tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post3746629932537659579..comments2024-03-27T19:58:17.387-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Alex Trebek/What is today's post about?Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-55186015318297447342020-11-14T21:40:29.833-06:002020-11-14T21:40:29.833-06:00Betty White would be awesome.
Speculating who wou...Betty White would be awesome.<br /><br />Speculating who would replace him BEFORE he died would have been...distaseful, but now its quite fine<br /><br />This link: <br /><br />https://www.today.com/popculture/who-will-replace-alex-trebek-jeopardy-here-are-7-contenders-t198450<br /><br />lists Tom Bergeron, LeVar Burton, Laura Coates, Anderson Cooper, Alex Faust, Ken Jennings, and of course Betty White. <br /><br />I would not be surprised if its someone nobody ever heard of. Was Alex Trebek as well known as any of these people when he got the job?<br /><br />If it was Ken Jennings then <br />1) He could no credibly say `that category sounds hard'<br />2) When a contestant gets something wrong he might think really, how could they get that wrong'- which is okay so long as he doesn't look like he is thinking it. gasarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004932739846901628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-31230570338052305522020-11-14T18:44:40.512-06:002020-11-14T18:44:40.512-06:00My opinion is that there is too large a premium on...My opinion is that there is too large a premium on speed for clicking in. This discriminates against some contestants (such as persons with muscular dystrophy). It could be fixed by randomly selecting from all who clicked in within some time period. stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365583160027186678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-52760444358816567962020-11-14T18:03:39.469-06:002020-11-14T18:03:39.469-06:00Thanks for some interesting Jeopardy tidbits. My w...Thanks for some interesting Jeopardy tidbits. My wife and I watch Jeopardy religiously and try to question the answers along with the contestants. It's always good to keep our aging minds active. One of my pet peeves with the show is that they show the written questions but not the categories. <br /><br />Perhaps it was out of respect for Trebek's very recent passing, but one issue you failed to comment on is who might take over the show. Is it going to be the recently hired Ken Jennings? Online speculation is all over the place. One name that also comes up is LeVar Burton of Star Trek Next Generation fame. Trebek has suggested Betty White but I doubt he was serious. I think he also mentioned CNN's Laura Coates last year but she said publicly that she's flattered but not interested.PaulToppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314779456711848276noreply@blogger.com