FranklinFldEBUpper Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Head's up to Jeopardy viewers. This coming Monday (5/4) they are going to air the very first Ken Jennings appearance back in 2004. The next two weeks of shows will be the historic match with Ken, Brad, and James, as well as the episode where Ken's 74-game streak comes to an end. It should be obvious that they don't really have too many (if any) new episodes in the can. During the college tournament, there was a clue which referenced the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl, so it was obviously filmed after the beginning of February. And in the regular show which followed the college tournament, they mentioned the name of the winner of that college tournament, so that was obviously filmed later on. And it's doubtful they did any filming after mid-March due to the pandemic. I wouldn't be surprised if the next couple months are just re-runs of classic players. I know I wouldn't mind watching some of James episodes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanMeanGM Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 King 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Ok, now I want to do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 There are seasons on Netflix too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Trebek said today that if this round of chemo doesn't put him in remission, he will discontinue treatment. If that's the case, he will likely last less than 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawkins 20 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 8:03 PM, LeanMeanGM said: King I don't even care if that ends up being fake. Trebek The GOAT of game show hosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said: Oh....you haven't? So all of your posts were serious? I've done a lot of weed in life but I never did "5 hash brownies and black out for 3 days" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranklinFldEBUpper Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Reruns of really old shows this week. I believe tomorrow night (Wednesday) is going to feature Chuck Forrest, the first true "superstar" of Jeopardy contestants. In my opinion, he's the fourth member of the Mount Rushmore of Jeopardy contestants, the other three being Ken, James, and Brad. He won $72,800 in his original five day run back in 1985, which would be equivalent to $145,600 in today's game, or a little over $29,000 per show. What was special about him was that in all five of his wins, he had the game clinched going into Final Jeopardy, so he didn't wager much on the final question. While there were players who eventually won more than him, none of them (that I know of) had all five games under wraps like that, so they were forced to bet more, which led them to their higher totals. Unfortunately, while he did win the subsequent Tournament of Champions, he never duplicated his great feats in any of the all-time tournaments that he participated in. Still, I consider him to be the greatest player I ever saw prior to Ken Jennings. Not sure which episode of his they are going to show. I hope it's his debut. It's fun to watch the young lady in the middle, who gets off to a good start and then slowly gets destroyed. She seemed like a good player but she got the bad luck of the draw to have to go against a legend. You can see her excitement melt as she falls further and further behind. The champion, on the other hand, just seemed resigned to the fact that he was overwhelmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranklinFldEBUpper Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 It's going to be Chuck Forrest's fifth day episode, which was actually semi-competitive. Chuck makes a smart and courteous Final Jeopardy wager whereas the woman in second place makes a moronic wager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I hope they replay this episode 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Jeopardy back in studio https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/07/28/jeopardy-wheel-fortune-start-production-safety-changes/5532786002/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranklinFldEBUpper Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Even though he doesn't advance any further, it was cool watching Jeopardy superstar Chuck Forrest compete the other night in the Million Dollar Masters tournament rerun. The guy was a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanMeanGM Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Good throwback episode tonight with Brad Rutter in the Million Dollar Masters tourney. Went into Final Jeopardy in second place and only won because the lady in first place was a coward and risked nothing despite getting the correct answer. Lucky break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranklinFldEBUpper Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 This Eric Newhouse was a fascinating contestant. He initially appeared on the show in the eighties when he was about fifteen years old. It was one of those lame teenager tournaments that I hate watching. But this kid was so dominant against his peers. It was like watching Ken Jennings or Brad Holzhauer compete on their own runs. I remember at the time thinking, "I don't care how old this kid is, he can compete right now against adults". I believe he appeared in the Tournament of Champions that year and held his own against people much older than he was. So it's cool watching him compete in this (rerun) tournament as a full-fledged adult. And it's not surprising he did well. It's a shame Chuck Forrest didn't make the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemack8 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Watched last night - that Claudia was a WEIRD-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawkins 20 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Sounds like Jeopardy will resume production next week with a string of guest hosts, the first one being Ken Jennings. More hosts to be announced later. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ken-jennings-guest-host-first-jeopardy-episodes-death-alex-trebek-1234838535/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmattzx Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Jennings is a logical choice to start off. It brings some continuity with Trebek gone. I would prefer him as the permanent host. Of the long list of possible hosts, besides Jennings, I think Levar Burton and Neil deGrasse Tyson would be good choices. Jennings and Tyson and somewhat political in other fields, but I think would put politics aside enough. Levar Burton would be a great way to connect to the next generation by having the host of another classic educational TV show grow up with his viewers. On the other hand, people with political backgrounds would be tainted to me. Stephanapolous is the first that comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawkins 20 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I don't hate the idea of Jennings as the host, but I'm not sure I like it either. I guess we'll see how the guest hosting goes. Maybe he'll be a natural fit or another one of the guest hosts will knock their socks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
we_gotta_believe Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I think Jennings will be good. Different, but good. He's got enormous shoes to fill, it'll be quite the challenge for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20Safety_Hazards Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I think Jennings makes sense as a bridge to start the guest hosting. I just don’t think he’ll be the long term solution, or that he will want to do this long term. Levar actually seems like an interesting idea and has promise as a long term option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanMeanGM Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Going off the trend of recent game shows I'm expecting some B level comedian to fill the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Levar would have been a great choice.. 10..15 years ago. I think they want to go with a little youth and not have to deal with replacing the host again in less than 10 years. Levar is 63 now. My top 3. In no specific order. Ken Jennings Conan O'Brien - His show is ending, and he graduated top of his class at Harvard. Funny, and extremely smart. 57 years old Levar Burton - 63 years old but clearly the peoples choice. I would have 0 issues with him taking over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wentz_Era Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 11:59 AM, What The F said: Levar would have been a great choice.. 10..15 years ago. I think they want to go with a little youth and not have to deal with replacing the host again in less than 10 years. Levar is 63 now. My top 3. In no specific order. Ken Jennings Conan O'Brien - His show is ending, and he graduated top of his class at Harvard. Funny, and extremely smart. 57 years old Levar Burton - 63 years old but clearly the peoples choice. I would have 0 issues with him taking over. Honestly, the show should just be done. Trebek was Jeopardy, just like Bob Barker was the Price is Right. No need to continue milking the cow after it's dry. I personally know nothing of Jennings, Iraq was my home during his run, so I can't comment about him. Conan, his humor/style/demeanor/gimmicks would kill the show IMO. I can't see him being able to stand there and just stare through someone's soul like the moderator in Billy Madison while telling them they're wrong and stupid. Burton (or as someone mentioned Neil De Grasse Tyson) wouldn't be terrible as their style of humor (dry and sarcastic, not over the top), facial expressions, and ability to use tone and projection while at the same time being monotone would at least give you some semblance of a Trebek feel. Trebek was one of a kind, and if you can't find someone similar it will completely destroy the feel of the show that we've grown to get accustomed to over the past 36 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wentz_Era Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/23/2020 at 9:28 PM, xzmattzx said: Jennings is a logical choice to start off. It brings some continuity with Trebek gone. I would prefer him as the permanent host. Of the long list of possible hosts, besides Jennings, I think Levar Burton and Neil deGrasse Tyson would be good choices. Jennings and Tyson and somewhat political in other fields, but I think would put politics aside enough. Levar Burton would be a great way to connect to the next generation by having the host of another classic educational TV show grow up with his viewers. On the other hand, people with political backgrounds would be tainted to me. Stephanapolous is the first that comes to mind. Did you blink and miss the past 30 years? When do you think Reading Rainbow happened? I know the show ran into the 2000's but PBS pretty much died in the mid 90's as a heavily viewed TV network. It wasn't till youtube became huge that PBS was able to salvage itself sort of with having a platform for it's documentaries and education videos. You're not connecting anyone to Jeopardy with that connection that's not already connected. You'd also be hard pressed to find anyone in that 20-25 year old bracket who's going to relate to, or know what Reading Rainbow is if you want to attract the next generation. Though he is a logical choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dawk4life Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Wentz_Era said: Did you blink and miss the past 30 years? When do you think Reading Rainbow happened? I know the show ran into the 2000's but PBS pretty much died in the mid 90's as a heavily viewed TV network. It wasn't till youtube became huge that PBS was able to salvage itself sort of with having a platform for it's documentaries and education videos. You're not connecting anyone to Jeopardy with that connection that's not already connected. You'd also be hard pressed to find anyone in that 20-25 year old bracket who's going to relate to, or know what Reading Rainbow is if you want to attract the next generation. Though he is a logical choice. Had a 21 year old who worked for me and grew up watching reading rainbow. I think it's a little more popular and memorable than you're giving credit for, although I don't think it matters who the host is because younger people don't give a damn about jeopardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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