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Old 01-14-2024, 06:44 AM   #561
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I watched two episodes...does the US version not get syndicated in the UK?

Because Fry is very, very loose with the rules to the point where I get the impression that he understands that the contestants dont know them, as if they've never seen the show before which, to me, is very odd as a very popular game show.

I think it just needs to find its feet in the UK and I think it will in time, I dont know that I'll ever be a fan because the UK/EU centric clues...but I think once they get used to it it'll do well.

I still say, as much as I like Fry...get Clarkson in as a guest host. Thats one thing Jeopardy has never tried...get a host who is a genuine ass.
Clarkson is already the host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

I think Channel 4 had a UK version of Jeopardy in the 90s but it mustn’t have caught on then. The US version is/was on Netflix.

What the UK version desperately needs is for a contestant to go on a tear and rack up some serious money to generate interest. That, and/or a host that is just a quarter as good as Trebek was in the US.

Finally, they really need to tighten up enforcing the rules. If you don’t answer in the form of a question, you’re wrong.
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