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If you missed last night's mayoral debate
By adamg on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 10:17am
Or you want to see the half you missed when WBZ decided "Jeopardy" was more important, C-Span has put up a recording of the entire debate.
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Rant alert.
So Jeopardy is more important than a mayoral debate but less important than WBZ’s regular Friday night Pats lovefest? The show that they rebroadcast on game day, when it actually makes sense for football fans?
To be fair...
Jeopardy at least has a chance of teaching you something new and unexpected.
Commit or don't bother
If Channel 4 didn't want to show the whole debate, then they shouldn't have bothered to host the first 1/2 hour. Why didn't they just put the whole thing on a sister station like TV38?
agreed
I didn't know it was half of a debate until I watched on DVR hours later - of course to later to catch the back half hour. errr.
They should have compromised
They should have compromised by airing a Jeopardy episode featuring Wu and Essaibi George as contestants.
Even better ...
Wu and Essaibi George as guest hosts.
Those two against Matt Amodio
Those two against Matt Amodio would put probably someone in their place.
New debate format
Perhaps viewership could be increased by introducing a rule that each debater's answer must be in the form of a question.
Well, many answers weren't in
Well, many answers weren't in the form of an answer, so that's a start.
Jeopardy? Not that important
Jeopardy? Not that important since Trebek died. Really, not that important for a long time before that - at least since they nonsense rule change of champions staying longer than five days.
Now, if it was something really important, like a showing of Heidi...