I’m just going to go ahead and say it: I think John and Kevin are the “problem”.
And for the sake of transparency, I will say that my opinion of them is biased because they’re not really who I watch The DIS to see. Now, this is not a castigation of them as people, as I’ve never met them and they’re probably decent well-meaning people off camera. But they’re just not “for me” on the shows.
But on-camera, I just feel like they have a cantankerousness that sucks the energy out of the room. And I’ve always felt that way about them, even more so when (redacted) was there. I just always get the vibe that they’re there out of obligation and they don’t really want to be there (and they very well might want to be, for all I know), but they also have a
travel agency to promote, so here they are.
Perhaps, instead of having them on the Tuesday show on a regular basis, maybe just resurrect the “
Dreams Unlimited show” and have them on there to talk about the travel deals and what not in depth, with Craig being the “Roz” of that situation. And that can be J&K’s “thing”. Maybe have one of them (not both) show up briefly on the Tuesday show to preview what’s to come on the more in-depth discussion that will live on a separate video with just them and perhaps an agent or two. But I just don’t find them “lively” enough and it makes things awkward.
Also, I starting to think that 5 people on the Tuesday show is too much. Like one person too many. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Let it be Craig and Ryno as the “permanent” hosts, and then let the remaining 2 slots be from the pool of Erica, Jackie, Teresa, Kathy, Corey, Julie or maybe even a special guest or a DIS alum (Deni, Steve, Fiasco, etc.) all of which is easier to pull off thanks to the show being virtual.
But yeah, this ties back into what I said on the episode 2 board, and I even think this was brought up to some degree on the after show, about the “cliques” within the DIS and how it’s just awkward when you have people with clashing styles and personalities trying to have a discussion.
But let me conclude that I mean no diss (pun semi-intended) to John and Kevin. I just feel like their style would be better suited for their own show.