My wife and I are big fans of Jeopardy. We were sad to see Alex Trebek pass away, and the series of guest hosts this past year have been interesting and fun. We enjoying critiquing their efforts and had some favorites, but we knew a decision on the hosting job would be made sometime.

With the decision by Sony Pictures to choose Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik as the new hosts, it looks like the new direction was set. However, there has been an amazing amount of “protest” of the decision by fans of other guest hosts. How did these people think they were going to influence the decision? No one ever said this was a popularity contest or reality show where the audience (or a large group online) chooses the new host. It is both amusing and sad, but it was said best by a number of guest hosts: the contestants are the stars of the show. Let’s try to keep that in mind as the new season begins.