RIP Alex Trebek .

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RIP #AlexTrebek

Growing up, we got the iconic theme music (ta-da ta-da ta-da tad-tada-tad-dum, right? I could *never* carry a tune😟) and clever answer-in-the-form-of-question setup through pop-culture osmosis before we saw a second of it, so by the time we actually got around to watching Jeopardy there was something warmly familiar about the whole thing, even its sternly genial(is that an ox-*and*-a-moron🤓?) host, who(m🤔?) we had never seen before, but instantly felt had always been part of our lives from the *very* beginning.

Such was the magic of Alex Trebek.

When I first got to Film School (remember those halcyonic[since we're throwing around a bunch of -ics around here🤗] days?), they showed us a bunch of iconic short docs (shot on film😱! remember *those* 🎞 days?!), was it all the same doc, were they different docs?, who amongst us can say?, there was #CalWorthington from #WorthingtonFord(did he bring a live tiger to the shoot?! er, bad choice of words😬, yikes😱, filming😲?!), and, stunningly, Trebek.

I don't think anyone before, or since, had gotten such an unvarnished, you are *there*, behind-the-scenes look at the TV juggernaut, and the man calmly captaining the entire enterprise(see what I did there🤓?). Man, Trebek, was as cool as a cucumber, with charisma pouring out his, err, pores, flashing a droll, deliciously wicked sense of humour, (gently😇?)ribbing the fawning fans/contestants/producers/execs/etc. who congregated around him like trivia nerds around a supernova flame. What an eye-opener that was! Hopefully, one of these, days, said Film School(with a, um *Capital* "F" and a *Capital* "S") makes it available to the viewing public, but until then, take my old, memory-failing word for it, there was a lot more to AT than met the eye.

Thank you, Alex, for always keeping the twinkle in yours.

Now, excuse me, while I rush to track down the *legendary* #JoseChungsFromOuterSpace!

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#RIP #Trebek #Jeopardy! #host #gameshow #tv #television #legend #Canadian #Canada

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The X Files (1996)
Cheers (1990)
The Larry Sanders Show (1993)
The Simpsons (2012)
Rugrats (1993)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1995) (my sister *definitely* saw that one!)
The Nanny (1995)
Ned And Stacey (1997) (*loved* that show)
How I Met Your Mother (2010)
Orange Is The NewBlack (2018)
Dying Young (1991)
Daves World (1995)
Vegas (1978)

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