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Personal Opinion: I'm going to call Comcast tomorrow and demand they do the same thing. I can't stand Comedy Central or anything Viacom has ever done. TV is for

by cheap 14y ago

Personal Opinion: I'm going to call Comcast tomorrow and demand they do the same thing. I can't stand Comedy Central or anything Viacom has ever done. TV is for morons.

toddmorey 14y ago
I'm one of those morons who enjoys The Daily Show's intelligent satire. Stewart is razor sharp and you do not want to get into a battle of words with him. [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE
- wyclif 14y ago
  I like The Daily Show, but putting Stewart on a pedestal as someone who is "razor sharp" frankly doesn't impress me much. It's a relative concept. Most of the intelligent people I hang out with would be considered, in terms of vocabulary, verbal acuity, and debate skills, far better than a group of television talking heads. Put Stewart up against someone like Christopher Hitchens, Camille Paglia, or any other random public intellectual and I don't think you'd find them shaking in their boots at the prospect of a "war of words."
  - toddmorey 14y ago
    You got me wrong. I mean he has razor-sharp wit as a satirist. He's an intelligent comic whose mind works quickly. I don't think it puts him on a pedestal to say he deserves some credit for being extremely good at what he does. Hitchens made several appearances on TDS and I think it resulted in great conversation.
    - wyclif 14y ago
      Agreed...I love the show, same for Colbert. I just wish they would let those kinds of guests talk more.
beedogs 14y ago
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/26/28-not-having-a-tv/ http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/26/28-not-having-a-t...
- lean 14y ago
  http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/ http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mention...
- cheap 14y ago
  LOL it's funny because of the color of my skin!
- pbhjpbhj 14y ago
  >Generally this makes them very boring and gives you very little to talk to them about. // What I find depressing is that watching other people have lives is supposed to be interesting but trying to have a life yourself is "very boring"; I'm boring because I'm poor, socially inept and don't have time for leisure activities - not because I don't watch broadcast TV.
freehunter 14y ago
If TV is for morons, why do you subscribe to cable? If you don't subscribe to cable, why should Comcast care what you think of their programming?
- cheap 14y ago
  I believe, as my opinion, that cable is for morons. My wife however watches cable. See where I'm going with this?
cheap 14y ago
Yes! Negative points for expressing an opinion! Now I understand the group mentality of HN.

by cheap 14y ago

Personal Opinion: I'm going to call Comcast tomorrow and demand they do the same thing. I can't stand Comedy Central or anything Viacom has ever done. TV is for morons.

toddmorey 14y ago

I'm one of those morons who enjoys The Daily Show's intelligent satire. Stewart is razor sharp and you do not want to get into a battle of words with him. [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

wyclif 14y ago
I like The Daily Show, but putting Stewart on a pedestal as someone who is "razor sharp" frankly doesn't impress me much. It's a relative concept. Most of the intelligent people I hang out with would be considered, in terms of vocabulary, verbal acuity, and debate skills, far better than a group of television talking heads. Put Stewart up against someone like Christopher Hitchens, Camille Paglia, or any other random public intellectual and I don't think you'd find them shaking in their boots at the prospect of a "war of words."
- toddmorey 14y ago
  You got me wrong. I mean he has razor-sharp wit as a satirist. He's an intelligent comic whose mind works quickly. I don't think it puts him on a pedestal to say he deserves some credit for being extremely good at what he does. Hitchens made several appearances on TDS and I think it resulted in great conversation.
  - wyclif 14y ago
    Agreed...I love the show, same for Colbert. I just wish they would let those kinds of guests talk more.

beedogs 14y ago

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/26/28-not-having-a-tv/ http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/26/28-not-having-a-t...

lean 14y ago
http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/ http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mention...
cheap 14y ago
LOL it's funny because of the color of my skin!
pbhjpbhj 14y ago
>Generally this makes them very boring and gives you very little to talk to them about. // What I find depressing is that watching other people have lives is supposed to be interesting but trying to have a life yourself is "very boring"; I'm boring because I'm poor, socially inept and don't have time for leisure activities - not because I don't watch broadcast TV.

freehunter 14y ago

If TV is for morons, why do you subscribe to cable? If you don't subscribe to cable, why should Comcast care what you think of their programming?

cheap 14y ago
I believe, as my opinion, that cable is for morons. My wife however watches cable. See where I'm going with this?

cheap 14y ago

Yes! Negative points for expressing an opinion! Now I understand the group mentality of HN.