"Danger!" Is back tonight, but fans boycott - this is why
The television game made a controversial decision to broadcast new episodes.
THE 40th season of Danger! First this evening, but many fans have already clearly indicated that they would not be attentive. The show announced last month that this season would be very different from that usually - with questions and competitors with a previously used return. These changes are an attempt to bypass the Guild of American writers (WGA) strike , but Danger! The controversial decision to continue to film new episodes has led to a boycott.
The WGA strike began on May 2 when the WGA and the alliance of film and television film producers (AMPTP) - which represent the major studios - worked to reach an agreement. The WGA is looking for better salary, especially with regard to residues from streaming services. And although Danger! Us WGA writers, the show decided to continue with recycled equipment. Read the rest to find out why viewers are so upset and when they plan to connect again.
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Season 40 will be presented this evening.
The 40th season of Danger! First this evening, September 11, and as previously announced by the executive producer Michael Davies ,, The season will start With a second chance competition.
While appearing on the official Danger! podcast, Inside Jeopardy! , in August, Davies explained: "I believe, mainly, that it would not be fair that new competitors make their first appearance on the stage Alex Trebek, doing it with non -original equipment or, as we will talk, a Combination of non -original materials and materials that have been written before strike. "
The producer continued: "We are going to open the season with a second luck 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."
Because writers are on strike, Danger! is limited to the use of indices that have been scripted by its WGA writing staff for past seasons.
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There is also a problem with hosts.
Danger! Two hosts, actor Mayim Bialik and old Danger! champion Ken Jennings . In May, Bialik left accommodation In solidarity with writers. There was only one week left at the cinema of season 39 before the summer break, and Jennings replaced Bialik for the remaining episodes.
At the end of August, the messenger was reported that Bialik would not come back Organizing the show during the strike and would probably not be back this year, even if the strike ends. The report indicated that Bialik also supported the Sag-Aftra Union. The union of actors, of which Bialik is a member, started his own strike the 14th of July.
Jennings, on the other hand, continues to host Danger! He defended his position on X (formerly known as Twitter) by emphasizing this deceased host Alex Trebek organized the show during 2007-2008 WGA Strike .
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The show is staked.
When season 40 started filming on August 15, Writers and former Piquets Outside the studio, the WGA confirmed X. The US sun reported that he seemed that Jennings entered the studio through a door that allowed him to avoid the picking line.
A member of the WGA said The US sun , "It seemed that most of the writers were there. We did not have the chance to divert Ken Jennings because no one saw him drive. So he heard either there was a picking line and did not leave The house, or he followed another road in production. "
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The fans have shared that they will not look.
Some fans have spoken online and have shared that they will not watch new Danger! episodes during the strike. Many call Jennings a "crust", a word used for someone who crosses a picking line of the union.
"Fyi @jeopardy we will not watch any episodes that try to circumvent the absence of your invaluable writers #WGA", only one spectator Posted on X . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Another fan posted , "No way in hell, I look at the scabies in danger. Recycling old questions is offensive. Insulting writers like this is scandalous."
On Danger! The Instagram account, there are a number of similar comments. In response to An article on Jeopardy of celebrity! Back on September 27, someone wrote: "I am in conflict. I love Jeopardy celebrity but I have the impression that it goes against the strike."
Another commentator said: "Ken Jennings Plus like Scab Jennings", while another fan published "will not watch Jeopardy until the writers' strike is over."
Fans also took note of Danger! Deactivate the answers on his Instagram and X messages on the new season, which means that subscribers cannot leave comments.
"No [Answers]. Cunards. I will not watch the spare show because I will honor the writer's strike", " A person posted with a screenshot.
Another wrote , "Lol not them who deactivate the answers because they know that they will get backlash for having made new episodes during the strike. As they should."
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Some candidates also refuse to participate.
It is not only the fans who are sitting in the new season of Danger! Some former candidates have declared that they would not participate unless the strike is resolved. In August, Five former candidates have spoken anonymously In Polygon about their guest to come back for the second chance episodes, and how much they felt in conflict about the offer.
"When I obtained a call away from my interest in participating, my initial reaction was a pure shock, because I had abandoned all the fantasies about being invited," said a former competitor. "But once this initial shock has dissipated, it was replaced by the fear of having to make an impossible decision."
Another competitor shared: "It honestly embittered my opinion on Danger! To put us in this position, having to choose between supporting the strike and returning to the show that many of us loved our whole life. ""
Other champions spoke publicly and said they would not participate in the show during the strike. In response to the news of recycled questions, Amy Schneider -who is Secondly against Jennings In the consecutive matches won - Posted on X In July, "disappointed to learn that Jeopardy plans this line of conduct. For what it is worth, I too will not participate in any production of Jeopard which does not use new clues written by their incredible and unionized writers under a fair , collectively negotiated a contract. "
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