tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post3465669512356090923..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Jeopardy!Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41870060925855235992013-08-06T14:48:13.871-04:002013-08-06T14:48:13.871-04:00Sully! Since you took nearly two years to comment...Sully! Since you took nearly two years to comment, I won't feel bad about taking a year-and-a-half to reply. . .<br /><br />Because I now understand the buzzer, there's reason to think that I might actually fare better at a second try-out. But then, I doubt I'm any more telegenic than I was in those days. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-81175323964654129982012-01-17T17:05:56.422-05:002012-01-17T17:05:56.422-05:00Well, this probably qualifies as the longest time ...Well, this probably qualifies as the longest time between me saying I'd read something and comment on it, and my actually doing so. I did read this before, just so you know. Then I became self-absorbed again, as is my wont, and never returned to make some salient comment.<br /><br />The buzzer set-up was the same on "Think Twice", the game show I qualified for and appeared on in the 90's. I found that to be a distinct advantage. I think I'd have an additional advantage appearing on the real "Jeopardy", as I'm trained, from my voice-over work, to be able to read ahead while still processing what is being said to me. I can absorb the information on the board before Alex actually says it, then be ready to anticipate the lights. All theory until I get a chance to do it, of course.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-38074632919673730942010-02-04T13:33:20.517-05:002010-02-04T13:33:20.517-05:00Hi, Sailor!
Tell you what - since I've saved ...Hi, <b>Sailor</b>!<br /><br />Tell you what - since I've saved you all the travel/lodging costs for your tryout (and heck - you'd certainly have passed both the test and the screen-test, so let's include the cost of appearing on the show, too, shall we?), I'll split the difference with you. . .<br /><br />You can keep everything you would have won. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389193386974951036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-33580195520046249162010-02-03T19:42:33.947-05:002010-02-03T19:42:33.947-05:00Cool story, I've wondered what that would be l...Cool story, I've wondered what that would be like, and now I know, and don't have to do it myself even!Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439394316761968708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-91522115209110151022010-02-02T16:09:27.053-05:002010-02-02T16:09:27.053-05:00Cocotte - Well, you know what they say about sausa...<b>Cocotte</b> - Well, you know what they say about sausage and the Law. . .<br /><br /><b>Lime</b> - It pretty much drove me out of mine. . .<br /><br />And listen, I've been called a Smartass many a time; so maybe I should get me a pair of Smartypants. . .<br /><br /><b>Jan</b> - I suppose, on the whole, it's better to see things as they truly are. But that disillusionment can really be a bear.<br /><br />I keep thinking about a 'Dilbert' comic, where the janitor invites Dilbert to join his Mensa group, and he says, "Superior intelligence has much less practical application than you might think."<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - So now you know - it's all about timing the buzzer. That, and perkiness. OK, so you're screwed. . .<br /><br /><b>Flutter</b> - Sometimes I amaze myself, too. I'm really pretty much a boring person, but like Bilbo and Frodo, I keep having these adventures, whether I want 'em or not. . .<br /><br />And hey - did you know Alex Trebek is Canadian? Eh?<br /><br />And anybody who skates Roller Derby in her spare time can't plead a boring life. Sorry; you just can't.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389193386974951036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-19957475229115789172010-02-02T15:50:32.525-05:002010-02-02T15:50:32.525-05:00I am always amazed at the amount of life-stories y...I am always amazed at the amount of life-stories you manage to entertain us with! I'm glad you have so many interesting memories; so far, I've pretty much just got birth stories!!! :D lolflutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-28592414379525841402010-02-02T13:13:46.647-05:002010-02-02T13:13:46.647-05:00Thanks so much for posting this! I'm always in...Thanks so much for posting this! I'm always interested in any behind-the-scenes info concerning these shows.<br /><br />(I've actually printed it out for reading at my leisure - very busy at work right now - and I'll be back later to comment, if I have anything useful to say. That's always a longshot, of course :-) )Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-20153392782484033322010-02-02T12:57:37.685-05:002010-02-02T12:57:37.685-05:00Good for you for being smart enough to make it thr...Good for you for being smart enough to make it through that first round! That's where it really is a meritocracy.<br /><br />I had some of that look-behind-the-curtain reaction when I lived in Southern CA for a while, was unemployed, and attended some show tapings. No game shows, but things like the Tonight Show and such. It was a big disappointment to me to see how cheesy everything looks on set, not at all like it comes across on the TV.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181138261933614119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-84010964386575253162010-02-02T10:40:37.650-05:002010-02-02T10:40:37.650-05:00i think that buzzer thing is the part that would d...i think that buzzer thing is the part that would drive me right out of my mind.<br /><br />i always knew you were a schmartypants.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-36045681749406152072010-02-01T20:30:11.467-05:002010-02-01T20:30:11.467-05:00Good story, Craig! One of my friends tried out fo...Good story, Craig! One of my friends tried out for "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" last year and he described the process to be exactly as you found for "Jeopardy."Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577723506036164914noreply@blogger.com