Post by jmdarrall on Feb 26, 2017 23:02:58 GMT -5
(Bells ring as James finishes)
ME: All right. Let's post your answers.
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Let's just go down the line, one at a time. Jeremy Bentham was first. Was he a philosopher, computer?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Founder of the Utilitarianist movement. James also thinks that David Hume was a philosopher. Was he, computer?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Believed in the value of human experiences. Let's check #3, John Huston. I know that there's an Anjelica Huston. Are the two related, computer?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Three-for-three. John is indeed Anjelica's father and he directed "The Maltese Falcon" and "The African Queen," among over 30 other films. #4, Schopenhauer...a philosopher?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Man, he hasn't missed one yet! An idealist philosopher who was one of the first to share Eastern thinking with the Western World. Oh, man...#5, Vincente Minnelli. I am almost certain that's Liza's dad. Computer, were we right to assume that Liza's father was also in the film business?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: He was. Directed "Meet Me in St. Louis," which starred his first wife, Judy Garland. One more to go, James, and you're $10,000 richer. John Ford...I happen to know he directed a lot of Westerns (Audience laughs and applauds). Computer, please confirm it.
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
$10,000
ME: Nicely done! You also got #7, by the way. So far, you've played three questions perfectly. You didn't have to play them perfectly...until now. Because you must get ALL SEVEN right on this next category to win...
$20,000
ME: As usual, the choice is yours: leave with the money won, or choose one of two subjects, risking everything. Here are the subjects...
(Screen displays)
LET'S EAT!
or
COMPANY COMPARISONS
ME: In LET'S EAT!, I'll ask general questions about foods. In COMPANY COMPARISONS, I'll give pairs of companies. In each pair, choose the company that answers the question. James, the choice is yours. Play on, or stop?
(Audience yells suggestions)
ME: All right. Let's post your answers.
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Let's just go down the line, one at a time. Jeremy Bentham was first. Was he a philosopher, computer?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Founder of the Utilitarianist movement. James also thinks that David Hume was a philosopher. Was he, computer?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Believed in the value of human experiences. Let's check #3, John Huston. I know that there's an Anjelica Huston. Are the two related, computer?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Three-for-three. John is indeed Anjelica's father and he directed "The Maltese Falcon" and "The African Queen," among over 30 other films. #4, Schopenhauer...a philosopher?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: Man, he hasn't missed one yet! An idealist philosopher who was one of the first to share Eastern thinking with the Western World. Oh, man...#5, Vincente Minnelli. I am almost certain that's Liza's dad. Computer, were we right to assume that Liza's father was also in the film business?
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
ME: He was. Directed "Meet Me in St. Louis," which starred his first wife, Judy Garland. One more to go, James, and you're $10,000 richer. John Ford...I happen to know he directed a lot of Westerns (Audience laughs and applauds). Computer, please confirm it.
(CLANG! Applause)
1. Philosopher
2. Philosopher
3. Director
4. Philosopher
5. Director
6. Director
7. Philosopher
$10,000
ME: Nicely done! You also got #7, by the way. So far, you've played three questions perfectly. You didn't have to play them perfectly...until now. Because you must get ALL SEVEN right on this next category to win...
$20,000
ME: As usual, the choice is yours: leave with the money won, or choose one of two subjects, risking everything. Here are the subjects...
(Screen displays)
LET'S EAT!
or
COMPANY COMPARISONS
ME: In LET'S EAT!, I'll ask general questions about foods. In COMPANY COMPARISONS, I'll give pairs of companies. In each pair, choose the company that answers the question. James, the choice is yours. Play on, or stop?
(Audience yells suggestions)