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Itv new quiz Jeopardy hosted by Stephen Fry

(54 Posts)
lemsip Tue 02-Jan-24 17:02:03

started yesterday. I'm enjoying this. I don't like Stephen Fry usually but he is on the ball in this and much more lively may I say.

grannyro Fri 05-Jan-24 12:16:22

I think it is awful. Stephen Fry is so dry and not very good. I won't be watching it again.

Damdee Fri 05-Jan-24 12:25:55

I agree with those who said it was awful or boring. I won't watch again. I enjoy things like the 1% Club.

Cossy Fri 05-Jan-24 12:43:33

It’s stolen directly from a very successful USA show of the same name. Stay with it, it stops being so irritating once you get used to it

aggie Fri 05-Jan-24 12:45:03

Change the presenter !

Anniebach Fri 05-Jan-24 13:39:33

No

Kim19 Fri 05-Jan-24 13:47:45

I've given it a couple of goes but think SF is the wrong host. He comes over as decidedly insipid to me (and I know he's not).

Coolgran65 Fri 05-Jan-24 13:50:41

I don't like it either, I found it irritating and boring.

DrWatson Fri 05-Jan-24 13:58:47

As a couple of folk have said, it's been running since the dawn of (TV) time in the States, where people have won huge sums.

It was also the source of a major scandal, and a feature film about that problem. And yes it has that odd feature of answering with a question, but you can get used to that.

We've watched masses of quizzes over the years, serious and more light-hearted ones, and of course not all are to everyone's taste. Stephen Fry is a very gifted chap, but he looked uncomfortable to us in that role, and kept saying "response" instead of "answer" which looked like he was just trying to sound extra clever?

In this one you can get some tough questions, as well as the easier variety, that style of having a set of questions on the same theme means that you might meet a topic you know nothing about?!

Straying to another quiz, does anyone see University Challenge? The new host (post Paxman) is Amol Rajan, has the wildly irritating habit (to us) of speeding up in the last few minutes, trying to squeeze in extra questions, so he ends up gabbling like one of those madcap American livestock auctioneers, almost totally unintelligible?!

Summerfly Fri 05-Jan-24 14:03:42

Not for me I’m afraid.

Eloethan Fri 05-Jan-24 14:07:41

I like Amol Rajan on University Challenge. I did like Jeremy Paxman too but he could be quite haughty at times.

BlueBelle Fri 05-Jan-24 14:12:59

I ve given it two go s not getting any more of my precious time thanks, I m not a great Stephen Fry fan and he’s as dull as ditchwater in this I don’t get the answer with a question thingy and find that doubly irritating and don’t want to get used to it thanks It’s had all it’s getting from me and I don’t sound alone if this threads anything to go by

yellowfox Fri 05-Jan-24 14:23:59

Boring and irritating, Won't bother again

Corkie91 Fri 05-Jan-24 14:43:10

Didn't like the quiz format or Stephen Fry

GardenofEngland Fri 05-Jan-24 16:07:27

Boring and Stephen Fry sounds so false and reading a script. But Stephen Mulhern in Deal or no Deal is just as bad and I like both of them. Maybe I'm just fed up of game shows

Jennyluck Fri 05-Jan-24 16:18:06

Didn’t like it, won’t watch it again.

Suzieque66 Fri 05-Jan-24 20:12:49

Awful quiz ... and I cant stop watching Stephen Fry's nose as its wonky ...

Mollygo Fri 05-Jan-24 21:22:21

The endless What is before the answer is the most irritating bit.

crazyH Fri 05-Jan-24 21:25:45

Why do they say “what is” at the beginning of their answer. Never understood that 🤔

Deedaa Fri 05-Jan-24 21:27:41

I quite liked it. My favourite was Impossible because to really had to concentrate to avoid the impossible answers.

Grandma70s Fri 05-Jan-24 21:48:05

I’m wondering what on earth there is to dislike about Stephen Fry.

I don’t like Amol Rajan on University Challenge because his speech isn’t clear.

Fudgemonkey Fri 05-Jan-24 22:00:56

Made my brain hurt not a fan but hubby likes it 🤣

nanna8 Fri 05-Jan-24 22:27:39

I don’t like Stephen Fry, never have but I am not sure why. One of those dislike at first sight things I suppose. He is probably a perfectly nice man, I don’t know.

Mollygo Sat 06-Jan-24 04:17:21

crazyH

Why do they say “what is” at the beginning of their answer. Never understood that 🤔

Because you’re supposed to be suggesting the question that could be asked to provide the answer that you’ve been given.
Unnecessary waffle IMO.

Annma Sat 06-Jan-24 08:10:01

Jeopardy contestants are of avery high standard.I like the tougher questions too.The toughest quiz on tv is without a doubt Only Connect,which I also like.

Saggi Sat 06-Jan-24 08:28:45

What thehell is this wonderful man and one time host of the great QI doing on this awful show!?