Broderbits December 25, 2014 Share December 25, 2014 All I have to say is: can't wait for the holiday special "Rabbit, the Other Reindeer"! 1 Link to comment
ChicagoCita December 25, 2014 Share December 25, 2014 All I have to say is: can't wait for the holiday special "Rabbit, the Other Reindeer"! I liked Av..... (sorry, can't remember his name)'s response to Alex chiding him for not knowing the names of Santa's reindeer -- "Well, Alex, I am a rabbinical school student." Best comeback ever after a really bad guess. 4 Link to comment
mojoween December 25, 2014 Share December 25, 2014 I guess I'm not surprised that he didn't get FJ because apparently he's not allowed to know pop culture but I'm surprised the lady in the middle didn't get it. That was the first name I thought of. I didn't like his snark to Alex about the rabbit because if you really don't know the story, why would you guess? Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 December 25, 2014 Share December 25, 2014 Did anyone get the impression the new champ is about 4 feet tall? I didn't like the starting at the highest $$$ clues. I was screaming Denver during the Mint category. FJ was an instaget for me. Didn't seem that hard. Link to comment
GreekGeek December 25, 2014 Share December 25, 2014 I also was surprised that only one contestant got FJ right and the other two couldn't even come up with a guess. It took me a moment to recall that Audrey Hepburn did indeed win an Oscar, because I knew she was passed over for My Fair Lady (in favor of Julie Andrews, who wasn't considered famous enough at the time to reprise her stage role as Eliza!). Long Day's Journey Into Night was another thing I thought the teacher should have known. Did she ever say what she taught? I thought the story of her preemie son's diaper was very touching, although it was pretty heavy stuff for a contestant interview. Fortunately it had a happy ending. I'm sorry I missed the rabbinical student's winning game last night. I loved his glee when his winning total was announced at the beginning of today's show. I thought his "Hey, I'm a rabbinical student" comment was an allusion to ignorance about Christmas trivia, not pop culture in general. 1 Link to comment
M. Darcy December 25, 2014 Share December 25, 2014 I immediately got Hepburn for FJ but then second guessed myself because it seemed way to easy for a FJ question. Link to comment
Trey December 26, 2014 Share December 26, 2014 Re tonight's FJ, the lady on the end doesn't know her vertical from her horizontal; otherwise she was on the right track with the symbol pertaining to money. The fellow in the middle made no sense with his guess of NATO. I did not get Euro; in fact, I had no guess whatsoever. Link to comment
peeayebee December 26, 2014 Share December 26, 2014 I think the only TS I got was Roman Polanski as the director of 'Knife in the Water.' Link to comment
opus December 26, 2014 Share December 26, 2014 No Jeopardy on here tonight due to NBA. Link to comment
rereader2 December 26, 2014 Share December 26, 2014 No Jeopardy on here tonight due to NBA. Here, either. :( Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 December 27, 2014 Share December 27, 2014 Vaughn was impressive. I like him and am glad he won. Today's game seemed relatively easy, in fact that Abbreviated Magazines category was Teen Tournament caliber. I actually got FJ right away. 3 Link to comment
Trey December 27, 2014 Share December 27, 2014 The contestants did very well in the Doowop category even though that era was before their time. Not before my time though so I got all correct. I like doowop:) The question about radio waves not penetrating the metal of a car so you need this; answer was antenna but I said aerial - would they have accepted that? Instaget FJ. Link to comment
Bastet December 29, 2014 Share December 29, 2014 I imagine that's pretty far down Sony's priority list - and I wouldn't want to inject so much as my email address into its system right now - so maybe you can find it elsewhere instead. If you pull up the print version of the NYT on its website, does it show? Is there a Twitter account for Jeopardy? Maybe you could suggest they tweet the FJ clue each day. Link to comment
dcalley December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 Ugh, another clue containing "woman author." 1 Link to comment
opus December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 (edited) I liked the Twilight chapter daily double clue, as you could just see the guy rummaging thru classic lit titles in his mind. Edited December 30, 2014 by GaryE Link to comment
Trey December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 I had to laugh at the thought of Dr. Jenner injecting his patients with mad cow disease. Loved Rowena's comeback to be in the lead at the end of DJ. Too bad she got FJ wrong, I would have liked to see her win. But I like the current champ too so it's all good with me. I thought FJ was obvious but I guess not to everyone. I also loved the Art & History category even though I only got a couple of the answers - it seemed like an old school Jeopardy sort of category. Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 I liked Rowena's comeback, too. But I really like Vaughn. Thomas' wild flailing with his buzzer got on my last nerve. I thought it was a good game. I was a total fail on FJ. Link to comment
peeayebee December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 I was rooting for Thomas. He seemed to be the strongest player, or at least the one who got the most right. Link to comment
Bastet December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 Ugh, another clue containing "woman author." So bloody offensive! Had the dedication been to a man, would the clue read "... to this male [or, in J! grammar, man] author ..."? Not in a million years. Assholes. 5 Link to comment
opus December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 Does anyone have an idea about how to get the FJ question from the NYT back up on the jeopardy Sony board? I can't find any kind of contact number for Sony. I really need the question ahead of time - it's part of the fun to research it if I don't have a guess... This site is up to date, but I have no idea when they post it-- http://fikklefame.com/tag/jeopardy/ Link to comment
possibilities December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 Rowena's come from behind as the most exciting recovery I've seen on this show. She was clearly having trouble with buzzer timing for most of the game, but I guess she finally got it near the end. Not getting the Twilight reference is almost something to be proud of, as far as I'm concerned. There was a response they rules wrong tonight, which I thought they should have accepted. But now I can't remember what it was. 3 Link to comment
dcalley December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 Probably energy efficiency instead of weather stripping. I thought it was a bad clue and expected them to credit her later, but they didn't! 4 Link to comment
peeayebee December 30, 2014 Share December 30, 2014 Probably energy efficiency instead of weather stripping. I thought it was a bad clue and expected them to credit her later, but they didn't! Didn't the clue refer to a how-to video? If it was specifically about weather-stripping, then I can see energy efficiency not being correct. My answer was weather-proofing, which I think would have been accepted, but I'm not sure. Another answer that was ruled wrong but I questioned was 'asphalt.' I can't remember how the clue was worded. Link to comment
mojoween December 31, 2014 Share December 31, 2014 I don't like that "descendants" was accepted as an answer. The category was quotes, and the original speaker said "children," so while children are your descendants, that's not the quote. She didn't win anyways so it doesn't matter but I would think in a category about quotes you should get the quote right. 8 Link to comment
alias1 December 31, 2014 Share December 31, 2014 I don't like that "descendants" was accepted as an answer. The category was quotes, and the original speaker said "children," so while children are your descendants, that's not the quote. She didn't win anyways so it doesn't matter but I would think in a category about quotes you should get the quote right. I was going to post the same thing. They should have never accepted that. Link to comment
rereader2 December 31, 2014 Share December 31, 2014 I thought it was a translation? I don't suppose any of the judges knew whether descendant was as good a translation as children. 1 Link to comment
Ailianna December 31, 2014 Share December 31, 2014 It's not only a translation, it's a translation of an expression "believed" to be used by "native Americans"--so there's really no original quote to be getting it right in relation to. It wasn't like the other quotes which were attributed to specific people from specific sources. I think they had to give it to her. 5 Link to comment
dcalley December 31, 2014 Share December 31, 2014 Didn't the clue refer to a how-to video? If it was specifically about weather-stripping, then I can see energy efficiency not being correct. My answer was weather-proofing, which I think would have been accepted, but I'm not sure. I think a "be more specific" might have been warranted for "energy efficiency," but the clue just wasn't great, in my opinion. A Home Depot how-to video on this says "one of the easiest ways to save is by making our homes airtight" Link to comment
Bastet January 1, 2015 Share January 1, 2015 Dien Bien Phu going unanswered really surprised me. I suspect the poetry clues were over-valued; that is one of my weaker areas, yet I ran the category. I wanted to finish the '80s music category. Happy New Year, all. Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 January 1, 2015 Share January 1, 2015 I couldn't think of the FJ island name but knew what they wanted. I'm weak on poetry, too, and did well on it. Made me feel smart. ;-) Vaughn's really on a roll. Happy New Year! Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 Is MOR really the acronym for 'Museum of the Rockies' ? Because it seems like it's missing a letter -- namely the 'T'. I've never heard of the place before, so the clue indicating it was in Montana didn't help at all. I checked the website, and that is the acronym that they go by, but that just seems weird. That's like 'President of the United States' being represented by POUS instead of POTUS. And did Alex pronounce Afonso as 'Alfonso' in that Henry the Navigator question ? Because I heard Alfonso. FJ clue was ridiculously easy. Link to comment
alias1 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 Is MOR really the acronym for 'Museum of the Rockies' ? Because it seems like it's missing a letter -- namely the 'T'. I've never heard of the place before, so the clue indicating it was in Montana didn't help at all. I checked the website, and that is the acronym that they go by, but that just seems weird. That's like 'President of the United States' being represented by POUS instead of POTUS. And did Alex pronounce Afonso as 'Alfonso' in that Henry the Navigator question ? Because I heard Alfonso. FJ clue was ridiculously easy. Sometimes acronyms don't make total sense. I think they go for making them easy to say (MOR being easier than MOTR). And I agree that FJ was RIDICULOUSLY easy. Great game though. They were all good contestants. Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 I knew MOR but I've lived in Montana. FJ was super easy and I've never seen that show. I thought it was a good game, too, but again with the buzzer flailing. I guess that's a sore spot with me. I enjoyed the Robin Hood theme in the first round. 1 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 I enjoyed the Robin Hood theme in the first round. Agreed, that was fun. 1 Link to comment
halfpint ingals January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 I loved the halfpint question last night. And I like the current champ. I knew FJ right away, and have never seen that show, but it seemed obvious. 1 Link to comment
Browncoat January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 FJ last night was very obvious. I've never seen the show, either, but it was the first and only thing that came to mind. 1 Link to comment
rubaco January 2, 2015 Share January 2, 2015 I got FJ right away, too, but what I found interesting is that the category was Television. The first thing I said (after the response) was, "Wait -- that isn't technically television." At least not in the traditional sense. It's a web series. Just being super-nitpicky. 3 Link to comment
M. Darcy January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I'm sure I would have figured out FJ anyway but I really knew it from that line on the Mary Tyler Moore show when Rhoda says she told Barbra not to get the nose job. 1 Link to comment
opus January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I was hoping someone would show off and write rhinoplasty. 4 Link to comment
Ailianna January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I didn't actually know this FJ, but I deduced that there were only two possibilities--cosmetic surgery or an abortion. Given 1923 I didn't think an abortion would have been public enough for the clue, so that left cosmetic surgery. I had no idea what kind of surgery though--does anyone think that "cosmetic surgery" would have been good enough for an answer, or would it have to be a nose job? Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 (edited) I think it would have had to be a nose job. I remember Babs getting a lot of pressure to get one when she started out. I'm glad she didn't. She's always had a unique look. Edited January 3, 2015 by CarpeDiem54 1 Link to comment
Writing Wrongs January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I knew it right away, too. Babs refused because it would've changed her voice. Too bad Cher didn't think like that. 3 Link to comment
Ziz January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 So sad to see Vaughn go, but I like the look of the new champ :) Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 In addition to a lot of pretty easy clues, I thought the DDs were all pretty easy in tonight's match. How many other generals have had European Recovery plans named after them ? 1 Link to comment
alias1 January 3, 2015 Share January 3, 2015 I'm sad to see Vaughn go, too. I was surprised he didn't get FJ and I expected him to actually write rhinoplasty instead of just nose job. 3 Link to comment
PaulaO January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 Just saw a commercial for TBS's show, King of the Nerds. One of the contestants is Colby, can't remember his last name. Teacher Tournament winner and face in a perpetual sneer. Link to comment
Prevailing Wind January 5, 2015 Share January 5, 2015 Burnett. So his name is Colby Burnett and he can't begin a sentence that doesn't start with "So..." Link to comment
Sharpie66 January 5, 2015 Share January 5, 2015 I would have been nervous about the non-technical term "nose job" and written both that and "rhinoplasty" just to make sure I got it right. 3 Link to comment
Abstract January 5, 2015 Share January 5, 2015 If we had Bizarro Alex hosting, he would have made wisecracks about the middle aged guys getting stumped by questions about Taylor Swift and Nicholas Sparks novels. 1 Link to comment
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