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Bob Zager:
I figured I'd post here a question regarding J!'s new set tweaks. Either I am having a difficult time seeing them, or I'm not finding the indicator lights as to whom the last correct responder is. I've looked very carefully while watching.
It's been reported that the huge, one-piece screen was intended only for PCJ!, but they decided to make it part of the regular show.
The FJ! monitor just seems to be a sharper image, a single support in the center, and neon lights in the border. I don't know why they never went back to displaying the final clue at the main board (on camera). Apparently that will happen on PCJ!, since they took it out, due to overcrowding with the wider players' lecturns
Jeremy Nelson:
--- Quote from: Bob Zager on October 16, 2024, 04:30:58 PM ---I figured I'd post here a question regarding J!'s new set tweaks. Either I am having a difficult time seeing them, or I'm not finding the indicator lights as to whom the last correct responder is. I've looked very carefully while watching.
--- End quote ---
It's really just the umpteenth set update to the 30th Anniversary set, which, thanks to the constant tinkering, is now the longest lasting set. Here's all the changes I've caught:
- One screen gameboard
- New FJ video board and stand
- Player podium panels changed from starry blue to blue/white gradient
- Minor updates to the wave pattern behind the players
- New floor design- circle in the middle, plus room in front of the podium platforms (Ken now walks to each lectern to interview players, which he couldn't before
JasonA1:
--- Quote from: Bob Zager on October 16, 2024, 04:30:58 PM ---Either I am having a difficult time seeing them, or I'm not finding the indicator lights as to whom the last correct responder is. I've looked very carefully while watching.
--- End quote ---
It's in the same location, but very very subtle now. I added a couple screengrabs to the Flickr album.
-Jason
BrandonFG:
I guess I'll add my entry: the turn indicator. I thought it started in the Trebek era, and didn't realize it dates back to the beginning...
TLEberle:
On Scrabble there were five tile racks, though by the time I was a regular viewer the regular game would always end at a 2-2 tie so there was machinery inside that was no longer used. A recent re-watch of a show from 1993 indicates that they built the set with just four racks to draw from.
I don't know if this qualifies in the way the OP intended, but certainly piqued my interest.
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