I'm in a quiz show kind of mood every since Jeopardy!, and I rewatched
Quiz Show (starring Ralph Fiennes, who is on my
list) and then I went online and watched the actual van Doren-Stempel episode of Twenty-One. And then I found an interview with the
real Herb Stempel, who I've decided is the BEST OLD MAN EVER. He seems nice and super-smart. I wish he was my grandpa, because my grandpa is kind of lacking, unfortunately.
I can't embed, but if you want to watch him, you can here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Br1dtdXT9QI want to see an interview with van Doren, too. I read his article in the New Yorker, and he seems like an Unfortunate Case.