Alex Trebek/Jeopardy Tribute Thread

Anderson Cooper. Born on third base. His cable shows are in third place. He’s the TV version of “critically-acclaimed” but his non-60 Minutes work doesn’t pull numbers.

I think it was an SI article in 1989 (Nolan Ryan on the cover, I believe) where the profile of Trebek where it says he would take the show’s test every year and, if he didn’t pass it, he would resign.

Wait. A news anchor gig? I should get it. Except I know I’m not sharp enough to pass the test — perhaps in college, I could have come close — and I would make it all about me. I’ll save the postage for the 3/4” tape.

 

Just because we're a sports board, sorta.

 

I’ve read some speculation about Jennings, and the fact they made him an EP this year is telling.

I really enjoyed this piece in the Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/ente...173148-21ea-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html

 

Connery then Trebek within days. The/rapists everywhere mourn.

 

I'm pretty sure that Jennings is the one because why else would they bring him into the fold?

 

Epic Eugene Levy portrayal of Alex Trebel on SCTV:

 

I don't think Jennings has the personality for the job, plus I'm sure there's a good segment of the viewing public — my mom, for example — who just don't like him. I think the show demands a veteran with an approximation of Trebek's gravitas, someone who, in a few years, we'll say, Man, I miss Alex, but this *new* person is pretty damn good, too.

And I worked with the man, but I never knew PaulO was on Jeopardy! That might be because he didn't really interact with the rest of the sports staff. He was one of the few writers — Jeff D'Alessio is another — who wrote so tight and clean that it was hard to even trim his stories.

 

Dan Patrick, who hosted Sports Jeopardy, said he wouldn't be interested.

I recall Trebek put out a list about a year ago and one of his suggestions was LA Kings announcer Alex Faust.

 

The thing that Alex got right was that he was smart without being condescending and he wasn't a circus barker like so many of the game show hosts are. He was attractive, he was personable. He was the perfect host for Jeopardy. I don't know how you replace perfect.

 

Someone better put Betty White in a protective bubble.