Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

[Anyong Bluth]

Anyone else keen on his new show? The guy is hilarious and has a great perspective from the outside.
He did a tremendous job filling in for Stewart while on extended hiatus making his movie.

[Gonzo]

He's got a helluva point on that episode, though. I'll give him that.

[ragedogg69]

Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

I'm equally interested in seeing what Larry Wilmore does when he replaces The Colbert Report after TDS. His show will be called The Minority Report- but the format will have a lot more guest panels and roundtable debates within the show.

The only issue I have with that idea is how badly David Alan Greer's show crashed and burned. It was basically TDS 'Black People Edition' and was not funny.

The good news is it sounds like it will be more like Colin Quinn's old show, Tough Crowd.

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by ragedogg69

The only issue I have with that idea is how badly David Alan Greer's show crashed and burned. It was basically TDS 'Black People Edition' and was not funny.

The good news is it sounds like it will be more like Colin Quinn's old show, Tough Crowd.

I think it's actually going to be a lot like Maher's old show, Politically Incorrect.

Also, Wilmore isn't Greer, and this is headed up the Stewart and TDS makers, unlike DAG's show, so I have a lot more faith in it having a better chance of being good, but following up Colbert is almost impossible, so you got to hedge your expectations either way.

[ragedogg69]

So this was a pretty great first season. It is a bit of a shame that the last big thinkpiece of the season was about the lottery. I have the same feeling about the lottery as I do the pay day loans: they are both a stupid person's tax. Other than those two topics, I have loved every thinkpiece they have done this season and look forward to next year's season.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

It was fine. Basically a direct knock-off of the Daily Show.

I don't think so at all. He does really juvenile bits like gekos ****ing in space but he also does in depth serious journalism on topics not on the front page.

This is getting to be my favorite new show this year.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

IIRC he's still on his green card, but following whatever steps are necessary to take an Oath of Citizenship in the future. Further, he's married to a US Servicewoman, who ironically he met at the 2008 Republican Convention. He was a correspondent without press credentials, and she was a part of a group he met who let him hang out in their office space when the 'heavies' came around looking for non-credentialed press.

Holy shit, he married up. Great looking, a full fledged hero that saved countless lives in a war. Likes football. Can kick your ass. Comedians and rock stars always marry up.

[Aries Walker]

I figure it's like Roger Rabbit. "He makes me laugh."

[Dayze]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I don't think so at all. He does really juvenile bits like gekos ****ing in space but he also does in depth serious journalism on topics not on the front page.

This is getting to be my favorite new show this year.

After watching him fill in for Stewart, I quickly realized I liked watching him more than I watching Stewart.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Dayze

After watching him fill in for Stewart, I quickly realized I liked watching him more than I watching Stewart.

He's a little more writing dependent.

The writing for LWLN is perfectly tailored for him. But man, the interview segments on TDS where he 'free-wheeled' it, those were fawning, nearing in on Farley-esque.


Chris Farley - Interview Paul Mc Cartney (SNL) - MyVideo

[ragedogg69]

That tobacco segment.

[ragedogg69]

So all the episodes from the last month have been pretty bad. They just havn't been funny or presented the topic is a bad way. I am all for transgender rights, but to criticize anyone who is not familiar with the movement for asking questions is terrible. Last night's Stadium one is a perfect example of my biggest problem with the show lately. I agree that public funds should not be used for private stadiums, but to say every stadium has no financial impact to the area is ludicrous.

TL;DR: I am falling out of love with this show.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by ragedogg69

So all the episodes from the last month have been pretty bad. They just havn't been funny or presented the topic is a bad way. I am all for transgender rights, but to criticize anyone who is not familiar with the movement for asking questions is terrible. Last night's Stadium one is a perfect example of my biggest problem with the show lately. I agree that public funds should not be used for private stadiums, but to say every stadium has no financial impact to the area is ludicrous.

TL;DR: I am falling out of love with this show.

Yup. There's a commercial area that developed around University of Phoenix stadium and Jobing.com arena, out by Lewdog, that is doing VERY well. Chase Ballpark, coupled with US Airways Center, has really helped revive downtown Phoenix as well.

[ragedogg69]

Yep. THe cardinals stadium and Coyotes arena was just farm land before they were built. The whole coyotes thing was taken way out of context. The crazy fan was criticizing the mayor for fleecing the team for gear and tickets, while claiming the team is fleecing the city. The city is over paying for management sure, but IceArizona has doubled the amount of non hockey events for the areana and the arena is making a profit for the first time for the city. Coyotes problems are more along the lines that it is a poorly run franchise who moved the team away from the demographics of their fans.

Also this:

HBO had 4.9 Billion in revenues in 2014. More corporate welfare for millionaires. pic.twitter.com/visaemcuXr

— Andy Gorzalski (@AndyGorzalski) July 13, 2015