If you like “Jeopardy!” Watching Thursday night, your ears might ring in the familiar Nicole Kidman-inspired series of categories: “We Came to This Place for…”, “Magic” and “Nicole Kidman Says,” the latter of which There were five questions related to the film. or the television show in which Kidman is quoted.
Of course, these three categories were the series’ way of paying homage to one of 2022’s breakout sensations: Kidman’s AMC ad that runs in theaters before each show.
Now, host Ken Jennings has claimed credit for the winking title, tweeting Friday morning that it was his holiday wish to be aired.
“It was my fault and I want to thank the very kind and talented @threats, The author who made my holiday wish come true,” Jennings wrote.
Under “We Come To This Place For…” was a reply “Laughingly, at this LA ‘store’ opened in 1972 on Sunset Blvd, with notable alumni like Billy Crystal and Eddie Murphy.” Of course, the right question was, “What is The Comedy Store?”
Amazingly, the question under “Nicole Kidman Says,” which cited her Oscar-winning role in “The Hours” and her buzzy role in HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” quoted three contestants during “The Stepford Wives.” went unanswered by “Days of Thunder” and “Moulin Rouge” quickly became popular.
Clues relating to magic were related to the late Ricky J, the phrase “hocus pocus”, Mary Poppins’ magic umbrella and (for the Daily Double of that era) David Copperfield.
The viral AMC ad, which has run before most AMC movies through late 2021, has become a tongue-in-cheek sensation in its own right, previously aired on “Saturday Night Live” with Chloe Fineman impersonating the Oscar-winning Aussie . A follow-up ad starring Kidman has also been promised by AMC CEO Adam Aaron.
Kidman, who was recently seen in “The Northman” and is to receive the 2023 AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, has yet to comment on Jennings’ self-described grace.
