18.2.07

This show is an obvious rip-off of The Daily Show. I don't think it will enjoy any of the widespread success that The Daily Show enjoyed (and, to some extent, still does), and it will probably prove to be nothing more than a feeble attempt on FOX's part to create a popular, intelligent, engaging show, even at the risk of being unoriginal. (Note to FOX: You had an original, witty show with Arrested Development! Why did you drop that wonderful gem?)

I've been feeling very contemplative lately, but too busy to think through my thoughts. Tomorrow I'll be cross-country skiing my way through the mountains, and hopefully the cold air and the natural beauty will bring me some moments of clarity. So I'd better go get some sleep!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Keeping in mind of course that the Daily Show itself is not original by any stretch...

In fact there is probably nothing you can find on tv that is truly original. But then again, not even Shakespeare was original...

Matthew said...

i watched the first intro for this new show on youtube..hilarious! skit with rush limbaugh as president and ann coulter as vice president. very funny. i think it'll be interesting to see if they can manage to be balanced enough to poke fun at conservatives and republicans even though it's right-biased, the way that the daily show took (occasional) swings at the left even though it was obviously left-biased.