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thrawn527
Mar 27, 2004

Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

Was that contestant’s story seriously, ”One time, I went to a soccer game.”?

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Zesty
Jan 17, 2012

The Great Twist
Huh. My recording for Friday was Mayim Bialik for some reason and nothing recorded today.

Duckman2008
Jan 6, 2010

TFW you see Flyers goaltending.
Grimey Drawer

Zesty posted:

Huh. My recording for Friday was Mayim Bialik for some reason and nothing recorded today.

Your recorder needs to take some of her brain pills.

Corin Tucker's Stalker
May 27, 2001


One bullet. One gun. Six Chambers. These are my friends.

Zesty posted:

Huh. My recording for Friday was Mayim Bialik for some reason and nothing recorded today.
Does Jeopardy air on a Sinclair station in your area? They were hit by ransomware like a month ago and their broadcasts are still screwing up in weird ways, so it might be that.

For the first week I didn't get Jeopardy at all because they were broadcasting some sports station. Now Jeopardy comes in but at a stuttered framerate, so every time the screen-filling clue animation plays you can see the individual frames. Commercial breaks are also just a silent black screen. Sort of nice, sort of creepy after the first minute.

Albino Squirrel
Apr 25, 2003

Miosis more like meiosis

HookShot posted:

Yeah, they're very much giving the impression of "we want Mayim Biyalik forever"
I can certainly understand the desire to have a woman as host to broaden the show's appeal - lord knows trivia has been a horrible white guy sausage fest as long as I've been involved in it - but there has to be at least one female host available who isn't hawking alternative medicine bullshit. Like, the one woman on the continent they pick for the nerd show is the one who's most likely to piss off every evidence-based medicine nerd out there.


Wait, I guess they could pick Jenny "Measles" McCarthy. That would be worse. I have no idea how Ken Jeong - a literal doctor - doesn't lose his poo poo at her on every episode of that singing mask show.

Goober Peas
Jun 30, 2007

Check out my 'Vette, bro


Meredith Viagra

Wait...

Zesty
Jan 17, 2012

The Great Twist

Corin Tucker's Stalker posted:

Does Jeopardy air on a Sinclair station in your area? They were hit by ransomware like a month ago and their broadcasts are still screwing up in weird ways, so it might be that.

For the first week I didn't get Jeopardy at all because they were broadcasting some sports station. Now Jeopardy comes in but at a stuttered framerate, so every time the screen-filling clue animation plays you can see the individual frames. Commercial breaks are also just a silent black screen. Sort of nice, sort of creepy after the first minute.

:shrug: might just be a YouTube tv thing too.

I don’t really watch TV anymore but it’s the only way to get Jeopardy.

christmas boots
Oct 15, 2012

To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out
Biscuit Hider
Ah I had the right answer then I second guessed and went with shaken, not stirred

1glitch0
Sep 4, 2018

I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF

christmas boots posted:

Ah I had the right answer then I second guessed and went with shaken, not stirred

I went with your second guess immediately and felt realllly stupid after.

banned from Starbucks
Jul 18, 2004




I went with

christmas boots posted:

shaken, not stirred
too.

It seemed to fit the phrase requirement better than just saying your name twice

BaronVonVaderham
Jul 31, 2011

All hail the queen!

christmas boots posted:

Ah I had the right answer then I second guessed and went with shaken, not stirred

I came up with that and then for some reason didn't bother to think about it. I came up with all of the hard parts, including the movie title, but botched the easy bit.

TL
Jan 16, 2006

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world

Fallen Rib
Tonight was one of those examples where I thought that FJ was a gimme and instead only one person got it right.

Jokymi
Jan 31, 2003

Sweet Sassy Molassy
I almost missed it until I remembered halfway through the song that Manhattan is an island.

I have a feeling that's what happened to Andrew. He clearly knew it was New York and was just trying to think of any island nearby while missing the obvious.

Also, was anyone else annoyed by the wording of the clue that said a torrent is a type of movie file?

Jokymi fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Nov 18, 2021

Vulture Culture
Jul 14, 2003

I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

Jokymi posted:

Also, was anyone else annoyed by the wording of the clue that said a torrent is a type of movie file?
That was the second really bad technology clue of the episode; the first involved the mistaken idea that routers connect modems somehow

Island Nation
Jun 20, 2006
Trust No One
If only there was a former computer programmer that was on the show's staff that could tell them. A bit unrealistic though since they need someone good at networking.

CPColin
Sep 9, 2003

Big ol' smile.
The clips in that AMA category were so long, I'm surprised they got through all the clues!

And Amy's tearing it the gently caress up! Three wins and already topped $100k, dang!

RC and Moon Pie
May 5, 2011

Matt was extremely confident while losing a buttload of money

I may have yelled at my TV that none of them knew Gerald Ford's birth name.

Harold Fjord
Jan 3, 2004
I was disappointed in myself

GhostStalker
Mar 26, 2010

Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

I thought the Rideau Canal was a dead giveaway in Final, but I guess not?

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=
Amy is REALLY good.

mennoknight
Nov 24, 2003

I WILL JUST EAT ONE MORE SANDWICH
OH MY HEAD EXPLORDED I'M JAY FATSTER

GhostStalker posted:

I thought the Rideau Canal was a dead giveaway in Final, but I guess not?

sometimes I forgot just how absolutely little Americans know about Canada. We're your neighbours! I had to learn so much about your presidents and your stupid wars studying for the show, the least you can do is learn our big national symbols.
Skating on the Rideau is iconic - I used to do it to work in the winter, when we worked in an office - and it's maybe the only thing I like about living in Ottawa. You can eat poutine on a big outside skating rink that goes from a fake lake to a castle.

Iron Crowned
May 6, 2003

by Hand Knit

mennoknight posted:

sometimes I forgot just how absolutely little Americans know about Canada. We're your neighbours! I had to learn so much about your presidents and your stupid wars studying for the show, the least you can do is learn our big national symbols.
Skating on the Rideau is iconic - I used to do it to work in the winter, when we worked in an office - and it's maybe the only thing I like about living in Ottawa. You can eat poutine on a big outside skating rink that goes from a fake lake to a castle.

I had to memorize your providences in 6th grade, then you might as well have never existed after the test, and I lived in a border state too.

The Sean
Apr 17, 2005

Am I handsome now?


Poque posted:

Amy is REALLY good.

Yeah, she's awesome. I'm really glad to see her keep winning. She has a chill, friendly, and normal type of personality like Matt and I look forward to them possibly going head to head. I also enjoyed Ken helping her dunk on her ex-bol.

TL
Jan 16, 2006

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world

Fallen Rib
Based on how this season has gone, I cannot wait for TOC.

Groundskeeper Silly
Sep 1, 2005

My philosophy...
The first rule is:
You look good.
I really like how much better Ken is at relating to the contestants (as contestants) than Mayim is. Especially when somebody's not doing well or being told they're not going to return for FJ, his little bits of color commentary don't seem patronizing.

BaronVonVaderham
Jul 31, 2011

All hail the queen!

Groundskeeper Silly posted:

his little bits of color commentary don't seem patronizing.

He actually has something to add rather than either A) reading the extra tidbit off the sheet like a robot, and/or B) using a clear tone of "who the gently caress would ever know that".

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

marry me, pam

Spokes
Jan 9, 2010

Thanks for a MONSTER of an avatar, Awful Survivor Mods!

TL posted:

Based on how this season has gone, I cannot wait for TOC.

yeah can't wait to see how many people they leapfrog for ratings this time!

thrawn527
Mar 27, 2004

Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe


Yeah, Pam really came here to loving WIN IT until Double Jeopardy.

packetmantis
Feb 26, 2013
I love Amy and was getting legit upset when it looked like she might lose. That story about the pearls was adorable.

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

thrawn527 posted:

Yeah, Pam really came here to loving WIN IT until Double Jeopardy.

she did so well the first round, then blanked on that dd and final. i wanted my fast-talkin' woman to run the table

christmas boots
Oct 15, 2012

To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out
Biscuit Hider
I was a little afraid of what might happen if I didn’t root for Pam.

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
Ha. I was thanking the Simpsons for getting the hogshead clue then there was an actual Simpsons clue later.

The Sean
Apr 17, 2005

Am I handsome now?


Pam seemed like a Type A mess. I couldn't stand her. Crazy eyes from the beginning. Talked as fast as Ben Shapiro. I missed her name and told my partner she looks like a Pam I worked with and they pointed out that her name was Pam...

goethe.cx
Apr 23, 2014


my man tonight out here looking like Bubbles from TPB

Zesty
Jan 17, 2012

The Great Twist

The Sean posted:

Pam seemed like a Type A mess. I couldn't stand her. Crazy eyes from the beginning. Talked as fast as Ben Shapiro. I missed her name and told my partner she looks like a Pam I worked with and they pointed out that her name was Pam...

This post really loving sucks.

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


I'd love for Ben Shapiro to get on and just get absolutely stomped by some librarian.

banned from Starbucks
Jul 18, 2004




I don't think the adjustable platforms even go high enough for Big Ben to see above the contestant podiums.

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The Sean
Apr 17, 2005

Am I handsome now?


Zesty posted:

This post really loving sucks.

It's Pam's fault.



I didn't see this last week :unsmith:

https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1464368375044268036

Her recent on-show story about her pearl necklace was sweet, too.

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