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What happened to Jon Stewart? A retrospective

Posted by Adys
Tags: jon stewart, journalism, talk shows, retrospective, usa, video essays, videos, skip intro, long watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hCxHvogsTY

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Skip Intro
Duration
57:18
Published
Mar 2 2022

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    Adys
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    This is a pretty good video essay. The thesis is that we remember the Daily Show with rose tinted glasses, and we choose to ignore some of its own hypocrisies because it felt like the only sane...

    This is a pretty good video essay. The thesis is that we remember the Daily Show with rose tinted glasses, and we choose to ignore some of its own hypocrisies because it felt like the only sane voice in a room full of crazies.

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    1. Adys
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      I ADORE Jon Stewart and deeply respect him but I mostly agree with the thesis, and the examples halfway through regarding OWS were very painful to watch. I hated the daily show’s format with...

      I ADORE Jon Stewart and deeply respect him but I mostly agree with the thesis, and the examples halfway through regarding OWS were very painful to watch. I hated the daily show’s format with satirical anchors, and the guest book promotions were as shippable as todays YouTube sponsorship segments.

      I loved the daily show but really, what I loved in it was JS, and everything that wasn’t him was painful to watch.

      And the fake anchors were just not great in the first place. John Oliver is amazing, but his segments on TDS were awful imo. Anyway none of this is what Skip Intro talks about but still felt like sharing.

      2 votes