No, not back on Jeopardy! He has a blog (well, of course). And a few days ago he suggested some updating for the venerable quiz show. Indeed, his spoof was taken literally by some. What do you think? Here’s an excerpt, but really go read the whole thing.
First up, the categories. Maybe when Art Fleming was alive, America just couldn’t get enough clues about “Botany” and “Ballet” and “The Renaissance,” but come on. Does every freaking category have to be some effete left-coast crap nobody’s heard of, like “Opera,” or, um, “U.S. History” or whatever? I mean, wake me up when you come up with something that middle America actually cares about. I think it would rule if, just one time, Alex had to read off a board like:
- PlayStation
- The Arby’s 5-for-$5.95 Value Menu
- Reality TV
- Men’s Magazines
- Skanks from Reality TV Who Got Naked in Men’s Magazines
- Potpourri
Yesterday Jennings noted, “Making goofy jokes about TV shows isn’t ‘bashing.’ I believe it’s the whole reason Al Gore invented the Internet.”