Ever since March, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune stopped filming new episodes because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Deadline is reporting that both shows are getting back to work.
Alex Trebek is starting this week, while Pat Sajak and Vanna White are hoping to start next week. The shows will feel the same but look a little different. There will be a much bigger diastance between the contestants from each other and also the hosts. There goes cheating off your neighbor during Final Jeopardy.
The crews of both shows will be given PPE and be tested frequently. Only essential crew members will be allowed on the set. The contestants will also be tested before they go on the show.
Everyone wants to make sure that everyone is safe from COVID-19 as best as they can.
I think this will be really good for Trebek, who is fighting cancer. Working on the show will be great medicine for him. He needs the medicine because we need him.
Tomorrow is Alex Trebek’s 80th birthday. Even though he has no plans on retiring, Good Morning America’s TJ Holmes asked the host who he wants to replace him on Jeopardy when that time comes. Trebek said that he wants someone younger and funnier, so he went with his good friend Betty White. If you think Trebek smack talks the contestants, wait until Miss Betty has the power.
Trebek, who is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, also talked about what his fans mean to him. He said, “They are the most important elements in my life outside of my family and friends. I can’t help but to be touched by what they have to say and by what I mean to them. And it is humbling. It is nice to be humbled.” We are humbled by him warmth and generosity.
Trebek gave us a gift, today his memoir The Answer Is… Reflections on My Life is out. In this interview, we found out that he curses a lot in it. That makes me want to read it even more and makes me adore him more than I do now. What is, Who knew he swears?
Yesterday, Alex Trebek gave us an update on his stage IV pancreatic cancer, and he looked like he was doing. Well, looks can be deceiving.
Today, The New York Times revealed what was going on behind the scenes a few weeks ago when he made that video. He woke up that morning feeling like crap and in a lot of pain. He was not sure if he had the energy to tape the introductions for the upcoming repeat Jeopardy episode. However, there is an adrenialine rush that takes over when you go on camera. That is what he saw.
Last year, Trebek told us he was doing better, but now his prognosis has worsened. So much so, there was a day that he wanted to die. He says, “There comes a time where you have to make a decision as to whether you want to continue with such a low quality of life, or whether you want to just ease yourself into the next level. It doesn’t bother me in the least.”
He has made the decision that if this round of treatment does not work, he will not go another round. He is not afraid to die.
We are not at that point yet. Trebek plans on hosting Jeopardy until he no longer can do it to his satisfaction.
Trebek has been a pillar of strength throughout his cancer battle. Let’s say a prayer for him.
This Tuesday, his memoir, The Answer Is …: Reflections on My Life, comes out. Then on Wednesday, he turns 80.
It has been almost 18 months since Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, and he is still going strong. Today, the beloved Jeopardy gave us a health update, and it was filled with good news. “I am doing well,” he said. “I have been continuing my treatment. And it is paying off, though it fatigues me a great deal. My numbers are good. I’m feeling great.”
He is feeling so great that he wrote a book, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life, that comes out on Tuesday.
He does not know when he will be back in the studio recording new episodes of Jeopardy because of the coronavirus, but he is hopeful it will be soon. In the meantime, he is recording intros for some special episodes, including the first show he hosted, that will be airing soon.
The other night on Jeopardy, the game show had a category called Picture the Movie. It is very easy, Not only do the questions have emoji-like pictures to tell you the movie’s name, but Alex Trebek gives you a clue. That makes it twice as easy to answer every one of them. Don’t believe me, press play, and give it your best shot.
