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"Harry Hope" |
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14 Feb 2007 02:06:04 PM |
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FUX News bombs with "comedy" show |
From The Orlando Sentinel, 2/14/07:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/02/fox_news_channe.html
Fox News Channel bombs with comedy show
By Hal Boedeker
Jon Stewart knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He weighs in on what's happening, such as the media's bizarre coverage
of Anna Nicole Smith's death.
David Letterman knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He takes President Bush's awkward speeches and contrasts them with the
lasting words of John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt.
Fox News Channel does not know how to do slashing comical commentary.
The channel debuts "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" at 10 p.m. Sunday and
repeats it at 10 p.m. Feb. 25.
This show was meant to be a conservative version of "The Daily Show."
It is a botch.
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" does not comment on what is happening;
it simply takes swipes at people.
These people include Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama and Ed Begley Jr. Other joke topics are the ACLU, Time
magazine, children's books and global warming.
Laughter, of an awfully canned variety, greets all the gags.
Nothing happening on screen justifies these outbursts.
Hey, I'm all for a good dig at the high and the mighty.
But these satirists fall short of hitting their targets with wit,
timeliness or punch.
Which raises the point:
What is a comedy show doing on a news channel?
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" was developed by Joel Surnow, who has given
the world many minutes of entertainment through "24."
On the basis of the premiere, Surnow should stick to political
thrillers.
At the top, Rush Limbaugh puts in a cameo as the U.S. president (the
year is 2009);
Ann Coulter drops in as his vice president.
Then they disappear, a smart move.
Fox News Channel will offer a second episode at 10 p.m. March 4.
If we're lucky, we'll never hear of this dreadful show again.
_______________________________________________
Back to the pathetic rightard drawing board. They're hopeless.
Harry
Did he mention Surnow?
Y'all remember Surnow, doncha? He's ***** Limbaugh's Viagra companion
***** Limbaugh's Dominican Viagra trip with "24" series producers
Rush Limbaugh's Dominican Stag Party
29 Viagra pills, two "24" producers among radio star's all-male crew
Limbaugh returned to Palm Beach, Florida on June 26 with Joel Surnow
"24"'s co-creator and executive producer and Howard Gordon
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0706062rush1.html
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| User: "Trey Harlow" |
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| Title: Re: FUX News bombs with "comedy" show |
14 Feb 2007 03:00:29 PM |
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Another thing besides starting wars and governing that Republicans need to
stay away from: comedy.
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:dtq6t2h0i21cn7s1pvscei335h828blehk@4ax.com...
From The Orlando Sentinel, 2/14/07:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/02/fox_news_channe.html
Fox News Channel bombs with comedy show
By Hal Boedeker
Jon Stewart knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He weighs in on what's happening, such as the media's bizarre coverage
of Anna Nicole Smith's death.
David Letterman knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He takes President Bush's awkward speeches and contrasts them with the
lasting words of John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt.
Fox News Channel does not know how to do slashing comical commentary.
The channel debuts "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" at 10 p.m. Sunday and
repeats it at 10 p.m. Feb. 25.
This show was meant to be a conservative version of "The Daily Show."
It is a botch.
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" does not comment on what is happening;
it simply takes swipes at people.
These people include Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama and Ed Begley Jr. Other joke topics are the ACLU, Time
magazine, children's books and global warming.
Laughter, of an awfully canned variety, greets all the gags.
Nothing happening on screen justifies these outbursts.
Hey, I'm all for a good dig at the high and the mighty.
But these satirists fall short of hitting their targets with wit,
timeliness or punch.
Which raises the point:
What is a comedy show doing on a news channel?
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" was developed by Joel Surnow, who has given
the world many minutes of entertainment through "24."
On the basis of the premiere, Surnow should stick to political
thrillers.
At the top, Rush Limbaugh puts in a cameo as the U.S. president (the
year is 2009);
Ann Coulter drops in as his vice president.
Then they disappear, a smart move.
Fox News Channel will offer a second episode at 10 p.m. March 4.
If we're lucky, we'll never hear of this dreadful show again.
_______________________________________________
Back to the pathetic rightard drawing board. They're hopeless.
Harry
Did he mention Surnow?
Y'all remember Surnow, doncha? He's ***** Limbaugh's Viagra companion
***** Limbaugh's Dominican Viagra trip with "24" series producers
Rush Limbaugh's Dominican Stag Party
29 Viagra pills, two "24" producers among radio star's all-male crew
Limbaugh returned to Palm Beach, Florida on June 26 with Joel Surnow
"24"'s co-creator and executive producer and Howard Gordon
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0706062rush1.html
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| User: "SyVyN11" |
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| Title: Re: FUX News bombs with "comedy" show |
14 Feb 2007 08:21:44 PM |
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"Trey Harlow" <tharlow@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:NLKAh.76356$qO4.61610@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
Another thing besides starting wars and governing that Republicans need to
stay away from: comedy.
Funny, I don't know of any liberal that is intentionally funny.
Just more liberal ***** that only they have the right to inform and
entertain.
Guess what Trey and Hopeless, don't watch it, problem solved.
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:dtq6t2h0i21cn7s1pvscei335h828blehk@4ax.com...
From The Orlando Sentinel, 2/14/07:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/02/fox_news_channe.html
Fox News Channel bombs with comedy show
By Hal Boedeker
Jon Stewart knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He weighs in on what's happening, such as the media's bizarre coverage
of Anna Nicole Smith's death.
David Letterman knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He takes President Bush's awkward speeches and contrasts them with the
lasting words of John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt.
Fox News Channel does not know how to do slashing comical commentary.
The channel debuts "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" at 10 p.m. Sunday and
repeats it at 10 p.m. Feb. 25.
This show was meant to be a conservative version of "The Daily Show."
It is a botch.
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" does not comment on what is happening;
it simply takes swipes at people.
These people include Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama and Ed Begley Jr. Other joke topics are the ACLU, Time
magazine, children's books and global warming.
Laughter, of an awfully canned variety, greets all the gags.
Nothing happening on screen justifies these outbursts.
Hey, I'm all for a good dig at the high and the mighty.
But these satirists fall short of hitting their targets with wit,
timeliness or punch.
Which raises the point:
What is a comedy show doing on a news channel?
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" was developed by Joel Surnow, who has given
the world many minutes of entertainment through "24."
On the basis of the premiere, Surnow should stick to political
thrillers.
At the top, Rush Limbaugh puts in a cameo as the U.S. president (the
year is 2009);
Ann Coulter drops in as his vice president.
Then they disappear, a smart move.
Fox News Channel will offer a second episode at 10 p.m. March 4.
If we're lucky, we'll never hear of this dreadful show again.
_______________________________________________
Back to the pathetic rightard drawing board. They're hopeless.
Harry
Did he mention Surnow?
Y'all remember Surnow, doncha? He's ***** Limbaugh's Viagra companion
***** Limbaugh's Dominican Viagra trip with "24" series producers
Rush Limbaugh's Dominican Stag Party
29 Viagra pills, two "24" producers among radio star's all-male crew
Limbaugh returned to Palm Beach, Florida on June 26 with Joel Surnow
"24"'s co-creator and executive producer and Howard Gordon
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0706062rush1.html
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| User: "Penguin Commandos for Gore." |
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| Title: Re: FUX News bombs with "comedy" show |
15 Feb 2007 12:07:17 AM |
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On Feb 14, 9:21 pm, "SyVyN11" <syvy...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
"Trey Harlow" <thar...@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:NLKAh.76356$qO4.61610@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
Another thing besides starting wars and governing that Republicans need to
stay away from: comedy.
Funny, I don't know of any liberal that is intentionally funny.
Just more liberal ***** that only they have the right to inform and
entertain.
Guess what Trey and Hopeless, don't watch it, problem solved.
SyVyN11, please tell the world what part of the 1/2 Hour News Hour was
even funny?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+1%2F2+Hour+News+Hour&search=Search
You can look through that and point out something, anything there.
- The Rich
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| User: "American Jesus" |
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| Title: Re: FUX News bombs with "comedy" show |
15 Feb 2007 12:24:19 AM |
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On Feb 14, 11:07 pm, "Penguin Commandos for Gore."
<getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
On Feb 14, 9:21 pm, "SyVyN11" <syvy...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
"Trey Harlow" <thar...@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:NLKAh.76356$qO4.61610@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
Another thing besides starting wars and governing that Republicans need to
stay away from: comedy.
Funny, I don't know of any liberal that is intentionally funny.
Just more liberal ***** that only they have the right to inform and
entertain.
Guess what Trey and Hopeless, don't watch it, problem solved.
SyVyN11, please tell the world what part of the 1/2 Hour News Hour was
even funny?http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+1%2F2+Hour+News+Hour&...
You can look through that and point out something, anything there.
- The Rich
Wow, that was pretty bad. The ideas are there, though. I think we
all know that right-wingers suck at satire, but, hey, give them credit
for trying. You never know, this type of sense of humor may actually
cause some of the writers to THINK for once in their lives.
If you're an honest person you know that the folks on the far left
are just as stupid, they just hide it better. The fact is, both sides
need each other to exist. Without one, the other has nothing to
insecurely compare itself to.
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| User: "Penguin Commandos for Gore." |
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15 Feb 2007 11:15:45 AM |
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On Feb 15, 1:24 am, "American Jesus" <z...@netscape.net> wrote:
On Feb 14, 11:07 pm, "Penguin Commandos for Gore."
<getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
On Feb 14, 9:21 pm, "SyVyN11" <syvy...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
"Trey Harlow" <thar...@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:NLKAh.76356$qO4.61610@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
Another thing besides starting wars and governing that Republicans need to
stay away from: comedy.
Funny, I don't know of any liberal that is intentionally funny.
Just more liberal ***** that only they have the right to inform and
entertain.
Guess what Trey and Hopeless, don't watch it, problem solved.
SyVyN11, please tell the world what part of the 1/2 Hour News Hour was
even funny?http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+1%2F2+Hour+News+Hour&...
You can look through that and point out something, anything there.
- The Rich
Wow, that was pretty bad. The ideas are there, though. I think we
all know that right-wingers suck at satire, but, hey, give them credit
for trying. You never know, this type of sense of humor may actually
cause some of the writers to THINK for once in their lives.
If you're an honest person you know that the folks on the far left
are just as stupid, they just hide it better. The fact is, both sides
need each other to exist. Without one, the other has nothing to
insecurely compare itself to.
I am not sure why there is a lack of good right-wing humor at all.
You would figure the extremes would end up being a good target for
humor, but few pull it off. Actually, I think William F Buckley did
some humor pieces, and probably the best approach for someone
conservative is to make fun of themselves, while lampooning everything
else.
- The Rich
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| User: "Osiris88" |
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| Title: Re: FUX News bombs with "comedy" show |
17 Feb 2007 02:11:37 AM |
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On Feb 15, 10:15 am, "Penguin Commandos for Gore."
<getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
On Feb 15, 1:24 am, "American Jesus" <z...@netscape.net> wrote:
On Feb 14, 11:07 pm, "Penguin Commandos for Gore."
<getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
On Feb 14, 9:21 pm, "SyVyN11" <syvy...@peoplepc.com> wrote:
"Trey Harlow" <thar...@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:NLKAh.76356$qO4.61610@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
Another thing besides starting wars and governing that Republicans need to
stay away from: comedy.
Funny, I don't know of any liberal that is intentionally funny.
Just more liberal ***** that only they have the right to inform and
entertain.
Guess what Trey and Hopeless, don't watch it, problem solved.
SyVyN11, please tell the world what part of the 1/2 Hour News Hour was
even funny?http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+1%2F2+Hour+News+Hour&...
You can look through that and point out something, anything there.
- The Rich
Wow, that was pretty bad. The ideas are there, though. I think we
all know that right-wingers suck at satire, but, hey, give them credit
for trying. You never know, this type of sense of humor may actually
cause some of the writers to THINK for once in their lives.
If you're an honest person you know that the folks on the far left
are just as stupid, they just hide it better. The fact is, both sides
need each other to exist. Without one, the other has nothing to
insecurely compare itself to.
I am not sure why there is a lack of good right-wing humor at all.
You would figure the extremes would end up being a good target for
humor, but few pull it off. Actually, I think William F Buckley did
some humor pieces, and probably the best approach for someone
conservative is to make fun of themselves, while lampooning everything
else.
- The Rich
Yep, I bet you're right. But they don't have an original idea to save
their lives. All they do is try to copy Stewart from the other side.
It has to be more than that. And, BTW, right-wing readers, Stewart
also makes fun of Democrats.
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| User: "DeserTBoB" |
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17 Feb 2007 03:15:48 PM |
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On 17 Feb 2007 00:11:37 -0800, "Osiris88" <zz99z@netscape.net> wrote:
Yep, I bet you're right. But they don't have an original idea to save
their lives. All they do is try to copy Stewart from the other side.
It has to be more than that. And, BTW, right-wing readers, Stewart
also makes fun of Democrats. <snip>
The "½ Hour News Hour" on Faux is a sign of desperation by Roger Ailes
as Faux has started its irreversible sliding downhill in the Arbitron
and Nielson cable ratings. MSNBC is coming up fast (mostly off the
back of Keith Olbermann), CNN is slowly coming up and Faux is down
again...third quarter in a row. The lunatic rightards in here, of
course, will deny this and point to right-skewed "surveys" that show
the opposite....just as they did prior to their wipeout in Congress
last November. The malable "cattle voters" have had enough of right
wingerism, leaving only the whackoids like the Flush Limpdick/Bill
O'Rightly crowd to support them...and their numbers are FAR smaller
than all the rightards would have everyone believe. It's the same old
story, as used by the Moral Minority and "Fat Pat" Robertson's
religious scams...tell a lie often enough, and stupid people will not
only believe it, but will give you lots of dough!
Watch for more desperate moves as Faux continues to slide and the "old
man," Rupert Murdoch, starts fuming more and more about a "communist
plot."
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| User: "Defendario" |
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17 Feb 2007 08:00:01 PM |
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DeserTBoB wrote:
On 17 Feb 2007 00:11:37 -0800, "Osiris88" <zz99z@netscape.net> wrote:
Yep, I bet you're right. But they don't have an original idea to save
their lives. All they do is try to copy Stewart from the other side.
It has to be more than that. And, BTW, right-wing readers, Stewart
also makes fun of Democrats. <snip>
The "½ Hour News Hour" on Faux is a sign of desperation by Roger Ailes
as Faux has started its irreversible sliding downhill in the Arbitron
and Nielson cable ratings. MSNBC is coming up fast (mostly off the
back of Keith Olbermann), CNN is slowly coming up and Faux is down
again...third quarter in a row. The lunatic rightards in here, of
course, will deny this and point to right-skewed "surveys" that show
the opposite....just as they did prior to their wipeout in Congress
last November. The malable "cattle voters" have had enough of right
wingerism, leaving only the whackoids like the Flush Limpdick/Bill
O'Rightly crowd to support them...and their numbers are FAR smaller
than all the rightards would have everyone believe. It's the same old
story, as used by the Moral Minority and "Fat Pat" Robertson's
religious scams...tell a lie often enough, and stupid people will not
only believe it, but will give you lots of dough!
Watch for more desperate moves as Faux continues to slide and the "old
man," Rupert Murdoch, starts fuming more and more about a "communist
plot."
Do you think Rupert is "fiendish fluoridator" or "precious bodily
essence" type of way?
:-\
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| User: "Roger" |
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15 Feb 2007 06:29:48 AM |
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Subtle point Fox seems to be missing:
Comedy Central is a COMEDY channel with a show about the news.
Fox News pretends to be a NEWS station.
Such a show BRINGS UP CC. Such a show BRINGS DOWN Fox.
Like they care.
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:dtq6t2h0i21cn7s1pvscei335h828blehk@4ax.com...
From The Orlando Sentinel, 2/14/07:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/02/fox_news_channe.html
Fox News Channel bombs with comedy show
By Hal Boedeker
Jon Stewart knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He weighs in on what's happening, such as the media's bizarre coverage
of Anna Nicole Smith's death.
David Letterman knows how to do slashing comical commentary.
He takes President Bush's awkward speeches and contrasts them with the
lasting words of John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt.
Fox News Channel does not know how to do slashing comical commentary.
The channel debuts "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" at 10 p.m. Sunday and
repeats it at 10 p.m. Feb. 25.
This show was meant to be a conservative version of "The Daily Show."
It is a botch.
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" does not comment on what is happening;
it simply takes swipes at people.
These people include Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama and Ed Begley Jr. Other joke topics are the ACLU, Time
magazine, children's books and global warming.
Laughter, of an awfully canned variety, greets all the gags.
Nothing happening on screen justifies these outbursts.
Hey, I'm all for a good dig at the high and the mighty.
But these satirists fall short of hitting their targets with wit,
timeliness or punch.
Which raises the point:
What is a comedy show doing on a news channel?
"The 1/2 Hour News Hour" was developed by Joel Surnow, who has given
the world many minutes of entertainment through "24."
On the basis of the premiere, Surnow should stick to political
thrillers.
At the top, Rush Limbaugh puts in a cameo as the U.S. president (the
year is 2009);
Ann Coulter drops in as his vice president.
Then they disappear, a smart move.
Fox News Channel will offer a second episode at 10 p.m. March 4.
If we're lucky, we'll never hear of this dreadful show again.
_______________________________________________
Back to the pathetic rightard drawing board. They're hopeless.
Harry
Did he mention Surnow?
Y'all remember Surnow, doncha? He's ***** Limbaugh's Viagra companion
***** Limbaugh's Dominican Viagra trip with "24" series producers
Rush Limbaugh's Dominican Stag Party
29 Viagra pills, two "24" producers among radio star's all-male crew
Limbaugh returned to Palm Beach, Florida on June 26 with Joel Surnow
"24"'s co-creator and executive producer and Howard Gordon
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0706062rush1.html
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