{"id":30135,"date":"2021-11-29T20:13:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T01:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=30135"},"modified":"2021-11-29T20:13:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T01:13:13","slug":"levar-burton-to-host-trivial-pursuit-the-latest-addition-to-eones-slate-of-projects-developed-from-hasbro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/29\/levar-burton-to-host-trivial-pursuit-the-latest-addition-to-eones-slate-of-projects-developed-from-hasbro\/","title":{"rendered":"LeVar Burton to Host &#8220;Trivial Pursuit,&#8221; the Latest Addition to eOne\u2019s Slate of Projects Developed from Hasbro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30136\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LeVar_Burton_49644704573.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LeVar_Burton_49644704573.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LeVar_Burton_49644704573-300x209.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hasbro\u2019s content studio Entertainment One (eOne) announced today a deal with LeVar Burton Entertainment (LBE) to develop Hasbro\u2019s classic trivia game, <em><strong>Trivial Pursuit<\/strong><\/em>, into a gameshow format. Award-winning actor, author, host, and educator LeVar Burton will host the program as well as executive produce, alongside Tara Long and Geno McDermott from eOne and LBE\u2019s Sangita Patel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeVar Burton has been an iconic member of American pop culture for decades from Roots to Reading Rainbow to Star Trek and beyond. His love for intellectual curiosity paired with his ability to connect with audiences worldwide make him the perfect partner to bring Hasbro\u2019s beloved trivia game to households in a new and exciting way,\u201d said Long, President, Global Unscripted Television, eOne.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3737866497\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>Trivial Pursuit<\/em> is one of the best-known brands in the gaming universe. 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