Jeopardy! Seeking Former Tournament of Champions Players

[TLEberle]

Obviously they had a reason. Since none of us work for the show we can\'t say for sure. What kind of answer do you want?

[J.R.]

I actually liked the current Jeopardy set. They\'ve had a good track record with sets, so I\'m sure the new look with be just as nice.

[PYLdude]

Obviously they had a reason. Since none of us work for the show we can\'t say for sure. What kind of answer do you want?

The one I got is fine. I\'m not expecting any more or less, just thinking out loud.

[Jeremy Nelson]

So they\'re changing the set for the second time in four years? Why? Nothing wrong with the setup now.

Remember, I said take it with a grain of salt for now. The setups have all been fine before, but just updated to keep up with the times- I always thought the current set looked nice, but unfinished. Besides, who knows? You may end up liking what comes down the chute next.

[BrandonFG]

I think the last set I really liked was the \"sushi bar\" of the late-90s...it always reminded me of a college lecture hall or library. I found the two subsequent sets a little too...\"random\" and \"deco\" for my tastes. Not bad, just random. Wouldn\'t mind something like what they used for the Watson tournament, just a little more jazzed up.

 

I do agree with Chris P. that it seems pretty soon to redo the set...on one hand 4 years is a nice run (has it really been 4 already?), on the other hand, the other sets averaged 6 or 7 years, so it\'s only short by comparison.

 

/Alex\'s entrance was pretty cool

//Game show sets need more sliding doors :-P

///The \"grid\" set from the mid-90s is my all-time favorite

[jjman920]

Remember, Alex\'s days may be numbered. Maybe they wanted to get one more set in before he hangs it up.

 

The Sushi Bar set was during my heyday of Jeopardy when my memory started holding onto everything. Such great moments from that specific time period. So I\'m a little more inclined to that set as my favorite. However, I really liked the sets with the giant JEOPARDY as my memory did kick in on the back end of grid set.

[Jeremy Nelson]

Check out the Q&A with Alex Trebek and he clues us in as to what Season 30 has in store:


http://read.thestar.com/#\'>http://read.thestar.com/#!/article/51e964f193e8e4d7740031e2-alex-trebek-talks-30-seasons-of-jeopardy

[Esoteric Eric]

Take two <clap>:

 

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/07/19/alex_trebek_talks_30_seasons_of_jeopardy.html\'>http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/07/19/alex_trebek_talks_30_seasons_of_jeopardy.html

[TLEberle]

Wow, he got a bit of a \'tude there.

[Jeremy Nelson]

There\'s a pic of the new board and Alex\'s podium over at the Buy a Vowel boards. Click on the link below and scroll down to the last post to see it.

http://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/5278?page=2\'>http://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/5278?page=2


I was kinda hoping for the return of a giant Jeopardy letter backdrop, but man does this look nice. Kinda happy that the set isn\'t bathed in electric blue for once.

[TLEberle]

I like it, and I don\'t like it. How about that deal.

[JepMasta]

I like it more than I dislike it.  It great to see a more diverse colour pallette than \"how many shades of blue can we use?\"  But, why do you need a Jeopardy! logo on the front of Alex\' lectern?

[SuperMatch93]

Nice. Reminds me of a cross between the sushi bar set and the current one.

[BrandonFG]

I like it. A lot. Wasn\'t the biggest fan of the random algebraic figures from the two prior sets, at least not compared to the 90s sets. While it appears there\'s still a few of those shapes, I love the pillars and borders along the top.

 

A lot of fuschia and blue though...it might just be the picture quality, but it hurt my eyes a bit.

[TLEberle]

<blockquote  class=\"ipsBlockquote\" data-author=\"JepMasta\" data-cid=\"314216\" data-time=\"1377154152\"><p>colour pallette</p>United Kingdom hasn\'t done Jeopardy! in years.

<blockquote  class=\"ipsBlockquote\"><p>But, why do you need a Jeopardy! logo on the front of Alex\' lectern?</p>So we know what show we\'re watching.