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So this is what you get with that premium cable money. Oliver sure knows how to live it up.
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Oct 20, 2014 04:32
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Oh my god, that dog court is the best thing they've done.
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Oct 20, 2014 04:33
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I saw the taping of the show earlier tonight, was a real crazy mood whiplash between interview and doggy court (which John acknowledged to the crowd after the show). Great episode, though. I was impressed that the only time John messed up during the taping was at the very end of the interview where he was supposed to say "and now, this," and forgot and had to redo that little ending bit, which I assume was masked by a camera cut. I was honestly shocked that the entire show was basically two takes (split by "And Now, This"). I've always assumed that there would be some cuts between the video clips or something, since I didn't realize it was actually possible for someone to talk that long, that fast, and not really mess up. Also, it was amazing to get to watch John totally lose it when the dog clips were played, only to have to compose himself for when he came back on the camera 
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Oct 20, 2014 04:59
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Dog Court alone is better than the aggregate of Bill Maher's entire career.
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Oct 20, 2014 06:45
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abraham linksys posted:I was honestly shocked that the entire show was basically two takes (split by "And Now, This"). Either way, sounds impressive. Here's the dog court full footage link that someone must be looking for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tug71xZL7yc
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Oct 20, 2014 06:58
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Does anyone have links to petitions and letters I need to sign for this to get fixed in the United States and Canada (I believe the same problem is here as well)? I think I need to get my signature hand working.
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Oct 20, 2014 08:28
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Interestingly, that McDonald's campaign has been going on up here in Canada for a couple years. I wonder what's got the US division rolling it out now -- was the Canada campaign a soft-launch to test the waters? Is the US campaign being done because American sales have dipped in a way Canadian sales already did a while back? Was it a Canadian initiative that the American division's seized upon as a good idea? Very curious.
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Oct 20, 2014 08:58
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NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Dog Court alone is better than the aggregate of Bill Maher's entire career. The intro tune is better than the aggregate of Bill Maher's entire career. 
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Oct 20, 2014 09:05
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EgillSkallagrimsson posted:The intro tune is better than the aggregate of Bill Maher's entire career. Have I got news for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAPjTHA19Kw
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Oct 20, 2014 09:22
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Max22 posted:Have I got news for you: I meant that more as an indictment of Bill Maher's career but now I can actually say that in all seriousness.
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Oct 20, 2014 09:32
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I'm sorry to say but the same loving over of translators happens in some European countries as well.  What a disgrace.
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Oct 20, 2014 10:13
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With the midterms coming in 2 weeks, I thought of doing animal court for Citizens United, but it's 90 minutes long and I'm not sure there's much tolerance for that. Maybe for the announcement of the decision? Ugh.
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Oct 20, 2014 11:07
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OhYeah posted:I'm sorry to say but the same loving over of translators happens in some European countries as well. I remember signing a petition last year over Afghan interpreters that had helped British troops, but since the thing was delivered to Number 10, there really hasn't been any news on how its progressed (or hasn't). The closest thing I can find as followup is a report back in June that three Afghan interpreters were taking the government to court on how the policy regarding Afghan interpreters (general gist: You still had to be working with the army and be doing so for twelve months or more) was absolute bollocks. I cannot find any follow up to that story anywhere.
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Oct 20, 2014 11:30
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Shadoer posted:Does anyone have links to petitions and letters I need to sign for this to get fixed in the United States and Canada (I believe the same problem is here as well)? John's Twitter linked the 2 organisations mentioned and they both have get involved pages so go look around those. @IAmJohnOliver posted:For more info on efforts to assist U.S.-affiliated refugees in Iraq + Afghanistan, visit http://thelistproject.org and http://refugeerights.org Max22 posted:Interestingly, that McDonald's campaign has been going on up here in Canada for a couple years. I wonder what's got the US division rolling it out now -- was the Canada campaign a soft-launch to test the waters? Is the US campaign being done because American sales have dipped in a way Canadian sales already did a while back? Was it a Canadian initiative that the American division's seized upon as a good idea? Very curious. It's been a thing in the UK for about 7 years, it's pretty rare for each country's Mcdonalds management to pay any attention to what anyone else is doing. Though the UK has it as just a Q&A a website and didn't think hiring a former Mythbuster would be a good idea.
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njsykora posted:John's Twitter linked the 2 organisations mentioned and they both have get involved pages so go look around those. Awesome thanks!
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Oct 20, 2014 12:55
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Nooooooooo Asian dude from Mythbusters I thought you were cool.
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Oct 20, 2014 13:59
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Echo Chamber posted:Nooooooooo Asian dude from Mythbusters I thought you were cool. To be fair McDonalds probably approached him with an offer he couldn't refuse or shouldn't refuse. I mean Mythbusters does well but who hates more money?
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Oct 20, 2014 16:42
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Cerepol posted:To be fair McDonalds probably approached him with an offer he couldn't refuse or shouldn't refuse. I mean Mythbusters does well but who hates more money? Mythbusters axed the build team, so he needs other work.
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Oct 20, 2014 17:25
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TyrantWD posted:Mythbusters axed the build team, so he needs other work. Oh snap! Didn't realize. So it's just Jamie and other dude all show now? Wonder how that works out for them.
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Oct 20, 2014 17:27
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Actually I understand him taking a paycheck from MickeyDs but his career seems weird. He has free time(?) to appear in Star Trek fanfilms for some reason; or does he get a paycheck from that because of crowdfunds? I always thought he's a guy who could settle for some job hosting a science/engineering news show for PBS or something else "celebrity geek"-related. So any dog SCOTUS edits yet? Echo Chamber fucked around with this message at 17:50 on Oct 20, 2014 |
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Oct 20, 2014 17:47
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Echo Chamber posted:So any dog SCOTUS edits yet? Haven't found any yet, been looking all morning.
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Oct 20, 2014 17:51
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First one I found. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvXbYu08VZE  E: continuing the theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEp76FJTGhc Kennedog is the most stoic dog. 2DEG fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Oct 20, 2014 |
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Oct 20, 2014 18:08
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Cerepol posted:Oh snap! Didn't realize. So it's just Jamie and other dude all show now? Wonder how that works out for them. The build team were less than useless so I think it should work out pretty good. Shame the only one of them worth half a drat wound up flipping burgers. Anyway, if anyone wants to be even more pissed off at that donkey, watch the Vice News piece on the interpreters that Oliver showed a clip from. It gets even worse!
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Oct 20, 2014 18:26
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Considering how hosed up the VA is, it's no surprise that civilian contractors get even a worse deal.Echo Chamber posted:Nooooooooo Asian dude from Mythbusters I thought you were cool. McDonald's has the most negative press out of any restaurant next to Denny's. There's no shame in going up and affirming to people that "yes this food is food."
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Oct 20, 2014 18:52
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Max22 posted:Have I got news for you: Goddamn Dave Hill recorded the Last Week Tonight theme? gently caress me. Does he talk about it on his shows? I clearly haven't been paying attention.
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Oct 20, 2014 22:10
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SlothfulCobra posted:McDonald's has the most negative press out of any restaurant next to Denny's. There's no shame in going up and affirming to people that "yes this food is food." Worse than Arby's or Taco Bell? Really?
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Oct 20, 2014 22:14
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Yes? Just the hot coffee thing alone drew more heat than Taco Bell ever did before the meat thing, and Arbys in all its existence
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Oct 20, 2014 22:30
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This took way, way too long to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk1vmKun-vM
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Oct 21, 2014 01:03
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Didn't see this posted: http://savemohammadsfamily.org/
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Oct 21, 2014 01:56
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Here's a list of demands that the IOC wants for potential host cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and also the reasons why there are only two cities left in the running. At some point I hope Oliver does a story on this, as well as a side-by-side comparison between the IOC and FIFA to determine which is the worse international sports federation. He's already outlined the case for FIFA.
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Oct 21, 2014 02:36
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I hope the crew of Last Week Tonight are happy. They've now wasted at least one day of the Supreme Court's valuable time as they all argue over what breed of dog they are.
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Oct 21, 2014 02:38
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I want that animal court thing to become a thing.
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Oct 21, 2014 03:43
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Raenir Salazar posted:I want that animal court thing to become a thing.
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Y-Hat posted:Here's a list of demands that the IOC wants for potential host cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and also the reasons why there are only two cities left in the running. I'm pretty sure they already did a story on the Winter Olympics bullshit.
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I know it's a minor quibble but I got so loving annoyed by him calling Afghans "Afghanis". I was disappointed but not surprised when Jon Stewart did it...But Oliver? drat, man.Echo Chamber posted:Nooooooooo Asian dude from Mythbusters I thought you were cool. Astro Nut posted:I remember signing a petition last year over Afghan interpreters that had helped British troops, but since the thing was delivered to Number 10, there really hasn't been any news on how its progressed (or hasn't). The closest thing I can find as followup is a report back in June that three Afghan interpreters were taking the government to court on how the policy regarding Afghan interpreters (general gist: You still had to be working with the army and be doing so for twelve months or more) was absolute bollocks. I cannot find any follow up to that story anywhere. 
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Oct 21, 2014 04:48
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Jose Oquendo posted:I'm pretty sure they already did a story on the Winter Olympics bullshit. It was a short four-minute bit, but yes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKf-fAekds
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Oct 21, 2014 05:15
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Another Puppy Court: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIXSH_u7MOo I look forward to this show every week it is on. Too drat good, and needs to be a loving hour long.
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Oct 21, 2014 06:31
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TurboFlamingChicken posted:Another Puppy Court: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIXSH_u7MOo Besides football this show is what I look forward to every week most on TV. I understand the desire to have it be longer or twice a week or whatever but I honestly think its perfect as it is now. The long form segment is already about as long as you could make it and the stuff around it is mostly light hearted filler. They couldn't realistically do two long form segments a week and keep the current level of informativeness unless they significantly expanded their staff. They've definitely found their groove and to mess with that now could prove to be a mistake for the overall quality of the show. My only concern this week is that dog court (as amazing as it is) overshadowed the more important piece. If you do a google news search for Last Week Tonight or John Oliver its about a 70/30 split in favor of dog court when usually in other weeks most of the news hits are about the long form piece. edit: also oh my God, I want Justice Kennedy dog so bad. Its such a classy dog!
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VagueRant posted:I know it's a minor quibble but I got so loving annoyed by him calling Afghans "Afghanis". I was disappointed but not surprised when Jon Stewart did it...But Oliver? drat, man. Oh, I always though Afghan was the dog/clothing, while Afghani was the people.
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