Thoughts on Michael Davies in 2021 compared to now

[econgator]

So I just added a poll asking how you guys grade Mr. Davies' performance.

Is 1 the best or worst?

[Trevor807]

1 is lowest, 3 is average, and 5 is highest.

[Game Girl]

I do not see him as the worst but they are times I do not understand how he gets to point B since there are times he is confusing (not because of UK linguistics but of coherency). what twelvefootboy said is correct and he would probably not be known for his antics except for one thing. He decided to make a podcast which is decently promoted in which now everyone can hear him speak. I have even gotten mixed up thinking that the live show idea it was going to be like we wheel of fortune or prices right live. (just a traveling version) until he mentioned it on a later episode which he offhandedly said if they were live he would not have to edit. in general even though it is possible that he is doing this to make drama (having stuff happen) in the podcast they should get someone to rephrase some of the sentences he says on the podcast .(even rephrasing without changing the idea) before someone gets in trouble for a offhanded comment with just enough unintended implications. it almost seems that he does not understand that you have to be careful about the implications of your statement even though unintentional particularly on a broadcasted podcast. make this 'better' the rest would be trivialities. At the very least he at times sounds like George Peppard’s rant on Password Plus in which he decides to trash signing forms to avoid cheating. which by the way got the whole episode shelved.

(https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/minisode-20-george-peppard-s-rant-on-password-plus/) they did a episode on this password episode issue. I just wanna add this is a 'casual' style podcast though since it is not general knowledge reference.

in terms of his sports thing I would compare it to comedy skit from holy moly season 3. (turning mini golf into a 'real sport' with Stephen Curry.) though I find his idea of sports to be the wrestling type of theatrics but the producers idea of sports in comparison to reality is almost a different post. I like the masters idea (though I would have thought of a different name, even considering the names from golf.) in terms of new tournaments it kind of sounds like based on his comment on the professors tournament that he is tiring out on new tournaments. which is okay with me I am personally not a tournament fan. (minus the upper echelon best player types.) But there is more my opinion then a general statement.

[tddeveryday]

Harry Friedman had a lot of pushback against his major decisions in his final years on the show as well. As I recall, these were his three biggest decisions or initiatives toward the end of his run:

1. Tiebreaker question instead of two returning champions.
2. Jeopardy All Stars, which included the first time Jeopardy! was played in teams instead of solo.
3. Emma Boettcher getting invited to the ToC ahead of several contestants who outranked her by number of wins.

Do you see where I'm going with this? The hardcore fans were complaining about the show under Harry's leadership as well.

[Trevor807]

...it almost seems that he does not understand that you have to be careful about the implications of your statement even though unintentional particularly on a broadcasted podcast.

Mike Richards wasn't exactly careful about the implications of his statements. I don't want this to happen again with Davies.

[Robert K S]

Harry Friedman had a lot of pushback against his major decisions in his final years on the show as well. As I recall, these were his three biggest decisions or initiatives toward the end of his run:

Without a doubt Friedman's most impactful decision was recruiting Ken into the fold after GOAT. Since GOAT sets that up, I would put GOAT at #2.

[Game Girl]

i do wanna add one separate thing that i Think belongs here(I feel it is too soon to make a 'post season' thread). I mention to a friend that likes jeopardy but not to a fan level(apparently it is on during world news on PBS )that idea that how The producer came up with about to inviting everyone back who won and they just thought it sounded preposterous. just based on the fact the amount of contestants that qualify. and even though that idea is in nice heart a 2 month 'post season' particularly in the a row is just too much at once. I think cutting off for half a month my even make it more palatable but I just do not know on this front.

[Trevor807]

I could do without the postseason idea TBH. The less opportunities there are for normal players to win and perhaps even go on long runs, the more I think Davo is a ditz when it comes to game shows.

[Game Girl]

I could do without the postseason idea TBH. The less opportunities there are for normal players to win and perhaps even go on long runs, the more I think Davo is a ditz when it comes to game shows.

yeah, that's exactly how I feel but had trouble finding a way to say it in a way that did not say that i do not dislike him 'personally'. I do not even dislike him personally as some of my posts might indicate, he is fine as a person but just as you said "a ditz when it comes to game shows", even if he occasionally comes up with a good idea. but we know he looks at social media maybe there is some way to make a 'common guide to game show producing etiquette' with common sense, important history facts (to show the why we do not do things) and big no no's (on how to not end up in a scandal). maybe using top hits of the form. something simple straightforward but with a enough facts to know the why. because in the end of the day I think he just needs to be educated. (looking back on this it is kind of lofty and it would be hard to phrase it in a way for it to be taking the right way, though.)

(I do think he does have a very weird view on how spectating rules work in sports too because what is allowed to be broadcasted is different from what is allowed to be on the Jumbotron. (not a lawyer.).

but this tournament idea does not even make sense to someone who knows nothing about game shows but just knows about scheduling. he really is is leaning on the last but that every season is going to have a crazy amount of super champions in hopes to limit the amount of single day champions.

Honestly, I don't regret all those times (on Twitter, The Jeopardy! Fan, or Reddit) I blindly praised Davies for doing things I never would've praised under Richards. But only because they give me a good laugh.

IMHO he should never be trusted with golden geese again. Or any non-sports geese. On a side note, I've been having thoughts on whether Mike Richards would've been better for the show's long-term future had he not made the critical mistake of naming Mike Richards the host, thus exposing all the skeletons in his closet.

yeah the other problem with this Producer is that he broadcasts his problems on a podcast that most people would not know exist if you did not put it on the podcast. just stop exposing all the skeletons in his closet.