Checking in here from Alex's home town, Sudbury Ontario Canada. Seeing his birth year of 1940 reminded me that he went to highschool with my mom and aunt.
On Sun., Nov. 8, 2020, 8:27 p.m. Steve Timko, <[email protected]> wrote: > FYi: > ABC will air “Alex Trebek Remembered – A 2020 Special” tonight at 10 p.m. > > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 10:52 AM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Agreed all around. >> >> When Alex's Jeopardy premiered in 1984, I was in college. At the time the >> show aired at 12:30 pm on KYW Channel 3 in Philadelphia (it moved to its >> powerful 7 pm slot on WPVI Channel 6 the following season). Having been a >> fan of Alex's since his US debut in "The Wizard of Oz," I quickly became >> addicted to the show. But when the other guys in my dorm saw what I was >> watching, they mocked it - partly because the Art Fleming version was still >> so strong in their memories. One guy said "Jeopardy?! With the High Rollers >> guy?!" In the middle of the game they would yell at the screen "Double! >> Roll a double!" >> >> Now it's hard to imagine the show without him. And it's hard to imagine >> television without Alex Trebek as a near-constant presence. >> >> Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go watch Alex on a "Classic >> Concentration" rerun on Buzzr. Boy, he was so great on that show too. >> >> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 12:41:06 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> I will yield to those who got to meet him (outside a teen tournament >>> audition in 1987) but damn...one of the finest game show hosts of all time. >>> It's hard to imagine in 1984 when we thought he had Flemming's big shoes to >>> fill, that instead, Flemming becomes the asterisk to that run. >>> >>> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 11:33:22 AM UTC-6 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> https://tvline.com/2020/11/08/alex-trebek-dies-jeopardy-host-dead-pancreatic-cancer/ >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6512d326-c637-41b6-8aa4-4073bd97c96en%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6512d326-c637-41b6-8aa4-4073bd97c96en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yxe%2BWt7baUhv_5VOq965iLsbbbUciUXgXB5C_AjHEvJXw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yxe%2BWt7baUhv_5VOq965iLsbbbUciUXgXB5C_AjHEvJXw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Brx4u0of2Fc7A3H%2BXgRgGPLxA_0YZzwuxGET4bU8NM0BQ%40mail.gmail.com.
