Jeopardy

I was watching Jeopardy today and I realized how much I like that show. And I also realized that the questions are not that hard. I mean, of course you need to be very smart, but most of the questions just require a little bit of common sense. Especially the pop culture/sports questions. Those are pretty easy, for anyone who pays attention to newspapers or television. I like watching Jeopardy, I think it may be one of my favorite shows. I learn quite a bit from watching it. And I also get a chance to show off my excellent brain power to my parents. I must admit, I do very well with most of the questions. Well, maybe not "very well," closer to "pretty good," but still. I do really well when the category is "Friends." And, I usually am able to get a few of the questions from other categories. Jeopardy is one of the shows that greatly supports my theory that you can learn everything you ever wanted to learn from television. Of course, I don't think that we should all sit in front of the t.v. and rot away, but I do think that watching t.v. is vastly underrated. There is so much that I have learned from watching t.v. Sitcoms, documentaries, and cooking shows. Sometimes I'll spurt of some random fact, and my Mom will go, "Where did you learn that?" and I'll casually reply, "From t.v." I think I've gotten side tracked, what was I talking about? Oh right, Jeopardy. I think I may want to audition for the teen tournament. But then, I think I would crack under the pressure, and I don't even having any entertaining or interesting story to talk about when they do that "meet the contestants' thing. What would Alex Trebek talk to me about? I have no idea. But, I can guarantee that my reply would consist of nervous laughter. Lots and lots of nervous laughter. And, what if I got the final question wrong? I don't think I could live that down. That would be very, very embarrassing. I just thought of the worst part about being on Jeopardy. Thanks to that stinking podium, no one would be able to see my shoes? And, wouldn't that be a tragedy?

Who doesn't LOVE Jeopardy. It may just be the best show on t.v.,
after Will and Grace and House of course...

- Katie