This…Is…JEOPARDY! (Not)

If there was ever a game show on television that DID NOT need any alterations, it was the venerable staple of TV quiz shows: Jeopoardy.  But the ratings wizards over at Sony Pictures Television have apparently decided that my favorite half hour of the evening needed to be spruced up.

 

I recently learned that this year the game show celebrates its 25th anniversary.  Perhaps game shows are not immune from the dreaded quarter life crisis.  According to a Jeopardy press release: there will be a new segment called “Ask Alex” where Trebek will “personally address a variety of the most frequently asked questions about the show and and and his tenure…”  I can only assume that most of the questions will concern the lifespan of Trebek’s infamous mustache and his insanely patriotic Canadian heritage.

Some extra face time for Trebek is something I can deal with (I handled Ken Jennings ridiculous run a few years back), but what follows might cause readers to spill/spit up any liquids currently in hand/mouth: “For the 25th season, an all-new arrangement of the familiar Jeopardy! Theme and Think Music has been created for the show.”  That’s right, don’t adjust your computer screen, the Jeopardy song is changing.  

Of all the things that were right and true in this world, the Jeopardy song was certainly at the top of the list, right next to Happy Birthday To You, Jingle Bells, and the Full House theme song.  Now you listen to me, you big wig executives over at Sony: Don’t Mess With My Jeopardy Song.  I don’t come over to your house and ruffle up your dinner table and place settings.

If you don’t believe what I’ve just reported, read it for yourself HERE at the Jeopardy website.

 I consider it a personal insult by the television industry.  I’m sure Trebek had a hand in this too.  Can’t you just smell his Canadian lies from miles away?  (Note: I love all Canadians).

So don’t even try to tell me I’m wrong when I say that this change was a 100% bonehead move.  It’s “aboot” the dumbest thing to come “oot” of TV Land in a long, long time.