tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post706481060848294053..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Gibson says 'vote for climate change'Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-30701884723994919812007-07-05T14:47:00.000+00:002007-07-05T14:47:00.000+00:00Cobardon - it's the only explanation. Otherwise Bi...Cobardon - it's the only explanation. Otherwise Bill O'Reilly would be a real person, and that's plainly ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>James: The Fox News programme is, genuinely, ripped off from Russell Brand era Big Brother's Big Mouth:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/features/story/0,,2102951,00.html" REL="nofollow">Guardian Guide</A>:<BR/><I>It doesn't attempt satire. It barely attempts to even be a TV show. And that is its charm. Gutfeld is quick to cite influences discovered during his two years living in Britain for this:<BR/><BR/>"My real favourite show is Big Brother's Big Mouth, and I think that doing a news show that treats the news the way Russell Brand treated Big Brother would work very well. He keeps chaos moving fast - which is what I try to do. The only difference is that he's taller and better looking than I am. But I can draw, and he can't."</I>Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-68794324178753357802007-07-05T12:24:00.000+00:002007-07-05T12:24:00.000+00:00Have you seen Fox's 'Half-Hour News Hour'? It's th...Have you seen Fox's 'Half-Hour News Hour'? It's their attempt at a right-leaning satire, to go up against the likes of the Daily Show. And by all accounts it's dreadful. <BR/><BR/>Still, there was a great moment on the Daily Show last week when Lewis Black mentioned Fox's programme and bellowed "CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! THEY STOLE THE IDEA FROM THE SAME PLACE WE STOLE IT!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1449973488046279362007-07-05T12:19:00.000+00:002007-07-05T12:19:00.000+00:00I love the idea that Fox news is a post-modern dee...I love the idea that Fox news is a post-modern deep cover spoof show. <BR/><BR/>Nice. <BR/><BR/>That would explain a lot, acutally.Cobardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960629526331821122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-56100990419167092092007-07-05T10:36:00.000+00:002007-07-05T10:36:00.000+00:00I think it has more to do with big companies havin...I think it has more to do with big companies having to spend money (money!) on cleaning up after themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-83520064092191320602007-07-05T09:51:00.000+00:002007-07-05T09:51:00.000+00:00I don't think I'll ever understand the anti-energy...I don't think I'll ever understand the anti-energy-conservation arguement. What's to oppose? I can see why people would take sides on Iraq, politics or most other things. But arguing against "Try using less energy and polluting the planet"? It's as if these people *have* to oppose it because it seems vaguely against what their team stands for. Even if they don't buy the suggestion that the climate is changing for the worse, there's still "We're running out of fossil fuels so, y'know, maybe drive something other than a 4x4 tank to take the kids 500 yards to school?" and "If you use these efficient lightbulbs, you will save money on your bills". <BR/><BR/>It's like a whole group of Charley-from-Big-Brothers, hell-bent on opposing whatever everyone else says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com