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Gaunab posted:Henry just gave up. Vulture Culture fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Jan 2, 2018 |
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Jan 2, 2018 06:09
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At least he knows who Bob Ross was, unlike Trebek. Guess they should have put it on his cue cards.
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Jan 2, 2018 09:25
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Have the judges gotten pickier or am I just now noticing it? Thinking of the Gangsta’s paradise and LDS questions.
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Jan 2, 2018 21:30
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AFAIK the rule has always been that you can gently caress up the spelling or the pronunciation (as long as it remains phonetic), but you can't add syllables or alter the phonetic pronunciation. It's why that kid got marked down for "Emanciptation Proclamation" -- adding the T hosed up the pronunciation enough that it was no longer phonetically viable. So ending "Gangsta" with a clear "-er" is always going to be marked wrong. "Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints" is different, that one's a whole word off. They wouldn't accept "Of Mice Or Men" in a Steinbeck category and they can't accept that.
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Jan 2, 2018 21:52
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What about Of Not (Not Mice Or Not Men)?
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haveblue posted:What about Of Not (Not Mice Or Not Men)? haha
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Soothing Vapors posted:AFAIK the rule has always been that you can gently caress up the spelling or the pronunciation (as long as it remains phonetic), but you can't add syllables or alter the phonetic pronunciation. It's why that kid got marked down for "Emanciptation Proclamation" -- adding the T hosed up the pronunciation enough that it was no longer phonetically viable. Yeah, this. It's always been explained as such by the Head Contestant Coordinator, the incomparable Maggie Speak, in the Green Room prior to taping. As long as your misspelling doesn't mess up the phonetic pronunciation, or your pronunciation is a viable phonetic reading of the correct response, you're golden. The example they always give us spelling-wise is Reykjavik. And if they're asking for a proper name, you need the full proper name for it to count. If you add too much information, that information better all be correct. We were discussing in the contestant Facebook group whether "What is the Mormons?" or "What is the LDS Church?" or "What is the Church of Latter Day Saints?" would be correct and we figured that all of them probably would've been seen as acceptable by the judges. Going for the full name, but changing a word there unfortunately gets you negged as an incorrect response. GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Jan 3, 2018 |
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Jan 2, 2018 23:02
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PSXer posted:At least he knows who Bob Ross was, unlike Trebek. Has Bob Ross never been an answer on the show before? Because I thought there was at least one time they asked about him, but I can't find anything on J-Archive.
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GhostStalker posted:Yeah, this. It's always been explained as such by the Head Contestant Coordinator, the incomparable Maggie Speak, in the Green Room prior to taping. As long as your misspelling doesn't mess up the phonetic pronunciation, or your pronunciation is a viable phonetic reading of the correct response, you're golden. The example they always give us spelling-wise is Reykjavik. In some situations like this (doesn't apply in Final of course), Alex makes it clear that the answer was almost correct - hinting that other players should buzz in and fix the response. Why do that - and does he ever get flak over when he does/doesn't hint?
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The official producer response on Gangsta's Paradise is as pedantic as I think any of us could have hoped forquote:Every contestant response is reviewed at the Judges’ Table during live gameplay to ensure that it is complete and accurate. Likewise, any change in scoring causes the game to be paused for a discussion between the producers, the writers and the independent third-party observers to ensure that the rules being applied are fair and consistent. Today’s Double Jeopardy! round was no exception: The judges ultimately ruled against Nick’s response of “Gangster’s Paradise Lost,” and it all came down to one syllable.
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GhostStalker posted:And if they're asking for a proper name, you need the full proper name for it to count. If you add too much information, that information better all be correct. We were discussing in the contestant Facebook group whether "What is the Mormons?" or "What is the LDS Church?" or "What is the Church of Latter Day Saints?" and we figured that all of them probably would've been seen as acceptable by the judges. Going for the full name, but changing a word there unfortunately gets you negged as an incorrect response. rchandra posted:In some situations like this (doesn't apply in Final of course), Alex makes it clear that the answer was almost correct - hinting that other players should buzz in and fix the response. Why do that - and does he ever get flak over when he does/doesn't hint? Alex is bad at his job seriously, he does poo poo like that all the time and its like the one thing he should not be doing
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Soothing Vapors posted:The official producer response on Gangsta's Paradise is as pedantic as I think any of us could have hoped for I pronounce both of those words identically, so... sucks to be me I suppose.
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I pronounce "assistance" and "assistants" slightly differently, but I still wasn't anywhere close on that "Answer the Homophone" clue.
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Soothing Vapors posted:My thought at the time was that "the Mormons" wouldn't have passed muster, because that theoretically refers to both the Church and its congregants, while the clue called for just the Church. I'm betting they would have accepted "Mormon Church," "LDS Church," or "Church of Latter Day Saints?" that made sense. I really wish one of them had tried an alternative like that so we could have seen. The consensus was that since "the Mormons" is a common vernacular way to refer to both the church and its members, even by the church and those members itself (according to an ex-member who was in our Facebook group), alongside its official name and the aforementioned "LDS Church" and "Church of Latter Day Saints", it should've been acceptable. Apparently, there were a bunch of commercials promoting the Church that someone looked up that stated that they were brought to you by "the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Mormons", including the commercial referenced in the clue, so there's that as well. Unkempt posted:I pronounce both of those words identically, so... sucks to be me I suppose. rchandra posted:In some situations like this (doesn't apply in Final of course), Alex makes it clear that the answer was almost correct - hinting that other players should buzz in and fix the response. Why do that - and does he ever get flak over when he does/doesn't hint? If Alex rules you correct with an unexpected response, states their expected one, then the judges rule it was wrong to credit you with the one you gave immediately afterwards, they'll deduct the amount for that clue, but won't give the other contestants a chance to answer because they already stated their expected one. I've seen that happen a couple of times, but not as often as a BMS prompt. GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Jan 3, 2018 |
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Jan 3, 2018 17:49
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Apparently, the filming of this year's college tournament has been postponed until March, with no explanation given other than it'll be "in the news." ...that's not good.
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Quoting myself from right after Matt Lauer-gate:Sir Lemming posted:Now let's just pray nothing comes out about Trebek
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https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/949061643232686086?s=17 Alex had surgery for a sub-dural hematoma. He's recovering and will be back soon.
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skaboomizzy posted:https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/949061643232686086?s=17 That's good. According to former participants, taping for the College Tournament usually takes place in January, and the studio is apparently not in use at the moment according to people in the area. Still, Trebek should take the time to recover, and if they move the tape date back a bit to allow him to do so, I'm all for it.
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Jan 5, 2018 02:20
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Bet $100 he's wearing that cap because they had to shave part of his head for surgery. With a shaved head and shaved mustache, I legit don't think I'd recognize him 
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I can't stop Googling Alex in hats now. I have a brief due tomorrow. This is still time well spent
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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The TV IV > JEOPARDY! I can't stop Googling Alex in hats
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Jan 5, 2018 04:35
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Glad it’s nothing too serious. The post before the reveal was ominous.
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HookShot posted:The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The TV IV > JEOPARDY! I can't stop Googling Alex in hats 
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Zesty posted:Glad it’s nothing too serious. The post before the reveal was ominous. Yeah, plus the only thing in the news lately that isn't Trump is sex abuse scandals halting production of things, so "it'll be in the news soon" certainly wasn't reassuring.
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Sir Lemming posted:Yeah, plus the only thing in the news lately that isn't Trump is sex abuse scandals halting production of things, so "it'll be in the news soon" certainly wasn't reassuring. Trebek liked to trap women in bathrooms and not let them out until he finished explaining the category
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Jan 5, 2018 16:56
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Bunch of us old Jeopardy contestants are putting together a bunch of get well photos to Trebek, coordinated by Jennifer Morrow on Facebook, so I'm gonna be getting in on that. Alex is notorious for forgetting contestant names, but I figure Maggie can refresh his memory when we send all of them to Sony Pictures.
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Folks did you know GhostStalker was on Jeopardy and talks with other former contestants on Facebook? Incredible.
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Syzygy Stardust posted:I am also notorious for forgetting the names of the 500 or so people I meet every year for about an hour each as a routine part of my job. Nah, he forgets champion names as well even if they've been there for a while. Like, according to the people at the taping two ToCs back, he forgot the name of both Matt Jackson and Alex Jacob.
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GhostStalker posted:Nah, he forgets champion names as well even if they've been there for a while. Like, according to the people at the taping two ToCs back, he forgot the name of both Matt Jackson and Alex Jacob. whoosh
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i wasn't paying too much attention to the names on tonight's epsiode, but when brandon mentioned having something like 600 game show themes on mp3, i thought he sounded like someone i knew. i'm still not sure, but if he is the dude i know, he was also a (5 day, i think) champ on tom bergeron's version of hollywood squares. edit: college tournament champ, still can't figure out if he's the same dude just yet. Gene Hackman Fan fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Jan 6, 2018 |
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Jan 6, 2018 01:59
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I liked Sean. He reminded ,me of an actor or a comedian, but I couldn't place who
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I imagine someone from BSS is gonna break down my door to correct me on this, but the FJ today had a really interesting choice of words: "In 1946, MLJ Mags. changed its name to this “Comics”, incorporating the first name of its popular teenage hero." Answer was do people really care about Final Jeopardy spoilers? It was Archie. I really wouldn't consider that character a hero... He's just more of a character. It felt really misleading.
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Soothing Vapors posted:I liked Sean. He reminded ,me of an actor or a comedian, but I couldn't place who Not show related, but where is your avatar from?
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puppets freak me out posted:I imagine someone from BSS is gonna break down my door to correct me on this, but the FJ today had a really interesting choice of words: It probably is misleading on technicalities given most people have only likely heard of DC or Marvel so the writers were trying to go for the RC Cola of comics. Known but not well known. They aren’t going to use something like Nowhere Men or Chew unless it was on Film or TV
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Mister Kingdom posted:Not show related, but where is your avatar from? season finale of American Gods on Starz (spoilers)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjDiX6NdFkM
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Is the Spanish Civil War considered particularly obscure in the US? I keep assuming it's common knowledge, but no one seems to have heard of it (even Jeopardy contestants!)
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