saber5055 October 5, 2018 Share October 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Good Queen Jane said: Alex apologized for his performance as moderator. I can't believe AT is THAT much of a dumbass, but I guess he is. Maybe make that self-centered dumbass. 4 Link to comment
saber5055 October 9, 2018 Share October 9, 2018 Ken Jennings retweeted this from ClickHole. It made me LOL. It also made me follow ClickHole. 4 Link to comment
saber5055 October 21, 2018 Share October 21, 2018 I'm watching the SNL rerun with Tom Hanks as host. They just played the Black Jeopardy skit. I about lost it when host Darnel Hayes (Kenan Thompson) gave contestant Doug (Tom Hanks) a Good For You. The link. 6 Link to comment
opus October 31, 2018 Share October 31, 2018 Remember we were talking about the next JEOPARDY host? It's going to be awhile.... https://deadline.com/2018/10/pat-sajak-vanna-white-alex-trebek-wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-renew-contracts-1202493329/ 3 Link to comment
zoey1996 November 1, 2018 Share November 1, 2018 19 hours ago, opus said: Remember we were talking about the next JEOPARDY host? It's going to be awhile.... https://deadline.com/2018/10/pat-sajak-vanna-white-alex-trebek-wheel-of-fortune-jeopardy-renew-contracts-1202493329/ Yes, I just read this! I do like AT, but I also think he's getting a bit "after his time." 2 Link to comment
biakbiak November 4, 2018 Share November 4, 2018 Don’t know if everyone knows this but they now have older episodes of Jeopardy on Netflix. 1 Link to comment
GreekGeek November 12, 2018 Share November 12, 2018 Interview with Alex Trebek. It makes for good reading, especially if you follow the boards here closely. I found the remarks about women contestants especially interesting. Link to comment
peeayebee November 12, 2018 Share November 12, 2018 I cringed when he said about the MeToo movement, “My gosh, this has got to be a scary time for men.” I'm sure he realizes that this is about the scary times for WOMEN, but his remark seems typical of him -- a little tone-deaf. I wish he had said something like, "Of course women have been and are being treated terribly, but it's interesting to think how men are now scared." I got a big chuckle out of this: Quote How would President Trump do on Jeopardy!? He might not agree that any of the correct responses are correct. 3 Link to comment
Browncoat November 12, 2018 Share November 12, 2018 I rather liked his comments about board-jumping -- including how difficult that makes it on the person backstage who reveals the clues. 3 Link to comment
alias1 November 12, 2018 Share November 12, 2018 I totally agree with Alex about the board jumping. Many of the clues are written so they make more sense if you start at the top. And it makes the least sense when they do it right at the start. Even some of the kids are doing it now in the teen tournament. And I'm not sure they know why they're doing it. 2 Link to comment
Bastet November 13, 2018 Share November 13, 2018 2 hours ago, peeayebee said: I cringed when he said about the MeToo movement, “My gosh, this has got to be a scary time for men.” I'm sure he realizes that this is about the scary times for WOMEN, Oh, I don't think so. I think he meant exactly what he said, and he can go take a long walk off a short pier with that crap. But, yes, I laughed out loud at his Trump prediction, because that's exactly what would happen. "Fake clues!" I also got some chuckles out of his thoughts on board jumping after the DDs have been found and how people's knowledge gaps really surprise him sometimes. And how very Alex that when he'd several times not been able to remember someone's name and thus asked the interviewer, the one time later the interviewer jumped in with someone's name, Alex basically said, "Yes, jackass, him." And when he was telling the story of someone walking up and trying to stump him with the flag question, and the interviewer jumped in with the moon answer and I could just imagine the look as Alex said, yes, he knew it, too. Alex is impatient and petulant in a certain way that entertains me. I liked his honesty about how his age affects his concentration (and that of the person pushing the button to reveal the chosen clue), and that he even went off and had the dementia tests done. And I understand his pride in troubleshooting and repairing something that has quit working; I like that "A-ha!" moment, too. 2 Link to comment
snarktini November 14, 2018 Share November 14, 2018 (edited) HA http://mentalfloss.com/article/563423/alex-trebek-knows-he-sometimes-sounds-disappointed-dad-jeopardy ETA: Now that I see the Vulture piece above, this is mostly a rehash. Edited November 14, 2018 by snarktini 2 Link to comment
saber5055 November 15, 2018 Share November 15, 2018 Serena Golden is the deputy managing editor at WaPoExpress. 1 Link to comment
SoMuchTV November 15, 2018 Share November 15, 2018 6 hours ago, saber5055 said: Serena Golden is the deputy managing editor at WaPoExpress. I'm feeling clueless here.What have I forgotten? Can you fill me in on the background? Link to comment
saber5055 November 16, 2018 Share November 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said: I'm feeling clueless here.What have I forgotten? Can you fill me in on the background? The weirdness is that someone is cutting out photos of Alex Trebeck and putting them into a scrapbook, plus keeping such a close track of them that he/she is unhappy that The Washington Post has run a photo they printed before instead of using a new one that he/she could have added to his/her shrine wall scrapbook. Some people find that creepy. And stalkerish. Of course, YMMV. You can read the response comments (and add your own) at @SerenaEGolden. Ken Jennings has also retweeted this. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 December 18, 2018 Share December 18, 2018 Family Feud just did a category, "Name five U.S. presidents who would have done well on Jeopardy." One team won the buzzer with Lincoln, fifth out of five answers. Next answer was No. 1: Obama. Next answer No. 2: JFK. Next answer No. 3: Reagan. Then they got three strikes with The First Bush, Carter and Jefferson. So it went to the other family to guess the No. 4 answer. Their answer: J. Edgar Hoover. Yes, seriously. Answer reveal: No. 4 Bill Clinton 2 Link to comment
peeayebee December 19, 2018 Share December 19, 2018 I would have said Jefferson, but he'd probably fail at pop culture. 3 Link to comment
Driad December 19, 2018 Share December 19, 2018 18 hours ago, saber5055 said: Next answer was No. 1: Obama. Next answer No. 2: JFK. Next answer No. 3: Reagan. Reagan would probably have done well in the movie category, one of my weakest. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 December 31, 2018 Share December 31, 2018 Alex is on the cover of some magazine I saw while waiting in line at Walmart (ugh). It was a name I didn't recognize, and his head is over most of the masthead. It says he's 78 and quotes him as saying Jeopardy will continue after he's gone. I didn't get to look further as it was my turn to check out. When I turned around, YIKES! everyone in front of me was gone! 1 Link to comment
BuckeyeLou January 2, 2019 Share January 2, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 9:17 PM, saber5055 said: Alex is on the cover of some magazine I saw while waiting in line at Walmart (ugh). It was a name I didn't recognize, and his head is over most of the masthead. It says he's 78 and quotes him as saying Jeopardy will continue after he's gone. I didn't get to look further as it was my turn to check out. When I turned around, YIKES! everyone in front of me was gone! I saw that too! I had never heard of the magazine but I told the Hubby the Tabloids must be hard up for topics if they are putting Alex Trebek on the cover :) 2 Link to comment
opus January 2, 2019 Share January 2, 2019 This is my favorite Alex tabloid cover (upper left corner). It was Ken, wasn't it :) ? 4 Link to comment
Trey January 15, 2019 Share January 15, 2019 I was just coming here to post the link to the article but rubaco beat me to it. It's a good article. 1 Link to comment
M. Darcy January 15, 2019 Share January 15, 2019 Quote But what really makes Jeopardy! special is the way it manages to make viewers feel smart themselves. Aw. That's a really great line. 2 Link to comment
saber5055 January 24, 2019 Share January 24, 2019 (edited) Edited January 24, 2019 by saber5055 3 Link to comment
Mindthinkr January 26, 2019 Share January 26, 2019 The 2018 Teacher’s Tournament winner Larry Martin has just passed away. 1 Link to comment
BuckeyeLou January 26, 2019 Share January 26, 2019 The new PEOPLE magazine(Feb 4) has an article about Alex Trebek, his career, his family, etc. His wife is very attractive. He says women are as smart, even smarter than men, but they don't wager as good. And he's not ready to retire. Link to comment
Trey January 26, 2019 Share January 26, 2019 47 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said: The 2018 Teacher’s Tournament winner Larry Martin has just passed away. That is sad. 1 Link to comment
illdoc January 26, 2019 Share January 26, 2019 I'm sure Alex will say something during the ToC (assuming we have it this year--isn't that "all-star" thing coming up soon?), since the winner of the TT competes in the ToC (doesn't he?). Link to comment
Toothbrush January 27, 2019 Share January 27, 2019 So sorry to hear about Larry Martin; I liked him a lot. Fatima Ali from Top Chef passed away at 29 the same day. RIP Link to comment
zoey1996 January 27, 2019 Share January 27, 2019 I was so sad to hear about Larry Martin. Link to comment
readheaded January 27, 2019 Share January 27, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 10:48 AM, BuckeyeLou said: The new PEOPLE magazine(Feb 4) has an article about Alex Trebek, his career, his family, etc. His wife is very attractive. He says women are as smart, even smarter than men, but they don't wager as good. And he's not ready to retire. Did you see the big portrait of himself in the photo? I have to say that reading that article confirmed my belief that Alex is an egotistical jerk. Link to comment
saber5055 January 28, 2019 Share January 28, 2019 This is question 5 in Ken Jennings' Kennections puzzle for this week: 5) What kind of animal was Opus in Berkeley Breathed's newspaper strips Bloom County and Outland? To quote Craig Ferguson: "Remind you of anyone?" 2 Link to comment
opus January 28, 2019 Share January 28, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, saber5055 said: This is question 5 in Ken Jennings' Kennections puzzle for this week: 5) What kind of animal was Opus in Berkeley Breathed's newspaper strips Bloom County and Outland? To quote Craig Ferguson: "Remind you of anyone?" Cool! What's the answer? Edited January 28, 2019 by opus 1 1 Link to comment
saber5055 January 28, 2019 Share January 28, 2019 29 minutes ago, opus said: Cool! What's the answer? Chinstrap! Link to comment
opus January 28, 2019 Share January 28, 2019 15 minutes ago, saber5055 said: Chinstrap! Not puffin? 4 Link to comment
saber5055 January 28, 2019 Share January 28, 2019 Well, I didn't say I answered that question correctly ... Link to comment
Writing Wrongs February 15, 2019 Share February 15, 2019 Who's getting these?: Quote For 35 seasons and nearly 8,000 episodes, America’s Favorite Quiz Show ® Jeopardy! has entertained and educated audiences on a wide range of subjects. Through each of these episodes, television personality Alex Trebek has become one of the most iconic game show hosts in history. Everyone’s a winner with this Pop! Alex Trebek and Chase Figure. Link to comment
opus February 15, 2019 Share February 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, Writing Wrongs said: Who's getting these?: How does he ask the questions without a mouth? 2 Link to comment
saber5055 February 15, 2019 Share February 15, 2019 45 minutes ago, opus said: How does he ask the questions without a mouth? If he didn't have a mouth IRL, we'd have to cancel the "STFU Trebek" drinking game. And I'd be okay with that. Link to comment
M. Darcy February 15, 2019 Share February 15, 2019 Yeah, I have to get that for my desk at work. But probably the old school version - it looks more like Trebek. 2 Link to comment
Browncoat February 15, 2019 Share February 15, 2019 Definitely want the one with the 'stache. 1 Link to comment
peeayebee February 16, 2019 Share February 16, 2019 Those are great, but I'm avoiding buying doo-dads right now. Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 16, 2019 Share February 16, 2019 My last doo-dad/action figure was RBG. I don't need any more. LOL. 2 Link to comment
Driad February 18, 2019 Share February 18, 2019 The All-Star games start this Wednesday, February 20. https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/2019/all-star-games 1 Link to comment
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