# Jeopardy discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207 "2022-01-04T18:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/741 "2022-05-27T01:11:09Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > You used the phrase “FDR’s speech” as though a person would be familiar with that exact speech by the date, as though “FDR’s speech of December 8, 1941” had the same distinctiveness as, say, “The Gettysburg Address.” Were you not familiar with the discussion we were having? About the FJ clue which _specifically_ referred to the 12/8/1941 FDR speech? ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/742 "2022-05-27T01:24:12Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > the 12/8/1941 FDR speech Which, as I said, means nothing to me. It’s like saying “Ronald Reagan’s 3/16/83 speech.” If we weren’t having this discussion, and you said to me, with no context, “can you name any lines from FDR’s speech of December 8, 1941?” my answer would be no. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/743 "2022-05-27T01:37:08Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I wonder if FDR was wrong and December 7, 1941 is not a date that has lived in infamy. Even among younger Americans I would think the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor would be well known. Perhaps not. Well, at least not to @Arcite. > [@Arcite](#): > > you said to me, with no context, “can you name any lines from FDR’s speech of December 8, 1941?” my answer would be no. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/744 "2022-05-27T01:41:23Z")
Well, History’s not your meat. A lot of us are vacant of pop culture post-2000. Ryan is admirable because he’s a regular guy who has memory cells all over the place. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/745 "2022-05-27T03:42:50Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > he’s a regular guy who has memory cells all over the place. But apparently, none in the most well known sci fi film of the 60s. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/746 "2022-05-27T04:21:11Z")
Aaaaand the entirety of tonight’s episode was once again preempted by a special weather report. Anybody know of a way to watch past episodes online? It sucks that in the current year, especially when I’m paying for YouTube TV, there’s no way for me to watch Jeopardy if my local affiliate decides the weather is more important. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/747 "2022-05-27T12:08:04Z")
My coverage was also completely pre-empted by weather. I watched the episode on YouTube. Recent Jeopardy episodes seem to be there for a few days, and then are taken down. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/748 "2022-05-27T12:10:47Z")
Which speech it was, was a no brainer. The only thing that threw me was what replaced “world history” - I kept thinking does he mention the “course of natural events” or something like that? After a moment’s thought, however, it was obvious that “infamy” could be the only correct response. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/749 "2022-05-27T14:36:06Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > But apparently, none in the most well known sci fi film of the 60s. I didn’t get that either. Haven’t read the book or seen the movie. The only thing I know that’s there’s a computer named Hal and it takes place in space. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/750 "2022-05-27T14:39:26Z")
I wondered if any of the contestants found that clue confusing because it mentioned a mission to Saturn. That’s true of the novel, which is what the clue was about, but in the movie (which probably more people are familiar with) it’s Jupiter. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/751 "2022-05-27T14:42:48Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@Arcite](#): > > > > Does it look to anyone else like Ryan’s glasses have been fogging up? > > Yes but I’m not convinced.On the one hand it looks like a reflection of a monitor or light, but on the other he moves hs head a lot like he’s trying to see clearly. I noticed this as well. In some shots, it almost looks like his right eye is bandaged. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/752 "2022-05-27T18:33:28Z")
I was wondering about that, too. I thought for a while it was a reflection, but I don’t think that’s it. It seems to be some kind of fogging, but in interview segment closeups they’re clear. I Googled, but didn’t find any other explanation. But it turns out that he left his regular glasses at home in Philadelphia. No word on whose these are or how he got them. Maybe something about the fit makes them fog up? It’s weird. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/753 "2022-05-27T18:48:34Z")
I noticed him looking over the top of them sometimes, too. That seems to support the idea that they are not his usual prescription. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/754 "2022-05-27T19:55:57Z")
I noticed that he wipes his forehead every now and then. Perhaps they steam up. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/755 "2022-05-27T22:05:56Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I didn’t get that either. Haven’t read the book or seen the movie. The only thing I know that’s there’s a computer named Hal and it takes place in space. The other thing to remember about _2001: A Space Odyssey_ is “monolith” (which is what the “strange discovery” the clue was referring to was.) Anytime they mention a monolith in a science fiction context, guess _2001: A Space Odyssey_. Something I just learned today by looking it up after this discussion is that Clarke wrote the novel in conjunction with the development of the movie. I had always thought _2001: A Space Odyssey_ was a novel first and it happened to get optioned into a movie just like any other book that might happen to. > [@rocking\_chair](#): > > I noticed that he wipes his forehead every now and then. Perhaps they steam up. Yeah, people on Reddit were speculating on that. I hadn’t thought it would be possible unless it was moisture from one’s breath, as when wearing a mask, but maybe if he’s sweating a lot, while his glasses happen to have the studio AC blowing directly on them, it’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/756 "2022-05-27T22:15:21Z")
If you watch it, you can just end it when the lightshow starts, since it doesn’t make any sense (IMHO), and just enjoy the first part as a man vs machine cautionary tale. Of course, watch the whole thing if you’re copping a buzz. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/757 "2022-05-27T22:19:13Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Here in the Bay Area, Jeopardy! gets bumped from its regular time slot of 7:00 by sporting events from time to time, especially during the NBA playoffs. Yeah, I just don’t get that. It’s not like they can’t call “Time out” and resume the game after _Jeopardy!_ ends. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/758 "2022-05-27T22:50:00Z")
In the Phoenix market, WoF and J! are on an independent station. They rarely get bumped for anything. I’ve seen only a couple times where it is interrupted, and I’m yelling at the station not for the act of interrupting, but that they do it so poorly. “There is a missing grandma in Apache County, where practically no one currently watching will ever go, but let’s say nothing useful for ten minutes so we look like we’re concerned.” We always record it (did you know there are 6 minutes of solid commercials between the end of DJ and FJ? And they are all political? No? Lucky you!) and once or twice it wasn’t there after 8pm, but the next morning, there it is. The DVR finds the shifted showing. Sometimes modern tech is good. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/759 "2022-05-27T23:20:12Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > > [@Railer13](#): > > > > Um, the FJ question was 'In a draft of FDR’s speech of December 8, 1941, the words “world history” were changed to this one word." > > > > Kinda narrows it down to one speech, doesn’t it?⁢ > > You used the phrase “FDR’s speech” as though a person would be familiar with that exact speech by the date, as though “FDR’s speech of December 8, 1941” had the same distinctiveness as, say, “The Gettysburg Address.” Because it’s the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a date that is burned into student’s brain in multiple middle school and high school history classes, and is still commemorated to this day (with that speech). It is, as the quote says, a day that lives in infamy. Sure, I know there are some people who didn’t do well in any of those classes, but I tend to expect trivia buffs that are good enough for Jeopardy or similar shows to be pretty big on history. I’m actually not all that great at Jeopardy’s level of trivia. So when I know something with little effort that isn’t in my specialty, I tend to assume anyone good enough for Jeopardy would also know it. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207/760 "2022-05-28T12:51:40Z")
In the DC area on Friday they interrupted Jeopardy for a weather alert. The unusual part was that it was between Double and Final and they made a point that they would get back to the show. At one point the on camera guy asked how much time he had left and wrapped up in time for the clue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207.md?page=39)