The 5th Annual Celebrity Death Thread 2020 - Behold the Harvest!

I had no idea who this Trebek guy was, and I don't think I'm alone in that. The homogenization of global culture and view that "whatever is popular in the US is popular everywhere" is genuinely distressting at times. It always seemed like a really gooseberry fool premise for a show as well!

It's certainly no Tipping Point.

Jenuall wrote:It's certainly no Tipping Point.

Pass.

Moggy wrote:
Jenuall wrote:It's certainly no Tipping Point.

Pass.

Wanker

Corazon de Leon

DML wrote:I believe American Jeopardy is the most watched gameshow in the world.

This feels like one of those stats where something is the most popular x in the world even though it's almost entirely consumed by a North American audience because that audience is so big. Which other countries are watching the American version of any studio game show in big numbers?

Cora would have done much better had he been on Jeopardy and not Tipping Point though

Cuttooth wrote:
DML wrote:I believe American Jeopardy is the most watched gameshow in the world.

This feels like one of those stats where something is the most popular x in the world even though it's almost entirely consumed by a North American audience because that audience is so big. Which other countries are watching the American version of any studio game show in big numbers?

I can't find any stats which is a bit annoying.

I think the UK is odd in that we produce so many of our own gameshows, outside the USA, we are by far the biggest powerhouse. Lots of other countries either don't produce their own stuff, or they make their own versions of popular US/UK gameshows. So a lot of the big American shows are shown worldwide. In fact, back in the early days of cable in the UK, you could watch many of the big US gameshows. There was also a UK version of Jeopardy! but we didn't take to it - probably because there was no big cash prizes!

Never heard of him or the show :fp:

Hypes wrote:Cora would have done much better had he been on Jeopardy and not Tipping Point though

He can't pass, for one :slol:

Frank wrote:The most recent Wheel of Fortune game came in a double pack with Jeopardy so I've been playing a fair amount of it recently It's good fun, as long as you don't get a round that's like obscure American knowledge.

Or anything about US sports that isn't specifically about the mid 90's NBA (NBA Jam being my only reference point to basketball).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54874713

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies aged 74

Godzilla wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54874713

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies aged 74

Was he the one holding out on the locations of the bodies? Coz if so his death must be frustrating for the loved ones of the dead.

Skarjo wrote:Was he the one holding out on the locations of the bodies? Coz if so his death must be frustrating for the loved ones of the dead.

That's Ian Brady and Myra Hindley you're thinking of.

'Celebrity'.

Cuttooth wrote:
Skarjo wrote:Was he the one holding out on the locations of the bodies? Coz if so his death must be frustrating for the loved ones of the dead.

That's Ian Brady and Myra Hindley you're thinking of.

Gotcha.

I'm sure that lovely chap will be deeply missed.

Great news, may he rot for eternity :toot:

Not even going to put him on the OP list, because strawberry float that.

The 5th Annual Celebrity Death Thread 2020 - Behold the Harvest!

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