Re: [TV orNotTV] Digest for tvornottv@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

[Mark Smith]

Have I Got News - Brit Version

Like all these panel shows the host is the driver and while the panelists come and go there are a few ringers.

If you like the vibe of the host, you will like the show. The current Brit news goes over my head on occasion,

but that's on me not them.

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Dave Sikula <dsi...@yahoo.com>: Sep 15 11:55PM -0700 Anyone else watch it? I have no familiarity with the British version, so I can't compare it.   For the most part, it wasn't very good. While I like Roy Wood Jr. a lot, and run hot and cold on Amber Ruffin and Robin Thede, it was one of the first times I've liked Ian Michael Black.   The two biggest problems I found were 1) the Libertarian panelist. It wasn't his politics (which mostly went unexpressed); it was that he was basically a smart author forced to compete with four professional comedians, and there aren't a lot of civilians who are equipped for that. He was game, but out of his depth. (For example, in the closing "What Will Be News Next Week?" bit, the other three gave humorous answers while his was sober and serious.)   The other, bigger, problem was that it felt like -- despite a live audience -- there was a lot of dead air; it was a 30--minute show crammed into a 60-minute slot.   To be honest, probably the liveliest and most unexpected thing on the show was the two unbleeped "motherfuckers." Guess CNN didn't go with a seven-second delay.   Hopefully, they'll solve some of the problems as they go along, but right now, there's not a lot there.   --Dave Sikula

David Bruggeman <bru...@yahoo.com>: Sep 16 07:40AM There are clips of the British edition available on the YT through Hat Trick Productions, the shows' (both UK and US) production company.  Longer videos are available through other YT sources, but I have no sense if they are 'official' or not.   I have tried to get into the UK version, but much like my experience with 8 Out of 10 Cats (*not* 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown), I find I need to be more familiar with UK news and pop culture than I am to really enjoy the show. One main difference between the shows is that one of the UK team captains, Ian Hislop, has a mix of experience in writing and presenting for both comedic/satirical and straight-ahead programming.  Recent trends in late night television aside, I can't think of anyone in the US who would have a comparable resume outside of P.J. O'Rourke, and I don't think O'Rourke did television. One thing to factor in here, I think, is that much like the short-lived US attempt at Would I Lie to You, is that the UK versions of both shows have been at it for years.  Realistically there's no chance the US versions would look good compared to current episodes of their UK counterparts. David   On Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 11:55:12 PM PDT, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: Anyone else watch it? I have no familiarity with the British version, so I can't compare it. For the most part, it wasn't very good. While I like Roy Wood Jr. a lot, and run hot and cold on Amber Ruffin and Robin Thede, it was one of the first times I've liked Ian Michael Black. The two biggest problems I found were 1) the Libertarian panelist. It wasn't his politics (which mostly went unexpressed); it was that he was basically a smart author forced to compete with four professional comedians, and there aren't a lot of civilians who are equipped for that. He was game, but out of his depth. (For example, in the closing "What Will Be News Next Week?" bit, the other three gave humorous answers while his was sober and serious.)   The other, bigger, problem was that it felt like -- despite a live audience -- there was a lot of dead air; it was a 30--minute show crammed into a 60-minute slot.   To be honest, probably the liveliest and most unexpected thing on the show was the two unbleeped "motherfuckers." Guess CNN didn't go with a seven-second delay.   Hopefully, they'll solve some of the problems as they go along, but right now, there's not a lot there. --Dave Sikula

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M-D November <mdnov...@gmail.com>: Sep 15 10:28AM -0700 I don't think I realized Discovery+ was still a thing.   On Friday, September 13, 2024 at 11:15:44 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote:

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