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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvSfcm8F0fo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvSfcm8F0fo For those that haven't experienced the British version of Jeopardy, I i

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvSfcm8F0fo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvSfcm8F0fo For those that haven't experienced the British version of Jeopardy, I invite you to give it your best shot with the above video. I can regularly answer ~60% of the board on Jeopardy but I'm lucky to get three questions right on University Challenge. I have no doubt that there is a better format to be had. That said, Only Connect (also on BBC, watchable below) is a format that I think would meet great success if imported over to the US. Networks can trust audiences to buy into more complex formats now (compared to the utter simplicity of UC above) and Only Connect uses its complexity to great effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7HL3e63DFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7HL3e63DFA

noduerme 5y ago
Hey, why does British clapping always sound so much more dainty and civilized than American clapping? Were we brought up to clap wrong? I've been to a few filmings of Jeopardy! and it's just a studio audience with a sign above the stage that flashes "clap", so people clap like they're at a baseball game. But holy hell, you all make it sound like you're watching Wimbledon and sipping tea with one hand and clapping with a pinky. [edit] Watching this thing... wow. I thought I was good at Jeopardy! and I'm not bad to have around trivia nights. But this is absolutely insane. I've never felt dumber to be an American. These kids are stellar. Like, glorious shining examples of what I wish American kids were like. I love that they're all from different countries, as well. Staggering.
andrepd 5y ago
Only Connect is brilliant and the host is great. In that vein, popular youtube creator and one-time only connect participant Tom Scott makes his own game shows, including one OC-inspired called Lateral. Lots of fun.

noduerme 5y ago

Hey, why does British clapping always sound so much more dainty and civilized than American clapping? Were we brought up to clap wrong? I've been to a few filmings of Jeopardy! and it's just a studio audience with a sign above the stage that flashes "clap", so people clap like they're at a baseball game. But holy hell, you all make it sound like you're watching Wimbledon and sipping tea with one hand and clapping with a pinky. [edit] Watching this thing... wow. I thought I was good at Jeopardy! and I'm not bad to have around trivia nights. But this is absolutely insane. I've never felt dumber to be an American. These kids are stellar. Like, glorious shining examples of what I wish American kids were like. I love that they're all from different countries, as well. Staggering.

andrepd 5y ago

Only Connect is brilliant and the host is great. In that vein, popular youtube creator and one-time only connect participant Tom Scott makes his own game shows, including one OC-inspired called Lateral. Lots of fun.