thejeopardyfan welcomes aboard Drew Scheeler. He’ll be enlightening and entertaining us with weekly recaps of The Experts Show. And here he is:
Note: There are no spoilers in this recap beyond what
appears in the questions asked on this episode of The Experts. Except for Glee.
But Glee spoilers don’t matter.
Welcome back to another exciting season of The Experts! By now, The Experts should be your favorite
internet game show unless you are still on dial-up in which case get with the
times and hook up to broadband. We’re
now in season two. From a production end, the format works, the episodes are
running smoothly and the new blue graphics look sharp. Best of all, the
contestants look like they know what they have signed up for this time around.
Stronger experts will lead to better games and I expect some great things from
our upcoming players.
internet game show unless you are still on dial-up in which case get with the
times and hook up to broadband. We’re
now in season two. From a production end, the format works, the episodes are
running smoothly and the new blue graphics look sharp. Best of all, the
contestants look like they know what they have signed up for this time around.
Stronger experts will lead to better games and I expect some great things from
our upcoming players.
For this season premiere we have a slight twist in the
proceedings! Contestant Brad is the pianist on Glee! And one of the other contestants is a Glee expert! I’ve got a confession to make: I still watch Glee. Well, maybe hatewatch is the more
accurate term. Glee began as an
underdog story and now it’s just a trainwreck that I can’t give up. Jane Lynch
is on her way out, and other adult characters like Mr. Schue and Emma disappear
for weeks at a time. The replacement high schoolers lack the charm of the
originals. And the past few episodes have handled molestation and school
shootings with the tact of a hypothetical afterschool special starring Gary Busey
and Tony Danza as conjoined twins who need to decide whether to unplug their
comatose sister as played by Ke$ha.
proceedings! Contestant Brad is the pianist on Glee! And one of the other contestants is a Glee expert! I’ve got a confession to make: I still watch Glee. Well, maybe hatewatch is the more
accurate term. Glee began as an
underdog story and now it’s just a trainwreck that I can’t give up. Jane Lynch
is on her way out, and other adult characters like Mr. Schue and Emma disappear
for weeks at a time. The replacement high schoolers lack the charm of the
originals. And the past few episodes have handled molestation and school
shootings with the tact of a hypothetical afterschool special starring Gary Busey
and Tony Danza as conjoined twins who need to decide whether to unplug their
comatose sister as played by Ke$ha.
Stephanie does a great job answering questions on Glee which is a deceptively complicated
topic: for an hour-long show each episode features wall-to-wall dialogue to be
quizzed on and still manages to shoehorn five-plus musical numbers. The
appearance of “Trouty Mouth” in the opening round of questions – referring to
the Jolieesque lips found on series regular Chord Overstreet – suggested that
the questions would aim deep but most of her set skims the surface of askable
material. Brad’s offhanded comments about his various experiences with the show
provides the humor missing from many of Glee’s most recent episodes.
topic: for an hour-long show each episode features wall-to-wall dialogue to be
quizzed on and still manages to shoehorn five-plus musical numbers. The
appearance of “Trouty Mouth” in the opening round of questions – referring to
the Jolieesque lips found on series regular Chord Overstreet – suggested that
the questions would aim deep but most of her set skims the surface of askable
material. Brad’s offhanded comments about his various experiences with the show
provides the humor missing from many of Glee’s most recent episodes.
Breaking Bad is an
awesome show and Brad knows just enough about his topic to do well and stay
competitive in the early rounds. I was
especially impressed of his knowledge about <name redacted> and the scene
where <This is where a spoiler would go if I wanted to be evil and reveal
something about a truly great drama. Breaking
Bad is a wonderful show. But you should experience it on your own time with
as few spoilers as humanly possible. Rest assured that I will not spoil the
upcoming final scene of the series which, from my understanding, will reveal
the entire show has occurred at a hospital inside a snow globe in the mind of
an autistic boy. But the “snow” in the snowglobe is actually meth. Yeah. Oh
wait, that’s Saint Elsewhere.
Nevermind.>.
awesome show and Brad knows just enough about his topic to do well and stay
competitive in the early rounds. I was
especially impressed of his knowledge about <name redacted> and the scene
where <This is where a spoiler would go if I wanted to be evil and reveal
something about a truly great drama. Breaking
Bad is a wonderful show. But you should experience it on your own time with
as few spoilers as humanly possible. Rest assured that I will not spoil the
upcoming final scene of the series which, from my understanding, will reveal
the entire show has occurred at a hospital inside a snow globe in the mind of
an autistic boy. But the “snow” in the snowglobe is actually meth. Yeah. Oh
wait, that’s Saint Elsewhere.
Nevermind.>.
Resident Evil, as selected by returning contestant Chris
Ngoon, gets my vote for easiest category of the week. Chris does a solid job
with these questions. But with the questions asked, I like to think that any
particularly studious novice could have read ten Wikipedia pages and done well. Chris does a brilliant job playing round
three: correct me if I’m wrong but Chris becomes the first player to get the
full thirty dollars from round three and enters round four in a well-deserved
lead.
Ngoon, gets my vote for easiest category of the week. Chris does a solid job
with these questions. But with the questions asked, I like to think that any
particularly studious novice could have read ten Wikipedia pages and done well. Chris does a brilliant job playing round
three: correct me if I’m wrong but Chris becomes the first player to get the
full thirty dollars from round three and enters round four in a well-deserved
lead.
Round four is the great equalizer on The Experts: a single, well-placed wager can lock up the game for a
strong player. Stephanie and Brad land one question each. Stephanie wagers low
in her question on Regionals – one of the recurring jokes about Glee is that the students are always
preparing for Regionals— and gets tossed a gimme question asking for a specific
song performed at that event in last year’s episode. Brad bets big on his first question which he
hits! But then he loses that same money by missing the company where Skyler
works. It’s still enough to survive the conservative wagering from Stephanie
and hold off Chris with his double whammy of two misses. If Chris’s questions
were easier in the first three rounds they transition to brutal here.
strong player. Stephanie and Brad land one question each. Stephanie wagers low
in her question on Regionals – one of the recurring jokes about Glee is that the students are always
preparing for Regionals— and gets tossed a gimme question asking for a specific
song performed at that event in last year’s episode. Brad bets big on his first question which he
hits! But then he loses that same money by missing the company where Skyler
works. It’s still enough to survive the conservative wagering from Stephanie
and hold off Chris with his double whammy of two misses. If Chris’s questions
were easier in the first three rounds they transition to brutal here.
Unused round five questions now appear in the post-game
Youtube interview videos. Stephanie’s question is vicious. It’s basically
asking for the entire transcript from one scene, from the most recent season no
less. At least she puts in a valiant effort and identifies MIT (pronounced like
the presidential candidate) as one of Brittany’s misinterpreted schools, even
as she forgets “Stanford and Son” and the “University of California at Charles
Barkley’s House.” I don’t think that asking Chris to name the three years that
Resident Evils 4, 5 and 6 came out is particularly difficult. But Chris is able
to tether his guesses to specific events and hits two of them, missing the
release of RE4 by one year.
Youtube interview videos. Stephanie’s question is vicious. It’s basically
asking for the entire transcript from one scene, from the most recent season no
less. At least she puts in a valiant effort and identifies MIT (pronounced like
the presidential candidate) as one of Brittany’s misinterpreted schools, even
as she forgets “Stanford and Son” and the “University of California at Charles
Barkley’s House.” I don’t think that asking Chris to name the three years that
Resident Evils 4, 5 and 6 came out is particularly difficult. But Chris is able
to tether his guesses to specific events and hits two of them, missing the
release of RE4 by one year.
But it is Brad who gets to play for the cash moniez by
making it to the real Hardest Question in the World. Brad is asked to list five
previous employers of Walter White, places like Meth Lab, Another Meth Lab and
Car Wash. And Brad forgets the high school where the series starts at. That’s
too bad. It’s like a black fly in your underground meth lab. It’s like your
wife dropping an ATM on your head. Who would’ve thought? It figures.
making it to the real Hardest Question in the World. Brad is asked to list five
previous employers of Walter White, places like Meth Lab, Another Meth Lab and
Car Wash. And Brad forgets the high school where the series starts at. That’s
too bad. It’s like a black fly in your underground meth lab. It’s like your
wife dropping an ATM on your head. Who would’ve thought? It figures.
Isn’t that ironic?
Miscellaneous
thoughts:
thoughts:
Chris Colfer winning a Golden Glove is a bit of a stretch,
but I could totally see Sue Sylvester, or actress Jane Lynch, winning one in an
alternate universe.
but I could totally see Sue Sylvester, or actress Jane Lynch, winning one in an
alternate universe.
Have the beers been poured into the clear cups for this
season? The idea that the contestants are mildly intoxicated reinforces the
fun, laidback spirit of this program.
season? The idea that the contestants are mildly intoxicated reinforces the
fun, laidback spirit of this program.
I thought for a minute that Brad said he provided the voice
of a character in a Resident Evil game. It turns out that he is seen and not
heard in the Glee video game. It is
probably just as terrifying.
of a character in a Resident Evil game. It turns out that he is seen and not
heard in the Glee video game. It is
probably just as terrifying.
Next time on The Experts: Friday the 13th vs Bob Dylan vs Real Housewives. Which of these topics will prove the scariest? My
money is on the Housewives.
money is on the Housewives.
Hey everyone! I’m Drew. I’ll be providing weekly recaps on The Experts from here on out. My dream
subject is The Legend of Korra. You
definitely don’t remember my appearance on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament but you might recognize me as Youtube’s
“Slightly Strange Guy on Who Wants to be
a Millionaire.” You can find me on Twitter: @drewscheeler
subject is The Legend of Korra. You
definitely don’t remember my appearance on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament but you might recognize me as Youtube’s
“Slightly Strange Guy on Who Wants to be
a Millionaire.” You can find me on Twitter: @drewscheeler