LogFAQs > #949244501

Watched the Chase. It's kinda backwards because I'm inclined to root for the "chaser" rather than the contestants (and I'm inclined to believe that many others feel the same) simply because we know and like these former Jeopardy champs. That kinda fucks with the dramatic tension, etc, and reverses where it normally would be. It wouldn't be an issue if they had gone with a more controversial or despised Jeopardy champion (Arthur Chu being a good example, although even he wasn't really hated).

The first episode was... eh. The assigned nicknames are stupid. (Ken Jennings is the "Professor," a nickname I've never heard for him. "Jeopardy" James was called "The Highroller" -- which makes sense -- but he's really just known as Jeopardy James, which makes it a little silly. Granted, it might be a trademark issue with Sony.) The host sucks. The format has issues, particularly the "low offer" has relatively limited purpose since the minimum is set reasonably high. Likewise, there doesn't seem to be much disadvantage to the "high offer" being some crazy amount.

Apparently it's a reboot of a show (which was based on a British show)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chase_(American_game_show)


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