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Tonight (January 8th) is Alex Trebek's last Jeopardy episode
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I've been watching all week and dreading today. I'm going to lose it when he says goodbye. Even knowing he's gone, every evening has been reassuring watching him host.
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I watched last night's and he ended saying to stay tuned for "tomorrow's Christmas episode".
His last episode is the Christmas episode.
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His last episode is the Christmas episode.
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That might be wrong. With all the breaking news , jeopardy wasn't on for me. They said they were airing the missed ones today (or was it yesterday?) at an earlier time in the day
He was apparently in great pain throughout the filming of these episodes, but still carried on like a champ. We're going to watch this tonight for sure.
my colleague Kyle Orland wrote up a gaming-specific tribute to the man by playing EVERY licensed Jeopardy game ever made.
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What I learned playing 30+ yearsā worth of Jeopardy! video games
From the Apple II to PS4, digital Jeopardy! spans 40+ games and traces the medium's history.
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I kind of wish they would cancel Jeopardy now. I understand they are a profitable business and people will still like it, but the show just won't be the same without Alex. He defined Jeopardy for 37 years and shepherded its entire revival. Alex is far more impactful to Jeopardy's legacy than Art Fleming (who was only the host of the old show for 11 years).
ah.. aired like 90 minutes ago here.
all they did was add a small little clip show at the end to honor him. which is fine, but I was bad at most of the categories this time
Kind of a bummer. That montage at the end definitely did the job, you can't fill shoes like that.
There was one bit in the chitchat where he mentioned having more books than he could ever read, and it's little stuff like that really gets under my skin. Like, damn, there's a book in a box somewhere that he never got the chance to finish. Small tragedies.
There was one bit in the chitchat where he mentioned having more books than he could ever read, and it's little stuff like that really gets under my skin. Like, damn, there's a book in a box somewhere that he never got the chance to finish. Small tragedies.
That tribute at the end was sweet. I sucked at the categories though. Its gonna look so weird not seeing him there anymore.
I liked how one of the little snippets of footage was him in what looked like Sean Connery's Highlander getup. There can be only one.
Man, that montage. I've watched this show religiously ever since I was a kid. My mom and step-dad loved it and we would all watch it together. It was hard to see this last show. RIP to a legend.
It makes me sad that he never really got those couple minutes to speak right to the camera. I imagine his health declined at too rapid a rate for that to have ever been an option, and filming in any environment but the exact same as usual, him in a crisp suit on-set, would have been unacceptable to him for delivering a message.
I watch every night with my wife. You might be right, but I would have said the same for Price is Right. Drew Carrey is now the host. He's been doing it long enough now, some adults only know him as host and have no idea who Bob Barker is. No one will fill Alex's shoes....they just need to find the right fit for a host going forward.
I saw a taping once, and was struck by how incredibly charismatic Alex was. I don't watch Jeopardy! regularly, but it's one of those things it'll be hard to picture *not* being on, with him at the helm.
Really you can just watch any episode of Jeopardy and then watch
The only thing that felt a little different was the last line "Thank you all and see you next week." Hit differently because of the situation, but he always says that.
Personally I like that it was just a small tribute. If Alex Trebek wanted some big send off he could have retired after his diagnosis and no one would have blamed him. Instead he continued to work like usual.