just that people are concerned about fate Danger! The show is one of the many setbacks against the middle of the Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild in progress - American Federation of TV artists and Radio (SAG -AFTRA), leaving the production team With a series of major decisions to be made. While Danger! Confirmed that he would delay the Champions Tournament (COT) until the end of strikes, other recent announcements are not well seated with previous fans or champions. Now, more winners have said they would be sitting on the show in the foreseeable future. Read the rest to find out more about the standard Danger! boycott.
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Producers say they never planned to hold the cot before the WGA strike.
Earlier this week, producer Sony Pictures TV confirmed The Hollywood Reporter that the TOC, which was settled on the band at the end of August and in September, has been delayed . Danger! Us WGA writers to write clues, and although they are on strike, they do not create new documents.
"" Danger! No intention of producing a champions tournament for season 39 until the strike is never inteoled, "said a spokesperson for the show in a statement." In addition, no competitor of season 39 was contacted for their availability for post-season tournaments, including, including OCD. THE Danger! The playoffs represent the ultimate in our competition, and it should present our strongest players playing our most difficult original equipment. ""
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The announcement was made after a handful of champions of season 39 took a position.
The news follows Previous ads Made by several champions of season 39, which ends tomorrow. Winner of thirteen games Ray Lalonde was the first to Talk to Reddit July 21, writing that he had heard rumors Danger! would film with an old or recycled material.
Consequently, Lalonde said that he "informed the producers of the show that if the strike remains unresolved, I will not cross a line of strike to play in the Champions Tournament."
On the thread of Reddit, several of the greatest winners of this season - and the best heads for the COT - have escaped its feelings, including Pannullo cries ,, Hannah Wilson ,, Ben Chan , And Troy Meyer . Everyone has committed to not competing while the strike continues.
But while the COT is postponed, the producers confirmed the plans to "deliver the first race episodes this fall again" using "the best of our written WGA" equipment. For their part, competitors and fans did not take the idea of recycled questions, especially during the race.
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Now, more champions say they will boycott.
After the initial promises, other champions sounded on Reddit, including a six -game champion Suresh Krishnan and five -day champion Guzman Luigi .
"I join Ray, Cris, Hannah, Troy, Ben and Suresh," wrote Guzman on Monday, committing to sit off the cot (before Sony's official announcement). "Writers make the clues; the clues make the show."
Tuesday evening, Danger! great champion Amy Schneider , which won the TOC 2022 and just participated in the brand new Danger! Mastery , said she was also sitting on all tournaments that reuse the questions.
On Twitter, Schneider wrote: " Disappointed This danger envisages this line of conduct. For what it is worth, I too will not participate in any production in danger which does not use new clues written by their incredible and unionized writers within the framework of a fair and collectively negotiated contract. ""
Fans boycott and call on hosts to follow suit.
Several fans on Reddit and Twitter have confirmed that they would not be attentive to unionized episodes with recycled clues. In response to Schneider's tweet, a fan wrote: "Thank you Amy! Your voice is important. And I, as long -standing fan , will also boycott. "" AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
On the Lalonde Post Reddit, another fan said: "I am not a champion in danger (sigh), but I can agree not to watch a show stuck with recycled materials. I will not support people Or the shows that cross the picking line. "
Beyond that, several viewers asked where the co-hosts of the show, Mayim Bialik And Ken Jennings , stay. Jennings took over for the Last week of filming After Bialik chose to support himself with WGA. But with Sag -Aftra - that Jennings and Bialik are both members - now on strike, it remains to be seen how it will have an impact on their accommodation tasks.
Sony spokesman said THR that both Danger! And Celebrity Danger! are covered by the Sag-Aftra network code , which includes programs such as daytrakes, varieties' programs, unicated series and game shows. According to this code, Sag-Aftra members can still participate in this type of series in the fall.
However, if Bialik, Jennings, Potential Jeopardy of celebrity! Applicants or new competitors would be willing to participate is another question entirely.
On Reddit, fans called Jennings to express themselves. "Ken must also jump on this action," said a comment. Another said: "It will be really disappointing if he doesn't."
