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It wont be a true successor to the Bugle until John manages to introduce a news story by quoting song lyrics. Or quoting the Iron Sheikh's twitter account.
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Dreylad posted:It wont be a true successor to the Bugle until John manages to introduce a news story by quoting song lyrics. Or an interview.  Although remembering what Mr. Sheikh said about The Smurfs, perhaps that's not a good idea.
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Apr 29, 2014 16:26
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Dreylad posted:It wont be a true successor to the Bugle until John manages to introduce a news story by quoting song lyrics. Only if it's incorrectly attributed to a different artist.
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Apr 29, 2014 16:42
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:Alls I can say about this show is first off, it better not interrupt The Bugle like last week Its a reference to Russia using its position as a major gas supplier in the wake of the Ukraine crisis as political leverage, particularly the none too subtle threats about the prices Ukraine would now have to pay in order to get its regular gas supply. Of course, most gas stations can't keep UN resolutions from being passed, likely arm militia groups, and in general be run by a Bond villain. One of the things I loved most was the potential implication that John is more aware of global politics because he bothers to continue watching the BBC.
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Apr 29, 2014 18:22
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Dreylad posted:It wont be a true successor to the Bugle until John manages to introduce a news story by quoting song lyrics. Senior twitter correspondent The Iron Shiek. It won't be a visual version of the Bugle until we have a story of someone drawing penises on something that penises should not be drawn on.
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Apr 29, 2014 19:04
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It's a tragedy John didn't get this show before the end of Silvio Berlusconi's reign. Excuse me, Burlesquepony. Actually thinking about all my favorite Bugle bits (the letter from the soldier invading Iowa at The Bugle's bidding is the best one, yes even though John & Andy didn't write it) it's a real shame HBO didn't just adapt The Bugle into a TV Show. Stick a webcam in Andy's shed, the graininess will be part of the charm.
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Apr 29, 2014 19:14
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PassTheRemote posted:Senior twitter correspondent The Iron Shiek. Incorrect premise. Penises should be drawn on absolutely everything.
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Apr 30, 2014 04:52
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He needs to do a story on the vagesty and stupid buildings
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Apr 30, 2014 05:17
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"And then the flower squirts when you're done." Holy loving poo poo Kyle.
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Apr 30, 2014 05:20
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I sit here this morning watching wall-to-wall coverage of the whole Donald Sterling mess and all I can think of is, HOW DARE YOU SAY I TAKE MONEY! I can't wait for Sunday night. I honestly feel more informed from watching this Monday morning than a half-week's worth of CNN.
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Apr 30, 2014 12:33
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Zero One posted:It feels exactly like The Daily Show. Pretty much exactly how I felt. It basically feels like a team of people who watched TDS over last summer and just thought 'yeah, we can just remake this'. I don't know how much talk behind the scenes there was with regards to Letterman moving and Stephen replacing him, but right now it seems like the alternative could've been Oliver taking over TCR and we'd have him doing the same thing 4 days a week. That, to me, is sadly better than what we have now. Obviously just the first show, but I was expecting more than just a network change when you have the might of HBO behind you.
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EL BROMANCE posted:Pretty much exactly how I felt. It basically feels like a team of people who watched TDS over last summer and just thought 'yeah, we can just remake this'. I don't know how much talk behind the scenes there was with regards to Letterman moving and Stephen replacing him, but right now it seems like the alternative could've been Oliver taking over TCR and we'd have him doing the same thing 4 days a week. That, to me, is sadly better than what we have now. If it's The Daily Show with John Oliver but with a stronger world-wide slant I'd be extremely happy. John had REALLY great energy during the TDS summer hosting.
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EL BROMANCE posted:Pretty much exactly how I felt. It basically feels like a team of people who watched TDS over last summer and just thought 'yeah, we can just remake this'. I don't know how much talk behind the scenes there was with regards to Letterman moving and Stephen replacing him, but right now it seems like the alternative could've been Oliver taking over TCR and we'd have him doing the same thing 4 days a week. That, to me, is sadly better than what we have now. Colbert intentionally timed his contract end dates to coincide with Letterman's. It was always known he'd make a bid for the spot the minute Letterman retired, but of course nobody knew if he'd get it. Considering how long it takes to get a new show together and the uncertainty of every factor, it was probably just too risky to make plans around IF Letterman retires this year and IF Colbert gets his spot, stick around and we'll give you 11:30. Plus Oliver honestly might not want a 4x/week show (quadweekly?). Unlike Stewart and Colbert he's still an active standup and actor, and with that schedule he doesn't have time to record a half-hour podcast regularly as it is. The weekly format also frees him from the expectation that he'll keep mentioning a single story for as long as it's in the news - I'd be surprised if LWT mentions Sterling again this Sunday even though there's still a lot of press about it. TDS and Colbert can kind of run together day-to-day because they're stuck in a more incremental news cycle, but Oliver has an entire week to pick two or three main topics from, so each episode is going to feel a lot more distinct.
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I like the weekly format. It keeps the content as fresh as possible without having to pull rabbits out of hats for slow news days. It also holds my interest as a viewer in a better way; I got tired of Colbert's schtick more quickly than I thought I would, and taking it from 4x to 1x/weekly makes it a treat to watch rather than, oh look, it's The Daily Show (which I'll watch the first five minutes of if I happen to have the tv on at 11).
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I think the strongest argument against him taking Colbert's spot is that he's too similar to Stewart. Inarguably he has his own thing and his stint running TDS had its own feel, but it was still essentially The Daily Show and Last Week Tonight is so very TDS-esque. Without the benefit of being on a different station (with no censor restrictions), I'm afraid a Stewart and Oliver hour would feel like incredibly same-y until they branched out. Like a condensed version of the problems of The Late Show and The Late Late Show only just closer together. Colbert's show thrives because the extreme character he has so the satire makes even repeated stories okay. I know it sounds like unfortunate timing but I think getting onto HBO is creatively a better thing. I hope it thrives because I think he might have been in trouble in Colbert's slot. Especially if Colbert's audience follows him. And at least HBO isn't as comically cancel-happy as Comedy Central. I don't have any clue what kind of show could thrive behind TDS right now. It has to appeal to the TDS people, can sit opposite Colbert and do well, and maintain enough to prop up @Midnight. Maybe they should just rerun old TDS episodes from years gone by.
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Ape Agitator posted:I don't have any clue what kind of show could thrive behind TDS right now. It has to appeal to the TDS people, can sit opposite Colbert and do well, and maintain enough to prop up @Midnight. Maybe they should just rerun old TDS episodes from years gone by. They should offer Colbert's slot to Wyatt Cenac!
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I was skeptical, but I really do think that this is the best of both worlds. While I think Oliver could easily carry a full hour, the chance to only do one show a week gives them the chance to take a longer view on many issues. Whereas The Daily Show basically functions as a replacement for the nightly news, Last Week Tonight is the 60 minutes weekend breather.
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Thurm posted:It seemed like John, Andy and gently caress You Chris all needed the week off. John had his new show, Andy was in Luxembourg and Chris had a baby. Sounds like Chris has been getting some 'gently caress you' action on the side. Am I right? (I am.) By the way, there's some content that wasn't on the first episode on the Last Week Tonight YouTube page, including a bit on Obama with the Asimo robot.
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thexerox123 posted:They should offer Colbert's slot to Wyatt Cenac! I have no idea what kind of show Cenac would even do, so that actually sounds really exciting.
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Ape Agitator posted:I don't have any clue what kind of show could thrive behind TDS right now. It has to appeal to the TDS people, can sit opposite Colbert and do well, and maintain enough to prop up @Midnight. My dream is they give the slot to W. Kamau Bell. Sadly this would probably fail all three of those criteria. 
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Narcissus1916 posted:I was skeptical, but I really do think that this is the best of both worlds. While I think Oliver could easily carry a full hour, the chance to only do one show a week gives them the chance to take a longer view on many issues. Whereas The Daily Show basically functions as a replacement for the nightly news, Last Week Tonight is the 60 minutes weekend breather. Yea exactly, it's fantastic. This is much easier to keep up with than the Daily Show. Relentlessboredomm fucked around with this message at 06:35 on May 1, 2014 |
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May 1, 2014 06:33
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O__O posted:Pretty sure the India segment was just a more refined version of a recent Bugle episode (which I agree is a good thing). The pro-toilet joke was lifted almost straight up from the episode. Everything around it is new. If the show is going a bit more world-wide in terms of news, I hope there's a short bit about cricket news. EDIT: Who's that old guy that doesn't want people to talk about India because it's not even in the same hemisphere? What show is he on
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May 1, 2014 08:47
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toanoradian posted:
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:I have no idea what kind of show Cenac would even do, so that actually sounds really exciting. I'm guessing the post was based on an old joke segment they had called The Cenac Attack. I hope all the correspondents have equally awesome names for their fictional spinoffs.
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zVxTeflon posted:John McLaughlin I found that clip odd since McLaughlin OBVIOUSLY being sarcastic. It would be like another comedy show showing how dumb Colbert's comments were. McLaughlin was pointing out how little coverage was given to India's election in the US.
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John Oliver did a nice interview with the Daily Beast:quote:You did a very nice job hosting The Daily Show in Jon Stewart’s absence. Do you think that’s the big reason why you’ve got this cool new HBO gig? I'd've been shocked if Jon Stewart was anything less than gracious about the whole thing.
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May 1, 2014 22:22
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zoux posted:John Oliver did a nice interview with the Daily Beast: He really, really likes Jon Stewart.
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May 1, 2014 22:40
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It's the visa system, I tells ya. Brings employees closer to their employers.
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May 1, 2014 22:46
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As a longtime Daily Show fan, it felt weird watching LWT when there'd be the big punchline to a segment like the show was going to commercial, and then no break came and they just moved onto the next topic. Not bad, just a little jarring from the "usual format".
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EL BROMANCE posted:I'm guessing the post was based on an old joke segment they had called The Cenac Attack. I hope all the correspondents have equally awesome names for their fictional spinoffs. I thought it was The Cenac Agenda. Was that ever a thing someone said on the show or am I making that up wholesale? edit: Went to the site to search for that episode and they don't have the full archive up anymore? When did this happen?
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There's that brief segment in the Indecision 2008 election special* where Wyatt Cenac and Larry Wilmore took over the hosting of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report. Can't find that one in the official website either. Bummer. *Indecision 2008: America's Choice Live Election Special (A.K.A. The Final Endgame Go Time Alpha Action Lift-Off Decide-icidal Hungry Man's Extreme Raw Power Ultimate Voteslam Smackdown '08 No Mercy: Judgement Day '08). toanoradian fucked around with this message at 16:06 on May 2, 2014 |
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May 2, 2014 11:17
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raditts posted:I thought it was The Cenac Agenda. Was that ever a thing someone said on the show or am I making that up wholesale? The videos are still there, I think (click on the little magnifying glass). They've just made the site interface a lot more annoying to use. But, by golly, look at all that clean empty space! Isn't that a lot more important than basic functionality?
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May 2, 2014 12:04
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toanoradian posted:There's that the brief segment in the Indecision 2008 election special* where Wyatt Cenac and Larry Wilmore took over the hosting of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report. Can't find that one in the official website either. Bummer. 2012 had the best Title: This Ends Now!
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BigRed0427 posted:2012 had the best Title: This Ends Now! Is Indecision 2004 the only one that they released on DVD? I have it, I wish they'd release more Daily Show/Colbert stuff on DVD. (It just occurred to me that I've been watching The Daily Show for more than a decade.)
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Just watched this. Very enjoyable, very Daily Show. Which isn't a bad thing at all, but I am looking forward to the show finding its own identity nonetheless.
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Haha the company behind that twee as gently caress Oregon healthcare exchange ad that Oliver went off on is Real Fuckin Mad.quote:"Are we, as Mr. Oliver suggests, stupid loving idiots?
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May 2, 2014 22:13
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Stop picking on us, we had good intentions! It doesn't matter if our execution was asinine!
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May 2, 2014 22:17
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More to the point, John was lampooning the State at large for having commissioned that advert whilst the thing it was advertising wasn't working. Like having an ad for the new Godzilla movie still claiming its coming mid-May when its on an indefinite delay. Something which the dude running the Ad Agency somehow admits to anyway given the way he's tries to distance them from the website. Its just... weird.
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I just moved to Oregon and saw those commercials and they're strange but very, very Oregon. What's amazing is that the website is as much of a disaster as it is. As far as I can glean, they contracted with a recognized company for the website (Oracle) with a reasonable development timeline and it completely poo poo the bed. His outrage would be fine if the website worked, but as mentioned it's like the band on the Titanic was playing folk music instead of classical.
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