sugarbaker design January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 (edited) Seriously, spoiler that. Have respect for the watchers who don't want to be spoiled. Just a quick note to fellow posters: I just used the ignore feature on previously.tv. I went to my profile, clicked on Manage Ignore Preferences and added the user name of the poster who spoils the upcoming FJ, this way I can come to the Jeopardy thread and not be spoiled. Edited January 23, 2015 by sugarbaker design 2 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 (edited) Amen. ETA: Thanks for the 'ignore' hint. Edited January 23, 2015 by Prevailing Wind 1 Link to comment
proserpina65 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 (edited) Hated this game. I have to admit that I didn't know all of the TSs either. In the Ed category in one clue I knew it was Something the Confessor. I had forgotten what the category was. I was screaming "Edward the Confessor, you idiots!" at the tv, but then, I was a medieval history major. But soooo many TSs - ugh. And wild, stupid guesses. (I'll confess, though, that although I know what a howdah is, I couldn't remember the word to save my life at that moment.) That was a really terrible game, worse than the one two nights ago and I thought that one was as bad as it could get. Wrong. Edited January 23, 2015 by proserpina65 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I'm *not* a medieval history major and I knew Edward the Confessor. The category being one inkling and "he admits it" or whatever that was that contained "admits" was the second inkling...and I wasn't even watching; I was in the kitchen, dishing up more chili, listening to the show. Link to comment
NorthstarATL January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 But who's ever *read* about Raspberry Beret and *not* heard it? Even Warren Zevon did a cover of it. Two circumstances I can think of: reading a Prince discography, or having TV on with closed-captioning and no sound. I was feeling so badly for Will going into DJ, but he just started flailing at answers and pouting so much that I was no longer invested....and then FJ happened! I got it right, which made me happy, and then Will pulled off a stunning victory. Weirdest show in a while. Link to comment
alias1 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 I felt bad for Will and totally understood why he looked so abject. I thought he was going to go into FJ in the negative (he kept guessing so wildly). I was glad he got the chance to participate in FJ and then he actually pulled it off. I didn't think the other two were any better, really, but that was one of the strangest finishes I've ever seen. I expected at least one of the other two to bid zero. Link to comment
WickedTuna January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 What the heck is up with Will? He was sighing almost the whole time and seemed disgusted by everything. I thought I even saw a couple eyerolls. Today was my first time seeing him and I was wondering if he'd been doing it the past 2 days. 1 Link to comment
Browncoat January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Will's sighing was really getting annoying. And Sarah sounded just like Gretchen Wieners from Mean Girls. 3 Link to comment
secnarf January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 I think he was annoyed with himself for doing poorly...and he really hasn't done well in the last two games.I thought FJ was very easy. If you ask me to name any river in North America, that's the first one I'd think of :P And it made sense with the clue. 1 Link to comment
helpmerhonda January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Seriously? A whole category about Shakira? 8 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 What the heck is up with Will? He was sighing almost the whole time and seemed disgusted by everything. Will's sighing was really getting annoying. What the hell was that about ? Was he just bored ? Did he have better things to do and was just killing time playing Jeopardy ? And Sarah sounded just like Gretchen Wieners from Mean Girls. True enough -- I thought she was really cute though. I thought FJ was very easy. If you ask me to name any river in North America, that's the first one I'd think of :P And it made sense with the clue. Especially with the 1534 date attached -- there weren't many named rivers in North America at that time. 1 Link to comment
Trey January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 Especially with the 1534 date attached -- there weren't many named rivers in North America at that time. Exactly! So I was embarrassed that it wasn't an instaget for me although I did get it in time to write it down. New champ seems pretty solid; he might last awhile. 1 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 (edited) Sighing Will. Oy vey! Sheesh! I finally got FJ after a few days of being clueless. The new champ looks good. Hope he doesn't start sighing like an annoying teenager. Gretchen did a good job, but her Minnie Mouse voice bugged me a bit. Edited January 24, 2015 by CarpeDiem54 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 I went for the St. John's River in Florida. Can I sigh now? 2 Link to comment
peeayebee January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 When I first read that post, I thought "river" was the answer (or question) to the clue. Until I watched the game I didn't know it was just the category. 4 Link to comment
teebax January 24, 2015 Share January 24, 2015 I'm on Arizona time, so I've learned to stay off the board after 12 pm or so. That being said, I don't want to know the FJ category or the clue in advance. I know there are people who like to do that, but I think it warrants a spoiler tag, just out of courtesy for those of us who would rather wait until we watch the episode. Just my two cents. 4 Link to comment
WickedTuna January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 With all due respect, if you don't want to be spoiled you might want to avoid coming here until you've seen the show. The rest of us should be able to come and discuss it without slapping spoiler tags everywhere. The next thing you know we're going to have to spoiler tag regularly scheduled programs that have aired and not just syndicated. 6 Link to comment
ChicagoCita January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 Where I live now, Jeopardy airs at 3:30. Where I lived earlier this year, in western Illinois, it was on at noon. I've always tried to be non-specific and hopefully non-spoilerific when I post earlier than most about the day's show (a couple days ago, I said something like "I didn't see that ending coming, but I liked it"). In a perfect world, I would be able to remember the show and its questions five or six hours later, and then post about it, but it's not always possible. TVaddict44 simply mentioned the category involved, not the answer, above. I don't think she posted anything that needed spoiler tags. To stay on topic, and avoid the dreaded boards-on-boards slaps on the wrist that TWoP was so fond of.... on Friday's show, I couldn't tell who was sighing, but it was damned annoying. It was like being on public transit or working next to someone who has their own private drama going on. I liked Will his first day, and who knows what he's like in a non-stress situation, but the sighing was really getting to me. 2 Link to comment
opus January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 (edited) My 2 cents-- you have to come in here at your own risk. My 2 cents-- you have to come in here at your own risk. I'll check in from watching it till sleep, then the next day,stay away, and catch up after I've seen the next one. And so on. Edited January 25, 2015 by GaryE 2 Link to comment
Athena January 25, 2015 Author Share January 25, 2015 Hello, all! I have clarified the spoilers issue in this mod note. For the sake of picking a time, I made 7PM EST the threshold for the episode's specific air date. I think most of you post about the episode after this time. Before that, it's a spoiler so you can post in Spoilers or use spoiler tag. This does include categories. Once it gets to be about 10PM EST, I think the episode will have aired for most affiliates in the USA. I hope this helps. Please PM me or post in the mod topic if you have any questions. Thank you! 3 Link to comment
Totale January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 I've got two cents that say the 7pm EST rule for that day's show works for me. Yes, you'll have to wait some or be ambiguous if the show is on at noon where you live, but everyplace I've ever lived including now it's on in the early evening, and I'd rather not have this section of PTV be a no-go zone for 19 hours out of 24 every day for fear that I can't read or talk about yesterday's show without spoiling today's. In fact any stated spoiler cutoff time would be fine with me, as long as everyone knows and follows along. 3 Link to comment
teebax January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 It actually airs at 2:30 where I live, which is earlier than anywhere else I've lived. Jeopardy belongs on at 7 pm, dammit. Followed by Wheel of Fortune to make me feel smart again if I bomb during Jeopardy. I guess the time it airs shouldn't matter to me in the era of the DVR. I record Jeopardy since I rarely am home before 6 pm. I watch it while I pour my adult beverage, change out of my monkey suit and begin to unwind from the workday. Link to comment
Prevailing Wind January 25, 2015 Share January 25, 2015 A number of years ago, the station that aired both Wheel and Jeopardy! (7 & 7:30 PM, repsectively) wanted to air yet another half-hour of local news, so they moved Wheel to 7:30 and Jeopardy! to 4:00 PM. At first, I was annoyed by this. Y'know, those seniors need to get to bed right after Wheel, so you're making them go to bed late!!! AND I was pissed that they couldn't just keep J! on at 7:30 & move Wheel to 4 - but, again, those seniors are out at the Early Bird Specials then (and now that I'm a geezer, I struggle to NOT do that). Then I was OK with it when I realized Jeopardy! viewers can program VCRs...not so sure about Wheel Watchers. (Yeah, I'm a snob.) 4 Link to comment
proserpina65 January 26, 2015 Share January 26, 2015 I thought FJ was very easy. If you ask me to name any river in North America, that's the first one I'd think of :P And it made sense with the clue. I am ashamed to say I got it wrong. As soon as it was revealed, I was "OMG - of course!!!" but I really couldn't come up with anything beforehand. Seriously? A whole category about Shakira? It was just another pop culture category. I mean, they had a Channing Tatum category a couple of weeks back. Not my kind of thing, but I don't have a problem with categories about current pop stars/actors/writers, etc. Plus, I got all those answers right. Link to comment
teebax January 26, 2015 Share January 26, 2015 I am ashamed to say I got it wrong. As soon as it was revealed, I was "OMG - of course!!!" but I really couldn't come up with anything beforehand. It was just another pop culture category. I mean, they had a Channing Tatum category a couple of weeks back. Not my kind of thing, but I don't have a problem with categories about current pop stars/actors/writers, etc. Plus, I got all those answers right. Not to mention she's a huge, wordlwide freaking star. I didn't realize it until she started appearing on The Voice. There's a lot of pop culture I dislike, but I don't mind Jeopardy doing categories about big stars, as long as they still ask about the older stuff I can actually answer! 1 Link to comment
mojoween January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Perhaps I'm turning into a humorless old cow, but I didn't find the Hitler anecdote charming in the least. Woohoo, a joke about a sadistic mass murderer! I thought FJ was super easy today and was surprised that one guy second guessed himself. I can't think of what an important discovery would have been in LA in 1860. 1 Link to comment
GreekGeek January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 (edited) Perhaps I'm turning into a humorless old cow, but I didn't find the Hitler anecdote charming in the least. Woohoo, a joke about a sadistic mass murderer! I thought FJ was super easy today and was surprised that one guy second guessed himself. I can't think of what an important discovery would have been in LA in 1860. The first round including the interviews was pre-empted by storm coverage here, so I didn't hear the anecdote. I'm embarrassed to say I blanked on FJ. I knew the city had something to do with the Gold Rush, but I was thinking of places in Alaska and none seemed big enough. It's a moot point since he lost anyway, but I didn't think Kyle should have gotten credit for "The Last Crusade" instead of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." Edited January 27, 2015 by GreekGeek 3 Link to comment
mojoween January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 The lady who won said that her birthday is April 20 which she shares with Hitler, and on her birthday her son posts (paraphrasing) "happy birthday to two people, one of whom is cruel and a dictator, the other is Hitler." I know I totally botched the phrase she used but that's the jist. And I cringed when I figured out she was going there when she started the story. 3 Link to comment
Moose135 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 I had muted the TV during the commercial break, so I missed the Hitler story, I'm not sorry about that. Got FJ right away. I was annoyed at the randomness of needing/not needing full names when they accepted "Unser" as the 4-time Indy 500 winner, rather than "Al Unser", after including "his brother Bobby" in the clue. It's a moot point since he lost anyway, but I didn't think Kyle should have gotten credit for "The Last Crusade" instead of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." I thought they ruled him incorrect on that, but I may be mistaken. 3 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 I thought Christine gave off a totally creepy vibe and that interview portion about Hitler was warped. And what the heck is a retired homemaker? Someone who no longer keeps house? Good game overall. FJ was an instaget for me. 4 Link to comment
ChicagoCita January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 I admired Christine's brass balls in making a $5000 DD bet. I know several people who share a birthday with Hitler, and they all have a line about it. Must be a rough birthday. As one of them reminds me each year, it's not only Hitler, it's Sandy Duncan, too. 5 Link to comment
opus January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 (edited) I know several people who share a birthday with Hitler, and they all have a line about it. Must be a rough birthday. As one of them reminds me each year, it's not only Hitler, it's Sandy Duncan, too.Well, if they just don't mention it........ I don't think Hitler's birth date is common knowledge. Edited January 27, 2015 by GaryE 2 Link to comment
chessiegal January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 As someone who got married on Hitler's birthday, as soon as Christine said her birthday was April 20th and she mentioned her son, I knew exactly where she was going. I don't think Hitler's birthday is all that obscure, considering I hear it mentioned in the media on occasion. I enjoyed Christine. I hope she stays around for awhile. But we couldn't figure out what a retired housewife(?) was either. 1 Link to comment
alias1 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 I admired Christine's brass balls in making a $5000 DD bet. I know several people who share a birthday with Hitler, and they all have a line about it. Must be a rough birthday. As one of them reminds me each year, it's not only Hitler, it's Sandy Duncan, too. My dad's birthday is that same day so I knew where she was going with it right away. It's a common joke if you know anyone born that day. 1 Link to comment
teebax January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 I associate 4/20 with something completely different. I guess Jeopardy isn't quite ready to go there yet. 10 Link to comment
dcalley January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Well, if they just don't mention it........ I don't think Hitler's birth date is common knowledge. I feel like the only reason I know it is from mentions in association with the Columbine massacre. 2 Link to comment
Tunia January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 (edited) GreekGeek, on 26 Jan 2015 - 8:10 PM, said: It's a moot point since he lost anyway, but I didn't think Kyle should have gotten credit for "The Last Crusade" instead of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." I thought they ruled him incorrect on that, but I may be mistaken. Initially, Christine had answered "Indiana Jones and the Final Crusade", which was the answer ruled incorrect. Edited January 27, 2015 by Tunia 2 Link to comment
peeayebee January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 (edited) I was annoyed at the randomness of needing/not needing full names when they accepted "Unser" as the 4-time Indy 500 winner, rather than "Al Unser", after including "his brother Bobby" in the clue. That bugged me too. It's very possible that someone would only know, or be able to recall, Bobby Unser, but since the clue referred to his brother, as you said, "Al" really should have been required. I didn't care for the Hitler joke either. And I also know someone whose birthday is around then. April 19. He used to jokingly complain about being close to Hitler's birthday, the Columbine massacre, and the Oklahoma City bombing. I don't know if there's anything else around that time. For FJ, I guessed Sacramento. I figured that was wrong, but for some stupid reason San Francisco didn't cross my mind as I was trying to think of Calfornia Gold Rush cities. Not many TS's in this game. That's a good thing. Edited January 27, 2015 by peeayebee 2 Link to comment
opus January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 (edited) Hitler died on April 30, in case anyone has a birthday on that. Edited January 27, 2015 by GaryE 3 Link to comment
Bastet January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 I didn't see the episode; did she seem to be around the typical retirement age? If so, I'd assume it means she retired just like one would retire from any other job, just minus the formal benefit system. My aunt was a homemaker, and when my uncle retired, so did she; they hired a housekeeper, cook, gardener, etc. and are free to travel, volunteer, rest, whatever they want on a daily basis. Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 She looked to be 50-ish. I'm a slob so I think I'll just describe myself as a retired homemaker meaning I don't clean stuff anymore. 7 Link to comment
proserpina65 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 I'm embarrassed to say I blanked on FJ. I knew the city had something to do with the Gold Rush, but I was thinking of places in Alaska and none seemed big enough. I figured it was the California Gold Rush, but answered 'Sacramento' because it was closer to the actual location of the inital gold strke, not properly considering the city size portion of the clue. 2 Link to comment
Trey January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 (edited) Moose135, on 26 Jan 2015 - 8:24 PM, said: I was annoyed at the randomness of needing/not needing full names when they accepted "Unser" as the 4-time Indy 500 winner, rather than "Al Unser", after including "his brother Bobby" in the clue. That bugged me too. It's very possible that someone would only know, or be able to recall, Bobby Unser, but since the clue referred to his brother, as you said, "Al" really should have been required. I was really surprised that they just accepted Unser without Al. I agree, they should have a better policy regarding full or part names. On the other hand, I thought Christine should have been negged for giving Rotten Tomatoes when all they wanted was rotten. I liked Christine, didn't hear her Hitler story. I don't think it would have bothered me. For some reason Sacramento also came first to me for FJ but I quickly switched to San Francisco. It was a pretty good game, hope Christine can win a few more. Edited January 27, 2015 by Trey Link to comment
Moose135 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 On the other hand, I thought Christine should have been negged for giving Rotten Tomatoes when all they wanted was rotten. But in general, it seems they usually allow you to give extra words, as long as what you give is correct. 1 Link to comment
6 MeowMeowBeenz January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Christine looked too young to be retired ANYTHING. But I do wonder how that homemaker thing works. Maybe you move into a hotel full-time! 2 Link to comment
atir January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Perhaps Alex (or the emcee) misspoke. He meant to say: retired homewrecker. 3 Link to comment
rereader2 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 For FJ, I guessed Sacramento. I figured that was wrong, but for some stupid reason San Francisco didn't cross my mind as I was trying to think of Calfornia Gold Rush cities. That's exactly where I went--I got stuck on Sacramento, although I didn't think it was right. 1 Link to comment
Roaster January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Another ballsy Daily Double play today! Under the new spoiler rules, I can't say more, but believe me, the way today's (Tuesday's) game ends is Jeopardy at its best. 1 Link to comment
Mumbles January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Christine looked too young to be retired ANYTHING. But I do wonder how that homemaker thing works. Maybe you move into a hotel full-time! When she said today that her kids have gone to college and keep coming back (hence "retired homemaker"), I was gobsmacked. She looks like she's just out of college herself! 2 Link to comment
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