who should have been host??

LOL. No, not Takei.

Go with an unknown actor who has the proper demeanor and voice, rather than a familiar, distracting face.

Though if I have to pick an actor that people know, I'd say resurrect Christopher Lee.

ROBERT KNEPPER.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBv-bse7S4

joe piscopo

A hot girl.

Christopher Lambert

Tony Danza

Danny Devito with his acting in My Cousin Vinny and Goodfellas. He has a knack for a great voice during tough questions.

He could also shine people's shoes between stories.

Its a win win.

I think that the following would have been good and realistic potential hosts:

Laurence Fishburne (my favorite choice to host this revival)
Jeff Goldblum (perhaps too weird for an already weird show)
Sigourney Weaver
Christopher Walken (maybe too creepy for an already creepy show)
Sam Elliott