On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 11:31 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I like the HBO series, but if I have to choose which I prefer, I want the > Bugle. > I meant to respond to this part of Kevin's post as well. This would be a really hard choice for me, because I enjoy both. Before LWT began, I would no doubt have agreed with Kevin. But I think the show started strong and has only gotten stronger, to the point where if one of these has to go, I might be less sad if it were The Bugle. At first it was not clear how LWT was going to be different than TDS, but now it is pretty clear. Not only is LWT much more international, but it is also clear that LWT, unlike TDS or Colbert, is not a parody show at all. Oliver is not pretending to be a news anchor doing a bad job. He is in his own persona, just making fun of the way the media reports (or does not report) a range of important stories. I am not crazy about all of the taped bits they do to break-up Oliver talking to the audience - I see the need to do something, but I would rather see him maybe get a guest correspondent from a different country each week to do 5 minutes on their POV of an important story (maybe Saltzman could be a semi-regular in that kind of capacity?). -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
