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.
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.
He does host Who Wants to be a Millionaire and I have seen episodes, but I've seen clips.
Because they added a lifeline where you can 'Ask the Host' and Clarkson is an idiot. When contestants ask him for help all hope is well and truly lost and it is hilarious!
I think Fry is doing all he can. He has to be lenient on the rules until it really catches on.
In the US Jeopardy isn't a game. Its really serious. People in North America take Jeopardy really seriously.
Replacing Trebek wasnt like...'replacing a shwow host' it was more like 'replacing the Pope.'
Until the UK gets to that level you gotta dispense some rope. I'm going to watch a couple more this afternoon but as for Fry? He's eons better than Bialik and its his first day.
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I thought I was half decent at trivia until I hung out with a three time Jeopardy champion. Our kids played hockey together, he was ridiculous. I couldn’t stump him with anything.
I thought I was half decent at trivia until I hung out with a three time Jeopardy champion. Our kids played hockey together, he was ridiculous. I couldn’t stump him with with anything.
I've never met a Jeopardy Champ, but I tried a few of those 'Try out for Jeopardy' websites and holy crap.
Nope.
I know a lot of things, but my recall speed is atrocious. I'd get slaughtered.
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I tried out for Jeopardy once, in my 20s. Not just one of "those 'Try out for Jeopardy' websites": the actual, scheduled (online) try-out. (Early days of them transitioning to the online application process.)
I didn't make it past that initial test. I got absolutely annihilated. I love playing trivia games, but I don't play often because people loathe playing with me. I used to go to pub quizzes; people stopped going with me, because I'd end up answering 95% of the questions. I used to play Trivial Pursuit with coworkers; we stopped because I won all the time. But compared to the people who actually make it on Jeopardy? I'm dog####.
I did the quiz about 12 years ago, I found the hardest thing was reading the question. They give you 30 seconds to read it and type an answer, I feel like it took me 25 seconds to read and understand every question.
I do play Jeopardy vs the Echo every day, and I think I average around 4 out of 6, so I'm not sure that even if I had time I would get a high enough score.
