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escape artist posted:Tonight's episode was harder than the Tournament of Champions episodes! I guess it really depends on your strengths. I thought this episode was especially easy, neglecting the FJ question where I licked into the (second) correct answer.
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in_cahoots posted:I guess it really depends on your strengths. I thought this episode was especially easy, neglecting the FJ question where I licked into the (second) correct answer. FJ was easy as hell! I got Costa Rica, without a second thought.
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Mar 8, 2013 05:07
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escape artist posted:FJ was easy as hell! I got Costa Rica, without a second thought. My brain thinks of Costa Rica as an island so I always forget about it. Belize I guessed just because it's the stereotypical 'safe' country where middle-class Americans want to retire.
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Mar 8, 2013 05:22
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I was watching with my mom - she went with Belize, I went with Costa Rica.
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Mar 8, 2013 15:09
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Mar 9, 2013 01:35
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Tonight was weird... The "harder" (read: worth more money) clues were easier than the 200s. Also, FJ was too easy, and I have never even seen either of their films! The Fonda siblings, undoubtedly.
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Mar 9, 2013 01:40
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Yellowles. That is all goons. Yellowles.
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Doomsday Jesus posted:Yellowles. That is all goons.
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Mar 12, 2013 23:17
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Man, I ain't even gonna guess. This girl in the middle is silent so far, except for one great answer. Yes, of course, I too associate 1987 Russia with Kruschev.
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funktopus posted:Man, I ain't even gonna guess. Also "Santa Anna" as a Mexican general in the mid 1850s that was responsible for losing a lot of territory to the US... was the easiest daily double ever.
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Mar 14, 2013 00:55
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The gently caress kinda bullshit was that for a FJ?
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jojoinnit posted:The gently caress kinda bullshit was that for a FJ? I don't know. One time the FJ was Beatles songs and it was The title of this Beatles song is a Yoruba phrase that means "life goes on" Which was pretty cool, because you have to be a Beatles fan to know that, I think. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da I got really excited when I saw the category, and it was the easiest question ever. Also, the daily doubles have been easy as gently caress lately, when I thought they were, theoretically, the hardest questions on each board.
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Mar 15, 2013 01:20
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Maybe this is just vicarious sour grapes, but this is really unimpressive for an 8-day run.
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Mar 15, 2013 03:52
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escape artist posted:I don't know. One time the FJ was Beatles songs and it was Or grew up in the 80's and watched The Corky Thatcher show.
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Punch Card posted:Maybe this is just vicarious sour grapes, but this is really unimpressive for an 8-day run.
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Punch Card posted:Maybe this is just vicarious sour grapes, but this is really unimpressive for an 8-day run. Sara had like more than half of his (8-day) total in 3 days. It is very unimpressive. Plus he looks like Jack McBrayer's 30 Rock character in real life. Frot Lesnar posted:Or grew up in the 80's and watched The Corky Thatcher show. I grew up in the 90's so I don't know what that is. I was just a big time stoner in high school and listened to every Beatles song a hundred times. edit: Oh, the actor with downs syndrome. What did that song have to do with that show? escape artist fucked around with this message at 09:46 on Mar 15, 2013 |
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Mar 15, 2013 09:43
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escape artist posted:Sara had like more than half of his (8-day) total in 3 days. It was the theme song of the show, Life Goes On.
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Mar 15, 2013 14:29
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Reports are coming out that have Matt Lauer as the lead candidate to replace Alex Trebek when he decides to retire. Dear god no.
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Frot Lesnar posted:Reports are coming out that have Matt Lauer as the lead candidate to replace Alex Trebek when he decides to retire. Dear god no.  that is a terrible loving idea. I want to find that person who suggested that and hide him in my oubliette until Trebek retires to make sure it doesn't happen.
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Mar 15, 2013 16:46
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BrooklynBruiser posted:It should be Ken Jennings, but it won't I may boycott Jeopardy! for a brief period (I mean I can't stay away FOREVER) if it is not Ken Jennings.
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Aww, I liked Drew Frot Lesnar posted:Reports are coming out that have Matt Lauer as the lead candidate to replace Alex Trebek when he decides to retire. Dear god no. Well, that'll be the end of Jeopardy for me
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So glad Jack McBrayer's twin brother finally lost. 8 day total of 140k? Sara made 77 in 3 days! You suck! And he got beat by the gooniest of goons, so it's only appropriate. McBrayer tried to pull a Leonard Cooper and couldn't do it.
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There is also rumor of Brian Williams and Dan Patrick as other possible names. Honestly, if they really want to go with someone with journalism experience, they really can't go wrong with Pat Kiernan. He needs another game show after VH1 decided against another World Series of Pop Culture, the cretins.
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CarbonCpy posted:There is also rumor of Brian Williams and Dan Patrick as other possible names. Brian Williams or Anderson Cooper would own.
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Mar 16, 2013 06:25
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Brian Williams would be fantastic.
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Mar 16, 2013 07:33
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I'm definitely Team Jennings, but Brian Williams would be great too. Today's was a pretty bad episode though, especially after Drew fell flat on his face and everybody finished out the second round playing ridiculously conservatively.
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BrooklynBruiser posted:Brian Williams or Anderson Cooper would own. I don't really see Anderson Cooper taking over. He's slightly below Charlie Sheen on the crazy level, he has burned way too many bridges. That, plus just hiring him politicizes a non-political show.
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As much as Brian Williams would own (see: RAWR with Brian Williams on The Soup) I don't see any way they could get him without him quitting NBC News so that probably won't work. I wouldn't mind Dan Patrick. He could at least pass for smart. Matt Lauer, regardless of his actual intelligence, cannot. They might as well get Hoda and Kathy Lee (actually that would kinda own).
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thrakkorzog posted:I don't really see Anderson Cooper taking over. He's slightly below Charlie Sheen on the crazy level, he has burned way too many bridges. That, plus just hiring him politicizes a non-political show.  In what way is Anderson Cooper near the Charlie Sheen level of crazy??I think Cooper and Williams are both cool as news dudes, I'm just not sold on a news dude as a Jeopardy! host. (Though Hoda/Kathie Lee would be PHENOMENAL.) I am still Team Ken first and foremost, but Pat Kiernan is (a) waaaay underrated and (b) also Canadian, if they wanted to keep that theme. Actually just reunite Jennings and Kiernan from their time on Grand Slam, with Kiernan in some other cool non-hosting role. Not really, I just wanted to shoehorn Grand Slam into the discussion, please tell me someone else remembers that? Dennis Miller hosted it and I don't even remember him going off on any memorable crazy political rants! That alone should count for something! uublog fucked around with this message at 09:12 on Mar 16, 2013 |
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uublog posted:Actually just reunite Jennings and Kiernan from their time on Grand Slam, with Kiernan in some other cool non-hosting role. I just had the craziest thought pop into my head: Pat and Ken hosting an American version of Pointless. I feel like I need to write that down somewhere. (And, yes, I remember Grand Slam as well. Asides from Russian Roulette, that was the best original GSN had ever ran)
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I don't often care about what talking head is on what TV show, but Jeopardy! is an institution, damnit! Ken Jennings is the right choice and this should be clear to everybody. And he's almost certainly the cheap choice as well, so I don't know why Matt Lauer or Anderson Cooper aren't already out of the running.
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Kiernan is a fine choice. No third WSoPC is bittersweet. On the one hand, it was great. On the other hand, the winners are friends of mine and they get to stay champs forever. But yes, Jennings is the perfect choice and that he's not even in the running is inexplicable. This should probably be a White House petition by now.
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I mean, if it's Ken Jennings, I'll probably watch the whole episode. If it's Matt Lauer, I'll just fast forward and he'll read questions and make an occasional terrible joke. And I'm still going to try to get on the show... I think we've got one more round of tests before Alex leaves, unless he signs on for a few more years. It'll be a loving bummer not to go on there and meet Alex, riff with 'em a la Colby. I had a friend who went on there back in '03 and she said he had a nervous breakdown and started dropping f-bombs at the sound or stage crew, and this was in the midst of a middle school field trip to the show. Then someone came out to talk to the kids and said "We're so sorry, Mr. Trebek is having a bad day."
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Jennings could just not want to do it; knowing a lot and being funny in print doesn't mean he'd make a good performer. My girlfriend just got called up for the New York audition; she already totally embarrasses me at bar trivia so this should be interesting.
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Write a humor program for Watson and let him do it.
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zVxTeflon posted:Write a humor program for Watson and let him do it. *Colby talks back to Watson*  "KILL ALL HUMANS"
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gooby on rails posted:Jennings could just not want to do it; knowing a lot and being funny in print doesn't mean he'd make a good performer. I'm pretty sure Jennings said he would love to, but hadn't been asked.
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CarbonCpy posted:I just had the craziest thought pop into my head: Pat and Ken hosting an American version of Pointless. I feel like I need to write that down somewhere. Yes!!!!! I also loved Russian Roulette, I don't know why but watching people fall through trap doors in the floor is awesome as hell to me. It's one of the first things I put in my imaginary mansion. On the topic of GSN originals: I had dreams of being on Lingo, cuz I can spell werds gud, but for some reason, replacing Weird Conservative host with Weird Midwestern Part-time Actor host has erased them. Weird.
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