Final Jeopardy: Notable Brits (6-4-20)

The players got all the clues in FORGETFUL SEQUELS in the 6/4/2020 Jeopardy! match:

($400) This 2018 horror movie is a sequel to the 1978 original & skips over the 2002 sequel where Jamie Lee Curtis’ character is killed
($800) When this superhero “Returns” in a 2006 film, he must have spun the world backwards to erase movies No. 3 & 4, which were ignored
($1200) The 2nd film in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series titled this guy’s “Revenge” was just treated like a bad dream in later films
($1600) “Dark Fate”, the latest film in this series, ignores all the sequels after “Judgment Day”
($2000) William Peter Blatty wrote this film “III”, ignoring the first sequel that had Linda Blair return as the once-possessed Regan

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Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — EMMYS FOR WRITING
($200) “30 Rock” earned her 2 awards for writing; there were others for starring & executive producing as well
($400) In 2015 govt. work paid off for Armando Iannucci, who won for co-writing the “Election Night” episode of this HBO comedy
($600) In 2000 government work paid off for Rick Cleveland & this creator of “The West Wing”
($800) Charlie Brooker & William Bridges won 2018’s limited series award for the “USS Callister” episode of this high-tech anthology
($1000) In 2011 Jason Katims had clear eyes, a full heart & couldn’t lose an Emmy for this H.S. football drama

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