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Sad last days of Alex Trebek!

He has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

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by Anonymousreply 418November 12, 2019 10:48 PM

Alex Trebek has just been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but he will attempt to finish out this season of "Jeopardy!" ... TMZ has learned.

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by Anonymousreply 1March 6, 2019 9:10 PM

"What's the undiscovered country?"

by Anonymousreply 2March 6, 2019 9:10 PM

A Message From Alex Trebek

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by Anonymousreply 3March 6, 2019 9:11 PM

Damn it.

by Anonymousreply 4March 6, 2019 9:13 PM

This year sucks.

by Anonymousreply 5March 6, 2019 9:19 PM

Art Flemming also died of pancreatic cancer...

Very sad.

by Anonymousreply 6March 6, 2019 9:29 PM

A distinguished gentleman. Very sad.

by Anonymousreply 7March 6, 2019 9:30 PM

It will definitely be weird seeing Jeopardy without him.

by Anonymousreply 8March 6, 2019 9:30 PM

Dreadful.

by Anonymousreply 9March 6, 2019 9:31 PM

Oh Gawd. This is such a bummer. Fucking cancer.

by Anonymousreply 10March 6, 2019 9:32 PM

Awful news.

by Anonymousreply 11March 6, 2019 9:36 PM

What will the Golden Girls watch now? This is very sad

by Anonymousreply 12March 6, 2019 9:38 PM

I hope he beats it, but at the stage he's at I know the chances are infinitesimal.

by Anonymousreply 13March 6, 2019 9:38 PM

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, ALEX!

by Anonymousreply 14March 6, 2019 9:39 PM

Grab That Dough, R12

by Anonymousreply 15March 6, 2019 9:40 PM

Horrible.

by Anonymousreply 16March 6, 2019 9:40 PM

Damn. That is a shame. Dreadful.

I am old enough to remember when Art Fleming was the host. It seemed odd at first when the show was revived and Trebek took over. Now I can't think of the show without him.

Fuck cancer.

by Anonymousreply 17March 6, 2019 9:41 PM

Watched my ex’s dad die of it. Fucking awful.

by Anonymousreply 18March 6, 2019 9:42 PM

Sad but he's had 82 years.

Not bad.

by Anonymousreply 19March 6, 2019 9:44 PM

While this news makes me sad, Trebek is 78, not a spring chicken. it's not like he is being struck down in the prime of life.

by Anonymousreply 20March 6, 2019 9:44 PM

I just finished watching the All Stars final match, and was talking to a friend about who could be a replacement for Alex. Personally I think Ken Jennings would be a good choice, but I knew about Alex's contract through 2022. I'm just stunned.

That video is such a classy move. I hope he has a peaceful and pain free passing.

by Anonymousreply 21March 6, 2019 9:46 PM

The sad thing about pancreatic cancer is that there are rarely any symptoms until you've reached the incurable stage.

by Anonymousreply 22March 6, 2019 9:46 PM

Damn it!

by Anonymousreply 23March 6, 2019 9:47 PM

I had a friend back in my sophomore year in college. He went home for summer break and when we returned for fall quarter I found out he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died during the summer. All within a period of less than 3 months.

by Anonymousreply 24March 6, 2019 9:48 PM

Why can’t there be a bi-annual test for pancreatic?

by Anonymousreply 25March 6, 2019 9:48 PM

He doesn’t seem too sad. Delusional thinking it can be beat. He won’t see Trumps july 4 celebration.

by Anonymousreply 26March 6, 2019 9:51 PM

[quote]Personally I think Ken Jennings would be a good choice

Do you really want to look at his mug 100 minutes a week?

by Anonymousreply 27March 6, 2019 9:53 PM

No matter what your age, if you have an overactive prostate that produces an excessive amount of the fluid that helps make up semen it is unhealthy to not purge it regularly. Granted much of the excess will be absorbed back into the body but that still leaves some of it to fester if it's not ejaculated. So pound that pud as much as you need to OP. If you're still able to have an active life and you're not giving up social or professional responsibilities just so you can stay home and choke your chicken then you're all good.

by Anonymousreply 28March 6, 2019 9:55 PM

F*cking Sucks. I know of ONE man who had unusual symptoms- I don't know, yellowing of the skin, or something random ( I'm not reporting it correctly), and his daughter told a friend who was a nurse who said, "Hmmm- have them check out his pancreas." He had good insurance, and lived near Mayo ( (Phoenix), and he's STILL ALIVE. That was 10 years ago. It's literally a God-damned Miracle.

I'm heart-sick about Trebek. They Seriously need to come up with some solutions for pancreatic CA. It's a monster.

by Anonymousreply 29March 6, 2019 9:55 PM

This is sad.

by Anonymousreply 30March 6, 2019 9:56 PM

I just *know* this cancer is going to get me, too. What are some risk factors?

by Anonymousreply 31March 6, 2019 10:00 PM

Ok I'm crying at my desk at work. Damn it.

I worked on Jeopardy! for five years. Truth be told, Alex is kind of a jerk. Sort of a smarter Ted Baxter. I can tell you he did NOT like when Ken Jennings was having his run, simply because he didn't like having another person's name associated with the show. Alex could be kind of crude, and above it all. But always a professional.

And, even he was a sort of jerk, he's OUR jerk. I'm not a praying type, but I hope for a miracle.

by Anonymousreply 32March 6, 2019 10:01 PM

Let's be a bit hopeful here. RBG has had colon cancer, pancreatic cancer AND lung cancer. She is 85 and still walks among us.

by Anonymousreply 33March 6, 2019 10:02 PM

R32: Mary! You’re crying for someone you call a crude jerk? What do you do when someone you like dies?

by Anonymousreply 34March 6, 2019 10:03 PM

r34 Thank you, Mary!, for Mary!ing that even Mary!er Mary!

by Anonymousreply 35March 6, 2019 10:04 PM

My dad died of it. Six weeks from diagnosis to the funeral. Horrible disease.

by Anonymousreply 36March 6, 2019 10:05 PM

I certainly hope the show fires Alex ——- Why should the rest of us suffer thru re-runs because he will be too sick for work?

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by Anonymousreply 37March 6, 2019 10:09 PM

If the show needs a replacement—-Rami Malek is looking for work....

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by Anonymousreply 38March 6, 2019 10:10 PM

^ meow

by Anonymousreply 39March 6, 2019 10:12 PM

I’m sorry for your loss, R36, but at least he didn’t suffer too long.

by Anonymousreply 40March 6, 2019 10:13 PM

R34 He may be kind of a jerk, but he's a human being I've worked with and know. And, he's been part of American popular culture for more than thirty years. He was never abusive to anyone that I'm aware of. It struck me sad that he's facing something this terrible, and his video made me emotional.

I'm sorry I'm not above it all like you.

by Anonymousreply 41March 6, 2019 10:15 PM

Some types of pancreatic cancer are slow-growing and treatable, like the kind Steve Jobs had (he tried to treat his with alternative quack medicine initially or he might have survived it.) It’s the Stage IV that’s ominous though, that means it’s already widespread and metastasized to other organs. That’s a terminal diagnosis.

by Anonymousreply 42March 6, 2019 10:18 PM

r41, you're the one who called him a jerk. Not any of us.

by Anonymousreply 43March 6, 2019 10:19 PM

R43 Where did I deny calling him a jerk?

by Anonymousreply 44March 6, 2019 10:19 PM

[quote]Why can’t there be a bi-annual test for pancreatic?

Those who are at high-risk can have annual Endoscopic Ultrasound screenings.

by Anonymousreply 45March 6, 2019 10:19 PM

I am so upset about this. I love Alex, he is Jeopardy. I love his sarcasm.

by Anonymousreply 46March 6, 2019 10:19 PM

Kathy Griffin, here’s your chance.

by Anonymousreply 47March 6, 2019 10:21 PM

You mean, Bob Barker could outlive Alex Trebek?

by Anonymousreply 48March 6, 2019 10:24 PM

I know some give him flack for his snarkiness, but I like him. He's proof that there is still entertainment for our brains.

by Anonymousreply 49March 6, 2019 10:26 PM

I think Andy Cohen would be the best replacement.

His hosting gig on “Love Connection” just ended, so the timing is perfect.

by Anonymousreply 50March 6, 2019 10:27 PM

I watch him also on the game show networks, where he worked on innumerable different shows before "Jeopardy" usually the moustache back then. He was always very personable on screen, though I admit he kind of likes to editorialize and add a little (of his own) fun when announcing the categories. Plus it usually seemed interviewing contestants after the first break wasn't really his forte, even though he had been doing it for years. You could tell he took pains and pride in always pronouncing words, especially foreign words, in the clues impeccably and correctly. I just had a terrible tough (banish it) that they might choose that horrible bartender who overdoes jazz hands to replace him. But i'm sure that Alex has gone on record to make some suggestions who he would like to see as a future host. But he was thinking 3 years hence, and this is a terrible diagnosis unfortunately.

by Anonymousreply 51March 6, 2019 10:27 PM

So reading out answers to questions a team of researchers has put together and acting like you are fucking Einstein will no longer be his point of living. Awwww sad. RIP.

by Anonymousreply 52March 6, 2019 10:28 PM

terrible "thought"

by Anonymousreply 53March 6, 2019 10:29 PM

Please don't let his successor be Ryan Seacrest.

by Anonymousreply 54March 6, 2019 10:30 PM

Alex never claimed to have known all the answers himself, though it seems sometimes he chided contestants who missed clues as if he had actually known the answer himself.

by Anonymousreply 55March 6, 2019 10:30 PM

Lead story on ABC Evening News.

by Anonymousreply 56March 6, 2019 10:31 PM

R55 Fuck off, he was always a smug turd. I hated Jeopardy, be glad when she is dead.

by Anonymousreply 57March 6, 2019 10:32 PM

They need to develop a test for pancreatic cancer. It’s crazy there is basically nothing to be done until it is already spread to the liver and you start to have symptoms. One person I know had vague nausea for months and even went to get a scan - but they didn’t find it. 6 months later it was in his liver and they finally found it - too late.

Now that breast cancer has made so much progress, I wish there could be some attention paid to this. So many people have died of this recently. Some kind of detection processs - like mammograms - would be a huge step forward.

by Anonymousreply 58March 6, 2019 10:33 PM

[quote]I just *know* this cancer is going to get me, too. What are some risk factors?

Smoking, obesity and poor diet, and diabetes are the main controllable risk factors.

There is also a genetic component in many cases. It is more common in men, and the risk increases with age.

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by Anonymousreply 59March 6, 2019 10:33 PM

Johnny Gilbert, Jeopardy! announcer, is 94.

by Anonymousreply 60March 6, 2019 10:34 PM

My uncle was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer at age 83. He was given 3-6 months, but only lasted 6 weeks. But there are others with the same diagnosis who can live 1-2 years, or more. I hope Alex is one of them.

by Anonymousreply 61March 6, 2019 10:35 PM

Thank you, R40.

by Anonymousreply 62March 6, 2019 10:38 PM

[quote]Now that breast cancer has made so much progress, I wish there could be some attention paid to this.

Keep in mind that breast cancer is MUCH more common than pancreatic cancer.

There will be about 271,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the US this year, versus about 56,000 new diagnoses of pancreatic cancer.

by Anonymousreply 63March 6, 2019 10:43 PM

My father died from it. He was never sick but thought he and my mom had caught the flu one time. She got better, but he didn’t and had a yellow tinge to his skin. They gave him 4 months and he lived 15. It was horrible to witness. 😢

Maybe Alex will be one of the rare lucky ones to beat it.

by Anonymousreply 64March 6, 2019 10:44 PM

I know someone who recently died of pancreatic cancer. He lasted 2 years, but he was late 30s when he was first diagnosed.

by Anonymousreply 65March 6, 2019 10:46 PM

On Ash Wednesday, no less.

"Remember man, that thou art dust, and unto dust you shall return."

by Anonymousreply 66March 6, 2019 10:49 PM

Dammit. This news hit me hard. I’ve been crying on and off for a few hours (ok, it’s other things piling on, too) and it’s really struck a chord. My parents watch jeopardy daily - they adore him - and I send them the funny things from alex’s Facebook page. Went to a taping of the show too, and it was cool, he takes all those goofy tourist questions from the audience with grace. I guess the news is shocking because it’s so dire and sudden and he’s such a healthy seeming guy. Same thing could have been said for the three other people I know who have died from pancreatic cancer. The pictures of health, beauty, success - ages only 40’s to 50’s. It also took my best friends mom at only 52 years old. I was closer to her than my own family. It’s so heartbreaking and scary, didn’t realize there were often no symptoms. I wondered. Ugh.

by Anonymousreply 67March 6, 2019 10:50 PM

I sure hope he has better insurance than that shit he's always hawking.

by Anonymousreply 68March 6, 2019 10:53 PM

You seem like a wonderful person RR67.

Why are you here?

by Anonymousreply 69March 6, 2019 10:54 PM

Between this and Luke Perry I’m DONE with this week.

by Anonymousreply 70March 6, 2019 10:54 PM

All so young . . .

by Anonymousreply 71March 6, 2019 10:57 PM

R70, I'm still recovering from Lee Radziwill's death.

by Anonymousreply 72March 6, 2019 10:59 PM

R56 It’s a slow news day. NBC news #1 story is R Kelly back in jail, #2 is Alex Trebek. ABC news #1 is Alex Trebek, #2 is R Kelly.

by Anonymousreply 73March 6, 2019 11:00 PM

Thanks R69, wonderful is debatable but I appreciate that. I’ve been wasting my time here now for 18 years. I’ll probably be surfing DL on my own deathbed.

by Anonymousreply 74March 6, 2019 11:01 PM

I can't breath!

by Anonymousreply 75March 6, 2019 11:01 PM

Ooops. Wrong thread at #28.

by Anonymousreply 76March 6, 2019 11:01 PM

[quote]I think Andy Cohen would be the best replacement.

That is a TERRIBLE idea!

by Anonymousreply 77March 6, 2019 11:02 PM

NO to Cohen or Seacrest!

by Anonymousreply 78March 6, 2019 11:03 PM

My ex died of it, about two months after diagnosis. He was in a lot of pain and refused meds until his final week.

by Anonymousreply 79March 6, 2019 11:03 PM

R78, Or Alec Baldwin.

by Anonymousreply 80March 6, 2019 11:14 PM

Will Ferrell!

by Anonymousreply 81March 6, 2019 11:17 PM

Yes!!! r81

by Anonymousreply 82March 6, 2019 11:21 PM

Alex Trebek just this week starred in the DL thread about octogenarians you still want to fuck.

by Anonymousreply 83March 6, 2019 11:25 PM

There will at some point be a new Jeopardy! host, but no one will replace Trebek. I'm a huge fan, and contribute to the threads here. This is so sad.

by Anonymousreply 84March 6, 2019 11:26 PM

[quote] Let's be a bit hopeful here. RBG has had colon cancer, pancreatic cancer AND lung cancer. She is 85 and still walks among us.

RBG is no ordinary mortal. Also, she's one of the rare cases whose pancreatic cancer was caught early, during a screening to make sure her colon cancer had not recurred.

by Anonymousreply 85March 6, 2019 11:31 PM

R84 I agree. I can't even watch The Price Is Right or Let's Make A Deal with the "new" bland hosts.

by Anonymousreply 86March 6, 2019 11:33 PM

My sister in law died from this in 2017, she was 34. It breaks my heart to hear this. Pulling for Alex!

by Anonymousreply 87March 6, 2019 11:33 PM

RBG actually died two years ago. Kate McKinnon took her place.

by Anonymousreply 88March 6, 2019 11:33 PM

Are there symptoms for pancreatic cancer? Did he not realize he was ill?

by Anonymousreply 89March 6, 2019 11:35 PM

He looked great announcing this sad news today. I lost two loved ones to this evil cancer.

by Anonymousreply 90March 6, 2019 11:37 PM

Good for him.

by Anonymousreply 91March 6, 2019 11:40 PM

[quote]Are there symptoms for pancreatic cancer?

It usually doesn’t cause symptoms until it is advanced and has spread to other organs.

It can be cured if it is caught early. But it’s usually only detected early if it’s found incidentally during tests for something else.

by Anonymousreply 92March 6, 2019 11:54 PM

[Quote]Also, she's one of the rare cases whose pancreatic

This. RBG caught the pancreatic cancer in stage I, it is not all equivalant to Trebek's situation.

by Anonymousreply 93March 6, 2019 11:57 PM

Who is RBG???

by Anonymousreply 94March 7, 2019 12:04 AM

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Supreme Court badass

by Anonymousreply 95March 7, 2019 12:08 AM

I wish he had dropped the Guy Smiley anchorman act for once in that video and talked like a normal person.

by Anonymousreply 96March 7, 2019 12:13 AM

[quote]Lead story on ABC Evening News.

This is pretty disgraceful from a journalism standpoint, but since the average age for the evening network news programs is about 90, I suppose it makes sense.

by Anonymousreply 97March 7, 2019 12:15 AM

Terrible news but I loved his video. It made me laugh when he mentioned he has to fulfill his contract. I guess he wanted to dull the pain a little with humour for himself and his fans.

by Anonymousreply 98March 7, 2019 12:25 AM

No hopers for $500, um, erm, Doug Davidson?

by Anonymousreply 99March 7, 2019 12:38 AM

People with any kind of family history have to be vigilant about this. There has been some progress with early detection by DNA ID, then testing urine for 3 proteins related to the disease.

by Anonymousreply 100March 7, 2019 12:42 AM

My grad school English professor, young 40's died of the disease. She was a fabulous teacher. RIP.

by Anonymousreply 101March 7, 2019 12:47 AM

"Sad last days of Alex Trebek!"

Didn't you see my video? I'm not dead yet.

I have a 3 year contract to fulfil.

by Anonymousreply 102March 7, 2019 12:51 AM

I was so saddened by this news. May he Rest In Peace.

by Anonymousreply 103March 7, 2019 1:38 AM

[quote]I agree. I can't even watch The Price Is Right or Let's Make A Deal with the "new" bland hosts.

Thank you!

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by Anonymousreply 104March 7, 2019 2:08 AM

[quote]Alex Trebek just this week starred in the DL thread about octogenarians you still want to fuck.

Better hurry!

by Anonymousreply 105March 7, 2019 2:08 AM

[quote] A distinguished gentleman. Very sad.

While I respect and admire his work on "Jeopardy!", no one who shills for the scammy Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company should be referred to as "distinguished."

by Anonymousreply 106March 7, 2019 2:09 AM

Has Ruta Lee been reached for comment?

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by Anonymousreply 107March 7, 2019 2:11 AM

I don't know anything about those policies -- what is the problem with them?

by Anonymousreply 108March 7, 2019 2:11 AM

The only symptom my FIL had was stomach pain.

by Anonymousreply 109March 7, 2019 2:15 AM

“Category is: Songs on Alex Trebek’s iPod”

by Anonymousreply 110March 7, 2019 2:16 AM

Seacrest is prepping to take over as we type.

by Anonymousreply 111March 7, 2019 2:19 AM

On my blood tests I noticed they checked something called "Amylase". I had to look it up and apparently it has something to do with the pancreas function. Maybe they could make that a regular test, the way they do with glucose.

by Anonymousreply 112March 7, 2019 2:22 AM

He can beat this!

by Anonymousreply 113March 7, 2019 2:23 AM

You don't get this from bottoming do you?

by Anonymousreply 114March 7, 2019 2:26 AM

Love of my life died of pancreatic cancer. They gave him 8 months he was gone in 6. Agonizingly painful way to die.

by Anonymousreply 115March 7, 2019 2:31 AM

I vote for Brain Games host on National Geographic, Jason Silva, as his replacement.

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by Anonymousreply 116March 7, 2019 2:33 AM

My Uncle died of this horrible disease at age 75. Sadly he was both an alcoholic and a smoker and that put him at risk.

Trebek is beloved for his gravitas and wit. We are pulling for you, good sir!

by Anonymousreply 117March 7, 2019 2:33 AM

Oh, Alex. You were a hot piece in your day.

Good luck to you!

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by Anonymousreply 118March 7, 2019 2:58 AM

Two family members got it and died - 61 and 44. Neither smoked or drank. Regular check ups. I have a good chance of getting it - but there are no good detection methods. CT scan is the only way - and insurance won’t cover it (and it risks increasing cancer risk if done regularly).

I wish they could find some way to detect. Living with the constant threat and not being able to do anything about it sucks. I’m not saving for regiment because I know there is a good chance I won’t make it. And having seen the, die a slow and painful death, I know my last days will be ugly and horrific.

by Anonymousreply 119March 7, 2019 2:58 AM

A close friend died from this. Both his parents died in their 90s, neither from any kind of cancer. My friend died less than a year after his diagnosis.

My friend was a health freak. He always watched what he ate, loved to walk, didn't drink, only a glass of wine we we all got to together for dinner monthly and he never smoked.

This awful illness seems to be hereditary, but not always. My friend had an uncle who died from the same disease. But so far, I haven't heard about anyone getting it or any other type of cancer.

by Anonymousreply 120March 7, 2019 3:09 AM

That should have been: "But so far, I haven't heard about anyone else in his family getting it or any other type of cancer."

by Anonymousreply 121March 7, 2019 3:11 AM

He's always come off as such a smart ass on that show (that he lucked into). Why didn't he get tested say, 10 years ago?

by Anonymousreply 122March 7, 2019 3:14 AM

R118 is that a fake? That's some ass.

by Anonymousreply 123March 7, 2019 3:17 AM

R122 - you can’t get tested for it. Absolutely nothing you can do but wait for it to affect you - at which point it’s in your liver. Thats why it’s the worst cancer with the worst prognosis. It sucks as a genetic inheritor.

by Anonymousreply 124March 7, 2019 3:21 AM

That's nonsense R122. I'm embarrassed for you!

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by Anonymousreply 125March 7, 2019 3:25 AM

I have to admit, I choked up when I heard the news. I watch him every night and enjoy the heck out of his program. I live in LA and I have always put off going over to Culver City to him in person when they are taping a seasons worth of shows. Well I'm in a terminal situation so maybe I'll see him on the other side, sadly I don't believe in there being an 'other side.'

by Anonymousreply 126March 7, 2019 3:29 AM

What about Jon Stewart as his successor?

by Anonymousreply 127March 7, 2019 3:50 AM

Fuck Jon Stewart. If he hadn’t left The Daily Show, Trump never would’ve gotten elected.

by Anonymousreply 128March 7, 2019 3:53 AM

You're kidding right R125?

by Anonymousreply 129March 7, 2019 4:05 AM

He should have left a taping of High Rollers to see THE DOCTORS .... later that afternoon on NBC

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by Anonymousreply 130March 7, 2019 4:27 AM

I'd prefer Roger Craig fill in if need be. He's got a great sense of humour and can throw off good one-liners but keep the game going.

by Anonymousreply 131March 7, 2019 4:29 AM

Thanks, R120. I had tremendous anxiety reading this thread, then I decided I was in the clear because this cancer doesn’t run in my family, my diet is good, and I’m not diabetic or obese. But now you’ve sent me into a panic once again!

Just the other day I was worried about having a stroke and dying young like St. Luke.

by Anonymousreply 132March 7, 2019 4:38 AM

R19 30 more than Luke.

by Anonymousreply 133March 7, 2019 4:39 AM

I think there needs to be someone with gravitas fill Alex's spot. A news anchorman who can handle the flow of reading the clues, much like reading the news.

Anderson Cooper

Willie Geist

George Stephanopoulos

Jake Tapper

Maybe a woman like Lara Logan or SE Cupp?

by Anonymousreply 134March 7, 2019 4:41 AM

What would y'all think of Tommy DiDario as the new host?

by Anonymousreply 135March 7, 2019 4:41 AM

I hate all of your suggestions, r134, especially Giggles and Willie. Willie Geist??? AYFKM?

by Anonymousreply 136March 7, 2019 4:43 AM

Hate Geist.

by Anonymousreply 137March 7, 2019 4:44 AM

[QUOTE]What would y'all think of Tommy DiDario as the new host?

I only know him as a DL thread title. Does he actually do something?

by Anonymousreply 138March 7, 2019 4:49 AM

R136 You can hate them all you want. I think no matter who it is, you wouldn't be happy. It's understandable. I think we can both agree that Alex is irreplaceable.

Someone that can handle the duties with gravitas and aplomb, with national name recognition will give the show a fighting chance. Who better than a TV news anchor? Who would you suggest?

by Anonymousreply 139March 7, 2019 4:56 AM

The two people I have known with it have had different first symptoms. One got terrible jaundice. Her skin turned yellowish orange. I was actually with the other one when she had her first symptom. We went out to eat and she excused herself after a few bites. I (months later) found out that she had gone to the restroom and vomited blackish bile. She never mentioned anything to me, because if she had, I would have driven her straight to the hospital. When she finally went, because of frequent vomiting, they did an xray and released her. No one bothered to tell her that the xray showed a large mass in her abdomen. She went home, aspirated vomit, developed pneumonia and ended up back in the hospital. Then they graciously saw fit to inform her that they accidentally failed to inform her that she had pancreatic cancer. By the time they exhibited these symptoms, these two were already in an advanced stage of the disease.

Some sort of early warning would be great, because people can live without a pancreas (they will be diabetic, but that's why God invented insulin). However, by the time symptoms come, it has nearly always spread to nearby organs and removal of the pancreas is more or less a futile gesture.

by Anonymousreply 140March 7, 2019 5:00 AM

Anderson Cooper would be perfect and he loves the show.

by Anonymousreply 141March 7, 2019 5:03 AM

I'm still available.

by Anonymousreply 142March 7, 2019 5:05 AM

I was on Jeopardy in the early 90s, he was lovely.

by Anonymousreply 143March 7, 2019 5:05 AM

I'll bet Alec Baldwin will be seriously considered. Even though he lives in NYC and has young children, he could manage the taping schedule below.

Five episodes are taped each day, with two days of taping every other week.

by Anonymousreply 144March 7, 2019 5:06 AM

I refuse to talk about Alex's replacement now. Fuck the Willie Geist "gravitas" cunt. Just fuck you right in the ass, bitch, with a mace.

Gravitasshole.

by Anonymousreply 145March 7, 2019 5:08 AM

I hope he beats it and certainly no suffering

by Anonymousreply 146March 7, 2019 5:09 AM

R141, He lacks the warmth, humor and outgoing personality a game show host requires.

by Anonymousreply 147March 7, 2019 5:09 AM

I'll admit I shrieked when I heard the news. I had a friend who died of pancreatic cancer. Doctors gave her 13 weeks to live, but after only 3 months, she died.

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by Anonymousreply 148March 7, 2019 5:15 AM

13 weeks and 3 months are equal, no?

by Anonymousreply 149March 7, 2019 5:18 AM

Stage IV pancreatic has a 1,000% fatality rate.

He will be dead within a month.

by Anonymousreply 150March 7, 2019 5:40 AM

Harvey Levin got the bad news before Alex did.

by Anonymousreply 151March 7, 2019 5:44 AM

You know who I want to replace him? DL's very own Golden Girls fanboy John Presloid!

r150 1000% is 900% beyond the theoretical maximum.

by Anonymousreply 152March 7, 2019 5:50 AM

I nominate Mark Steines, former ET host and he was recently fired from that Hallmark Channel talk show.

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by Anonymousreply 153March 7, 2019 6:03 AM

That’s a shame. ™

by Anonymousreply 154March 7, 2019 6:03 AM

FF the That’s a shame troll

by Anonymousreply 155March 7, 2019 6:06 AM

the only 'pulling for' alex will be the plug......he'll die sooner than later. way sooner.

by Anonymousreply 156March 7, 2019 6:57 AM

I'm seconding my initial vote for Will Ferrell. Anderson would be my next pick. He can be a bit uptight, but maybe this would bring out the less serious Anderson. My third pick would be Wanda Sykes (she's funny, and smart as fuck to boot). Hm, maybe I would swap Wanda and Anderson. She would be damn good at this.

by Anonymousreply 157March 7, 2019 7:21 AM

Put me down for two dollars on Alex kicking the bucket by the 4th of July...It’s over.

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by Anonymousreply 158March 7, 2019 7:49 AM

Awful news. Lovely man with a great sense of humor. Here he is in a cameo as a Man In Black on the X-Files.

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by Anonymousreply 159March 7, 2019 7:54 AM

One positive thing is that he can get a guaranteed issue final expense policy from the good people at Colonial Penn. He only needs to survive for two years to get past the waiting period and to collect the full benefit. It could give him a goal.

by Anonymousreply 160March 7, 2019 8:02 AM

I’m very sorry, r126.

by Anonymousreply 161March 7, 2019 10:15 AM

Seen this form of cancer in action. Brutal.

by Anonymousreply 162March 7, 2019 10:30 AM

R147, and education!

by Anonymousreply 163March 7, 2019 10:37 AM

R148 and R149 both made me laugh.

by Anonymousreply 164March 7, 2019 11:25 AM

Pssst, Alex . . . Caroline has my morphine drip in storage, if you're ever so inclined.

by Anonymousreply 165March 7, 2019 11:29 AM

R157, Wanda would use the show as a platform for her comedy, like Steve Harvey does now with Family Feud. Plus, her voice is annoying.

by Anonymousreply 166March 7, 2019 11:33 AM

R76, I was laughing at your post at r28 forever. I thought maybe you were just really, really passionate about home remedies for pancreatic cancer.

by Anonymousreply 167March 7, 2019 11:40 AM

Seeing that video above of Bill Cullen brought back good memories. Cullen was big when I was growing up. Many people never knew (and still don't) that there was a good reason you never saw him walking anywhere. he was a Polio survivor and one of his legs was severely affected. I believe he had a complete leg bone fusion at some point in his life as so many Polio survivors did back then if their leg muscles were destroyed by the disease. It enabled them to stand and walk on the leg, but it wasn't a pretty sight. So any show he was on made sure he was already on his mark whenever the camera was aimed his way.

by Anonymousreply 168March 7, 2019 11:45 AM

Also, Cullen is one of the few who survived Pancreatitis, back in 1969.

by Anonymousreply 169March 7, 2019 11:49 AM

Colonial Penn Life Insurance preys on the elderly by charging high premiums for ridiculously low benefits. The sales pitch is focused on providing insurance for the beneficiaries funeral. In other words, selling the product to a poor person afraid of dying with a debt.

That Trebeck fronted this company for so many years is unfortunate. Trust me, his wife doesn’t own one of the policies that he extolled for decades.

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by Anonymousreply 170March 7, 2019 12:05 PM

Al Roker

by Anonymousreply 171March 7, 2019 12:16 PM

With stage 4 pancreatic cancer he's a goner and soon. So sad...I can't imagine anyone else hosting Jeopardy.

by Anonymousreply 172March 7, 2019 12:20 PM

Al can't be on camera long enough to do a show like that. At least without an adult diaper so he could do an undetected stinky while on camera.

by Anonymousreply 173March 7, 2019 12:21 PM

David Muir! And let him keep his day job. Don’t they tape a month of game slows in a week?

by Anonymousreply 174March 7, 2019 12:23 PM

I would think Jeff Probst of Survivor is the most likely choice. Didn’t he already host a jeopardy spinoff before?

by Anonymousreply 175March 7, 2019 1:02 PM

I'm still alive, well barely. And I could sure use the dough.

CALL ME!!

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by Anonymousreply 176March 7, 2019 1:31 PM

Shut it Wink! You never could hold a candle to me. I was hosting game shows when you were still wetting the bed.

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by Anonymousreply 177March 7, 2019 1:37 PM

Please no to Jeff Probst. He’s stupid and can’t ad lib. “Wanna know what you’re playin’ for?

by Anonymousreply 178March 7, 2019 1:49 PM

[quote]Stage IV pancreatic has a 1,000% fatality rate.

Life has a 100% fatality rate. Your statistic is meaningless.

by Anonymousreply 179March 7, 2019 1:54 PM

Hire me! Here’s the funny face I’ll do when nobody gets Final JEOPARDY!

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by Anonymousreply 180March 7, 2019 1:55 PM

I saw one of his scammy Colonial Penn ads this morning. I guess they're not bothering to pull them despite the recent developments.

But it raises the question -- who will be their new spokesperson? They rushed Tom Selleck right in shilling for reverse mortgages when Fred Thompson bought the farm.

by Anonymousreply 181March 7, 2019 1:56 PM

I couldn’t believe the hoots and haws from that god awful GMA live audience about this terrible news. Totally inappropriate.

by Anonymousreply 182March 7, 2019 1:58 PM

Christopher Guest would be an interesting choice but until we cross that bridge, fight the good fight Mr Trebek!

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by Anonymousreply 183March 7, 2019 1:58 PM

It's time for a woman to host Jeopardy

by Anonymousreply 184March 7, 2019 1:58 PM

Where is Josh Elliott these days? He'd be a good successor.

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by Anonymousreply 185March 7, 2019 2:01 PM

This reminds me of when Dorothy Kilgallen died suddenly and the producer of WML?(Gil Fates) received numerous inquiries from celebrities who wanted to take her place on the panel.

by Anonymousreply 186March 7, 2019 2:05 PM

R173 remember when Al sharted in the White House?

by Anonymousreply 187March 7, 2019 2:15 PM

They should have guest hosts at first, since no one would be able to fill Alex’s shoes.

by Anonymousreply 188March 7, 2019 2:23 PM

As host, how about former Jeopardy contestant & DL darling (but now forgotten) John Presloid.

Or better yet, Tom the Bartender . . .

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by Anonymousreply 189March 7, 2019 2:27 PM

I wish they would use this to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. Such a horrible disease - and it too often hits young people. Trebek is lucky in a way that he got to live a full life. The people I know were in their 40s and 50s. We did it for AIDS and breast cancer - now let’s attack this.

by Anonymousreply 190March 7, 2019 2:31 PM

Meredith Vieira

by Anonymousreply 191March 7, 2019 2:31 PM

R191 fuck that

by Anonymousreply 192March 7, 2019 2:46 PM

Sam Elliott, to old?

by Anonymousreply 193March 7, 2019 2:51 PM

[quote]I'm seconding my initial vote for Will Ferrell. Anderson would be my next pick. He can be a bit uptight, but maybe this would bring out the less serious Anderson. My third pick would be Wanda Sykes (she's funny, and smart as fuck to boot). Hm, maybe I would swap Wanda and Anderson. She would be damn good at this.

I hope they don't go in this direction.

Jeopardy, while it has its moments, is not a 'haha' comedy, laugh and applaud at every little thing-type of game show like all of the other ones out there.

by Anonymousreply 194March 7, 2019 2:55 PM

Damn, he had blood clot in his head removed too (from a fall). Why didn't they catch it then?

How do they test for this?

by Anonymousreply 195March 7, 2019 2:57 PM

R134 Gravitas? He was a GAME SHOW HOST.

by Anonymousreply 196March 7, 2019 3:01 PM

That can’t test for it R195. They can only find it by doing a CT scan - which no doctor or insurance company would do until there is a symptom - at which point it’s already spread to the liver. It’s almost impossible to detect early. Which is crazy.

by Anonymousreply 197March 7, 2019 3:02 PM

Exactly R195. He should sue his doctors or his own ego for not getting annual checkups for years...

by Anonymousreply 198March 7, 2019 3:02 PM

Anyone else remember him hosting Classic Concentration in the late 80s/early 90s?

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by Anonymousreply 199March 7, 2019 3:08 PM

No check up would have caught it R198 / R195. There are rarely symptoms - and if there are, they need to do a CT scan of the pancreas specifically. Ultrasounds, blood tests, urine tests are all useless. Until it’s in your liver and the it’s too late.

by Anonymousreply 200March 7, 2019 3:09 PM

Dying at 78 is not exactly tragic. Many will never live even that long. He had a nice life.

by Anonymousreply 201March 7, 2019 3:09 PM

I hope you're not a doctor R200. Pancreatic cancer doesn't just start at stage 4.

by Anonymousreply 202March 7, 2019 3:21 PM

Couldn’t he just have paid out of pocket for a CT scan? He could afford it.

by Anonymousreply 203March 7, 2019 3:30 PM

R202/R203 - that is the only way to check for it. Paying out of pocket for a CT scan. Which is what I have to do on an annual basis.

R202 - it generally is only found at Stage 4 if you look at statistics. Unless they happen to scan your midsection for something else and discover it.

by Anonymousreply 204March 7, 2019 3:56 PM

Am I the only one who wants more info about him from the Jeopardy insider? Like examples of his jerkiness, etc.

by Anonymousreply 205March 7, 2019 4:20 PM

Intolerance to food is one of the symptoms; I remember reading that Patrick Swayze experienced this. After a few bites of food he would get nauseous and sick.

While I admire his public statement to "fight" this, I firmly believe that if there was ever a case for assisted suicide, this is one. Treatment is cruel, painful and futile. He is not debilitated now, and should have the freedom to do what he likes in the coming days, whether it is meeting privately with family and friends, going on a brief trip to some beloved place, or some other favorite pastime or ritual.

But at the time and place of his choosing, he should be able to take a prescribed dose of pills and exit peacefully and with dignity.

by Anonymousreply 206March 7, 2019 4:34 PM

I remember how sad it was to watch Peter Jennings after his diagnosis. He chose to remain on the air while his cancer was obviously taking its toll.

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by Anonymousreply 208March 7, 2019 4:42 PM

Do you think he is near death? Is that why he announced this sad news?

by Anonymousreply 209March 7, 2019 4:56 PM

I’ve always had high bilirubin counts for 30 years. Anyone know someone who also had this and then pancreatic cancer? Apparently it’s a warning sign.

by Anonymousreply 210March 7, 2019 5:00 PM

[quote]Am I the only one who wants more info about him from the Jeopardy insider? Like examples of his jerkiness, etc.

Why bother with cunts like that? "I know a seecret and I'm not gonna tell ya." Little prissy sissy bitch.

by Anonymousreply 211March 7, 2019 5:06 PM

Cancer is mercurial. I worked with someone who died just three days after his leukemia diagnosis and he was only 29.

by Anonymousreply 212March 7, 2019 5:08 PM

Calm down, people. Unless there's a unique indication for it, yearly CT scans are worthless and the cumulative radiation you get from them actually is a carcinogen e.g. cancer-causing.

by Anonymousreply 213March 7, 2019 5:10 PM

Leukemia: I dated someone who tried to get me to not break up with him "because I HAVE LEUKEMIA."

Only he didn't. He was as healthy as anyone else. Just more manipulative than most.

by Anonymousreply 214March 7, 2019 5:13 PM

All those who think 78 is old disappoint me. We live in a world where, with access to healthcare, Alex should have lived healthily into his 90’s. F cancer!

by Anonymousreply 215March 7, 2019 5:14 PM

Alex should hurry up and get the regular "it didn't work" treatment out of the way and go on the something experimental. Maybe he would have a chance. Bucky is probably wanting his job but I agree Ken would be better.

by Anonymousreply 216March 7, 2019 5:17 PM

r215, "F" being 90!

I would actually say "fuck being 90." So I will. Fuck being 90.

by Anonymousreply 217March 7, 2019 5:17 PM

I can't imagine watching anything where you're expected to look at Ken Jennings on and off for a half hour.

by Anonymousreply 218March 7, 2019 5:18 PM

From his voice you can hear the cancer has spread to his lungs. He's a goner. 2 months max.

by Anonymousreply 219March 7, 2019 5:18 PM

R118 That can't be real

by Anonymousreply 220March 7, 2019 5:19 PM

It isn't.

by Anonymousreply 221March 7, 2019 5:27 PM

Access to health care has nothing to do with it. Little kids and teenagers die o cancer - leukemia, Hodgkins, brain tumors. Cancer permeates all demographics up and down the age scale. Fortunately this, the grimmest of all diagnoses, accounts for only about 7% of all cancer cases and 3% of all cancer deaths.

I used to be an IV nurse and gave chemo in the mid and late 80s back when many chemos were really, REALLY hard to tolerate and had immediate and devastating side effects. I remember a woman who woke up in the morning after her first administration and every hair on her head was left on her pillow. We used to wrap tourniquets around the scalp to try and minimize this but it didn't always help much.

Cancer to me has always seemed like an unseen finger that moves through the population, selecting people at random and saying, "You...you...you...." Yes, there are risk factors and hereditary factors, but in the main it's a real crapshoot.

At least now with the advent of things like PCA pumps and freer attitudes about pain management in terminal situations, at least some people don't have to die in agony. I can remember situations just like Shirley MacLaine's in TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, where patients were told they needed to wait another agonizing hour before it was "time" for their next shot. Thankfully I became the kind of nurse who was "free with the needle", meaning I'd draw up a little more Demerol of whatever any chance I got; if 50 mg was prescribed and we only had 100 mg vials on hand, I wasn't about to "waste" that extra 50.

I am long retired now, but why legal, planned, pain free end of life assistance has never been adopted by the health care community is a mystery to me. It does not violate the "first, do no harm" oath, in fact, it supports it in my view.

by Anonymousreply 222March 7, 2019 5:32 PM

R212 reminds me of a couple I knew (online only) where the husband, in his late 30s, had a stroke and was severely disabled. His wife took care of him, and not long after he was able to come home she was diagnosed with cancer. She'd posted on her blog about upcoming tests and getting things together so she could get help for her husband when she couldn't do it, but the next day she was dead.

When talking about all this I heard stories from several people who said they knew someone who died within days of diagnosis, before the cancer was even staged and fully diagnosed.

by Anonymousreply 223March 7, 2019 5:38 PM

Was his video actually made yesterday, or was it made earlier and released yesterday?

by Anonymousreply 224March 7, 2019 5:46 PM

How the fuck would someone on DL know that, r224?

by Anonymousreply 225March 7, 2019 5:49 PM

R206, my guess is that he said that to put a positive spin on it and to cause the least distress.

by Anonymousreply 226March 7, 2019 5:52 PM

I thought I'd heard he's a Republican and researched that, it's just from one $3,000 donation to a Repug Senator, but whatever, fuck him if he's a Repug. He deserved to die young.

by Anonymousreply 227March 7, 2019 5:58 PM

I would think whoever they choose when the time comes to replace him will have to be someone who exudes an air of intelligence. Will Ferrell is certainly not that choice. That show is not made for a host to crack jokes and be funny.

by Anonymousreply 228March 7, 2019 6:03 PM

Will Ferrell? Someone doubled down on his Stupid Pills today.

by Anonymousreply 229March 7, 2019 6:05 PM

Will Ferrell would be a lousy choice but the people who think a news anchor is going to leave journalism to be a fucking game show host are crazy, too.

by Anonymousreply 230March 7, 2019 6:25 PM

Well I believe the current average life expectancy in the US for a male is 79... so he was given a full life.

by Anonymousreply 231March 7, 2019 6:34 PM

So weird it happened the same week with that tournament of champion. He seemed to enjoy that one a lot. Or did he waited to announce till that tournament ended?

by Anonymousreply 232March 7, 2019 7:00 PM

R232 Probably waited so that his announcement wouldn't overshadow those shows

by Anonymousreply 233March 7, 2019 7:11 PM

I assume that he's going to be treated at one of the best cancer treatment centers like Sloan Kettering. He's got a lot of money and that buys him into many intervening therapies and clinical trials that could keep him alive and comfortable for a few years. Aretha Franklin was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and she lived 4 or 5 years and continued to tour until her last 6 months.

by Anonymousreply 234March 7, 2019 7:47 PM

R235 'Re had strong faith in God. Say what you will, but it helped.

by Anonymousreply 235March 7, 2019 7:56 PM

R235 Was for R234. Thanks for your post.

by Anonymousreply 236March 7, 2019 7:57 PM

Really R235- you know this?

by Anonymousreply 237March 7, 2019 7:58 PM

R237 Aretha Franklin didn't admit she had pancreatic cancer until almost the end but amazingly defied the odds by battling it for 8 years.

In the press, she repeatedly thanked God and thanked her loved ones and fans for their prayers.

by Anonymousreply 238March 7, 2019 8:06 PM

R206, when my ex was diagnosed we were on an up cycle of our 20 year up/down relationship. His biggest complaint was constipation. I remember about 2 months before he died and we had just gone out for dinner. Greasy Fish & Chips at some hipster place near Ubisoft. We both loved it. Good haddock.

Later that night, around 1am he was up doing calethenics, I asked why, he said he was trying to get his meals to move through his digestive system. By 8 am he was puking and complaining about constipation , that the laxative hadn't worked.

I freaked. I thought he was having an appendicitis attack and a laxative can cause a burst and more seriously, peritonitis.

A few hours later we were told he had pancreatitis, and those great nurses were all relieved and joking around with us. They were all, "just a few more tests, and a scan, but you boys need to lay off the cocktails and French wine."

Two days later he was diagnosed. About two months later he was gone.

by Anonymousreply 239March 7, 2019 8:17 PM

He was on Kelly Ripa's show a fee weeks ago and seemed in good spirits.

by Anonymousreply 240March 7, 2019 8:18 PM

Matt Lauer needs a job!

by Anonymousreply 241March 7, 2019 8:23 PM

Dr. Mike was on Kelly Ripa's show today (I was at the doctor). He is very tall. Ryan is very short (an inch taller than Kelly). Dr. Mike towered over them both and has gayvoice.

by Anonymousreply 242March 7, 2019 8:24 PM

[quote]Matt Lauer needs a job!

I would never, ever watch.

by Anonymousreply 243March 7, 2019 8:24 PM

I knew a friend of my family's that lived 4 years with this diagnosis, he had money so had access to all the best treatments.

by Anonymousreply 244March 7, 2019 8:28 PM

OMG I'm so sorry Alex!

by Anonymousreply 245March 7, 2019 8:33 PM

R222 thank you. I have a soft spot for RNs and LPNs. Seems to me they do the “dirty work” and are on the front lines of patient care.

So, just in case you don’t hear it enough, thank you.

by Anonymousreply 246March 7, 2019 8:35 PM

He needs to get in touch with Valerie Harper. She must know how to beat death.

by Anonymousreply 247March 7, 2019 9:00 PM

always found him insufferably twee and not as smart as he thought he was - I nominate the current champion Buzzy Cohen from L.A. who poked fun at Trebek much to the latter's visible consternation

by Anonymousreply 248March 7, 2019 9:01 PM

I nominate Ken Jennings.

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by Anonymousreply 250March 7, 2019 9:08 PM

[quote]I nominate the current champion Buzzy Cohen

Christ, what a joke that would be.

by Anonymousreply 251March 7, 2019 9:18 PM

Buzzy isn't the champion. He got his unattractive ass kicked to the curb in the OC.

by Anonymousreply 252March 7, 2019 9:19 PM

I said Matt as a joke, but years ago when his popularity was fading after the Ann Curry debacle there were stories about him being a possible replacement. I wouldn't be surprised if he lobbied for the job, they say he wants back in the biz in the worst way.

by Anonymousreply 253March 7, 2019 9:22 PM

Ken Jennings... blahzville!

by Anonymousreply 254March 7, 2019 9:23 PM

Thomas Roberts would be a great choice to replace Alex

by Anonymousreply 255March 7, 2019 10:18 PM

Thomas Roberts is a nice idea, r255.

by Anonymousreply 256March 7, 2019 10:19 PM

Yes, Thomas Roberts fits the bill perfectly, he has experience as both entertainment host and news journalist. Easy on the eyes, natural and appealing demeanor rand he's only 47 which would allow him a long tenure as host. Not being or coming across as a wannabe know-it-all, the anti-Alex Trebek, would make him perfect for the job. I don't think they should hire someone who's in same vein as Alex.

by Anonymousreply 257March 7, 2019 10:42 PM

Sorry wrong thread

by Anonymousreply 258March 7, 2019 10:59 PM

Kathy Griffen

by Anonymousreply 259March 7, 2019 11:29 PM

The show won't be the same without him.

by Anonymousreply 260March 7, 2019 11:30 PM

Pat Sajak will do double duty

by Anonymousreply 261March 7, 2019 11:42 PM
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by Anonymousreply 262March 7, 2019 11:44 PM

Art Fleming, original host of Jeopardy! from 1964-1975, died of pancreatic cancer in 1995, six days before his 71st birthday.

by Anonymousreply 263March 7, 2019 11:50 PM

Aretha Franklin didn’t have standard pancreatic cancer - nor did Steve Jobs. Which is why they both lived so long. They had Neuroendocrine cancer which starts in the pancreas - but is a totally different type than standard pancreatic cancer that most people think of (which I’m assuming Trebek has).

Horrible reporting all around about both Aretha and Jobs - symbolic of the state of journalism that most articles made no distinction. Pancreatic cancer is quick and vicious. Neuroendocrine cancer that starts in the pancreas - even in Stage IV - can be treated for years potentially with a whole slew of new drugs developed in the past few years.

Both types lack any effective screening methods. We really need to focus $ and research on an early detection tests.

by Anonymousreply 264March 7, 2019 11:57 PM

ABC7 just said research MDs are working on an early detection blood test.

by Anonymousreply 265March 7, 2019 11:59 PM

anyone can get this type of cancer?! FUCK CANCER!!!!!!!!!

Why can't evil Trump get it??????????

by Anonymousreply 266March 7, 2019 11:59 PM

Julie Chen Moonface as the new Alex!

by Anonymousreply 267March 8, 2019 12:01 AM

My 88-year old was dead within 3 months of her diagnosis. But her experience was apparently different than others, as, notwithstanding chronic diarrhea, she was up and doing things at her nursing home until, literally, her last day. It was only then that she was unable to get out of bed. She died early the next morning.

by Anonymousreply 268March 8, 2019 12:25 AM

My 88-year old mother.

by Anonymousreply 269March 8, 2019 12:41 AM

Wendy Williams would be a fun replacement. Course, Jeopardy is going to have to expect her to not show up for work in 50 day stretches.

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by Anonymousreply 270March 8, 2019 1:10 AM

Maybe this potential job opportunity will bring Richard Simmons out of his house.

Or maybe Ellen will take the job and when a contestant gives an incorrect answer, they will flown to the ceiling of the building.

by Anonymousreply 271March 8, 2019 1:16 AM

ROBIN ROBERTS IN AS JEOPARDY HOST!

by Anonymousreply 272March 8, 2019 1:16 AM

I dreamed I hosted Jeopardy in my Maidenform bra.

by Anonymousreply 273March 8, 2019 1:50 AM

My dad's best friend was diagnosed back in the 80s and was told he had 12 weeks to live and that less than 10% survive longer. He had surgery and chemo and only died a few years ago at 92. And that was back when cancer treatment wasn't advanced as it us now. So there is always a chance.

by Anonymousreply 274March 8, 2019 2:15 AM

How sad? I love Jeopardy.

by Anonymousreply 275March 8, 2019 2:59 AM

Too bad he stayed too long at the fair and didn't go out on his own terms with a big season long celebration of his time on the show. I don't understand people who can't hang it up and just enjoy life.

by Anonymousreply 276March 8, 2019 3:02 AM

[Quote] I don't understand people who can't hang it up and just enjoy life.

Maybe he is living his best life as the host of Jeopardy!.

by Anonymousreply 277March 8, 2019 3:04 AM

Exactly, R277. The man wasn't standing in front of a camera for 50 years because he was an introvert.

by Anonymousreply 278March 8, 2019 3:11 AM

Do you guys remember Alek's little spin into a ditch? He skated from that DUI. How very French-Canadian (his mom) of him. 😂

by Anonymousreply 279March 8, 2019 3:28 AM

People, we must be aware of bullshit propaganda that plagues us. So many cancers have been labeled "pancreatic cancer" when they indeed are not!

Pancreatic, true Pancreatic cancer is a swift death sentence. You're gone like that! An aggressive bitch! Like no other.

The hope for this strain is minimal-to this day. Don't be fooled.

by Anonymousreply 280March 8, 2019 3:33 AM

breast and colon cancers that have metastasized from a different origin. We've basically tamed breast cancer to a mere annoyance. We've pulled that off, we did. Same with colon cancer. Colon cancer has an organ route as it progresses. Cervical cancer, a kitten. Not ovarian cancer, though.

The origin of the cancer MUST BE CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED to take on this shrewish cunt.

by Anonymousreply 281March 8, 2019 3:45 AM

First half cut off^. Beware of oncologists & cancer hospitals like Sloane Kettering who claim ANY success treating PANCREATIC CANCER.

It is not doable currently. Those remission stats are really less aggressive cancer strains that have traveled to the pancreas. Didn't originate there.

by Anonymousreply 282March 8, 2019 3:49 AM

Someone, somewhere, some time is gonna come looking in this thread for hope. We're gonna supply you with tricks to beat this fucking gash of a disease. Animals, humans, youngsters...taken them all on as subjects to fight this powerful cunt waffle of an enigma. Feel free to add your own maneuvers.

The approach is where it is!

by Anonymousreply 283March 8, 2019 4:01 AM

He’s had a good run....no need to feel sorry for him. He doesn’t want pity anyway.

by Anonymousreply 284March 8, 2019 4:08 AM

Cancer diagnosis?

Straight to the supermarket/butcher for bovine neck bones. Get those bones with major marrow in center. You're gonna make a beef broth on the stove. Takes about 8 hours for a batch. The marrow in those bones will become gelatinous and eventually a liquid broth.

Egg shells. Right at the start. Egg shells simmering until the end, like 8 hours later. You can use a crock pot for this essential weapon. The recipe for the broth varies if German in origin or Mi'kmaq Indian. Both eggshells and bovine marrow. Garlic, carrots and parsley. Bouquet garni.

Let me go look up the handwritten cures of the German and Mi'kmaq recipes as they differ. Common denominator is bone marrow and eggshells.

Even if you make rice or pasta, you're not using water but this beef broth to cook it in.

You can rule the world on this broth. Get on this immediately. This is the go-to. Your fighting chance.

Literally a life saver

by Anonymousreply 285March 8, 2019 4:21 AM

[quote]why legal, planned, pain free end of life assistance has never been adopted by the health care community is a mystery to me.

We literally treat dogs better than humans in this regard. It’s crazy.

by Anonymousreply 286March 8, 2019 4:31 AM

Yes, but DL asks how we will middle class strain that pasta 😂

It's after midnight so we'll put in the request for the recipe in the morning for the Mi'kmaq magic. Even if we have to hit the chieftess twitter up in the Gaspé for this recipe, so be it. Someone will forward it. I know this particular chemistry includes seal blood and Inuit herbs for the broth. Moose bones and some porcupine quills thrown in there.

Even while enduring laps of chemo, there will be no need to add injections of Procrit when you build your blood cells with this broth. Rice dishes to eliminate "the runs" due to chemo will double duty if you prepare it using not water, but this broth. Skating through the later weeks of chemo (as the toxins intensify by 4th week of treatment) IS POSSIBLE with this broth.

by Anonymousreply 287March 8, 2019 4:49 AM

Every case if pancreatic cancer needs to be given the royal treatment. All details of therapy, stages and mortality. There's a secret weapon in that knowledge.

Cancer, all forms, needs to be FAKED OUT.

GOT TO FAKE the cancer into believing it is not being eradicated. FAKE IT into slowing down. Lull it. Make the cancer believe it has all the time in the world. Make it/fake it into procrastination. Make it lazy!

by Anonymousreply 288March 8, 2019 5:17 AM

[quote]We've basically tamed breast cancer to a mere annoyance. We've pulled that off, we did. Same with colon cancer.

Wack job, you have no fucking clue what you are talking about.

by Anonymousreply 289March 8, 2019 5:29 AM

It's the only show I watch. Fuck.

by Anonymousreply 290March 8, 2019 5:32 AM

Of course I know what I'm talking about, failed shamer at R289^. Any excuse to rage. Have another drink.

Came back here to share a curious finding re: CANCER.

Cousin of mine from Rimouski (might as well be Jersey or Staten Island 😅) got hit with brain cancer. A certain type. My boss in QCity at the time mentioned "Oh, so when did she have breast cancer?" Well, we were never told but she did in fact survive breast cancer 20 years earlier. So this particular breast cancer when it returns moves into this particular brain cancer.

Floored! CANCER has a certain m.o. Had no idea about how cancer operates when it makes a comeback.

We all need to know this. Sly jackal, this bitch.

by Anonymousreply 291March 8, 2019 5:42 AM

starve the cancer. it can work in certain types of cancer...not sure about this type tho...

by Anonymousreply 292March 8, 2019 5:56 AM

First round of chemo..go intense! Balls to the wall! Most likely never be in as good shape throughout therapy. Nip in the bud. Go for it! Bring it on while you can physically stand it. Fight this whore of a malady with gusto at first dawn. This really IS the approach.

The American Pilot approach. Straight up into that console!

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by Anonymousreply 293March 8, 2019 6:01 AM

TY R292, we're gonna figure this out. Right quick. Quebec and US need to start working together. Hell, Quebec and the world. Tabernouche.

by Anonymousreply 294March 8, 2019 6:04 AM

[quote]Of course I know what I'm talking about,

No, you really don't. I was dx'ed with Stage 3b colon cancer 14 months ago; six months later, it progressed to Stage 4. In all statistical likelihood, I will die from it within the next few years, but even if I beat it, with a tally of 3 major surgeries, 2 minor surgeries, and 12 rounds of chemo and counting, it has proved itself much more than a "nuisance." It's a treatable cancer if caught early, but it's often asymptomatic until it's advanced, and it's on the rise among people in their 20s and 30s, too young to qualify for a routine colonoscopy. it's the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, after lung cancer.

Breast cancer, likewise, is highly treatable these days when caught in time, but remains the third-leading cause of cancer deaths, and I'm guessing the women who survive it consider it more than a nuisance to have one or both breasts whacked off, be thrown into medical menopause by tamoxifen, etc.

[quote]Floored! CANCER has a certain m.o. Had no idea about how cancer operates when it makes a comeback.

Anyone who's had cancer (and frankly, most people who don't live under rocks) know that every type of cancer has a route it tends to follow when metastasizing to other organs. This is not some big news flash you are sharing. BTW, if your cousin had breast cancer that later recurred in her brain, then she died from metastatic breast cancer, not brain cancer. And she probably thought it was a little worse than a nuisance.

You are ignorant and should stop talking shit all over this thread.

by Anonymousreply 295March 8, 2019 6:04 AM

Michael Douglas and Valerie Harper were both given stage 4 death sentences like a decade ago and are still kickin' it.

Penny Marshall survived for years with lung cancer, which is probably the deadliest after pancreatic.

Bottom line: no one comes with an expiration date stamped on them, and losing hope will kill you as fast as anything.

Never give up.

by Anonymousreply 296March 8, 2019 6:06 AM

Don't be angry R295. Throwing ourselves behind you!

by Anonymousreply 297March 8, 2019 6:07 AM

I am not angry; I just have no patience for fools who blather on and on about things they know nothing about.

by Anonymousreply 298March 8, 2019 6:09 AM

R295, she didn't die, though. She came to Quebec City for intensive treatment. Fucking crazy Eskimo 😅

by Anonymousreply 299March 8, 2019 6:10 AM

R298 danced 3 times with colon cancer. I really do know. I know this bitch intimately & you can beat that dumb, slow moving sloth of a whore (easier, slower for older patients).

by Anonymousreply 300March 8, 2019 6:13 AM

If you've really had cancer three times, then it's truly amazing that you are so ignorant about it.

by Anonymousreply 301March 8, 2019 6:15 AM

R301, gonna let it go but do the broth!

Sending "green" energy to you as we're live chatting.

♡♤♡♢♧

by Anonymousreply 302March 8, 2019 6:18 AM

Wishing all the cancer patients in this thread all the best, keep fighting! I'm rooting for you! FUCK CANCER!

by Anonymousreply 303March 8, 2019 6:52 AM

You would think posters who have been dealing with cancer, either currently or in the past or with a close relative, wouldn't feel the need to come on this thread and spread bile, calling names of others, trying to shame them, trying to make them feel like they are less or are fools, even if they are giving inaccurate information. All it needs is to be corrected, sans the attitude. Shame on those who've been bringing the standard DL nastiness to this thread.

by Anonymousreply 304March 8, 2019 7:05 AM

TY for pointing this out R304. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Like metal when the chemo IV is inserted.

Those types end up relieving the world when they pass. Obvious to anyone reading. Just why they're abandoned is a no brainer.

by Anonymousreply 305March 8, 2019 8:04 AM

Uh ... your comment is just as hateful, r305. Or was that your pitiful attempt at humor? (Try harder, cause that one laid a big egg).

by Anonymousreply 306March 8, 2019 9:42 AM

While I would say breast cancer has made the most progress, the metastasis is still an issue (though better prevented than before). I don’t see major colon cancer treatment improvements - but early detection has helped. In a lot,of ways, every cancer is different. There are lots of different types of breast cancer - some more virulent than others. Same with colon cancer.

The main fight with pancreatic cancer is an early detection test - the major roadblock to any improvement. Hopefully Trebek can help spur action. Like Katie Couric did with colon cancer.

by Anonymousreply 307March 8, 2019 10:45 AM

Cancer experts, what’s your take on thyroid cancer? Some said it’s the ‘best’ one to have as its so treatable. I had it but idk.

by Anonymousreply 308March 8, 2019 11:44 AM

Everybody has potential cancer cells in their bodies. It's just the luck of the draw with each of us as to whether or not any of those cells are activated at some point in our lives. Clean, healthy living is in no way a guarantee that you'll never develop cancer.

by Anonymousreply 309March 8, 2019 11:52 AM

These days a job like Trebek has is meant for a well known actor who has either outlived his TV/movie career, or a who is sick of acting and wants to spend the rest of his career in an easy gig raking in a boat load of money hosting a big time game show, so he can retire fabulously rich.

by Anonymousreply 310March 8, 2019 12:01 PM

John Stamos, r310?

by Anonymousreply 311March 8, 2019 12:36 PM

R311 Stamos is a stupid man and a sex addict. The audience will hate him.

by Anonymousreply 312March 8, 2019 12:48 PM

I agree with you, r312. But he fits r310's description perfectly. Who would you nominate?

by Anonymousreply 313March 8, 2019 1:01 PM

I think the days of movie stars and well known primetime TV actors looking down on daytime TV gigs is on the wane. Who would have ever thought that someone on a daytime show could be raking in $47 million/year which is what they're paying Judy Sheindlin on Judge Judy. We're seeing more and more big time stars doing commercials now. Until fairly recently American TV/Movie stars would only do TV commercials in foreign markets because they were afraid it would ruin their star shine if they did such in the USA.

by Anonymousreply 314March 8, 2019 1:18 PM

R199, Classic Concentration is running two episodes every day on Buzzr, with a block of reruns on the weekend.

I've been watching and enjoying. There are a lot of opportunities for Trebek to show his sense of playful humor on this show.

by Anonymousreply 315March 8, 2019 4:20 PM

Trebek is fairly wooden in Concentration, R315. Amusing to watch as a period piece, but Trebek isn't at his best being conversational with the contestants. Sometimes I feel like I'm watching an aspie. He's better at playing a somewhat-removed professorial type.

He was more amusing in Double Dare, mostly for his appearance, where he looked like a disco Cossack.

by Anonymousreply 316March 8, 2019 8:15 PM

He’s toast........

by Anonymousreply 317March 8, 2019 8:41 PM

How about Ben Affleck? Keep him off the sauce and a chance to turn that “I’m a Boston Idiot” stereotype around.

by Anonymousreply 318March 8, 2019 10:03 PM

R318 Ben Affleck would have been a great host, because Pat Sajak was slightly inebriated while hosting Wheel Of Fortune (past), then the next show is Jeopardy with the alcoholic and blubbering mess Ben Affleck.

by Anonymousreply 319March 8, 2019 10:14 PM

Hey Alex Trebek, did you know that you can get life insurance through The Colonial Penn program for only $9.95 per unit per month with no medical exam?

by Anonymousreply 320March 9, 2019 1:03 AM

IBM's Watson should replace him.

by Anonymousreply 321March 9, 2019 1:09 AM

What about Neil Degrasse Tyson as host?

by Anonymousreply 322March 9, 2019 1:09 AM

I nominate Craig Ferguson for consideration.

by Anonymousreply 323March 9, 2019 1:10 AM

Can't he go to China and get a new pancreas?

by Anonymousreply 324March 9, 2019 1:14 AM

It was a look, r316!

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by Anonymousreply 325March 9, 2019 1:19 AM

Double Dare has been on the game show network for a while. It was a really good show.

by Anonymousreply 326March 9, 2019 1:20 AM

[quote]Colonial Penn Life Insurance preys on the elderly by charging high premiums for ridiculously low benefits.

The benefits are for final expenses, so the policies are designed to be low face value. The premium is a trade-off for guaranteed acceptance, which is going to attract people who can’t get a better value due to their health condition. Other products at other companies would be a better fit for people with different needs.

by Anonymousreply 327March 9, 2019 1:26 AM

How about Stone Phillips? Yale grad, 64, attractive and a nice voice.

by Anonymousreply 328March 9, 2019 8:25 AM

Of those mentioned so far, Thomas Roberts, Josh Elliott and Mark Steines are the best candidates.

by Anonymousreply 329March 9, 2019 12:03 PM

Brian Dunkleman

by Anonymousreply 330March 9, 2019 12:17 PM

Come back Craig Ferguson, we love you.

by Anonymousreply 331March 9, 2019 12:23 PM

She died? Awww that is sad. She was a good girl. May she RIP.

by Anonymousreply 332March 9, 2019 11:30 PM

[quote]Ben Affleck would have been a great host

I would watch an Affleck hosted show.

You know it won’t be long before he shows up blasted and goes off the rails...

by Anonymousreply 333March 9, 2019 11:37 PM

Pancreatic? He's gone. Breast, chest, and the more can be healed. Not that.

I love Jeopardy.

by Anonymousreply 334March 10, 2019 12:02 AM

This TV icon will fight and beat pancreatic cancer, which will lead to new treatments protocols that will help others?

Who is ALEX TREBEK!

GO ALEX!

by Anonymousreply 335March 10, 2019 2:17 AM

Tony Geary would be awesome.

by Anonymousreply 336March 10, 2019 3:04 AM

Kathie Lee Gifford!

by Anonymousreply 337March 10, 2019 3:09 AM

I also have been thinking of Neil Degrasse Tyson. He has a very charming personality when I see him interviewed. He does run the Haden Planetarium AFAIK, which he probably would't want to give up, but maybe they could bunch up the filming days even more than they are now with Alex.

by Anonymousreply 338March 10, 2019 3:16 AM

Why the fuck would Neil Degrasse Tyson want to host Jeopardy?

by Anonymousreply 339March 10, 2019 3:20 AM

Get Anne Robinson, of Weakest Link fame, to host. She can insult the contestants when they give a wrong answer.

by Anonymousreply 340March 10, 2019 3:21 AM

I think Dateline's Keith Morrison would be awesome. He could ask endless questions about the contestants, like were they really a prize-winning pastry chef from the Heartland, or did they just kill their beloved grandfather with an 18 inch chocolate dildo?

by Anonymousreply 341March 10, 2019 3:37 AM

I saw the show yesterday and I was just so sad...it will never be the same without him.

by Anonymousreply 342March 10, 2019 3:45 AM

I can recall when there were many who questioned if Alex were gay because he remained single until the age of 34 and lived with his mother.

by Anonymousreply 343March 10, 2019 4:48 AM

[quote]Kathie Lee Gifford!

Over my dead body!

by Anonymousreply 344March 10, 2019 5:02 AM

If only he'd shilled for the scammy Cancer Treatment Centers of America instead of the scammy Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company, he might be in a better position.

by Anonymousreply 345March 10, 2019 5:03 AM

Apologies since I don't doubt it was already mentioned, but I don't want to read through over 300 posts: I don't really watch Jeopardy, but what exactly is the plan as far as a replacement host?

by Anonymousreply 346March 10, 2019 5:31 AM

R346, who knows?

I wonder if they will have guests hosts for a while...

by Anonymousreply 347March 10, 2019 5:37 AM

Sweet article by Ken Jennings in NY Times: What Alex Trebek Is Really Like.

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by Anonymousreply 348March 10, 2019 5:45 AM

[quote]I can recall when there were many who questioned if Alex were gay because he remained single until the age of 34 and lived with his mother.

There was that and his mincing, prancing, lisping, effeminacy and fawning over handsome male contestants, that also played a factor

by Anonymousreply 349March 10, 2019 7:43 AM

R346 = “I’m interested in the topic, but not enough to read it. Can someone give me the bullet points?”

FOH!

by Anonymousreply 350March 10, 2019 12:30 PM

OMG Thomas Roberts lol. Thomas, I'll take pictures for 800. Which journalist's ass is this?

by Anonymousreply 351March 10, 2019 1:20 PM

Affleck has zero charisma, personality, or charm. You are all out of your minds. Thomas Roberts would be ok, Craig Ferguson might be interesting.

by Anonymousreply 352March 10, 2019 2:15 PM

It's probably beneath the station of a successful actor such as he, but I think that John Lithgow has the intelligence, wit and gravitas to be a successful Jeopardy host,

by Anonymousreply 353March 10, 2019 2:26 PM

Armie Hammer would be a delicious Jeopardy host to watch every dinner time. Yumm!

by Anonymousreply 354March 10, 2019 2:41 PM

Reading upthread, I noticed a few comments about Will Ferrell taking over Alex' job. From the feedback, I don't think some people "got it," so I'd like to point out that in the several SNL Jeopardy! parodies, Will Ferrell played Alex Trebek, who was continually insulted and mocked by "celebrities" including Burt Reynolds AKA Turd Ferguson (Norm Macdonald), and Sean Connery ("Your mother, Trebek.") Yeah, I know most of you already knew this, but I do think there are some who didn't understand the Will Ferrell reference.

by Anonymousreply 355March 10, 2019 6:59 PM

Roberts is a tired old slut who has no business on this family show!

by Anonymousreply 356March 10, 2019 11:44 PM

R356 sounds like they belong on the board of One Million Moms. DLs homophobia can go too to toe with the best of them.

by Anonymousreply 357March 10, 2019 11:47 PM

I was joking, r357. Calm down.

by Anonymousreply 358March 10, 2019 11:50 PM

Sad last days of Alex Trebek!

Pancreatic and Colon cancers, the most deadly because there are no symptoms until it is too late.

by Anonymousreply 359March 10, 2019 11:53 PM

Craig Ferguson would be a great host. Somebody make it happen!

by Anonymousreply 360March 10, 2019 11:56 PM

I would watch him on jeopardy maybe idk he bugs me.

by Anonymousreply 361March 11, 2019 12:11 AM

Who is Will Ferrell?

by Anonymousreply 362March 11, 2019 12:19 AM

Brad Rutter is hands-down the man who should take over. Second to that would be Neil Degrassi Tyson. We're pulling for you though Alex!

by Anonymousreply 363March 11, 2019 12:19 AM

Neil sucks.

by Anonymousreply 364March 11, 2019 1:49 AM

I think it will be someone reasonably famous beyond existing Jeopardy fans to bring in a new audience. I think Conan O. would be a good choice the more I know about him. He's a Harvard grad, maybe even has advanced degrees. Anyway, I just read that he is going to be on stage in LA interviewing famous LBJ historian Robert Caro as part of a longtime series called "Writer's Bloc." So obviously he can do something where the primary intent is other than being a funny entertainer.

by Anonymousreply 365March 11, 2019 1:55 AM

John Lithgow is a great suggestion.

by Anonymousreply 366March 11, 2019 1:57 AM

What about Luke Jacobz from "Instant Hotel"? I heard he's looking for work.

by Anonymousreply 367March 11, 2019 2:12 AM

Frankie Grandé.

Nah, just shittin' ya. I mean, can you fucking imagine…?

by Anonymousreply 368March 11, 2019 2:46 AM

Can Conan can play it straight and not try to get laugh? It would be so cringey otherwise.

by Anonymousreply 369March 11, 2019 4:30 AM

Doesn't Neil dGT have some sexual misconduct claims pending at the moment? Unless that's been cleared up, he's not getting anywhere near the position.

by Anonymousreply 370March 11, 2019 6:14 AM

He does, r370, but regardless, the guy is an astrophysicist—kinda doubt he'd want to get anywhere near a job as game-show host, whether they wanted him or not. The people in here acting like hosting Jeopardy is some high-prestige position that someone would leave a serious career for are on crack.

by Anonymousreply 371March 11, 2019 6:36 AM

Can't Ryan Seacrest handle another job?

by Anonymousreply 372March 11, 2019 6:46 AM

Thomas Roberts' resume reads like a train schedule. Lots of varied entries but not for very long at each.

by Anonymousreply 373March 11, 2019 8:55 AM

How about Will Ferrell?

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by Anonymousreply 374March 12, 2019 6:19 AM

I would really enjoy watching John Lithgow r365, That's a suggest worth sending to the owners of Jeopardy. I think it's Sony Pictures in Culver City.

by Anonymousreply 375March 12, 2019 7:48 AM

Doesn’t Lithgow spit when he talks?

by Anonymousreply 376March 12, 2019 7:50 AM

How could anyone even think of Will Ferrell?

by Anonymousreply 377March 12, 2019 8:19 AM

[quote]How could anyone even think of Will Ferrell?

Because he always does such a great job of hosting Celebrity Jeopardy! on SNL.

[quote]Doesn’t Lithgow spit when he talks?

I don't know about that, but he's got a teensy tiny little mouth that is very distracting to watch. Write to the Jeopardy! people and tell them not to consider him. Please.

by Anonymousreply 378March 13, 2019 1:27 AM

Is his son Matthew gay? He seems to hang with this guy an awful lot. Btw, the guy is currently ranting in his instastories about how white gays are racist because they don't want to hang out with blacks.

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by Anonymousreply 379May 1, 2019 9:59 PM

Ross Mathews.

by Anonymousreply 380May 1, 2019 10:02 PM

Is Alex in Jeopardy?

by Anonymousreply 381May 2, 2019 12:06 AM

Another vote for John Lithgow.

by Anonymousreply 382May 2, 2019 12:19 AM

What is John Lithgow 90?

by Anonymousreply 383May 2, 2019 12:27 AM

You don’t know it’s his last days.

by Anonymousreply 384May 2, 2019 12:42 AM

Alex's or John's?

by Anonymousreply 385May 2, 2019 12:44 AM

[quote]What is John Lithgow 90?

Was that under the category "Proposed dramatic anthology series?"

by Anonymousreply 386May 2, 2019 12:46 AM

R385 both

by Anonymousreply 387May 2, 2019 12:47 AM

Roberta McCain is 111 years young.

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by Anonymousreply 388May 2, 2019 12:50 AM

R388, your link is a couple of years old. While Mrs. McCain isn't 111, she is 107!

by Anonymousreply 389May 2, 2019 12:56 AM

R389 oops I did my math wrong. She must be one of the oldest living American at 107 years old.

by Anonymousreply 390May 2, 2019 1:00 AM

Harry Hamlin

by Anonymousreply 391May 2, 2019 1:03 AM

If no one else will take it, I am free.

by Anonymousreply 392May 2, 2019 1:28 AM

Sarah Huckabee would be a breath of fresh air!

by Anonymousreply 393May 2, 2019 3:04 AM

he's fine, he sends his love

by Anonymousreply 394May 2, 2019 3:23 AM

I have grown up on Jeopardy. I love it. I can't pick a successor.

by Anonymousreply 395May 2, 2019 7:26 AM

Does anyone know if James Jeopardy is gay or bisexual? I would appreciate if anyone has his email, thank you!

by Anonymousreply 396May 30, 2019 12:09 AM

[quote]I assume that he's going to be treated at one of the best cancer treatment centers like Sloan Kettering. He's got a lot of money and that buys him into many intervening therapies and clinical trials that could keep him alive and comfortable for a few years. Aretha Franklin was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and she lived 4 or 5 years and continued to tour until her last 6 months.

People on Medicaid can be treated at Sloan Kettering, you are clueless.

If the doctors and hospital accept your health insurance, you shouldn't have any problem being treated anywhere. In fact, most doctors LOVE accepting Medicaid, mostly because there are usually no refusals of payment.

My mom is on Medicare and a secondary insurance she pays for completely out of pocket, yet this past year, two of her longtime doctors have suddenly refused her secondary insurance which she's paid into for many years. While some doctors are now not even accepting Medicare!

For example, lots of doctors no longer accept United Healthcare and Blue Cross unless you have those insurance plans through Medicaid!

by Anonymousreply 397May 30, 2019 12:40 AM

Alex is cured as of today. He's made a miraculous recovery and is expected back for a new season of Jeopardy in the fall!! He's in almost total remission, just 9% left of his cancer. There are miracles sometimes.

by Anonymousreply 398May 30, 2019 12:52 AM

James did it.

by Anonymousreply 399May 30, 2019 12:53 AM

I thought this smug old bitch would go tits up into her casket but nope. Looks like her cancer is in remission. Too bad.

by Anonymousreply 400June 1, 2019 10:02 PM

Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil,

by Anonymousreply 401June 1, 2019 10:13 PM

[quote] There are miracles sometimes

or just pure luck, R398

by Anonymousreply 402June 1, 2019 10:14 PM

Colonial Penn saves the day

by Anonymousreply 403June 1, 2019 10:25 PM

Is this going to be a Judds level farewell?

by Anonymousreply 404June 1, 2019 10:41 PM

[quote]If no one else will take it, I am free. —Sandy Duncan

Does that mean they'll be giving out Wheat Thins for the runners-up?

by Anonymousreply 405June 1, 2019 10:42 PM

What is a glass eye?

by Anonymousreply 406June 1, 2019 10:45 PM

He's in near remission.

[quote] When Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer three months ago, fans were shocked. But now the beloved Trebek has good news to share: He’s in “near remission,” according to doctors. “It’s kind of mind-boggling,” the 78-year-old says, in PEOPLE’s new cover story. Although the cancer has a 9 percent survival rate, Trebek has been responding very well to chemotherapy. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory…some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.”

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by Anonymousreply 407June 1, 2019 10:51 PM

Now he’ll probably die in a freak skateboarding accident.

by Anonymousreply 408June 1, 2019 10:53 PM

I wonder if Alex is using cannabis on the down low. It is said to have cancer-fighting properties.

by Anonymousreply 409June 1, 2019 10:57 PM

Good for Alex! Great to hear he is in near remission. Keep fighting!

by Anonymousreply 410June 2, 2019 1:34 AM

I’m happy for Alex, but can someone post James Jeopardy’s email? Thank you!

by Anonymousreply 411June 4, 2019 12:08 AM

Why can't old people die gracefully?

by Anonymousreply 412June 4, 2019 12:13 AM

He’s in remission. Apparently pancreatic cancer isn’t as fast and deadly as it was for Michael Landon and Patrick Swazey.

by Anonymousreply 413June 4, 2019 8:38 PM

I have never liked Trebek. His death cannot come too soon.

by Anonymousreply 414June 4, 2019 8:56 PM

I like and respect Alex, flaws and all. It's true that he's not dying gracefully. He's living gracefully and with dignity despite his health issues. I wish him well and I expect that he and the people who care about him will know when it's time to go.

by Anonymousreply 415June 4, 2019 11:15 PM

If the treatment Alex Trebek received had in fact his tumors shrunk, and is technically in remission, he may be fortunate enough to live 1-2 years. I don't see him going beyond that.

by Anonymousreply 416June 5, 2019 12:20 AM

[quote]He's living gracefully and with dignity despite his health issues.

No one who shills for sleazy life insurance companies is "living with dignity."

by Anonymousreply 417June 5, 2019 12:44 AM

Final Jeopardy answer chokes him up.

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