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He beat the average life expectancy, and I'm glad he had a peaceful death. Looks like my tivo is going to stay full for a long time.
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I was pretty devastated when we lost James Randi recently. This is a thousand times worse. He was one of the last unequivocally, genuinely good human beings left on this planet
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This hits me harder than most celebrity deaths and I wasn't really expecting that. I guess it's because he never seemed like a celebrity to me, just sort of a constant presence throughout my life. I'll never stop being a Jeopardy fan as long as the format stays the same but I never knew the show pre-Trebek and it's really difficult to imagine it without him.
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drat it all. I knew this was coming eventually because pancreatic cancer is so serious, but somehow I thought we would have a better idea of the exact date.
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Nov 8, 2020 18:58
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Nov 8, 2020 18:59
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This loving sucks. He was a good guy.
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Nov 8, 2020 18:59
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We all knew this was coming, but saying goodbye is never easy. Rest in peace, Alex.
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https://twitter.com/SiloSara/status/1325492734971453441?s=20 :*(
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I was legitimately shocked. I knew he was ill, but it seemed like his health was improving. Even with the severity of his illness.
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Nov 8, 2020 19:38
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RIP to one of the all-time greats. I don't think a celebrity death has actually upset me since Mr. Rogers. Do we know if he got to film his goodbye?
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Nov 8, 2020 19:46
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His last show will air on Christmas. We'll find out then.
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God drat it  .Alex was one of the all time greats. I’ll miss him so much.
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RIP! What a man, what a career. The word on the street is his last tapings were the week of Halloween and will air on Christmas. One last present
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This hit me harder than I expected it to. RIP to one of the greats.
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Nov 8, 2020 20:12
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RIP Alex Literally cant even imagine this show without him.
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Nov 8, 2020 20:34
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Jeopardy has always been a constant in life. My Mom can't remember when she and Dad began tuning into the Trebek version, but probably from the start as she had been a fan of the Fleming show. It was a nightly ritual at 7:30. On the rare occasion we were driving elsewhere, we'd listen in the car as Channel 6's frequency equated to 87.7 on your FM dial. No matter what changes there are in what you did or where you went. You might not eat the dinner table, but you better be in the room for family Jeopardy competition. He really was another family member to me and apparently everyone. The CBS NFL halftime show just had a tribute a couple of minutes ago. I got interested in trivia because I wanted to go on Jeopardy, rep my rural hometown and meet Trebek. I'm still quite proud of sweeping a Shakepeare category once in family competition because I had spent free moments at work reading Wikipedia. I'll never get to meet Alex, but I saw so much of him, I want to think I kind of did. Cheers to the ultimate arbiter of facts, a man bold enough to chase after a robber in his boxers (and tear his Achilles) and who accidentally once got blitzed out of his mind on pot brownies at a party.
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Nov 8, 2020 20:36
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zakharov posted:His last show will air on Christmas. We'll find out then. I hope expect that his last show will just end like normal. If he was still taping shows on the 29th, I can only assume the final illness came on very quickly. And, honestly, that's the way I prefer it.
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TL posted:I hope expect that his last show will just end like normal. If he was still taping shows on the 29th, I can only assume the final illness came on very quickly. And, honestly, that's the way I prefer it. I’ve seen stuff on Twitter saying he might have made a 30 second speech right at the end, but I’m not sure.
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Nov 8, 2020 20:45
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gently caress you, 2020. And cancer. gently caress you, too. I grew up watching Alex on game shows in the 70s when he had that bitchin' mustache. His version of Classic Concentration plays on Buzzr. It was fun to see what hideous shirt or sweater he would be wearing.
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I got to meet Alex a couple of times... never on Jeopardy, sadly. When the Canadian Geography Society ran out of funds for its geography competition, he stepped up with his own money, in addition to hosting the competitions. He was such a mensch.
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Mister Kingdom posted:gently caress you, 2020. And cancer. gently caress you, too. He participated in a "Game Show Hosts" week in Card Sharks that shows up now and again. A half hour or Alex getting to be himself is a treat to watch. Here's another time Alex was in his prime. Watch the co host's introduction carefully: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9ZNqy-ZDM
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RC and Moon Pie posted:Jeopardy has always been a constant in life. same, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune were staples in my house, absolutely gutted to hear the news so sudden (even if it's not a real surprise, obviously). Trebek will always be the iconic 'game show host' to me, charming but focused, and willing to zing the contestants when it's fun to do. Absolutely a major loss.
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That really sucks. Jeopardy was one of the few things you could always count on in life. I know it's not going away without Trebek, but it won't be the same without him. He *was* Jeopardy. You know how people talk about actors being born to play certain roles? Like Gandolfini being born to play Tony Soprano? Trebek was the Jeopardy host. There will be others, but there will never be one like him.
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I'm not crying YOU'RE crying. https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1325496032692736002?s=20
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Nov 9, 2020 02:27
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20/20 has a Trebek episode airing now. They've already been showing photos of a young, sex-ay Trebek.
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RC and Moon Pie posted:20/20 has a Trebek episode airing now. And now they've gotten to his afro era. Ooof. 
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RIP. About as big a presence in my life as anyone else I didn't actually know. Lost for anything else to say.
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You've probably read most, if not all of the stories before, but it's still hilarious to hear. Alex Trebek talks with Howard Stern about drugs.
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I posted this in another forum already, but Jeopardy has really only been a thing for me in the past year or so as I don't think it's on TV otherwise here in the UK (selected episodes have made the rounds on Netflix). It's been something I've looked forward to during the lockdowns, it's kept my brain ticking and I've learned quite a bit. It sucks hearing about Trebek, he seemed like a friendly and genuinely curious guy who was a great fit for the show, and who was also very funny when it mattered. Here's hoping someone can carry his spirit on.
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This is the opening that will air with tonight's episode. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yp_YM4sPAgeszYRkvitSZthB5ClWlJ7v/view Tears warning if you took this as hard as I did.
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zakharov posted:Tears warning if you took this as hard as I did. Warning is appreciated. I'm have a feeling I'm going to have to let my virtual DVR fill up a bit before I can come back to the show.
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zakharov posted:This is the opening that will air with tonight's episode. For whatever reason, that part did not air on my CBS affiliate. I figured there was a tribute as it's not the first time Jeopardy has had a little addendum to a show that didn't air locally. I did march down to the library today to check out his memoir. I'm currently through the sitting on a pony story.
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