J! contestants fail to recognize Led Zeppelin... X reacts

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Bob Jersey

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Dec 1, 2023, 9:51:55 PM12/1/23
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/jeopardy-fans-dumbfounded-when-contestants-cant-recognize-legendary-rockers-a-complete-societal-failure (link)
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David Bruggeman

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Dec 1, 2023, 10:01:12 PM12/1/23
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Not sure that the complete societal failure referenced in the URL is the Triple Stumper (or whatever the unofficial name for that is called) on the Zep, given the continued existence of 'X'

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Steve Timko

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Dec 1, 2023, 10:40:56 PM12/1/23
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I watch Jeopardy! clips on TikTok and no contestant could identify Garth Brooks in a $200 clue.

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Jim Ellwanger

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Dec 2, 2023, 1:24:32 AM12/2/23
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The failure to identify Garth Brooks is also mentioned in the article that Bob linked.

I've heard some "Jeopardy!" contestants say (or complain) that they can't see the video clues as well as the home viewers, since they're looking across the stage at monitors on either side of the game board.


Ben Scripps

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Dec 2, 2023, 10:10:30 AM12/2/23
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The second to last clue in my first game was a map which popped up on the screen; I buzzed, but had difficulty making out the details enough to respond correctly.  (Also, my brain didn't work correctly, but it's much easier to blame technology.)

The only other problem I had with the monitor was when a picture clue came up and Alex read the clue, but nothing ever showed up on the screen.  They had to stop tape and reload a new clue for us.

BTW, when they have video clues of celebrities reading the clue, the appropriate box on the game board displays about the last half or so of the text of the clue.



Tom Wolper

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Dec 2, 2023, 10:28:56 AM12/2/23
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Going back to the original post:

1. Clickbait is driven by anger, outrage, and ginned up controversy. Any lazy journalist can produce a quick article by picking something that happened in pop culture, scrape social media for outraged reactions, and then collect and publish them. I expect to see many more of these articles in the future.

2. For those of us whose minds are trivia troves, there comes a time when things we took as universal become niche. To younger people Led Zeppelin music comes from classic rock radio or specialized playlists. It’s entirely possible to attain adulthood and never have heard of them or their albums.

PGage

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Dec 2, 2023, 1:58:35 PM12/2/23
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I only maybe could identify a photo of Garth Brooks if you cued me that he was a country and western singer, and he was wearing his hat.

 I was a consumer and purchaser of popular music in the 1970s, including concert tickets.  I would be able to identify Curtis Mayfield, Al Green or Gladys Knight, or Linda Ronstadt or Joni Mitchell or David Crosby in a millisecond.

I was not able to identify Led Zeppelin when I watched the J episode in question (Ken predicted on the spot that rock fans would be outraged), Nor would I have been able to identify them in middle school or high school. Nor do I feel sheepish or apologetic about that failure.  As discussed on the Jann Wenner thread, you don’t have be a millennial to be irritated with the tendency of a certain slice of the boomer generation’s assumption that only their pop cultural experiences should be considered normative.

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Doug Eastick

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Dec 2, 2023, 9:28:20 PM12/2/23
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  Regarding point 2 
I was at a fundraiser dinner last night and the entertainer was a tribute act to the 50s and 60s. Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, buddy Holly, Elvis and one other I did not stay for.    

At age 56 these acts are known to me but not all the songs.  The age 65-75+ people at my table were "you don't know THIS SONG?!"

So, yeah Tom's absolutely right.

I'll wait until age 75 for a fundraiser with Rush, Yes, Genesis tribute acts.


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Kevin M.

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Dec 2, 2023, 10:06:12 PM12/2/23
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Conan O’Brien has stated that in every generation there are maybe five entertainers who will be celebrated fifty or a hundred years later (and he’s aware he’s not one of the five)… five being a very generous number. Art is significant briefly, but rarely does its impact last more than a generation. The TV shows, books, films, and music that most influenced me are mostly unheard of by modern youth. I try to introduce some of it in my classroom (I even read some Harlan Ellison to my students on Halloween), but I’ve made peace with the fact — despite the infinite nature of the internet — only a finite amount of culture will be deemed worth preserving for future generations. 

I take comfort that lots of garbage media from the past 20 years or so has already been forgotten. Heck, when is the last time any of us made a reference to “According to Jim”? 

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