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BaronVonVaderham posted:My vow to wager it all on physics regardless of the scenario would have really put me at risk there. That was the most atrociously written final. I got it at the very last second but gently caress, that was so poorly worded. I got it quickly, but dismissed it thinking they can't seriously be looking for the drat names of the quarks.
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christmas boots posted:I think Sam looks like a cross between Steve Martin and Mandy Patinkin God, thank you, I saw Steve Martin but couldn’t decide who else he was reminding me of and it was absolutely Mandy P.
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Dec 15, 2021 16:23
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Blossom is such a stupid loving host for many reasons. Last night she said "Inside a Convex Mirror" instead of the actual name of "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror." She doubled down on it, too, and acted smarmy while also being wrong. J! is not the place to do that if you don't know what you're talking about.
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Dec 15, 2021 16:56
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"Smarmy" is a great word for Mayim's hosting style. I don't know if she realizes she comes across that way, but there's a smugness to her that's especially galling when you consider the fact that Ken has a reason to be smug and isn't.
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Dec 15, 2021 17:17
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Occasionally I check public comments on news articles or facebook to get an idea of the public sentiment, and most people talk about Ken like he's the smug know-it-all and Mayim is pleasant. 
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Dec 15, 2021 17:25
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The Sean posted:Blossom is such a stupid loving host for many reasons. I thought that was a weird name for a painting. Presumably she has the answers in front of her, right? Why go off on your own like that unless you're 100% sure?
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Dec 15, 2021 17:29
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Thinking that Mayim is pleasant I can kind of understand. Thinking that Ken is a smug know it all I can't. I wonder how much that's just dumb Americans confusing being knowledgeable and competent with "smarty pants".
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F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:Thinking that Mayim is pleasant I can kind of understand. Thinking that Ken is a smug know it all I can't. I wonder how much that's just dumb Americans confusing being knowledgeable and competent with "smarty pants". I'm sure that's it. "He sure is smart. That smug rear end in a top hat."
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thrawn527 posted:I thought that was a weird name for a painting. Presumably she has the answers in front of her, right? Why go off on your own like that unless you're 100% sure? She also referenced the poetry collection and it's also not the way she articulated it. She does have the answers in front of her but a large proportion of the time it looks like she's more interested in saying "no, wrong" and then takes a few seconds to look down at her notes to verify. Here is the relevant painting wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-portrait_in_a_Convex_Mirror.
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Dec 15, 2021 17:31
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I liked that Daily Double last night where the contestant started giving an answer, Mayim interrupted with, "Sorry, that's time." and then the out-of-time beep sounded. Made me wonder if they used to give Alex a little wiggle room when calling time on DD's.
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Dec 15, 2021 17:40
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The Sean posted:Blossom is such a stupid loving host for many reasons. The problem with this one was the clue, imo: quote:Parmigianino painted a self-portrait in this curved item, also the title of John Ashbery's poem about the painting The answer is simply "convex mirror", but Parmigianino didn't actually paint a self portrait in a convex mirror like the clue says - that's just the title of the piece. He painted it in a curved canvas. Mayim read the answer from the card assuming the actual canvas was a convex mirror, which is what the clue implies. The "Inside a" was just some flowery language. I don't remember how she doubled down but that's a pretty forgivable mistake to me.
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wa27 posted:The problem with this one was the clue, imo: Oh, that makes more sense. I definitely got lost in it, not being familiar with the painting itself.
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Dec 15, 2021 18:11
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wa27 posted:The problem with this one was the clue, imo: Opinions aside, "inside a convex mirror" is still not accurate. Here is the clue: quote:Parmigianino painted a self-portrait in this curved item, also the title of John Ashbery's poem about the painting. wa27 posted:The answer is simply "convex mirror", but Parmigianino didn't actually paint a self portrait in a convex mirror like the clue says - that's just the title of the piece. He painted it in a curved canvas. Mayim read the answer from the card assuming the actual canvas was a convex mirror, which is what the clue implies. The "Inside a" was just some flowery language. They did paint a portrait of themselves in a convex mirror. "Inside" is not a literal or accurate term because it is a painting; people cannot paint while inside of a reflective glass. That is impossible. Again, the poems referred to are also not "Inside a Convex Mirror" so it is doubly inaccurate. A person can see themselves "in a mirror" but not "inside of" a mirror. J! is a space of specificity, flowery language that is not verbatim to the content is not an answer to the prompt. I do think Mayim is a garbage person but on top of that I feel like the clue writing when she's on is terrible. I'm not sure if that's causation or correlation, but it's there. The recent "texting terms" category was full of nothing that anyone has texted ever. I want to be clear, none of my responses to you are intended to be inflammatory and I respect where you are coming from with regards to what you wrote. christmas boots posted:laughing my socks off hahaha, exactly. A completely impotent replacement for lmao. The Sean fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Dec 15, 2021 |
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Dec 15, 2021 18:13
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Really appreciating that during this tournament there is a science category every single game instead of maybe once a week.
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Dec 16, 2021 02:13
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To be completely fair, it's not all Bialik. The clue writing has really been going to poo poo for a while now.
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Zesty posted:To be completely fair, it's not all Bialik. The clue writing has really been going to poo poo for a while now. "Completely fair" would include that Bialik sucks.
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She could be the best host to ever grace a game show stage, but she's still a garbage human being that a supposedly pro-science, pro-intellectual show should not be giving a platform.
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Dec 16, 2021 17:26
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This may be a minor thing but it really annoyed me yesterday when she didn't remind a contestant with $800 that he could wager up to $1,000 on the Daily Double.
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Dec 16, 2021 22:52
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The Sean posted:Bialik sucks.
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Dec 17, 2021 06:51
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Bialiksucks & Bloom, please hold.
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Dec 17, 2021 06:54
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There is nothing I want less in Jeopardy than a running commentary on what clothes items a host thinks does or does not look good on them.
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Dec 17, 2021 13:56
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Zesty posted:Alisa's button click. This really was the best. But part of me was expecting Bialik to cut in with, "I'm sorry, that's time."
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Dec 17, 2021 14:41
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Dienes posted:There is nothing I want less in Jeopardy than a running commentary on what clothes items a host thinks does or does not look good on them. I think this is because she did it twice, specifically. The "looks terrible" was funny and the second time set up a Rule of Three that never came. Maybe it would have landed differently had the contestants gone through the category in order?
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CPColin posted:I think this is because she did it twice, specifically. The "looks terrible" was funny and the second time set up a Rule of Three that never came. Maybe it would have landed differently had the contestants gone through the category in order? Agreed, to a point. The first time I thought it was funny. The second time I was like, "Eh...okay." I can't tell you why, because I don't think it's a rule of three thing. If she had done it again, I don't think I would have gone, "Ha, there it is." thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Dec 17, 2021 |
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Two or three, I think "looks terrible" was supposed to be the punchline, for sure. Maybe a more experienced host would have expected the contestants to flio the order and made sure to say "looks good" no matter what or just abandon the joke when the setup didn't materialize, I dunno. Maybe Mayim was playing it totally straight, too!
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BaronVonVaderham posted:She could be the best host to ever grace a game show stage, but she's still a garbage human being that a supposedly pro-science, pro-intellectual show should not be giving a platform. luckily she's nowhere close so no need to even consider it
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How I Got Smart, by Amy Schneider I figure this thread kind of lies at the intersection of 'people who watch Jeopardy' and 'people who are likely to read Defector'. Sicko lawyers, mostly.
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Dec 18, 2021 06:10
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christmas boots posted:I think Sam looks like a cross between Steve Martin and Mandy Patinkin I was thinking a cross between Steve Martin and Sydney Pollack, but I can see the Patinkin-ness now that you mention it...
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Albino Squirrel posted:How I Got Smart, by Amy Schneider Her bit about having time to learn dead languages "is a pretty surefire sign that you aren’t plowing your fields from dawn to dusk in the desperate hope of having enough to eat" reminded me of my all time favorite quote from Stephen Jay Gould: ""I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." Groovelord Neato fucked around with this message at 12:41 on Dec 18, 2021 |
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Dec 18, 2021 12:07
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Well Youtube TV just lost ABC so that's $65 a month I'll be saving.
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Dec 18, 2021 12:49
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What. Yeah I guess me too.
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Dick Jones posted:I was thinking a cross between Steve Martin and Sydney Pollack, but I can see the Patinkin-ness now that you mention it... If it helps it’s specifically the clean-shaven Criminal Minds era Patinkin that came to my mind
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Dec 19, 2021 09:37
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ABC is back on YouTube TV.
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Dec 19, 2021 22:00
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A sports writer from Minnesota has never gone to a HOCKEY game?! Even if he's the Twins beat writer, that sounds ludicrous to me Not sure the Clippers were a sale of any century given the reason why they were sold.
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Dec 21, 2021 01:28
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Yay Ken!
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Dec 21, 2021 01:31
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Island Nation posted:A sports writer from Minnesota has never gone to a HOCKEY game?! Even if he's the Twins beat writer, that sounds ludicrous to me Iron Crowned posted:Yay Ken! Ken playfully reminding Do about hockey after other clues was fun.
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Dec 21, 2021 03:12
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Ken is a breath of fresh air. Also, congrats to Amy for another win! I was worried that the two weeks off might mess with her game.
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Kinda rude to ask her about her tattoo when they made her cover it up it up for a previous episode.
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