Pop Tradition Jeopardy!, hosted by Colin Jost, premiered on Wednesday, December 4 on Amazon Prime Video. The excitement-worthy addition to the Jeopardy!-verse inevitably got here with comparisons to the principle present and Ken Jennings. Some followers stated he’s outpacing Jennings as host and even pitched him as his substitute for one more model of the quiz present.
For many who missed the three half premiere, in Episode 1, Queenz Metropolis Youngsters pulled off a thriller come-from-behind Last Jeopardy! victory. The workforce informed Jost that they’re from the Canadian metropolis of Regina, to which Jost “I don’t suppose you possibly can say that… even on streaming,” because it rhymed with a sure feminine physique half.
That joke might not have been his finest, however in Episode 2, Jost’s interview section chops shined when he chatted with a workforce referred to as Tinker Tailer, Quiz Present Guys, two of whom have been Trekkies however one in all whom wasn’t in any respect. “We’ll speak later,” Jost informed the non-Star Trek fan outlier (under).
In Episode 3, all three groups, all former Jeopardy! contestants colossally flubbed Last Jeopardy, which was looking for “Denzel Washington.” When one workforce wagered $0, he quipped, “In a method, you’re proper, when it comes to the wager,” which obtained an enormous snort.
Followers took to the Jeopardy! Reddit discussion board after the three-part premiere, sharing their ideas, with many saying they have been stunned by how pure Jost was at internet hosting.
“Colin Jost is a extremely good host,” one Redditor wrote. “I’m having fun with him immensely to be trustworthy. I feel Ken is admittedly good too, however Colin is extra telegenic and has a terrific humorousness. Clearly has extra star energy than Ken too.
“Colin Jost was really a terrific host-very Ken Jennings method with the contestants with a proper but casual method (questioned when a joke about him being married to Scarlett Johannsen would come up and it was solely 2 episodes lol). Needed to cease myself after 2 episodes as a result of I might simply binge this all equally to if Jeopardy was launched as such.”
“I really feel like Colin was very polished for a beginner, and undoubtedly funnier than Ken,” bluntly wrote a 3rd.
Nevertheless, different followers felt in a different way, one posting on X: “Some individuals would possibly say popular culture jeopardy is simpler than common jeopardy, however common jeopardy contestants don’t must faux to snort at Colin Jost’s jokes.
“Colin is OK,” a fourth Redditor wrote. “He jogs my memory a little bit of how awkward Ken was, at first. His look is like Ryan Seacrest lite however he doesn’t have even half the power or charisma of Ryan. I’ll cling in with it for awhile Jost has a particularly dry humorousness and a really low-keyed supply. I get pleasure from him.”
A fifth person even proposed that Jost would make a greater host for Superstar Jeopardy! than Jennings, although there’s no indication of that occuring (the previous champ is internet hosting Season 3 of the particular premiering in January).
“I feel Colin is doing an excessive amount of and attempting a bit too laborious to be humorous within the first few episodes, however I feel he has a whole lot of potential as he will get extra comfy with the stream of the sport. The dry wit if correctly toned down appears like a terrific match for the present and I’d be fascinated by him attempting Superstar Jeopardy! sooner or later.”
Pop Tradition Jeopardy! begins with 81 groups that get eradicated till there’s one champion and a prize quantity of $300,000, so there will likely be 40 episodes launched in batches of three each Wednesday.
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Pop Tradition Jeopardy!, Wednesdays, Amazon Prime Video