I agree with this. And it makes me wonder if recordings of shows from Alex’s first season would show a similar lack of fluency with the nuances. I remember how much we (my grandpa and I) initially disliked Alex, but can’t remember if we had any concrete evidence, or just missed Art.
On Thu, 25 Mar 2021 at 5:53 PM Ben Scripps <[email protected]> wrote: > One thing I'd really, really like to see is a guest host capable of even a > moderate understanding of the scoring. Alex understood the scoring system > well--you could hear the disapproval in his voice when a player down by > $9,000 in Double would hit a late Daily Double and wager too small ("Just > $1200? Okay."), and you could hear the approval when a third place player > in Final would wager just enough to get into a strategic position > ("Interesting wager; we'll see if it works out"). In tonight's Final, Oz > sounded positively astonished when the third place player revealed he'd > wagered everything, which would put him into first place with a correct > response. > > -- > 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/2848B5B6-0848-4702-B083-1D80E06548D8%40benscripps.com > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- 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/CAKGtkYJFPWuWnbLxf%2Bi%2BhMPmLiY2G1GJuGjxfVEXjB1hwsk2jQ%40mail.gmail.com.
