"Danger!" Begins to film today, but fans boycott the new season
The Guild of America Writers strike complicated the next 40th season of the game.
Danger! Fans will get new episodes next month, but not everyone is happy that the television game will come back so early. August 15th, Danger! Start filming During its season 40, which should be presented on September 11. Because writers are still on strike, the show will reuse the old questions. Fans can also expect to see only the return candidates and only one of the current hosts of the show.
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The new season will use new and recycled questions.
In May, The Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike In the continuation of a fair agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the major Hollywood studios. Indications on Danger! are written by WGA members, which means that no new index has been written since the start of the strike.
The WGA strike started shortly before the shooting was ready to pack the 39th season of Danger! , which meant that these clues were already written. The major change that fans would have noticed was that the end of the season was driven by Ken Jennings , who took the tasks for Mayim Bialik After She decided to resign In solidarity with writers.
Season 40 will use new indices This was written before the strike, as well as recycled indices of past seasons. Executive producer Michael Davies confirmed this on the official Danger! podcast Inside Jeopardy! in August.
Only candidates who come back will compete.
On Inside Jeopardy! , Davies also explained that season 40 will not have new competitors - at least not while the strike is still underway.
"I believe, mainly, that it would not be fair that new competitors make their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Step, do it with non-original materials or, as we will talk about, a combination of non-original materials and materials that have been written pre-puncture, "said the producer.
He continued: "So we are going to open the season with a second chance tournament for the players of season 37 who lost their initial match, and the winners will qualify for a season 37 and the 38 champions Wild Card." The second chance tournament was introduced for the first time in season 39.
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Some former candidates refused to participate.
The plan of bring back former competitors It did not go well. A number of Former competitors have spoken anonymously to Polygon and explained that they had decided not to come back because they do not want to cross the picking line. Some said they should not have been able to make this decision in the first place. Many winners have also decided to boycott the Champions Tournament, which was to Film in August and September . However, a Danger! The spokesman said Variety that the show did not play to broadcast a champions tournament Until the end of the strike.
A WGA spokesperson told Polygon, " Danger! is produced by a hit company. Whoever participates in a Danger Production would cross a picking line made up of Danger Writers who wrote the clues. ""
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Jennings defended himself.
Jennings was accused of being a "crust" - or a person who crosses a picking line of the union - including by Stay by me actor Wil Wheaton , who participated in Jeopardy of celebrity! , as reported by TV Insider. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
August 13, Jennings responded to a tweet the caller to continue to accommodate Danger! In the middle of the strike. "You are a shame if you try to cross the picking lines. Alex would never do anything like this. He would return his grave when you see that you act like that," wrote the user @vanquohpoint.
Jennings responded by publishing a statement on Danger! "Huge respect for WGA" and highlighting a section that is seen as follows: "However, just like us, led by Alex Trebek during the 2007-2008 strike". The sentence continues: "We will once again deliver episodes of first race this fall in more than 200 affiliation stations on a national scale".
Some fans encourage a boycott of new episodes.
A few Danger! Viewers have expressed that they will not watch these new episodes while others asked that the show ceases to film during the strike.
"No question that I don't look at a version of Jeopardy until the strike is resolved. Everything you make help to perpetuate greed. And Ken Jennings is a huge disappointment," wrote a Twitter user . Another display , "I will not watch #jeopardy as long as the writer's strike is resolved. #Solidaritywiters."
Another person tweeted , "Jeopardy should not film new episodes during the strike, full. I know that Alex turned during the strike in 2007, but as, it is a different moment. Class conscience is higher, and the more situation precarious." Someone said , "I would hate having to stop watching @jeopardy. We look at him every day. But my household will not support the strike for more convenience and profit."
A Twitter user followed the watch rules and has formulated their thoughts In the form of a question: "What ... get my daily danger solution from old episodes on Pluto because I will not watch a single second of the new season until The strikes are finished and that the writers are paid enough? #Jeopardy #payyourwriters #WGA. "
