The change of one word makes all the
difference.
“High School Bowl” seems to be
chugging along for the season (my 6th, and the 42nd
overall for the show). In fact, we taped the third show of the year
yesterday, and it was during it that someone said something that I
had to correct. It's a correction I['ve had to make a lot over the
past six years, in fact.
In all honesty, I may be the only one
who thinks it's a big deal, but it's still something I think needs to
be pointed out. Dozens of times over the past six seasons I've been
referred to (by various people) as the “star” of “High School
Bowl”, and I don't think that's right. I'm the host of the show.
The kids who are up on the chairs with the buzzers in their hands?
Those are the stars of the show.
I'm just the host, making sure that
they get their time in the spotlight.
If there's one thing that I've noticed
during the years, it's that these kids are bright. And some of them
are more than bright; some of them are scary smart, something you'll
notice if you watch any of the episodes. I mean, I can come off as
someone who seems to know everything, but we're all aware that that's
just a really good facade. Some of these kids, on the other hand,
really DO seem to know everything. I've asked questions ranging from
hard math to Greek mythology to ancient history to pop culture, and
they have it down cold.
THAT'S why they're the stars of the
show.
I may have mentioned this before, but
my favorite part of hosting (and the favorite part of a lot of people
who watch, based on the comment I get) is been the part of the show
where I get to spend a couple of minutes talking to the kids and
asking them a question about themselves. Before they show up they
fill out a sheet with a couple of standard questions, and from their
answers I figure out what to ask them. Occasionally, their answers
are on the serious side, but I've been able to get enough from the
questionnaires to be able to have some fun with them.
In fact, one of those standard comments
I previously mentioned goes something along the lines of “you guys
look like you have a lot of fun doing the show”, which means that
we're doing gets picked up by the audience. That's a good
thing...not only for the host of the show, but for its :stars”, as
well.
If you're curious, the 42nd
season premiere is just a few weeks away...Saturday, November 2nd, to
be precise. Hope you have the chance to check it out!
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