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Alex Trebek has died

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek spent his final day on a swing in his backyard with his wife

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Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek spent his last day on a swing with his wife

The executive producer of Jeopardy! says that beloved host Alex Trebek passed away painlessly on Sunday after spending 'a nice final day' with his family, just like he always wanted.
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Richard
 
CanuckTravlr said:
I had the privilege of meeting him early in his career, just over a half-century ago, when our high school was competing on the CBC quiz show "Reach for the Top" at the old CBC studios on Jarvis Street in Toronto.
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My high school, Bayview Secondary in Richmond Hill, also sent a team to Reach for the Top in the 70's and they made it to the finals a few times. I was one of many 'quizzers' for the team to get them ready for the competition.


Rest easy Alex.


~Diane
 
MULTIZ321 said:
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek spent his final day on a swing in his backyard with his wife

www.dailymail.co.uk

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek spent his last day on a swing with his wife

The executive producer of Jeopardy! says that beloved host Alex Trebek passed away painlessly on Sunday after spending 'a nice final day' with his family, just like he always wanted.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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Richard
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On what ended up being our final day taping I knew he was in an enormous amount of pain and as he was leaving I saw him at the door and I said “You know that was the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen.“ He kinda had his head down and he looked up and said thank you'.

Mike Richards, the executive producer of Jeopardy

That speaks volumes as to just what type of man Alex was. :clap:
 
RIP Alex, evenings will never be the same again.
 
Alex was a great host. For those of you who didn't know it, Alex was the host of "Classic Concentration" which ran from 1987 thru 1991.

These Classic Concentration half hour episodes have been stored in a vault for many years since their original broadcast and have recently been released for rerun viewing.

These episodic reruns of Classic Concentration can be seen daily from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm eastern time on the Buzzr Channel (two back to back half hour episodes). Alex gave away a lot of brand new cars during these episodes and it's a lot of fun to watch.



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I watched last night's Jeopardy, where the producer talked about Trebek and moving forward. You could tell he had a hard time keeping composure. From what I heard, less than 5% of Pancreatic Cancer patients live past 5 years, sadly he was one of the 95%. As a side note, my father-in-law has Pancreatic Cancer, thanks to immunotherapy he has lived past 5 years. But, because there are so many types of cancers, it's possible Trebek's type is/was not treatable using it.

TS
 
I always liked Eugene Levy's SCTV parodies. Alex Trebek himself said that Eugene Levy did the best Alex Trebek ever, better than Will Ferrell.





 
Guest Hosts will start with January 2021 Jeopardy broadcasts. Ken Jennings will lead the pack.

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Ken Jennings to host first 'Jeopardy!' episodes airing in January

'Jeopardy!' announced a series of interim hosts will take over as production is set to resume following the passing of Alex Trebek.
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Not much new in this article, but at least it gives a timeline.

Dave
 
Let's just hope that viewers and fans of Jeopardy will cut the new host(s) some slack and not start out by constantly comparing them to Trebek.
 
T_R_Oglodyte said:
I always liked Eugene Levy's SCTV parodies. Alex Trebek himself said that Eugene Levy did the best Alex Trebek ever, better than Will Ferrell.

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Well you can certainly see the Canadian connection, particularly in the last one. It brings back so many memories. It's not just the comedians themselves, such as John Candy, Mike Meyers, Dave Thomas, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy. But the whole concept is a thinly-veiled spoof on the CBC Toronto high school game show from the 1960s "Reach for the Top", where Alex got his start. Even the school names are from actual Toronto high schools: "St. Michael's Collegiate" is a reference to St. Michael's College School and "Central Polytech" in real life is Toronto's Central Technical School. Too funny!!
 
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Let's just hope that viewers and fans of Jeopardy will cut the new host(s) some slack and not start out by constantly comparing them to Trebek.
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I'd hope so, too. It's not like Alex will be coming back.

Dave
 
LannyPC said:
Let's just hope that viewers and fans of Jeopardy will cut the new host(s) some slack and not start out by constantly comparing them to Trebek.
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Yeah, like that's gonna happen. I can hear it now,
"Compared to Trebek, he's a know-nothing..."
 
I have seen people online saying they didn't want Jennings because he wasn't Trebek. Well, duh, no one is Trebek! But, I think Jennings would be a great fit. He was on the show for a long time, he knows how the show works, etc. While other game shows are light-hearted and sometimes funny, Jeopardy is not. Jeopardy is a serious trivia show. So, they need someone who is willing to keep the show the way it has been for it's full run.

TS
 
I suspect there will be a parade of interim hosts before a final successor is chosen. Jennings is a good choice to lead off.

One long-standing Trebek-ism that may not survive is all the French connections. Alex was a Francophone and had a say in the clues on a day-to-day basis. Fans LOVED his pronunciation of 'genre' and 'macabre' and wrote bags full of mail to tell them so.

It will be difficult to find a host with broad interests in travel, arts, history, science, like Trebek had. A new host will bring different strengths, and Jeopardy! will reflect the change.

It will be fun to join in comparing and ranking the 'auditions' of the guest hosts.

Jim
 
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While other game shows are light-hearted and sometimes funny, Jeopardy is not. Jeopardy is a serious trivia show.
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I do remember watching Jennings as a contestant sometimes and his attempts at humour. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't. I just hope that any attempts Jennings makes at humour don't sully the show.
 
MULTIZ321 said:
Jeopardy Temp Host Ken Jennings Under Fire For Old Ableist Tweet.




Richard
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I think without knowing the context of the comment, it's rather unfair to judge Jennings for posting a Tweet like that. But that's just my opinion. I've made some pretty stupid comments over the years that in retrospect could be received as uncaring, judgmental, and outright harmful. They don't necessarily reflect who I am in general, or where I am as an evolving person today. Sometimes a comment is made on the spur of the moment, without thinking it through. Just deleting the comment won't erase that he said it - someone will have recorded it somehow, so it can always come back to bite you in the rear. It was a stupid thing to say, but Ken Jennings says a lot of stupid things. Not defending him for what he said, just offering a point of view to maybe give the guy a break.

I also don't think anybody should consider Ken Jennings a viable choice as the new host for Jeopardy. He's a smart guy who is a great trivia player, but he is not an announcer, not a trained broadcaster, and certainly not someone who projects a sense of calm equality in a gameshow environment. His personality isn't calm enough - he's a bit twitchy, and his off-the-cuff humor is lame, at best. Alex Trebek became great at Jeopardy over the years, but he didn't start out that way. It's important to remember that he studied the questions and researched the answers before every show taping. He didn't know all that stuff in the beginning. His knowledge and demeanor changed as he aged into the job.

I'll give Jennings a fair chance, but I see his stint hosting Jeopardy as transitional, and I won't be surprised if he isn't selected as the final replacement for Alex Trebek.

Dave
 
'Jeopardy!' shares inspiring Thanksgiving message from Alex Trebek taped before his death

In the 20-second clip, the beloved television icon reminds Americans to hold on to their faith during what is an unprecedented time given the coronavirus pandemic.

Trebek says: "Happy Thanksgiving ladies and gentleman. You know, in spite of what America and the rest of the world is experiencing right now, there are many reasons to be thankful. There are more and more people extending helpful hands to do a kindness to their neighbors, and that's a good thing."

"Keep the faith, we're going to get through all of this, and we will be a better society because of it," Trebek's posthumous message concludes.

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'Jeopardy!' shares inspiring Thanksgiving message from Alex Trebek taped before his death: 'Keep the faith'

"Jeopardy!" released a Thanksgiving video message from the late Alex Trebek filmed prior to his death.
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ALEX TREBEK CREMATED, ASHES TO BE KEPT AT HOME, DEATH CERTIFICATE REVEALS

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Alex Trebek cremated, ashes to be kept at home, death certificate reveals

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was cremated and his ashes will remain at his home with his widow, Jean Currivan Trebek, his death certificate reveals.
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