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That young generation usually doesn't vote in significant numbers regardless and I don't think a few rallies or specials by a couple of comedians would change that. Especially true since they were all already screaming at the top of their lungs to go out and vote even if you didn't have your ideal choice. Trump energized a base to go out and vote in a way that hasn't been captured by Democrats and a few comedians aren't going to pick up the slack.
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Potato Salad posted:Being anti-Trump is one thing, but not doing the Colbert dry decoding of red hypocrisy is another. People don't tune into the Late Show for detailed comparisons of health care policy over thirty years. Trump is already deeply unpopular even without comedians, and he seems more sensitive to criticism than, say, Paul Ryan. That's actually what makes this moment in history so weird, the most prominent guy in Washington is uniquely narcissistic and overly concerned with his own image. Far more than any real politician that would just shrug off the late night hosts.
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Trump lives in a media bubble though. He seems to only watch fox news and SNL, so unless his buds over at Fox and Friends, that he somehow manages to plop his rear end in front of every morning for several hours, decides to air one of Colbert's milquetoast bits Trump will never know about it. Remember that President Toddler is the guy whose minders literally keep positive press about him on hand to show him in case he sees something negative and starts throwing a trump tantrum.
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We know for a fact that Trump watches a bunch of CNN and MSNBC and he's launched attacks at people like Stewart and Oliver in the past. Not to mention we know the guy is on Twitter and responds to poo poo people tweet at him. Like, the entire point of your "they have positive press to distract him from negative" is that he doesn't stay in his bubble and constantly gets pissed at stuff people are saying about him. edit: I'm not suggesting that Colbert is going to get Trump beaten in 2020. Just that one of the biggest things we know about Trump is that he's always seeking out people who talked bad about him so he can yell back at them.
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To be fair, Colbert did do 'The Word' on monday's show. As 'Stephen Colbert'
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Who, he is quick to inform the Lawyers, is not "Stephen Colbert" but "Stephen Colbert"
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It's also not 'The Word', it's 'The Werd'.
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Neeksy posted:No episode this week, right? Correct. Also no exclusive web content yet. 
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There's tons of zebra videos appearing on youtube now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1q4Z72dJPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0E69tNNNeA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB3eJah-cEU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRl4f15hLtM
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Pay close attention and you'll see a familiar friend halfway through this one too. I've been following this guy for a while and was kind of surprised to see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63qn9w-a2ok
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:There's tons of zebra videos appearing on youtube now 
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Yeah, I'm cold about all these "throw the zebra into a random movie clip" ones but that Spicer one is perfect, exactly what was intended, and an rear end load of work.
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Ali Aces posted:Pay close attention and you'll see a familiar friend halfway through this one too. I've been following this guy for a while and was kind of surprised to see it. Ok, I like that channel's concept and presentation, except for the loving half silver paint Why the hell does he do that? It's so drat off putting that I want to see what else he does but I don't know if i can stand seeing that e: NEVERMIND. HES AMAZING. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLyGe49vjnw Watermelon Daiquiri fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Apr 1, 2017 |
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Watermelon Daiquiri posted:Ok, I like that channel's concept and presentation, except for the loving half silver paint I'm sure the effort it takes him to do it can't be worth the people it drives away, tho
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I, for one, can't wait for the potential "SENPAI USED MY VIDEO" squee-ing tonight. 
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Best episode to date. Not the most informative, but the best for sure. E: oh, and I gotta add that "punch it in the puss" likely referred to its face, but is no less funny in the context of the present day Stupid Watergate scandal. Solvent fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Apr 3, 2017 |
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I was really hoping that goons WWF zebra vid was on the show. I watched that again today and it was still hilarious.
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Sivart13 posted:I had the same feeling but kinda stopped noticing it after the first couple of CD videos I watched It was a little off-putting at first, but I genuinely enjoy his content so much that it now has a nice charm about it. Now, he kinda looks weird without it.
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Did not care about the main story but this episode was loving hilarious
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Veskit posted:Did not care about the main story but this episode was loving hilarious Even after learning it's used as a legal bludgeon disproportionately against people of color? 
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Die Sexmonster! posted:Even after learning it's used as a legal bludgeon disproportionately against people of color? That's kind of a given with almost any topic.
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Watermelon Daiquiri posted:Ok, I like that channel's concept and presentation, except for the loving half silver paint Silver paint? I think you're confused sir. If you watch some of his other videos you'll realize that the Captain wears a flesh colored half-mask to make his appearance more palatable to humans. You can see him stick his finger under it in a few episodes. The "silver paint" is his actual skin, you dirty space racist. Also, Captain Disillusion is one of the best things on YouTube and everyone should check him out.
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Dr. Citan Uzuki posted:Silver paint? I think you're confused sir. If you watch some of his other videos you'll realize that the Captain wears a flesh colored half-mask to make his appearance more palatable to humans. You can see him stick his finger under it in a few episodes. The "silver paint" is his actual skin, you dirty space racist. That video I posted made up for everything paint related just by itself I subscribed to his patreon just so I could get the behinds the scenes stuff and the videos he has about his process is very interesting. Theres also another amazing video there in response to people  ing over the racism bits of the muhallah (or whatever) effect video where he begins awkwardly trying to word an apology for it and it turns out to be a sardonic piece where he apologizes for using the wrong effect while mocking the racists 
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Die Sexmonster! posted:Even after learning it's used as a legal bludgeon disproportionately against people of color? These were all things that were talked about to death when weed started being legalized so nothing was a surprise. Zebras were a surprise, that's a great topic. also you have to learn it. I guess you were one of the white people. I wasn't. Veskit fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Apr 5, 2017 |
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Welcome Welcome Welcome Just enough time for a quick recap of how I'm getting tired of the way this show opens every week with something to do with Donald Trump. 
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Veskit posted:These were all things that were talked about to death when weed started being legalized so nothing was a surprise. Zebras were a surprise, that's a great topic. Just checking, I've been against the prison-industrial complex for quite some time. Can't see how you can't give a poo poo about weed and be in favor of prison reform, that's a massive part of the problem.
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Dr. Citan Uzuki posted:Silver paint? I think you're confused sir. If you watch some of his other videos you'll realize that the Captain wears a flesh colored half-mask to make his appearance more palatable to humans. You can see him stick his finger under it in a few episodes. The "silver paint" is his actual skin, you dirty space racist. Omg yes! I have been watching him since I was a baby undergrad. He is so great. I have used his videos to demonstrate critical thinking to students from places where it is not typically taught in school. So cool to see other people enjoy his videos!
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So uh whose A+ for dummies book was on the shelf in the background of the Obama clip
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AndyElusive posted:Welcome Welcome Welcome Impossible to ignore completely but they don't want to dedicate a whole episode to it. Seems fine.
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Shugojin posted:So uh Obama training for life after the presidency
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Tree Dude posted:Impossible to ignore completely but they don't want to dedicate a whole episode to it. Seems fine. Actually, it is possible to ignore completely. All you have to do is not bring it up and boom, it's ignored. Yeah, Trump jokes write themselves and John's not going to lose any viewers dunking on him, but don't pretend that he's hamstrung by the news or anything. It's a comedy show, it can cover whatever it wants.
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Ugh. This show is getting too political.
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Venuz Patrol posted:Ugh. This show is getting too political. That's not what anyone was saying, but thanks for playing.
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Baronash posted:Actually, it is possible to ignore completely. All you have to do is not bring it up and boom, it's ignored. Yeah, Trump jokes write themselves and John's not going to lose any viewers dunking on him, but don't pretend that he's hamstrung by the news or anything. It's a comedy show, it can cover whatever it wants. But then we get into the circle jerk of an argument over whether or not ignoring it is normalizing it. I'm cool with how John Oliver handles it, and the now-routine "ain't nobody got time for that" on Daily Show is on point.
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Liberals worry too much about normalizing. The point is John obviously doesn't want to make Trump the whole show but his obligatory Trump joke is about how tired he is of Trump jokes. He could open the show with "Welcome, I'm John Oliver, and gently caress Donald Trump." And it would be as obligatory, as (un)funny, and it would get the obvious out of the way and let him talk about the things he wants to talk about. The difference between being on HBO and hosting, say, The Tonight Show is not worrying about talking about what interests you instead of whatever is popular.
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Oliver himself advocated how it was critical to not let Trump's constant barrage of stupid poo poo become a normal thing. He's practicing what he preached.
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