Author Topic: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Read 17810 times)

benjipwns · « **on:** February 24, 2015, 02:05:58 AM »

Just thought it'd be easier to make a catch all thread for the segments they post.

toku · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2015, 02:34:37 AM »

I enjoy having a thread for it now. I really enjoy this format he's settle on. Where he opens with a bunch of smaller stuff then has one big "feature" for the rest of the episode.

I never enjoyed the interview segments of both Colbert and Daily. Wish there were far fewer of them and focused more on stories.

benjipwns · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2015, 02:37:37 AM »

Here's the long one from this week, Elected Judges, worth it outside of the topic for some of the ads and stuff they researched:

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bork · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2015, 12:59:56 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2015, 01:23:15 PM »

Steve Contra · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2015, 01:24:28 PM »

It's really amazing how much better Oliver is than Jon Stewart.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2015, 06:23:32 PM »

Last Week Tonight has been pretty consistently great, probably one of the best shows on TV to actually get in-depth, informative information about current issues/events.

helios · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2015, 01:16:14 PM »

It's bad that these fake news shows are better at investigative journalism than the real news shows, but then I remember that the real ones pander to the lowest common denominator

bork · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2015, 01:54:58 PM »

Quote from: helios on February 25, 2015, 01:16:14 PM

It's bad that these fake news shows are better at investigative journalism than the real news shows, but then I remember that the real ones pander to the lowest common denominator

Aren't they all comedy shows? Fox News is hilarious!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2015, 09:01:41 PM »

Oliver is a way better natural comedian than Jon Stewart imo. Stewart is rather hit and miss off script to me, whereas Oliver is pretty consistent.

benjipwns · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2015, 09:23:01 PM »

I've never liked the "fake news" descriptor. It implies that news presentation has to be SERIOUS BUSINESS and try to mask its point of view or else it isn't "real" or legitimate in some way.

benjipwns · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2015, 09:31:42 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 25, 2015, 09:01:41 PM

Oliver is a way better natural comedian than Jon Stewart imo. Stewart is rather hit and miss off script to me, whereas Oliver is pretty consistent.

I don't think Stewart has done stand up regularly in years, maybe decades since his MTV show and stint replacing Larry Sanders. Oliver does tours every year, so his segments and bits naturally just slide in that delivery.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2015, 10:40:25 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on February 25, 2015, 09:23:01 PM

I've never liked the "fake news" descriptor. It implies that news presentation has to be SERIOUS BUSINESS and try to mask its point of view or else it isn't "real" or legitimate in some way.

When you get down to it, most serious news shows are really just entertainment disguised as news. Colbert, Stewart, and Oliver are more like news disguised as entertainment, which works far better.

benjipwns · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2015, 10:44:35 PM »

Nancy Grace is sadism disguised as news.

benjipwns · « **Reply #14 on:** March 02, 2015, 12:13:37 PM »

Infastructure:

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Oblivion · « **Reply #15 on:** March 02, 2015, 04:18:58 PM »

That was a great segment, but that trailer at the end looked like it gave off the exact opposite point Oliver was going for.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #16 on:** March 16, 2015, 01:59:18 PM »

NCAA

Fuck 'em and anyone who cares about them. Yes I know some of you do, but you shouldn't.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #17 on:** March 16, 2015, 02:21:46 PM »

they get hurt, playing for the University, and they don't get to keep their scholarship?

seriously, that's a thing? Holy shit that's awful.

fizzel · « **Reply #18 on:** March 16, 2015, 04:52:27 PM »

leave it to the cynical limey to highlight just what a dysfunctional nightmare the US is becoming.

I'm surprised those black college athletes didn't have to supply their "papers" showing they were born freemen on top of all the other bullshit they're dealing with.

Swahili lessons.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #19 on:** March 16, 2015, 05:20:07 PM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on March 16, 2015, 02:21:46 PM

they get hurt, playing for the University, and they don't get to keep their scholarship?

seriously, that's a thing? Holy shit that's awful.

Cry me a river. I got an injury while performing for my college, they didn't do shit.
I knew what I was getting into. Got a scholarship for an ability, lose that ability, lose the scholarship. It's the same for artists, musicians and drama. Hell, even academic scholarships require you to keep those academics up. Why should this be any different? Gonna have a hard time getting me on your side on this one. Music performance students practice 5 hours a day, and several concerts a week on top of all the school work and they do it without special tutors or special classes for them. You don't get the opportunity to play at that level for nothing and you aren't exempt from the rules that most of the rest of the college is keeping. I get that it's a million dollar industry. My answer? Shut down the industry and start a minor league or something. Really football has nothing to do with college.

benjipwns · « **Reply #20 on:** March 16, 2015, 05:36:58 PM »

Pepsi presents a Geico look at Nabisco's Toyota moment of the game brought to you by Taco Bell.

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benjipwns · « **Reply #21 on:** March 16, 2015, 06:00:35 PM »

Also, I would play the shit out of that game's Coach and Administrator modes. Way better than that dumb NFL Head Coach game EA used to make.

Sausage · « **Reply #22 on:** March 16, 2015, 06:13:42 PM »

Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on March 16, 2015, 05:20:07 PM

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on March 16, 2015, 02:21:46 PM
they get hurt, playing for the University, and they don't get to keep their scholarship?

seriously, that's a thing? Holy shit that's awful.
Cry me a river. I got an injury while performing for my college, they didn't do shit.
I knew what I was getting into. Got a scholarship for an ability, lose that ability, lose the scholarship. It's the same for artists, musicians and drama. Hell, even academic scholarships require you to keep those academics up. Why should this be any different? Gonna have a hard time getting me on your side on this one. Music performance students practice 5 hours a day, and several concerts a week on top of all the school work and they do it without special tutors or special classes for them. You don't get the opportunity to play at that level for nothing and you aren't exempt from the rules that most of the rest of the college is keeping. I get that it's a million dollar industry. My answer? Shut down the industry and start a minor league or something. Really football has nothing to do with college.

Was your conductor ever allowed to buy you lunch? Or were you generating millions for your school?

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #23 on:** March 16, 2015, 06:21:16 PM »

No my conductor never bought me lunch and while not millions I did play sold out concerts for the school where my net income therefrom was $0.00

mormapope · « **Reply #24 on:** March 16, 2015, 06:24:53 PM »

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/19/sports/la-sp-sn-three-oklahoma-athletes-penalized-over-pasta-20140219

benjipwns · « **Reply #25 on:** March 16, 2015, 06:25:21 PM »

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Really football has nothing to do with college.

This actually brings to mind a difference between U.S. and the rest of the world I've been amused by at times. The separation of sports and school.

"School pride" rallies for the football season starting, etc. lol

benjipwns · « **Reply #26 on:** March 16, 2015, 06:26:22 PM »

Quote from: mormapope on March 16, 2015, 06:24:53 PM

http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/19/sports/la-sp-sn-three-oklahoma-athletes-penalized-over-pasta-20140219

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Teammate Austin Woods also took credit for the meal on Twitter.

"We felt we ate more than $3.83 so we donated $5," he wrote.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #27 on:** March 23, 2015, 09:16:57 AM »

Rufus · « **Reply #28 on:** March 23, 2015, 11:32:30 AM »

Taxation is theft, so here's some poverty fees.

Tasty · « **Reply #29 on:** April 05, 2015, 11:45:00 PM »

Holy shit Snowden is so much cooler than I thought. I was on his side before but I wanna grab a beer or something with him now.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #30 on:** April 06, 2015, 03:48:08 AM »

The Snowden segment was really something else.

Nibel · « **Reply #31 on:** April 06, 2015, 05:54:36 AM »

Yup, one of his best videos in a long time, and holy wow @ those clueless people

benjipwns · « **Reply #32 on:** April 06, 2015, 08:53:37 AM »

Jeez, did they post the entire episode? Seems like the segments keep getting longer, and says something about how willing they are to just post them on YouTube.

Tasty · « **Reply #33 on:** April 06, 2015, 10:29:21 AM »

They've even done a couple YouTube-exclusive videos, like the "stop April Fool's day" one.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #34 on:** April 06, 2015, 07:39:01 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on April 06, 2015, 08:53:37 AM

Jeez, did they post the entire episode? Seems like the segments keep getting longer, and says something about how willing they are to just post them on YouTube.

I believe that episode was 45 minutes. So that was a typical ~20 minute segment except a little bit longer.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #35 on:** April 07, 2015, 12:03:13 AM »

Oliver>>>>Stewart brehs. Right now Oliver's biggest problem is his gag jokes after reading a joke during his monologue. It gets pretty repetitive and cheesy.

toku · « **Reply #36 on:** April 07, 2015, 01:07:40 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 07, 2015, 12:03:13 AM

Oliver>>>>Stewart brehs. Right now Oliver's biggest problem is his gag jokes after reading a joke during his monologue. It gets pretty repetitive and cheesy.

Definitely. I was a little stoned for yesterday's episode but it was kinda getting to me. Every bit of info is the lay up for a shitty comparison joke.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #37 on:** April 07, 2015, 09:14:09 AM »

the repeated punchline is painfully predictable. and he does it almost every time.

Robo · « **Reply #38 on:** April 07, 2015, 01:45:43 PM »

A comedian has a shtick. What a shocking revelation.

Tasty · « **Reply #39 on:** April 07, 2015, 02:02:32 PM »

"That's like... if the Statue of Liberty wore yoga pants instead of a toga. No, bad Statue of Liberty! Those do not belong on you! (audience laughter) Take them off! You take them off right now!"

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #40 on:** April 09, 2015, 12:11:51 PM »

Brehvolution · « **Reply #41 on:** April 09, 2015, 03:32:26 PM »

It's a very telling episode of the American psyche:

Snowden: The NSA bulk collects information you send a receive from your devices.
Public: Meh
Snowden: They pass around dick pics you send for coworkers to see.
Public: This is an outrage!!!!!!

Tasty · « **Reply #42 on:** April 10, 2015, 02:42:48 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 09, 2015, 12:11:51 PM

Just realized I'd definitely sleep with Edward Snowden if I got the chance.

Rufus · « **Reply #43 on:** April 10, 2015, 03:02:43 PM »

It occurs to me that this is the first time I've heard his voice. Did not expect that timbre.

Tasty · « **Reply #44 on:** April 10, 2015, 03:10:49 PM »

Everything about him screams class and dapper coolness. Goddamn. The standard just got higher, nerds.

benjipwns · « **Reply #45 on:** April 13, 2015, 01:00:15 PM »

IRS

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Nibel · « **Reply #46 on:** April 13, 2015, 01:47:22 PM »

Really? I liked the interview, went from some fun moments to Oliver calling him out while still being very fair and hearing Snowden out.

Just watched the IRS video and thought it was great as usual, and that I don't mind him using a similar pattern over and over again since he makes me laugh. The last few minutes are golden.

Tasty · « **Reply #47 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:15:40 AM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #48 on:** April 20, 2015, 10:01:33 AM »

Yeah, there should definitely be an expiration date on unused patents.

benjipwns · « **Reply #49 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:27:38 PM »

mac post if ur ok

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Al Roker: THAT'S AMAZING

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benjipwns · « **Reply #50 on:** April 27, 2015, 09:36:37 PM »

One thing I've noticed from this show is how much useful stuff they take from al Jazeera reporting, makes me wish I had that insidious channel on my cable package to convert me to Sharia.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #51 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:41:29 PM »

I get the whole fashion thing but I don't really know what he wants done.
It seems a little naive honestly. Our whole economy is based on cheap ~~slave~~ overseas labor.

benjipwns · « **Reply #52 on:** April 28, 2015, 12:02:26 AM »

I think a lot of his segments are more "look at this shit" in a half-serious manner about what they view as undercovered topics.

Sausage · « **Reply #53 on:** April 28, 2015, 01:28:32 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on April 28, 2015, 12:02:26 AM

I think a lot of his segments are more "look at this shit" in a half-serious manner about what they view as undercovered topics.

Yeah, his small show on HBO can't take down these billion dollar institutions.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #54 on:** April 28, 2015, 01:31:20 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on April 28, 2015, 12:02:26 AM

I think a lot of his segments are more "look at this shit" in a half-serious manner about what they view as undercovered topics.

eh, I guess you're right. But some of the segments (like the Ms. Universe one) is actually pretty actionable.

toku · « **Reply #55 on:** April 28, 2015, 02:40:52 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on April 27, 2015, 09:36:37 PM

One thing I've noticed from this show is how much useful stuff they take from al Jazeera reporting, makes me wish I had that insidious channel on my cable package to convert me to Sharia.

http://america.aljazeera.com/

Nibel · « **Reply #56 on:** April 28, 2015, 08:24:16 AM »

Quote from: Dufus on April 28, 2015, 08:15:13 AM

That fashion bit was relevant to my interests. I rarely buy clothes but I prefer to spend as little as possible. How the fuck can I be sure that shit isn't made with child labor? Super inexpensive shit most likely is, but expensive stuff doesn't mean it's not child labor. For all I know that's also made with child labor only they charge a lot more for it so it won't appear cheap.

Fuck this gay earth.

Same; my solution so far has been to not buy anything for like 2 years, and I'm doing better than I thought. Best part of it when people ask you if something you wearing is new

Rufus · « **Reply #57 on:** April 28, 2015, 09:03:51 AM »

That could be a subtle hint.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #58 on:** April 28, 2015, 10:41:22 PM »

somewhere nudemacs is crying in a corner.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #59 on:** May 04, 2015, 11:51:06 AM »

I've had major issues with the way schools operate since I got our of HS. Specifically tests which I've always felt were super archaic.

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Author Topic: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Read 17810 times)