Followers are frightened because the 39th season of the historic sport present “Jeopardy!” involves an in depth on July 28th whereas the destiny of the 40th season stays unclear.
The present’s present season will mark the final episodes writers labored on earlier than the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, and with out clues written for the subsequent season, it’s unknown if the present will be capable to proceed in time for its annual Event of Champions, scheduled to start in September.
“We do not know when the present might be again, both in syndication or on ABC,” one Reddit person stated relating to the present’s destiny.
The WGA is a labor union that represents writers for motion pictures, tv, documentaries and most types of recorded media, who’ve lately been on strike to advocate for improved streaming royalties and protections towards AI taking their jobs.
Fellow confused “Jeopardy!” followers responded to the present’s uncertainty on-line.
“If the strike continues into the autumn TV season, there gained’t be any Jeopardy! in any respect,” one other frightened fan responded within the thread.
A number of followers steered that the showrunners rerun questions from outdated episodes, however others rejected the concept.
“They aren’t going to recycle questions verbatim from the archives. I do know “Jeopardy!” recycles lots of questions, however they at all times change one thing, and that entails writers, they usually can’t simply have producers do this work.”
The present is often taped two months prematurely, which implies beneath regular circumstances the 40th season would presently be in full manufacturing.
The strike comes at an inconvenient time for all of Hollywood, however particularly for “Jeopardy!” because the present has undergone many modifications since iconic host Alex Trebek died following his battle with pancreatic most cancers in November 2020.
Actress Mayim Bialik, who had been alternating host obligations with Ken Jennings since final summer time, left in the course of the present’s closing week of filming in Could to face in solidarity with the writers, in response to Deadline.
Followers from the identical Reddit discussion board commented on the destiny of the brand new hosts, saying “If the strike continues into the autumn they usually attempt to discover a solution to proceed the present with out the writers, I don’t assume they’ll have Ken or Mayim.”
The SAG-AFTRA (Display Actors Guild and the American Federation of Tv and Radio Artists) additionally threatened to strike together with the WGA, which would come with most Hollywood actors and Jeaprody’s present co-hosts.
Followers on Reddit famous this extra problem, saying “The place are they going to get hosts, with Ken and Mayim seemingly occurring strike on Wednesday?”
The SAG-AFTRA strike nonetheless looms over the heads of Hollywood studio execs as they meet with federal mediators and union officers in an try to achieve an settlement and keep away from one other strike altogether.
“Jeopardy!” now stands as yet one more treasured present impacted by insurance policies that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA declare are an existential menace to writers, motion pictures, and tv altogether.