LeVar Burton says he’s no longer pursuing ‘Jeopardy!’ gig after campaign to be permanent host

Burton told Noah he is now thinking about another game show he could host, possibly one that involved literature.

" went in a different direction with their show, which is their right. And now I’m thinking, 'Well this does kinda make sense. Let me see what I can do.' So we’re trying to figure out what the right game show for LeVar Burton would be.

"He was unbelievably smooth. You sense that on TV. In person it’s even more apparent just how comfortable he was. And relaxed. And very, very, very, very smooth. Just effortless. And I know how much work it takes to make it look that easy," he said of Trebek.Beyond his experience playing "Jeopardy!," Burton is a huge fan of the game.

"I’ve watched it almost every night my entire life, or since in the fifth grade. Like everybody else in America, I just think the world of the game. Because I think we all just love to measure ourselves against what we know is a very high pressured situation. That’s why it’s as popular as it is," he said.In 1977, the landmark ABC miniseries brought the horrors of American slavery to the forefront of pop culture and shattered ratings records in the process.

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Ken Jennings' prior comments were rightly disqualifying. But I guess today they're not QUITE as disqualifying as Mike Richards'. So here we are with a substandard choice.

Megain Markle starts acting like a 'respectable' ho on The Time Mag Cover?Why couldt she do that when she hooked hairball in the UK?

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