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Re: Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer

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Post by dharmon »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #7
egdod wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s not a whole lot of room for discretion here though.

Alex frequently bends the rules.

I am curious why you think this? Or how you think it's possible?

Jeopardy! has judges who are sitting in front of the audience. If Trebek is unsure of an answer he consults them (you can tell when he does this cause he'll look off to stage-right for a tick, usually holding his pencil in their direction).

If he gives credit for a question that he should have or shouldn't have, they correct him during the commercial break and adjust the score after the break (anybody who's watched the show has seen this).

Re: Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer

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Post by jachee »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #4
hirundo wrote: post #2

Trebek is irreplaceable, but if the show must go on I hope Ken Jennings takes a shot at the job.

Former contestants could, in principle, be biased against their rivals. Not that Ken is likely to behave unethically but that makes it hard to have him as host.

Personally, I'd love to see Andy Richter or Michael McKean as a successor. They're both suuuuper sharp, and probably the best ever Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants.

Re: Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer

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Post by THE_PUN_STOPS »

cnasc wrote: post #8
kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Former contestants could, in principle, be biased against their rivals. Not that Ken is likely to behave unethically but that makes it hard to have him as host.

Openly adversarial game shows could be interesting

Unfortunately game show laws in the USA are quite serious due to scandals in the 50s.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/509

https://www.history.com/news/quiz-show-scandal-fraud-jeopard...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s_quiz_show_scandals

Re: Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer

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Post by oh_sigh »

borski wrote: post #12
arcticfox wrote: post #10

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He does? I haven't watched enough to see how that would work

Yes, he does.

No, he doesn't. There are judges and lawyers at the airing that decide pretty much everything controversial to be in line with their legal and contractual requirements. Can you name a single instance of your claims?

Re: Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer

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Post by doc_gunthrop »

oh_sigh wrote: post #15
borski wrote: post #12

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Yes, he does.

No, he doesn't. There are judges and lawyers at the airing that decide pretty much everything controversial to be in line with their legal and contractual requirements. Can you name a single instance of your claims?

Sometimes it happens. I was watching a season premiere episode and the last question of Double Jeopardy had Keyser Soze as the answer.

One of the contestants answered "Keyser SOSA", immediately followed by Alex confirming with "Keyser SOZE, yes". There was a clear distinction between how the contestant pronounced it and how Alex pronounced it, but the contestant was given credit for the answer anyway.

Re: Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer

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Post by oh_sigh »

doc_gunthrop wrote: post #16
oh_sigh wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, he doesn't. There are judges and lawyers at the airing that decide pretty much everything controversial to be in line with their legal and contractual requirements. Can you name a single instance of your claims?

Sometimes it happens. I was watching a season premiere episode and the last question of Double Jeopardy had Keyser Soze as the answer. One of the contestants answered "Keyser SOSA", immediately followed by Alex confirming with "Keyser SOZE, yes". There was a clear distinction between how the contestant pronounced it and how Alex pronounced it, but the contestant was given credit for the answer anyway.

I am 100% sure the judges considered the pronunciation and found it acceptable. Perfect pronunciation isn't actually a rule of jeopardy, like it is in Wheel of Fortune.

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Post by egdod »

doc_gunthrop wrote: post #16
oh_sigh wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, he doesn't. There are judges and lawyers at the airing that decide pretty much everything controversial to be in line with their legal and contractual requirements. Can you name a single instance of your claims?

Sometimes it happens. I was watching a season premiere episode and the last question of Double Jeopardy had Keyser Soze as the answer. One of the contestants answered "Keyser SOSA", immediately followed by Alex confirming with "Keyser SOZE, yes". There was a clear distinction between how the contestant pronounced it and how Alex pronounced it, but the contestant was given credit for the answer anyway.

I’ve seen cases like this where the judges reverse the decision and adjust the scores later. The fact that that didn’t happen in this instance indicates that they agreed the pronunciation was acceptable.

There’s really very little room for Alex to nudge things in a way that last more than a couple of minutes.

Re: Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer

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Post by krustyburger »

jachee wrote: post #13
kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Former contestants could, in principle, be biased against their rivals. Not that Ken is likely to behave unethically but that makes it hard to have him as host.

Personally, I'd love to see Andy Richter or Michael McKean as a successor. They're both suuuuper sharp, and probably the best ever Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants.

Andy Richter would be fantastic. I wonder if he could stay on Conan or if that would be too much of a workload.
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