We all know that 2014 will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the current version of Jeopardy! However, what should be cause for greater celebration is that Sunday, March 30th of that year will actually be the show's fiftieth birthday, as it was on that date in 1964 that its first ever episode aired on NBC. What do you think the show should do to mark such an incredible milestone? Special airings of whatever Art Fleming-hosted episodes may be left in broadcast quality? A week's worth of episodes of the current version staged on a replica of the original's set? (a board of pull cards covered by a blue curtain, the old oval logo, "Take Ten" playing over the credits, etc.) I just think it'd be interesting and fun to show the current generation how it was all done back in the day for history's sake. Whether it's cost effective or even possible to begin with...well, discuss.
I have quite a sinking feeling that two years from now, Sony will just gloss over the original Jeopardy!, totally ignore both the 1974-75 syndicated run and the ill-fated 1978-79 revival and focus all of its attention on the current version. Not that thirty successful years of continuous broadcasts isn't a remarkable feat in itself - I only hope they'll pay more homage to the deeper roots of the show than they've done in past anniversaries.
How much am I dreaming in 3D and 5.1 surround sound here?