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Jeopardy's Newest Head Writer
- hirundo 7y agoTrebek is irreplaceable, but if the show must go on I hope Ken Jennings takes a shot at the job.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoFormer 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.
- egdod 7y agoThere’s not a whole lot of room for discretion here though.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoAlex frequently bends the rules.
- arcticfox 7y agoHe does? I haven't watched enough to see how that would work
- borski 7y agoYes, he does.
- oh_sigh 7y agoNo, 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?
- doc_gunthrop 7y agoSometimes 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.
- oh_sigh 7y agoI 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.
- egdod 7y agoI’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.
- dharmon 7y agoI 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).
- T-hawk 7y agoHe does not, because the rules are defined to allow some discretion on the part of the host. It's not bending the rules, it's deliberate leeway in them functioning as designed. In particular, if a contestant gives an ambiguous or incomplete response such that it's not immediately right nor wrong, it's up to Alex how soon to rule them wrong or how long to wait for the contestant to supply more information. Besides that, the host does have some discretion on whether to accept a close mispronunciation, and if the judges disagree enough then it will be addressed and corrected at the next break.
- trimbo 7y agoCould tap Watson for the job. I bet it's fair
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- runnr_az 7y agoThis would be the best idea. The robot judges all.
- cnasc 7y agoOpenly adversarial game shows could be interesting
- THE_PUN_STOPS 7y agoUnfortunately 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.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/509 https://www.history.com/news/quiz-show-scandal-fraud-jeopardy https://www.history.com/news/quiz-show-scandal-fraud-jeopard... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s_quiz_show_scandals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s_quiz_show_scandals
- comex 7y agoInteresting. However, that law requires "intent to deceive the listening or viewing public" and a "purportedly bona fide contest", so in principle a show that makes it very clear that it's rigged could be okay.
- jachee 7y agoPersonally, 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.
- krustyburger 7y agoAndy Richter would be fantastic. I wonder if he could stay on Conan or if that would be too much of a workload.
- T-hawk 7y agoThe travel would be the problem. Conan tapes in New York and Jeopardy is in L.A.
- T-hawk 7y agoJennings has said he doesn't want it. He would have to relocate his family to L.A. or commute weekly from Seattle, which he doesn't want to do. He also doesn't really want any more of a celebrity/showbiz lifestyle than he already has.
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