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verbicideSo I finally watched The Daily Show. Not just a clip or two. Not just a recap. But the actual entire show.
Wow. It ruled. Jon Stewart, as reported, is utterly the shit. I want to make out with him RIGHT NOW. I can't believe it's taken me so long to watch, but really, I'd always just forget and then remember at midnight or 2am.
Tonight's show (a repeat?) had Fareed Zakaria from Newsweek. I don't have anything specific to say beyond how impressed I was with the interview. I'm also too tired to even briefly recap it. The guy was smart and informed and not just blindly biased. As depressing as the situation in Iraq is, it's nice to hear rational viewpoints.
Not a fan of the silly side stuff, though--with the guy who ran off to interview people after the debates. Yes, the debates are all about the post-debate spin. Everyone says their guy won. Got it. It's a bit too goofy for me. But the interview part? Excellent.
Best part was Zakaria's quip about Crossfire. Hee. That or Jon Stewart's reaction to the Christina "Having a MOVEMENT!" Aguilera clip. For pure poetry, I think they should have cut to a Metamucil ad. Or is that over the top?
What finally reminded me to watch the damn thing, was today's New York Time's article about Stewart and his infamous appearance on Crossfire. My favorite part:
When Mr. Carlson took the offense, charging that Mr. Stewart had no right to complain since he had asked Senator John Kerry softball questions on "The Daily Show," Mr. Stewart looked genuinely appalled. "I didn't realize - and maybe this explains quite a bit - that the news organizations look to Comedy Central for their cues on integrity." When Mr. Carlson continued to argue, Mr. Stewart shut him down hard. "You are on CNN," he said. "The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls."
Beautiful.
Wow. It ruled. Jon Stewart, as reported, is utterly the shit. I want to make out with him RIGHT NOW. I can't believe it's taken me so long to watch, but really, I'd always just forget and then remember at midnight or 2am.
Tonight's show (a repeat?) had Fareed Zakaria from Newsweek. I don't have anything specific to say beyond how impressed I was with the interview. I'm also too tired to even briefly recap it. The guy was smart and informed and not just blindly biased. As depressing as the situation in Iraq is, it's nice to hear rational viewpoints.
Not a fan of the silly side stuff, though--with the guy who ran off to interview people after the debates. Yes, the debates are all about the post-debate spin. Everyone says their guy won. Got it. It's a bit too goofy for me. But the interview part? Excellent.
Best part was Zakaria's quip about Crossfire. Hee. That or Jon Stewart's reaction to the Christina "Having a MOVEMENT!" Aguilera clip. For pure poetry, I think they should have cut to a Metamucil ad. Or is that over the top?
What finally reminded me to watch the damn thing, was today's New York Time's article about Stewart and his infamous appearance on Crossfire. My favorite part:
When Mr. Carlson took the offense, charging that Mr. Stewart had no right to complain since he had asked Senator John Kerry softball questions on "The Daily Show," Mr. Stewart looked genuinely appalled. "I didn't realize - and maybe this explains quite a bit - that the news organizations look to Comedy Central for their cues on integrity." When Mr. Carlson continued to argue, Mr. Stewart shut him down hard. "You are on CNN," he said. "The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls."
Beautiful.
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Date: 2004-10-21 02:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-22 02:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-21 09:05 pm (UTC)http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/
(under Correspondents)
Ed Helm's piece: "Cooter!"
Samantha Bee's "The Undecided"
You can stream them. I just about peed my pants watching both.
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Date: 2004-10-22 02:04 am (UTC)I'll definitely check those out tonight!!
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Date: 2004-10-21 09:35 pm (UTC)Seriously, anybody who isn't watching tDS is missing not only some majorly funny shit, and coverage of current events which is, in some ways, better than what you get on "real" news shows, but some of the best interviewing on TV.
Everybody should be watching it!
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Date: 2004-10-22 02:04 am (UTC)I agree. Everyone should watch it!