Alex had about a decade of game show experience before starting Jeopardy! I'd think that any rustiness in his first season would have to be specific to the game. David
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, 6:21:31 PM PDT, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: 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/33871045.274446.1616722462259%40mail.yahoo.com.
