this would definitely be the ideal
I dunno, let Drew bump it down to easy and plow through while the two of em react to the cutscenes and I dont think itd be too bad.
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this would definitely be the ideal
I dunno, let Drew bump it down to easy and plow through while the two of em react to the cutscenes and I dont think itd be too bad.
Piston Hyundai
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It has its moments, but Nah, not really. John Oliver really picked up Stewart's mantel before he even really dropped it.
Piston Hyundai
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that, and Late Show basically became the Daily Show with Stephen Colbert
I like Trevor Noah. He's still finding his groove, but he's an enthusiastic and infectious guy. Correspondents are still great. I think the weakest part of Noah's version of the show is the interviews. But Trevor Noah and Larry Wilmore are a good combination.
Honestly, though, Stewart should have retired a few years ago before HBO scooped up John Oliver. Because that guy is on another level.
Maybe after, I saw Oedipal in the description and got scared.
Absolutely. Noah has done some interesting things, but on the whole it doesn't seem to be working. Sad the transition didn't work out. At least it's gone better than the Colbert Report to the Nightly Show transition. I liked Wilmore as Daily Show correspondent, but what I've seen of the Nightly Show is downright awful.
Part of what makes Oliver so amazing is that he picked up a bunch of the NYT's investigative reporting team when the paper cut them. I don't think that would've happened had he just picked up Stewart's seat.
When did they talk about it on Giant Bomb?
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle might be my favourite book
I give Comedy Central credit, they're trying new things. Not every hot comedian needs a sketch show, since Key and Peele kinda made all others look pathetic. @midnight and now Not Safe are great shows that actually feel like they belong in 2016. Nightly was an interesting idea, making it a more discussion-focused show. But the discussion is never very good, the second-segment bits and sketches are lame, and the best part of the show is usually Larry talking over news bits of the day. So the only really great part of the show is the part that follows the formula.
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Kafka's fucking great.
If you want to feel emotionally empty for the next day or two, and don't mind the lack of supernatural, Norwegian Wood & Sputnik Sweetheart are fine reads as well.
After losing the titans that were Colbert and Stewart, Comedy Central knew they couldn't just replace them in the same format and recapture that lightning in a bottle. Trying to go a different direction was absolutely the smart move. I don't think it's worked, but I applaud them for trying. Many networks are far too slow moving to see when they need to change.
On a slightly less related note, I cannot stand @midnight at all. I find Chris Hardwick to be one of the most insufferable human beings on the planet.
Beastcast a couple of weeks ago when they got an email about books they like and recommendations. Not sure of the episode but without registering I think it was 41.
I specifically did not choose Norwegian Wood after reading the description and deciding I could not handle that right now.
I've never seen @midnight, but I always disliked it because of the name.
I only watch @midnight if I super enjoy one of the people playing as a contestant. I rarely watch it as result, but its really enjoyable when i do.
nckillthegrimace
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danjo kadrewie
What's a good Murakami starting place? I really like modern Japanese literature (ie post-1868), but I've never read Murakami for whatever reason.
Antiwhippy
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I find even when I like some of the people on it, the bits are too short for them to work for me and Chris Hardwick just absolutely ruins them every time.
Piston Hyundai
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Fuck Chris Hardwick and fuck whoever decided he needs to host like 5 TV shows.
That's the fault of AMC. They saw his Nerdist crap take off and ran with him and other networks followed suit.
I think AMC's idea that every one of their stupid dramas needs a talk show after is even worse than Hardwick himself. I can't get off the channel fast enough once an episode ends.
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Why is Bradley May Cry not in the Breaking Bad Brad tab? It's pretty much the reason why I've overlooked it for, like, a year.
That's a bit light. I loved that book but... UNGH. I couldn't talk to people normally after it.
I remember those talking bad commercials after a tense scene in breaking bad always being super jarring and unwelcome.
"WOW CRAZY SCENE RIGHT THERE STICK WITH US AFTER THE SHOW ENDS"
He comes off as a smarmy, completely disingenuous shill to me. One of the least genuine people I've ever seen on TV.
Antiwhippy
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Man I really should read Norwegian wood.
I think I've read all the weird murakami ones but none of the more grounded ones.
I think I've read all the weird murakami ones but none of the more grounded ones.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland is the first of his books I've read and it worked for me.
Glitchesarecool
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Just give me a new Breaking Brad. I will take Devil Daggers, the new Doom level, anything. Either that or give me a regular Old Game Show.
Danny is a wonderful human.
Danny is a wonderful human.
Incandenza
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I liked the first half of Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, anyway.
That's a man who I'd watch host a Twitter-based game show!
And yeah, I'd love more premium content with the rest of the crew. Give me a Jeff and Brad only premium series. Give me something different. Sometimes it seems like Dan is the only one with the gumption to do stuff regularly. I'm sure that's not the case, but that's how it looks from the outside.
My premium renews in 5 days and I have just over $50 in my account. Whew. Safe.
LurkerPrime
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Brad + Doom is a winning combination.
It's probably the opposite. No one wants to give Dan any real responsibility, so he has time to just go out and fuck around on a stream.
Obviously kidding.
Which is a shame, because Jon was great at them IMO.
skLaFarebear
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Did anyone see that desk Vinny tweeted? I'm making it my avatar.
Thanks. Haven't seen this today.
my guess is that space and room to seat 3 while on camera was the limiting factor.
the thing is you can't throw it away 'cause it will just come back flying back
Piston Hyundai
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so how should we feel about how a lot of games press members end up being PR mouthpieces for game companies
it says a lot that many think Mitch Dyer's going to be Ubisoft or WB PR/CM
it says a lot that many think Mitch Dyer's going to be Ubisoft or WB PR/CM
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