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GutBomb posted:Seems like a lot of effort for very little payoff. Sounds like a good description of Top Gear to me. I thought they were going for an easy punch when John said they'd be looking at Tobacco this week, I did not expect to see they're still selling Cigarettes to kids. Really looking forward to the fallout from this episode.
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Fans posted:I did not expect to see they're still selling Cigarettes to kids.  That has always been their key demographic. Good luck finding someone who didn't get hooked young.
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Xoidanor posted:
Yeah but there's at least a veneer over here that they're not 'really' doing it. Not just outright selling it outside schools.
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Fans posted:Sounds like a good description of Top Gear to me. Duncan Bannatyne did a great documentary several years ago showing a lot about tobacco marketing in African countries and very little seems to have changed since. Its on Youtube if you're interested.
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njsykora posted:Duncan Bannatyne did a great documentary several years ago showing a lot about tobacco marketing in African countries and very little seems to have changed since. Its on Youtube if you're interested. Found it and thanks! I'll give it a watch now. Edit: It's the guy off Dragon's Den? Weird to know he has a soul. Edit Edit: Well that was depressing. A literal pile of cigarettes for people to swim in. What the gently caress. Fans fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Feb 16, 2015 |
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IRQ posted:This week's show really made me want a smoke. Segment secretly funded by tobacco companies.
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Fans posted:Found it and thanks! I'll give it a watch now. He's pretty surprisingly principled, he quit the board of Comic Relief when it was found out they were investing in tobacco companies.
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Xoidanor posted:
I still remember one of the most ludicrous things I've ever heard was back in high school. I was taking the freshman journalism class in preparation to start writing the next year for the school paper, and there was this girl who smoked like a chimney who was bitching about another girl who "only smoked one cigarette a day to 'look cool'" and even then, "she lets most of it just burn down."
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Feb 16, 2015 21:12
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Was this always in the intro, or did they put it in there as an hommage because of Stewarts announcement?
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richardfun posted:Was this always in the intro, or did they put it in there as an hommage because of Stewarts announcement?
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richardfun posted:Was this always in the intro, or did they put it in there as an hommage because of Stewarts announcement? That spot in the open (the very end before the title) is different nearly every episode.
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Haha, I had to check who played Jeff in the costume was. Noel MacNeal, turns out! :credits:
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ufarn posted:It's usually "Hostus Mostus" or something like that with Oliver, so no. The hostus mostus was there this week too. Had to slow down the video to actually spot Stewart, I just got a flash of his name at the bottom at regular speed. Anyway, a nice little hommage to Olivers mentor.
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Just for reference (and people were talking about anti-vaccination nutjobs) this was there last week:
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I don't know why everyone is so convinced that Oliver won't touch the whole vaccination debate (god why is this a debate). Sure, it's gotten plenty of attention in the media, but surely it could use LWT's long-form approach. I'd be surprised if John didn't talk about it at length eventually.
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The only reason I can see him not doing it is he's tended to go for things that the media aren't covering at all, rather than a debate that's barely a debate beyond "You're loving stupid if you believe vaccination is dangerous" by now. Seems like better fodder for a "How is this still a thing?" segment than the ending segment.
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I usually think that hashtag campaigns are a waste of time, but I have to admire how much effort John Oliver put into this stunt with Jeff.rapeface posted:If you think Phillip Morris taking Australia to an international court is bad, you should learn about the proposed Transpacific Partnership agreement. Here's the Australian perspective: http://www.getup.org.au/tpp Fans posted:Seems like better fodder for a "How is this still a thing?" segment than the ending segment. Speaking of which, the segment the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was great, even if they did answer their own question (it sells more than any other issue of SI). get that OUT of my face fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Feb 17, 2015 |
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They pretty much already did the segment they could do on vaccination with the global warming segment.
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I think with the recent Disney incident we've hopefully turned a corner and a "how is this still a thing" segment this season would just feel late to the party. The stupidity of anti vax people is pretty astounding though so maybe a little piling on is necessary just to make sure the message sinks in.
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Y-Hat posted:Speaking of which, the segment the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was great, even if they did answer their own question (it sells more than any other issue of SI). I'm glad they focused on the inherent "ew" factor of people who adore it. It wasn't so much "why does SI still sell it", more like "why do people still buy it"? Lumberjack Bonanza posted:I don't know why everyone is so convinced that Oliver won't touch the whole vaccination debate (god why is this a debate). Sure, it's gotten plenty of attention in the media, but surely it could use LWT's long-form approach. I'd be surprised if John didn't talk about it at length eventually.
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richardfun posted:Was this always in the intro, or did they put it in there as an hommage because of Stewarts announcement? I think this season they've started having the last one be something topical. I think they had one last week too.
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The last frame has always changed week-to-week and is usually topical. How did y'all miss this throughout the whole of season one? I'm pretty sure they swapped out some parts of the larger, generally unchanging collage too, between seasons, but I didn't actually pause and compare.
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pokeyman posted:The last frame has always changed week-to-week and is usually topical. How did y'all miss this throughout the whole of season one? I don't think that started until late in season one. It was [Florida] (Insanus Maximus) for a very long time.
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Max22 posted:I don't think that started until late in season one. It was [Florida] (Insanus Maximus) for a very long time. To be fair that one is always topical.
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Can anyone explain why exactly Florida has such a population of loons? Is it the humidity?
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one sexy loser posted:Can anyone explain why exactly Florida has such a population of loons? Is it the humidity? Well, for one thing, it's a topsy-turvy state. The more north you go, the deeper into the south you get. Second, according to a documentary on sinkholes I watched last night, the whole state is sitting on soggy, swiss-cheeselike limestone. Maybe some primal part of the old lizard brain is constantly screaming get the gently caress out before the ground eats you and that sort of existential terror gets to people. Third, it is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist. Why have they struck this uneasy peace? To better hunt us. Fourth, it's very humid. Like, soggy as balls.
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axeil posted:I think this season they've started having the last one be something topical. I think they had one last week too. Yeah the last picture always changes to something topical.
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They switched off Florida in episode 7. Here's all of them so far!
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Renewed for a 3rd and 4th season! http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/17/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-renewed-for-seasons-3-4-by-hbo/364390/
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pokeyman posted:They switched off Florida in episode 7. Here's all of them so far!
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sbaldrick posted:This show is just a master class in how to troll. Just wait a few years until she's dead.
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bull3964 posted:Renewed for a 3rd and 4th season! gently caress yeah. Color me unsurprised, though-- the show is a loving massive hit, critically and otherwise. HBO would be foolish to not lock down John with the TDS change-over coming up in the future. Imagine if he jumped ship back to TDS after season 2? It'd be a coup.
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bull3964 posted:Renewed for a 3rd and 4th season! Probably was gonna happen, but I'd wager Oliver's folks used the opening at the Daily Show as leverage to get it signed sooner. Good!
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ahahahaha http://www.avclub.com/article/tobacco-company-relies-skewing-facts-decries-john--215375
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El Gallinero Gros posted:ahahahaha quote:But more than anything, Oliver’s words could prove toxic to the people—the people who work at Philip Morris. Solid writing.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:ahahahaha Philip Morris posted:"While we recognize the tobacco industry is an easy target for comedians, we take seriously the responsibility that comes with selling a product that is an adult choice and is harmful to health."
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El Gallinero Gros posted:ahahahaha Filed under: Bullshit statements
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