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>On Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 4:41:24 PM UTC-7, Rick wrote:
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>> >
>> >"Brian Smith" wrote in message
>> >news:e63a9f9e-2463-42ea...@googlegroups.com...
>> >>
>> >>On Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 10:11:54 AM UTC-7, Rick wrote:
>> >>> "Brian Smith" wrote in message
>> >>> news:01f7b732-5e1f-4a81...@googlegroups.com...
>> >>> >
>> >>> >On Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 11:19:53 PM UTC-7, Rick wrote:
>> >>> >> "Brian Smith" wrote in message
>> >>> >> news:48316ed0-856c-4374...@googlegroups.com...
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >On Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 7:46:54 PM UTC-7, Rick wrote:
>> >>> >> >> "Brian Smith" wrote in message
>> >>> >> >> news:ca30cb27-456a-4376...@googlegroups.com...
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >On Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 3:19:54 PM UTC-7, Rick wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >> "Brian Smith" wrote in message
>> >>> >> >> >> news:018b96e5-275c-49b5...@googlegroups.com...
>> >>> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >On Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 9:08:57 AM UTC-7, Rick
>> >>> >> >> >> >wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >> >> "Brian Smith" wrote in message
>> >>> >> >> >> >> news:a6d8b3e7-64a8-4a25...@googlegroups.com...
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >On Monday, December 25, 2023 at 10:37:44 PM UTC-7, Rick
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> "Brian Smith" wrote in message
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> news:53d8cc37-1114-4122...@googlegroups.com...
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >On Monday, December 25, 2023 at 9 :49:10 PM UTC-7,
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >Emanuel
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >Berg
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >wrote:
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> I accept the neurotic, very articulated nerd type
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> of
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> personality is by now very common in modern
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> society,
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> and
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> the
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Survivor casts should reflect that, but were are
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> the
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> old-school hardliner and adventure guys? Surely
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> they
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> exist
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> in
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> society as well and since island life one would
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> think
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> would
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> be
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> right up their alley, there should be a couple of
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> those as
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> well every time IMO.
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> --
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >I wonder if someone like Boston Rob would even get
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >cast
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >in
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >the
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >New
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >Era?
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >Last week Katurah posted some clips to her IG Stories
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >of
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >her
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >doing
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >a
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >Zoom
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >or Microsoft Teams call with one of the casting
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >producers.
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >Katurah
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >was
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >mentioning her sob stories and then added "And I'm
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >gay
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >as
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >fucking
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >hell!
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >I
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >check off all the boxes." For better or worse,
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >checking
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >the
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >right
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >boxes
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >is
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >pretty key to getting cast nowadays. Emily must have
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >submitted
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >one
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >hell
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >of
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >an audition video to get cast.
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >--
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >Brian
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Well even with diversity, you still need at least one
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> token
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> straight
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> smart
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> white girl, and they got that with Emily.
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Course they also got the token ADHD-ish goofy white
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> guy
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> with
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Jake.
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> --
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >Thank God Emily got cast. She saved the season for me
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >early
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >on.
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >Hopefully
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >in the future they see through people like Hannah and
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >don't
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >cast
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >them.
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >--
>> >>> >> >> >> >> >Brian
>> >>> >> >> >> >> Emily was definitely a find, and she's a lock to return
>> >>> >> >> >> >> if
>> >>> >> >> >> >> they
>> >>> >> >> >> >> ever
>> >>> >> >> >> >> do
>> >>> >> >> >> >> returning players again. Last I heard was that they want
>> >>> >> >> >> >> to
>> >>> >> >> >> >> focus
>> >>> >> >> >> >> on
>> >>> >> >> >> >> new
>> >>> >> >> >> >> players in the "new era" so it will probably be a while
>> >>> >> >> >> >> before
>> >>> >> >> >> >> they
>> >>> >> >> >> >> do
>> >>> >> >> >> >> another all-stars or second chances or something like
>> >>> >> >> >> >> that.
>> >>> >> >> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> >> >> --
>> >>> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >Dalton thought S46 was going to have returning players but
>> >>> >> >> >> >that
>> >>> >> >> >> >clearly
>> >>> >> >> >> >didn't happen. Jeff was asked about returning players about
>> >>> >> >> >> >a
>> >>> >> >> >> >year
>> >>> >> >> >> >or
>> >>> >> >> >> >so
>> >>> >> >> >> >ago and said there wasn't enough compelling players to
>> >>> >> >> >> >bring
>> >>> >> >> >> >back
>> >>> >> >> >> >yet.
>> >>> >> >> >> >My
>> >>> >> >> >> >guess is S48 will have a few returning players and S50 will
>> >>> >> >> >> >be
>> >>> >> >> >> >all
>> >>> >> >> >> >returning but not necessarily just from the New Era.
>> >>> >> >> >> >Hopefully
>> >>> >> >> >> >Emily
>> >>> >> >> >> >is
>> >>> >> >> >> >willing to play again.
>> >>> >> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> >--
>> >>> >> >> >> She said in one of her interviews she would come back in a
>> >>> >> >> >> heartbeat,
>> >>> >> >> >> but
>> >>> >> >> >> who knows how she will feel in another few years. When they
>> >>> >> >> >> kicked
>> >>> >> >> >> off
>> >>> >> >> >> the
>> >>> >> >> >> new era a few years ago one of their mantras was the
>> >>> >> >> >> elimination of
>> >>> >> >> >> "themes"
>> >>> >> >> >> and simpIy designating each season as Survivor 41, Survivor
>> >>> >> >> >> 42
>> >>> >> >> >> etc.,
>> >>> >> >> >> which
>> >>> >> >> >> could make a returning player season problematic.
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >Good to hear Emily is gung-ho about playing again but you're
>> >>> >> >> >right
>> >>> >> >> >that
>> >>> >> >> >things can change down the road.
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >> I do like your optimism that the show will still be around
>> >>> >> >> >> for
>> >>> >> >> >> S50.
>> >>> >> >> >> Hard
>> >>> >> >> >> to believe, but Jeff will be 65 by that point with no
>> >>> >> >> >> obvious
>> >>> >> >> >> replacement
>> >>> >> >> >> in
>> >>> >> >> >> site. If he ever decides to call it a day, I'm not sure who
>> >>> >> >> >> would
>> >>> >> >> >> or
>> >>> >> >> >> could
>> >>> >> >> >> replace him. Jonathan LaPaglia, who does the Australian
>> >>> >> >> >> franchise,
>> >>> >> >> >> would
>> >>> >> >> >> be
>> >>> >> >> >> an interesting choice since he's a dual citizen and spends a
>> >>> >> >> >> lot of
>> >>> >> >> >> time
>> >>> >> >> >> in
>> >>> >> >> >> the US anyway. I suppose Rob C or Dalton would be
>> >>> >> >> >> possibilities,
>> >>> >> >> >> though
>> >>> >> >> >> neither has ever lead a network series like this. They used
>> >>> >> >> >> to
>> >>> >> >> >> often
>> >>> >> >> >> mention Phil Keoghan as a possible replacement, but TAR is
>> >>> >> >> >> hanging
>> >>> >> >> >> in
>> >>> >> >> >> there
>> >>> >> >> >> and keeps coming back, and he also has "Tough as Nails" now.
>> >>> >> >> >> I
>> >>> >> >> >> hate
>> >>> >> >> >> to
>> >>> >> >> >> say
>> >>> >> >> >> the show would have trouble surviving (pun intended) without
>> >>> >> >> >> Jeff,
>> >>> >> >> >> but
>> >>> >> >> >> it's
>> >>> >> >> >> hard to imagine someone else other than maybe JLP in the
>> >>> >> >> >> lead
>> >>> >> >> >> role.
>> >>> >> >> >> --
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >65 isn't that old and Jeff's in good shape. Phil originally
>> >>> >> >> >applied
>> >>> >> >> >to
>> >>> >> >> >be
>> >>> >> >> >the host of Survivor, but Jeff got the job and Phil ended up
>> >>> >> >> >getting
>> >>> >> >> >TAR.
>> >>> >> >> >With 90-minute episodes appearing to become permanent, I don't
>> >>> >> >> >see
>> >>> >> >> >TAR
>> >>> >> >> >going anywhere. I also can't see anyone else hosting either
>> >>> >> >> >show.
>> >>> >> >> >Dalton
>> >>> >> >> >probably has more knowledge about the show than anyone but I
>> >>> >> >> >don't
>> >>> >> >> >see
>> >>> >> >> >that
>> >>> >> >> >necessarily translating into him being a good host. Rob would
>> >>> >> >> >be
>> >>> >> >> >an
>> >>> >> >> >interesting host but would he give up his podcasting empire?
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> >
>> >>> >> >> Rob makes enough from podcasting to earn a small profit, but
>> >>> >> >> it's
>> >>> >> >> a
>> >>> >> >> drop
>> >>> >> >> in
>> >>> >> >> the bucket compared to what he could make as the host of a
>> >>> >> >> network
>> >>> >> >> TV
>> >>> >> >> show.
>> >>> >> >> Very few podcasters make enough to be independently wealthy,
>> >>> >> >> and
>> >>> >> >> Rob
>> >>> >> >> is
>> >>> >> >> certainly not that. In contrast, Jeff is a multi-millionaire
>> >>> >> >> many
>> >>> >> >> times
>> >>> >> >> over and could have walked away from the show in its early
>> >>> >> >> years
>> >>> >> >> and
>> >>> >> >> been
>> >>> >> >> set for life (in fact, he almost did that till they made him
>> >>> >> >> showrunner).
>> >>> >> >> So I have no doubt Rob would jump at the chance to host the
>> >>> >> >> show.
>> >>> >> >> But
>> >>> >> >> would
>> >>> >> >> CBS offer him the job? I kind of doubt it. The only comparable
>> >>> >> >> situation
>> >>> >> >> I
>> >>> >> >> can think of was the Jeopardy producers awarding Ken Jennings
>> >>> >> >> the
>> >>> >> >> hosting
>> >>> >> >> job after Alex Trebek's death, but that was a different
>> >>> >> >> situation
>> >>> >> >> since
>> >>> >> >> Jennings was widely regarded as the greatest Jeopardy player
>> >>> >> >> ever,
>> >>> >> >> and
>> >>> >> >> he
>> >>> >> >> had played in many all-star and celebrity versions of the show,
>> >>> >> >> as
>> >>> >> >> well
>> >>> >> >> as
>> >>> >> >> hosting a TV trivia series.. Rob is undeniably one of the great
>> >>> >> >> Survivor
>> >>> >> >> players, but he's been out of the general public eye for a good
>> >>> >> >> 20
>> >>> >> >> years,
>> >>> >> >> would probably not be recognized by most Survivor viewers, and
>> >>> >> >> has
>> >>> >> >> no
>> >>> >> >> TV
>> >>> >> >> hosting experience, as far as I know. I think I might still
>> >>> >> >> give
>> >>> >> >> the
>> >>> >> >> edge
>> >>> >> >> to LaPaglia.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >Rob could take the job and have people like Fishbach and Mike
>> >>> >> >Bloom
>> >>> >> >host
>> >>> >> >the Survivor podcasts for him. I don't think being out of the
>> >>> >> >public
>> >>> >> >eye
>> >>> >> >would be a huge problem. He's very well-known in the Survivor
>> >>> >> >community
>> >>> >> >and
>> >>> >> >reintroducing him to the general public wouldn't be that hard.
>> >>> >> >The
>> >>> >> >problem
>> >>> >> >would that his hosting style would likely be very different than
>> >>> >> >Jeff's.
>> >>> >> >If
>> >>> >> >they go with a past player, it would likely be Boston Rob. He's
>> >>> >> >got
>> >>> >> >the
>> >>> >> >name recognition, hosting experience, he's a past winner, part of
>> >>> >> >the
>> >>> >> >CBS
>> >>> >> >family, and his hosting style would likely be very close to
>> >>> >> >Jeff's.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> Boston Rob could probably do it, but I'm not sure he'd want it at
>> >>> >> this
>> >>> >> stage
>> >>> >> in his life with four teenage and pre-teen girls still living at
>> >>> >> home.
>> >>> >> That's a tough age to be separated from one of your parents for
>> >>> >> that
>> >>> >> many
>> >>> >> months a year. He's also pretty set financially with his reality
>> >>> >> show
>> >>> >> and
>> >>> >> poker winnings, etc. so he probably literally doesn't need the
>> >>> >> money.
>> >>> >> Another problem is that Boston Rob is kind of a polarizing figure
>> >>> >> among
>> >>> >> certain segments of the fandom, and I'm not sure the powers that
>> >>> >> be
>> >>> >> would
>> >>> >> want someone who would take attention away from the players as he
>> >>> >> might
>> >>> >> do.
>> >>> >> If they really want a former player, maybe they'd go with someone
>> >>> >> like
>> >>> >> Rick
>> >>> >> Devens, who is an actual professional TV host.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Doesn't Cesternino have a couple of young kids?
>> >>> >
>> >>> >I saw a tweet tonight from Kim reminding people that the second
>> >>> >season
>> >>> >of
>> >>> >her show on HGTV starts tonight. Kim would be an interesting choice
>> >>> >to
>> >>> >host
>> >>> >Survivor. She's got hosting experience, she's recognizable to
>> >>> >viewers,
>> >>> >and
>> >>> >she's likable. But would she give up everything she has now? She's
>> >>> >also
>> >>> >got
>> >>> >three young kids. We know from Winners at War that she and Boston
>> >>> >Rob
>> >>> >can
>> >>> >be separated from their kids for over a month so the kid aspect
>> >>> >might
>> >>> >not
>> >>> >be an issue.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >Do you think Rick Devans could overcome being associated with such a
>> >>> >controversial season? A lot of people hate that season for various
>> >>> >reasons.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >--
>> >>> >Brian
>> >>> Yes, Rob C. does have two young boys at home, but I think his
>> >>> situation
>> >>> is
>> >>> radically different from Boston Rob’s. It’s not for nothing that Rob
>> >>> C.
>> >>> always refers to himself as the “Rob that sucks” when comparing
>> >>> himself
>> >>> to
>> >>> Rob Mariano. He said it originally as a joke, but I think it has
>> >>> evolved
>> >>> to
>> >>> highlight a big difference between them. Boston Rob is literally set
>> >>> for
>> >>> life – he has a great wife, four beautiful daughters, he is famous,
>> >>> he
>> >>> is
>> >>> more than financially secure. He can write his own ticket and pick
>> >>> and
>> >>> choose what he wants to do in life. Yes, he and Amber did go back to
>> >>> do
>> >>> Survivor Winners at War (how could they possibly refuse that?) and he
>> >>> did
>> >>> that silly gig with Sandra the season before (which pretty much
>> >>> flowed
>> >>> into
>> >>> Winners at War), but I just don’t think he’d want the commitment of
>> >>> having
>> >>> to be in Fiji for half the year every year at this stage in his life.
>> >>
>> >>I'm pretty sure that Jeff isn't in Fiji for half the year. I'd say
>> >>three
>> >>months tops with a long enough break between shooting the two seasons
>> >>to
>> >>go home. I don't see that being an issue for any of them, especially if
>> >>they're paid well. You'd think Boston Rob is set for live but having
>> >>four
>> >>girls could bring big wedding costs plus there's college to think
>> >>about. I
>> >>also don't see him turning the gig down if it was ever offered to him.
>> >
>> >Well a season is 26 days now but there is also a mandatory 14-day
>> >quarantine for everyone (including Jeff and the others working on the
>> >show). There's also a couple weeks of setup and pre-game interviews and
>> >testing all the challenges, etc., not to mention the breakdown of
>> >everything after the season ends, and that's not even considering
>> >weather
>> >delays. It's hard for me to see them getting out in under two months,
>> >and
>> >that's assuming everything goes as planned, and that's just for one
>> >season.
>> >Double all that and to me, you’re looking at least four months if
>> >everything goes smoothly, which I'm sure doesn't often happen.
>> >
>> >Rob and Amber probably have a net worth between them in the millions, so
>> >I
>> >don't think he really has a financial need to do Survivor. But you may
>> >be
>> >right he would take the gig if offered, if for no other reason than to
>> >accept the challenge, but I just don't think it will be offered.
>> >
>> >>
>> >>> Rob C. is different. Unlike the Rob that doesn’t suck, Survivor is
>> >>> really
>> >>> Rob C’s big passion in life, and he has been living it for literally
>> >>> half
>> >>> his life. He’s not exactly struggling at podcasting, but I don’t
>> >>> think
>> >>> he
>> >>> feels he has completely made it yet. His downloads are decent but not
>> >>> great
>> >>> for someone who wants to do podcasting as a full-time career. You'll
>> >>> notice
>> >>> that everyone else who podcasts on the RHAP network has a full-time
>> >>> job
>> >>> outside of the podcast. I’m pretty sure his wife Nicole still works
>> >>> full-time, and it’s noteworthy that he and his family left LA a few
>> >>> years
>> >>> back because of the high cost of living. Bottom line is that I’m
>> >>> pretty
>> >>> sure Rob C. would jump at the chance for a network hosting role, but
>> >>> I’m
>> >>> just not sure he would get the offer. Jeff certainly knows Rob C. and
>> >>> refers to him from time to time, but he’s never really been one of
>> >>> Jeff’s
>> >>> faves.
>> >>
>> >>Didn't Jeff do Rob's podcast once? They were also on a panel together
>> >>with
>> >>Parv in an excellent but not very well-known event to promote the start
>> >>of
>> >>Game Changers. The event was at a school in NYC and the moderator was
>> >>excellent. The big problem with Cesternino is would he be able to stop
>> >>himself from making wisecracks during challenges and TCs?
>> >
>> >Yes, Jeff has done an interview or two with Rob C, but I don't get the
>> >sense that he's really one of Jeff's favorites. If Jeff ever does
>> >retire,
>> >I just don't think that Rob C. will be high on the list of his
>> >recommended
>> >replacement candidates. And it won't be Jeff's call anyway or even Mark
>> >Burnett's - it will totally be up to CBS execs to decide whether to
>> >continue the show and who the host will be.
>> >>
>> >>> Kim S would do a great job hosting Survivor, and it would be great to
>> >>> have a
>> >>> female hosting the show. Women have hosted other reality shows, of
>> >>> course,
>> >>> notably Julie on Big Brother and more recently Alex on The Mole, but
>> >>> I'm
>> >>> pretty sure no woman has ever hosted any English-language Survivor
>> >>> season.
>> >>> I think there are probably many other former contestants who could do
>> >>> the
>> >>> job. Adam Klein is another name that comes to mind, though he's had
>> >>> his
>> >>> own
>> >>> issues with Jeff and the show recently. He has a strategic mind and I
>> >>> think
>> >>> he would do a pretty good job as host. But I still kind of think the
>> >>> powers
>> >>> that be will want a professional broadcaster in the role (remember
>> >>> that
>> >>> Jeff
>> >>> himself had experience as a game show host before Survivor), which is
>> >>> why I
>> >>> mentioned Rick Devens. And sure, Devens was associated with a mildly
>> >>> controversial season, but he was more of a victim of the twist that
>> >>> enabled
>> >>> Chris to win, so I don't think it will hurt him that much. And
>> >>> besides,
>> >>> much of the controversy over Survivor 38 got more than overshadowed
>> >>> by
>> >>> the
>> >>> absolute train wreck that was Survivor 39.
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>
>> >>Is Devens still doing TV or has he moved onto something else? Not
>> >>saying
>> >>he wouldn't be good, but I think he would be a shocking choice. No way
>> >>in
>> >>hell Adam would get the job if Jeff has anything to say about.
>> >
>> >Not sure what Devens is doing nowadays. He co-hosted the Survivor On
>> >Fire
>> >podcast with Jeff, so he clearly has a pipeline to Jeff, which would
>> >help
>> >if Jeff ever steps down. I just did a quick Google on Devens and it says
>> >he left his morning anchor job when he filmed Survivor and then went on
>> >to
>> >be Communications Director at Middle Georgia State University in early
>> >2022. That sounds like a step down from TV anchorman, so I guess he may
>> >have had problems getting back into TV after doing Survivor. Other than
>> >the podcast with Jeff (which I've never listened to), I'm not sure what
>> >he's doing these days.
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> This is the last thing I found on Devens from March 2022:
>>
>> https://www.mga.edu/news/2022/03/devens-joins-mga.php
>
>This jumped out at me when reading the press release:
>
>"My time on Survivor provided me with a lot of opportunities in other parts
>of the country but my wife and I are committed to this region. This is
>where our kids were born and it’s where we want to raise our family. To be
>part of the MGA family is the cherry on top.”
>
>Sounds like he would say no to hosting Survivor. We also need to keep in
>mind that none of these people would be offered the money Jeff is making.
>
>--
>Brian

I don't think we should infer anything from the comments Devens made after
taking a new job at a university. Of curse he's not going to say "We would
certainly be open to relocating if someone offered a multi-million dollar
salary to host a network TV series." He is going to make the politically
correct statement that he is committed to the region and plans to remain
here with his family for several years.

And I agree the next host after Jeff won't make the same salary as Jeff,
unless it's someone like Ryan Seacrest, whom they're certainly not going to
get. But keep in mind Jeff makes around $8 million per year as combined
host and showrunner, so even if the next person only gets a fourth of that,
say $2 million a year, that's not exactly slave wages for most people. I'm
pretty sure no-name Middle Georgia State University isn't paying Devens
anything close to that, assuming Devens even still works there.

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