The affable journeyman host of a whole catalog of game shows before landing it big on his signature role.
After staring Jeopardy in 1984, Classic Concentration, was his side hustle from '87 to' 91. No suits some episodes, so very 80's that it feels like time travel
Here was a guy that embodied intellectualism and good honest human interactions at the same time. Despite decades in the spotlight there was never any controversy with this man (aside from him cutting off his mustache) because he was just the real deal. A good guy that liked brainy shit.
Given how polarized the US is losing someone like this seems even more upsetting,
I was driving when I heard the news and almost pulled over.
Trebec was a great personality that was introduced to me when I was just starting to live. While he's now best known for Jeopardy!, his Classic Concentration series is still running on Buzzr (check your local listings for time and station in your area, or find it on PlutoTV.) A few of his series had some production problems, but that was the road that led Jeopardy! and already knowing how to work around CRT TVs of the 80s and 90s, the buzzer system,
The correct response is "who was Alex Trebek?"
The affable journeyman host of a whole catalog of game shows before landing it big on his signature role.
After staring Jeopardy in 1984, Classic Concentration, was his side hustle from '87 to' 91. No suits some episodes, so very 80's that it feels like time travel
I couldn't be more sad about this...
Here was a guy that embodied intellectualism and good honest human interactions at the same time. Despite decades in the spotlight there was never any controversy with this man (aside from him cutting off his mustache) because he was just the real deal. A good guy that liked brainy shit.
Given how polarized the US is losing someone like this seems even more upsetting,
I was driving when I heard the news and almost pulled over.
Trebec was a great personality that was introduced to me when I was just starting to live. While he's now best known for Jeopardy!, his Classic Concentration series is still running on Buzzr (check your local listings for time and station in your area, or find it on PlutoTV.) A few of his series had some production problems, but that was the road that led Jeopardy! and already knowing how to work around CRT TVs of the 80s and 90s, the buzzer system,
He only outlived Sean Connery out of spite for all the things he said about Alex's mother on celebrity jeopardy..