S01.E04: Semifinal #1: Ike Barinholtz, Iliza Shlesinger and Simu Liu

[Athena]

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Semifinal #1: Ike Barinholtz, Iliza Shlesinger and Simu Liu

[chitowngirl]

Iliza is so out of her league. Her nonsense is not going to play here.

eta-I think she’s realizing this and getting serious….

Edited October 17, 2022 by chitowngirl

[ams1001]

35 minutes ago, chitowngirl said:

Iliza is so out of her league. Her nonsense is not going to play here.

She's not quite as bad as her first game (at least in the beginning; she just spent forever making her wager for the first DD in the third round so I might have to retract that) but I am rooting hard for either of the guys to win. 

[chitowngirl]

If she had more confidence in herself she’d be a formidable opponent. They were all impressive, really!

Edited October 17, 2022 by chitowngirl

[Browncoat]

I’m glad Ike won, although I would have been okay with Simu.  

[shapeshifter]

Iliza's humor is in my wheelhouse, so her antics made this enjoyable for me.
Too bad she's a terrible Jeopardy! player in spite of having the trivia knowledge for it. 

I wonder if Mayim had reminded Simu of the category for his DD (COLORFUL RESPONSES) if he might have come up with Red Herring and possibly come from behind again to win it all.

Ike seemed like the best player and possibly displayed the best sportsmanship, so his win is okay by me (not that my personal approval is worth anything, but I'm guessing I represent some segment of viewers).

Edited October 17, 2022 by shapeshifter

[ams1001]

38 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

Iliza's humor is in my wheelhouse, so her antics made this enjoyable for me.

I like her standup for the most part; she's very frustrating on this show. How many times did she talk over someone else (not that the guys were totally innocent, there, but she was worse)?

[30 Helens]

Ike Bear Holes for the win! This was easily the most enjoyable round I’ve seen so far. This was the Iliza I have seen and liked before, not that annoying toddler-on-Red Bull that played last time. They all seemed to be having fun without going overboard, and that made it fun to watch. Ike seemed to want everyone to do well, even more than he wanted to win, and that just cemented his Good Guy status for me.

Looking forward to seeing Aisha Tyler and BJ Novak in the next round.

[SHD]

Did somebody tell Simu and Iliza to turn it down 20 notches and get more serious? I hated how they acted in their last games but had no issues with them this time, especially Simu. The best of the celebrity games so far, by far, for me.

[Trey]

I really enjoyed this game.  I was pulling for Simu but figured Ike would win; and at least the other two, especially Simu, held their own.  Simu ended up only a couple thousand dollars less than Ike.

Ike was really taken aback when Simu called him out over saying "What are Filipinos" instead of "Who are Filipinos". I've never liked What are... when the answer is a person or people.

[shapeshifter]

Game details are now available here:  j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=7472.

The J! Archive main page for "Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy!" is here: j-archive.com/showseason.php?season=pcj

Edited October 17, 2022 by shapeshifter

[TakomaSnark]

Closer than I expected. I was certain Iliza would know Burning Man. I mean, I know Burning Man and I'm as Charlotte York-y as they get.

[shapeshifter]

44 minutes ago, TakomaSnark said:

Closer than I expected. I was certain Iliza would know Burning Man. I mean, I know Burning Man and I'm as Charlotte York-y as they get.

Yeah, she probably does, but they were all having to keep code switching between they’re on-stage comic personalities and their contestant selves. 
🤷🏻‍♀️

Edited October 17, 2022 by shapeshifter
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[sugarbaker design]

26 minutes ago, TakomaSnark said:

Closer than I expected. I was certain Iliza would know Burning Man. I mean, I know Burning Man and I'm as Charlotte York-y as they get.

Coachella is a yearly festival, just like Burning Man, I thought it was a decent guess.

[SHD]

12 minutes ago, sugarbaker design said:

Coachella is a yearly festival, just like Burning Man, I thought it was a decent guess.

I immediately thought Burning Man, but halfway through the time I thought about Coachella and I was torn! But Burning Man seemed to be the more "Why is this a thing?" of the two, so I went with that.

[Bastet]

5 hours ago, sugarbaker design said:

Coachella is a yearly festival, just like Burning Man, I thought it was a decent guess.

I knew it was Burning Man, but was just as certain someone - I wasn't sure who - was going to guess Coachella.

[chitowngirl]

I guessed Coachella 😔

[TakomaSnark]

8 hours ago, sugarbaker design said:

Coachella is a yearly festival, just like Burning Man, I thought it was a decent guess.

Coachella is held at a literal club, not the desert (as the clue mentioned).

[chitowngirl]

Isn’t Indio in the desert? But didn’t know that Coachella was held at a resort.

[sugarbaker design]

29 minutes ago, TakomaSnark said:

Coachella is held at a literal club, not the desert (as the clue mentioned).

Still think it was a decent guess (mainly because it was also my guess).

[Athena]

14 hours ago, chitowngirl said:

Isn’t Indio in the desert? But didn’t know that Coachella was held at a resort.

Yes, Indio and the Coachella Valley is in the Colorado Desert area of CA.

[Clanstarling]

On 10/17/2022 at 6:14 AM, Trey said:

Ike was really taken aback when Simu called him out over saying "What are Filipinos" instead of "Who are Filipinos". I've never liked What are... when the answer is a person or people.

I thought it was amusing ribbing - but I too don't like using what for people.

On 10/17/2022 at 7:45 AM, TakomaSnark said:

Closer than I expected. I was certain Iliza would know Burning Man. I mean, I know Burning Man and I'm as Charlotte York-y as they get.

I blurted Coachella, so I had to ride it out because my husband guessed the right one.

On 10/17/2022 at 8:12 AM, sugarbaker design said:

Coachella is a yearly festival, just like Burning Man, I thought it was a decent guess.

16 hours ago, TakomaSnark said:

Coachella is held at a literal club, not the desert (as the clue mentioned).

Snippets from the Coachella website. Hotel accommodations are separate. So I think it's a reasonable answer. Wrong, but reasonable.

Edited October 18, 2022 by Clanstarling

[30 Helens]

1 hour ago, Clanstarling said:

I thought it was amusing ribbing - but I too don't like using what for people.

Oh, I definitely think it was ribbing. I didn’t get the sense that Simu was offended at all. But apparently the exchange has caused a bit of a controversy, with some people all up in arms over Ike’s phrasing? I don’t know. Twitter gotta Twitter, I guess.

Those people would have hated Matt Amodio.

[shapeshifter]

58 minutes ago, 30 Helens said:

Oh, I definitely think it was ribbing. I didn’t get the sense that Simu was offended at all. But apparently the exchange has caused a bit of a controversy, with some people all up in arms over Ike’s phrasing? I don’t know. Twitter gotta Twitter, I guess.

Those people would have hated Matt Amodio.

Actually, this whole kerfluffle supports Matt Amodio's decision to use "What's" for everything. He dodged any people-group response bullets.