Author Topic: John Stewart's Daily Show Numbers Fall (Read 1400 times)

Mini D · « **Reply #30 on:** October 18, 2004, 04:30:58 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Comedy guy tells news guys to quit being shills and to start being news guys. Called hypocrit for not being fair and balanced in his comedy........

Film at 11.

Actually... Trey Parker and Matt Stone would have something to say on this subject. I'd tend to agree with them.

Once you choose sides in comedy, it no longer becomes comedy and turns to actually being outright bashing... though humorous. It is rediculous to go to the "I was only joking" card afterwards.

midnight Target · « **Reply #31 on:** October 18, 2004, 04:41:23 PM »

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Originally posted by ra
Once again, when did Crossfire ever pretend to be a news show?

from the CNN website...

CROSSFIRE

Debating the issues that impact your life

Bob Novak and Tucker Carlson on the Right do battle with James Carville and Paul Begala on the Left. Broadcast in front of a live audience and featuring daily political guests, "Crossfire" examines the political and social issues impacting the United States. Check back for specific guests and show topics as one of the longest running political debate shows continues to schedule cutting edge debates focusing on daily news events.

ra · « **Reply #32 on:** October 18, 2004, 04:43:55 PM »

Weak.

john9001 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 18, 2004, 04:51:14 PM »

crossfire like all "debate" shows are entertainment, also boring.

left side....."my side blah blah blah"

right side....."my side blah blah blah"

right back after this message " yada yada yada"

rpm · « **Reply #34 on:** October 18, 2004, 04:59:49 PM »

As for Stewarts numbers being down since the conventions and debate, no kidding. The show has been in reruns for 2 weeks would explain the numbers.
These "journalists" seem to be unable to understand TDS is a parody. These guys must think Stephen Colbert is really doing an expose on Mr. Goodwrench.

hawker238 · « **Reply #35 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:09:30 PM »

I think Wulfie hit it on the mark.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:22:31 PM »

Daily Show was awesome... when Kilborn started it.
Stewart is riding this anti-Bush trend but it will fade, and with it, his fame. Gimmicks only get you so far.

Torque · « **Reply #37 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:23:22 PM »

"MOYERS: When future historians come to write the political story of our times, they will first have to review hundreds of hours of a cable television program called THE DAILY SHOW. You simply can't understand American politics in the new millennium without THE DAILY SHOW.

For example, if you're my age, you no doubt remember the Lincoln-Douglas Debates as the epitome of political discourse. If you're a little younger, you were taught to study the Kennedy-Nixon debates for their revelation of strong opinions, strongly expressed.

But, Lincoln-Douglas, Kennedy-Nixon are nothing compared to a debate conducted recently on THE DAILY SHOW. Moderated not by Public Television's Jim Lehrer, but by a man many consider to be the preeminent political analyst of our time, the distinguished commentator and anchorman, Jon Stewart. Take a look."

http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_stewart.html

"I am surrounded by such talented people that I literally, I can just sit there, and advance the script. I am Dr. Exposition on the show. I just advance the script and then they take it from there."

Damn you...Holden McGroin!:lol

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:24:09 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Comedy guy tells news guys to quit being shills and to start being news guys.

Meanwhile Comedy guy is a wannabee news guy, and a bigger shill than anybody not on Fox or CBS.

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #39 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:25:26 PM »

I like John Stewart, but he comes across as an bellybutton in that video.

rpm · « **Reply #40 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:29:10 PM »

Aww, Funkypants has a twist in his knickers. He's jealous Stewart is getting attention while his man-crush Kilborn is...where is Kilborn anyway? Oh yeah, he sucked and lost his show.

midnight Target · « **Reply #41 on:** October 19, 2004, 10:37:08 AM »

Update.. on last night's show Stewart apologized... he said he really meant to call all of them dicks.

See! Nonpartisan.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #42 on:** October 19, 2004, 10:48:25 AM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
So he pretends to be a nonpartisan basher? Have to admit I don't watch his show but from what I've heard about him he is far from being apolitical.

I did watch the video and I think he is being a hypocrite in telling the crossfire guys they are bad for America.

"Pretend" is the operative word there.

Just to prove the point to my 16 year old son we kept score one day last week.
Bashes on the right
to Bashes on the left

the show bashed the right over the left at a rate of 7-1

funny show yes. unbiased no

"stewart supporting kerry"

LOL why does this not come across as a startling earthshacking revelation?

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #43 on:** October 19, 2004, 11:10:59 AM »

Wait, you used ONE show as evidence?
-SW

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #44 on:** October 19, 2004, 11:29:09 AM »

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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Wait, you used ONE show as evidence?
-SW

Well yes and no.
I've long since noticed it. In fact to me it was obvious so I never needed to.
Was kinda like seeing the difference between it drizzle out side as opposed to a rain storm.
Dont need a measuring cup to tell you which one is going to produce more rain in an hour
that was just the only one I actually sat down and kept score to prove the point to my son