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Dienes posted:Wasn't there a time when they were only having contestants from a small relatively local area beccause they weren't flying in people from all over the country amid a pandemic? Yeah, and that probably contributed to last season where, if anything, contestants underperformed.
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That was true for most of 2020, you could tell because they announced people's hometowns but not states
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Zesty posted:Responsible intelligent people are not crossing the country for a game show. If you think that’s going to stop 99% of people from living out a bucket list dream at this point of the pandemic you’re very mistaken. Hell if they gave me another chance to go on I would be on the next flight to LA in a foreign country without question.
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If Trebeck was still alive I would've chanced it but no way in hell now.
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Groovelord Neato posted:If Trebeck was still alive I would've chanced it but no way in hell now.  I've been gearing up to try again but then <gestures vaguely at everything> More time waiting on this dumbass country to stop pretending there isn't a pandemic killing a 9/11 worth of people daily the more time I have to study, I guess. Maybe they'll even sort out the host situation one day.....
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The US government doesn’t give a poo poo and we’re in the “nothing matters” portion of covid, if you interact face to face with people you’re probably gonna get it. Why not risk it trying to win a ton of money and fulfilling a lifelong dream? You’re prolly gonna get it at the bank anyway
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Spokes posted:You’re prolly gonna get it at the bank anyway Who the gently caress physically goes inside of a bank in 2022?
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Minor and really pointless question but am I wrong in thinking that Short Hills, NJ is an incredibly obscure answer?
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haveblue posted:That was true for most of 2020, you could tell because they announced people's hometowns but not states Yeah, they very conspicuously started announcing contestants as "Originally from [x city, y state]" because they were only bringing in people who lived within driving distance of the Culver City studio. RoastBeef posted:Minor and really pointless question but am I wrong in thinking that Short Hills, NJ is an incredibly obscure answer? Not wrong at all. The clue-writing continues to be abysmal this year and probably won't get any better until they go on summer hiatus and re-tool the show, selecting a permanent host, a permanent executive producer, the whole nine yards.
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Timby posted:Not wrong at all. The clue-writing continues to be abysmal this year and probably won't get any better until they go on summer hiatus and re-tool the show, selecting a permanent host, a permanent executive producer, the whole nine yards. It's just one of those hyper specific things - I live basically next door; have heard conductors announce "this is station stop Short Hills, Short Hills!" about a thousand times and have spent entirely too much time at the Short Hills Mall (sorry ... The Mall at Short Hills) while I was growing up but I can't Image anyone from farther away than like Manhattan having ever heard of it.
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Timby posted:Not wrong at all. The clue-writing continues to be abysmal this year and probably won't get any better until they go on summer hiatus and re-tool the show, selecting a permanent host, a permanent executive producer, the whole nine yards. I know they're not going to and it makes me sad but god drat it's incredible how much more watchable the show is when Ken is hosting over Mayim and that's only one of the myriad of issues plaguing this show right now. I'm like at least 7 or 8 games behind right now because I just cannot be hosed watching it every night when Biyalik is hosting.
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Is Ken not the permanent host now? He’s the only one with any charisma at all. Blossom stinks. Maybe if they let her wear that big floppy hat.
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I AM GRANDO posted:Is Ken not the permanent host now? He’s the only one with any charisma at all. Blossom stinks. Maybe if they let her wear that big floppy hat. Mayim is introduced as the "host of Jeopardy" Ken is introduced as "hosting Jeopardy" I think she's the actual pick but her other obligations have kept her busy
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Yeah, they very blatantly want Bialik as the full-time host but they're waiting for Call Me Kat to get canceled before announcing it.
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I AM GRANDO posted:Is Ken not the permanent host now? He’s the only one with any charisma at all. Blossom stinks. Maybe if they let her wear that big floppy hat. I've asked this before but can we not refer to one person by their real name and the other by a character they played on TV twenty years ago? I dislike her as much as anyone, but she has a name.
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The host isn’t supposed to be the star of the show, as we all know, but I feel that Ken surpasses Mayim with his smoothness and ability to keep the game flowing almost exactly like Alex did. He just has it down. And in doing so he’s pretty invisible because his approach works great. I’d love to see a woman host this show but Mayim isn’t the one.
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RoastBeef posted:Minor and really pointless question but am I wrong in thinking that Short Hills, NJ is an incredibly obscure answer? Seemed obscure to me. But I also didn't know that there was an official pictorial representation of a "ghoul" either...
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HookShot posted:I've asked this before but can we not refer to one person by their real name and the other by a character they played on TV twenty years ago? I dislike her as much as anyone, but she has a name. Just curious: why does this bother so many people?
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Mister Kingdom posted:Just curious: why does this bother so many people? I can see how it could be disrespectful. I won’t do it again.
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Mister Kingdom posted:Just curious: why does this bother so many people? I don't understand it it's how most of us know her. I never watched Big Bang Theory which is why the powers that be wanted her to be host. I stopped doing it but it is a weird thing to be upset over. If they tapped Jim Parsons as host most people would be going "why the gently caress did they chose Sheldon?" Groovelord Neato fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Jan 11, 2022 |
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HookShot posted:I know they're not going to and it makes me sad but god drat it's incredible how much more watchable the show is when Ken is hosting over Mayim and that's only one of the myriad of issues plaguing this show right now. Remember when Bialik was laughing at someone awkwardly during a daily double for getting it wrong a couple weeks ago? A few days ago someone bet almost everything they had in an effort to catch up to Amy. He was wrong. Ken reassured him, “but you made the right choice.”
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Mister Kingdom posted:Just curious: why does this bother so many people? Mayim Biyalik is a piece of poo poo, but we should still be referring to her by her name when we point that out. I AM GRANDO posted:I can see how it could be disrespectful. I won’t do it again. Thank you, I appreciate it! Zesty posted:Remember when Bialik was laughing at someone awkwardly during a daily double for getting it wrong a couple weeks ago?
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Well put, HookShot. I also appreciate when Ken says, "You had room to make a big wager…" during Final. It's a good way to clue in viewers who aren't as in-tune as we TV/IV loonies without stopping and explaining all the wagering strategies on-screen.
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HookShot posted:Because it's often used against women to de-humanize them, referring to them as somebody they are not, when it's not done against men. I'm sure I AM GRANDO didn't mean it that way, especially since (unlike the last time this came up with someone) he didn't double down on how it's totally fine, but it's just one of those things that people don't think about a lot of the time but is almost always used to minimize women. Especially when it's done in the context of "Ken and Blossom", in which the man gets to be identified by his actual name, and the woman gets diminished to a role she played on a TV show twenty years ago. Not that I'm trying to refute you, but having a given name that is difficult to remember the spelling of doesn't help. Everyone can spell "blossom," "Mayim Biyalik" doesn't conform to English spelling well, as even my spell check says her name is misspelled.
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Iron Crowned posted:Not that I'm trying to refute you,  
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I'm just trying to say her name is hard to spell if you don't set out to memorize it. 
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No one here had a problem with George Stephanopolous, so they can learn Mayim or Biyalik. (I'm obviously not talking about instances where autocorrect fucks you over, either. If it ends up coming out Matt Biyalik because iOS screwed you over then oh well, that happens)
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I’ve never written his name without googling tbh
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HookShot posted:No one here had a problem with George Stephanopolous, so they can learn Mayim or Biyalik. I agree with your overall point, but I have always had a problem with his last name.
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That's actually fair, but nobody in this thread ever referred to him as "GMA Host". Everyone put the effort in to spell out his actual name, so everyone can do the same for Biyalik. I spent almost an entire day memorizing how to say "Antetokoumpo" when I got mad at that one Jeopardy clue for saying you don't need to say his last name because holy was that particular clue ever rooted in racism and never should have seen the light of day.
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I'm hoping she'll get distracted and move on in a year, so I never have to think about her again 
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Sadly I don't think that's ever going to happen. I'm personally hoping the focus groups come back and say Ken is infinitely better than Mayim and even Sony execs have to realize she's doing a terrible job, but I'm also well aware that for some reason people love her hosting (people are dumb) and also that isn't going to happen, they're super set on having the victim blaming brain pill hawker who buys vests so the IDF can kill Palestinians be the permanent host of Jeopardy.
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HookShot posted:That's actually fair, but nobody in this thread ever referred to him as "GMA Host". Everyone put the effort in to spell out his actual name, so everyone can do the same for Biyalik. Did anyone refer to LeVar Burton as Geordie? I don't recall.
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HookShot posted:That's actually fair, but nobody in this thread ever referred to him as "GMA Host". Everyone put the effort in to spell out his actual name, so everyone can do the same for Biyalik. That is also totally fair.
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I avoid the issue of sexism by simply referring to her as "a dumb fuckin looney"
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I also haven't watched an as-it-airs episode of Jeopardy since... Well, the 13th will be the first since Alex's final episode.
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I will say that if Jim Parsons was hosting I would absolutely be referring to him as Sheldon
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christmas boots posted:I will say that if Jim Parsons was hosting I would absolutely be referring to him as Sheldon That's very homophobic and misandrist of you.
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1glitch0 posted:That's very homophobic and misandrist of you. I'm sorry but you need to phrase that in the form of a question
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christmas boots posted:I'm sorry but you need to phrase that in the form of a question All you need to do is change one letter to a W: 1glitch0 posted:Twat's very homophobic and misandrist of you. Wait, gently caress
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