Doggles posted:

My girlfriend says "bird word" would not have been an acceptable alternative response for "hawk talk."

Doggles posted:

My girlfriend says "bird word" would not have been an acceptable alternative response for "hawk talk."

Cognac McCarthy posted:

Did anyone catch the editing error in the Double Jeopardy round? Ryan buzzed in (at 14:44 here) and the other two have their final scores displayed. It must have been a reshoot, only they forgot to change the other scores before they did it.

Groundskeeper Silly posted:

I wondered why Amie's score was in white for a few seconds. Also weird that "Berlin" was the correct response to two questions in a row.

thrawn527 posted:

Yeah, I thought that was weird, too, and figured I must have forgotten which category they were in. But wasn't that the Crosby category?

Groundskeeper Silly posted:

The first was the places that begin with B category, the second was the Crosby category. Different Berlins, but still feels sloppy.

Groundskeeper Silly posted:

The first was the places that begin with B category, the second was the Crosby category. Different Berlins, but still feels sloppy.

RC and Moon Pie posted:

Also, she seemed to pause for a minute to accept Penguins, because her card had "Pittsburgh Penguins" on it and Bialik is not well versed enough to know what's acceptable.

HookShot posted:

This was Mr Hookshots answer too (I said hawk talk). I think it’s acceptable.

christmas boots posted:

Not all birds are raptors is the thing I think

BaronVonVaderham posted:

I noticed this as well. "Even when she has an answer sheet in front of her it takes her several seconds to confirm an obviously correct answer."

We're also back to contributing exactly nothing to the game outside of reading things. Where Ken was able to weigh in on the scores going into DJ or Final or compliment the players on their wagering strategy, all this one ever does is read the scores out loud. Yesterday she literally ended DJ with, "You have $X, you have $Y, and you have $Z. Our final Jeopardy category will be....this."

CPColin posted:

"rabbit" for "White Rabbit" should have triggered a "be more specific"

HookShot posted:

There was a time not all that long ago when a fuckup of this proportion would have led to the contestant being brought back on a future date, but now it’s just par for the course.

Doggles posted:

My girlfriend says "bird word" would not have been an acceptable alternative response for "hawk talk."

The Mighty Moltres posted:

Lord Koth posted:

For those who forgot and want something actually fun to watch tonight in terms of Jeopardy, in celebration of the anniversary their Youtube channel put up the unaired 1964 pilot episode with Art Fleming after the broadcast tonight ended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeAosjw3S8

Lord Koth posted:

For those who forgot and want something actually fun to watch tonight in terms of Jeopardy, in celebration of the anniversary their Youtube channel put up the unaired 1964 pilot episode with Art Fleming after the broadcast tonight ended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeAosjw3S8

Lord Koth posted:

For those who forgot and want something actually fun to watch tonight in terms of Jeopardy, in celebration of the anniversary their Youtube channel put up the unaired 1964 pilot episode with Art Fleming after the broadcast tonight ended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeAosjw3S8

Lord Koth posted:

For those who forgot and want something actually fun to watch tonight in terms of Jeopardy, in celebration of the anniversary their Youtube channel put up the unaired 1964 pilot episode with Art Fleming after the broadcast tonight ended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeAosjw3S8

Lord Koth posted:

For those who forgot and want something actually fun to watch tonight in terms of Jeopardy, in celebration of the anniversary their Youtube channel put up the unaired 1964 pilot episode with Art Fleming after the broadcast tonight ended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeAosjw3S8

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Answering some of your questions about the pilot:

- Yes, Grace was introduced as "yesterday's champion," but since this was a pilot, there wasn't actually one! It was scripted to show what the game would be like with a returning champion.

- One noticeable thing is the size and clumsiness of the microphone that Art Fleming is wearing. It hangs down from his neck and is quite obvious. In later incarnations of the show, with Alex, the production experimented with Alex carrying a microphone, or wearing a less intrusive lav mike. But in Alex's first show, he carried a wand mike

- In the pilot and for many years on the Trebek version of the show, the contestant interviews were at the top of the show. At some point, the producers wanted to “get into the action" sooner, so we moved the contestant interview segment to after the first commercial break.

- The idea that contestants could ring in whenever they wanted to, even before the clue had been read by the host, worked fairly well with short clues such as the ones in this pilot. In 1984, when the show was brought back with Alex as the host, players were allowed to ring in whenever they wanted. What was quickly discovered was that not only did it make it hard for the viewers at home to play along against the contestants, but the “ring in” indicator and “times up countdown” would start and sometimes be off by the time the camera showed the contestants. It caused all sorts of confusion as to why Alex was calling on someone whose lights weren't on. The rule was changed right after Season 1, and remains to this date, that now the players cannot ring in until after the host has finished reading the clue.

- Contestants in this pilot had 10 seconds to answer after ringing in, according to Art. Today, it’s all based on how long the countdown lights take, which is approximately 5 seconds.

- In case you were wondering: the inflation rate in the U.S. between 1964 and today is 819.46%, or a total increase of $81.95. $10 in 1964 equals $91.95 today, $20 is $183.89 today, $30 is $275.85 today…

- The average clue in this game has about 5 words in it. Early seasons of the Trebek version, the clues tended to be shorter as well, but production realized that sometimes more words had to be added to "pin" the clue to only one correct response (or to “provide” clues or help to the contestants, or to make the clues more interesting). Now the clues can be 7 lines long with 19 characters per line.

- In the pilot, you'll notice the leader of the game gets to go first in the Double Jeopardy! round. In later versions of the show, the player in third place going into Double Jeopardy! was given the choice of their category and dollar amount....the thinking being, it might be an advantage to them to start with something they want, and maybe they can “catch up.”

- Yes, the players in the original version of Jeopardy! were seated during the game. In 1984, the decision was made that they might be more “assertive” in their game play if they were standing. Of course, any physical accommodations that a player might need are taken into consideration, and many players have played while seated.

- While we're not sure, it feels like the contestants may have been briefed to come up with incorrect responses to Final Jeopardy!. The obviously incorrect responses of William Penn, and the “not specific” answer of “famous monster" felt like a way for the production to show how Final Jeopardy! could play out in various scenarios. It’s also interesting that Art didn't "pay off" the Dracula response until well after the game play was finished.

Jeopardy! trivia posted:

- In the pilot and for many years on the Trebek version of the show, the contestant interviews were at the top of the show. At some point, the producers wanted to “get into the action" sooner, so we moved the contestant interview segment to after the first commercial break.

Jeopardy! posted:

- One noticeable thing is the size and clumsiness of the microphone that Art Fleming is wearing. It hangs down from his neck and is quite obvious.

Old Kentucky Shark posted:

Everything about this is absolutely baffling. Abraham Lincoln's mother's maiden name is a $30 Daily Double, but "She wrote Frankenstein" is a $50 triple stumper? And everything about the question format is so frustrating.

Zero One posted:

Big "Lone Ranger's nephew's horse" energy.

Zesty posted:

the champion looking very uncomfortable

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

I actually like this format better than the current one, where the interviews happen after the first commercial break.

Zesty posted:

I had the final by "raid at this establishment in 1969". And that's not a brag. That's SHOCK from two players on Jeopardy not having a loving clue. And the champion looking very uncomfortable when it was revealed it was a Gay Rights thing.