I am very obnoxious when it comes to watching Jeopardy. It is like watching football for a huge football fan or whatever other sports fans that are out there who yell at the TV. I had some choice words for Ken today. I even yell at Alex when he jumps on his high horse and feels like he has to explain the answers to the contestants who didnt get it. Like he really knew- HE HAS THE ANSWERS. But I guess from like 30+ years of reading trivia questions he is probably smart. And that "There is 1 minute left in the game" thing really gets me. Why do we need a time limit? Football, hockey, yes- time limits work. But Jeopardy? It's not like it can go on forever. There are only a certain number of questions. Let's just do them all.
I hate when they talk to the contestants. I dont care about what their favorite Star Trek episode is or if they have a potato chip that looks like Jay Leno. Let's play!
But when it comes down to it, I love Jeopardy. I feel like a super genious when I get the final answer and beat other people to the answers in the round. Jeopardy is fun.
But dont even get me started on Wheel O' Fortune. It's the dumbest game ever. It's basically for people who like to spin things, yell the phrase "come on big money" and READ. They win way too much crap on that show for reading. There is a study somewhere that says even when a phrase or sentence is missing letters or has letters out of order you can still read it because the mind looks at things in context. So this game isnt exactly tough. Heck The Price Is Right is a lot harder than that crap because you can sometimes do math. Share the love and give the smart people on Jeopardy the cars. They actually have brains. Maybe if there was a giant sparkly wheel on Jeopardy more people would want to give them prizes to give away.
I had a great swim today, my shoulders are sore but it was well worth it. I cant wait for Friday- pay some bills and buy some CD's.