How to make TV that says something
So The Daily Show’s John Oliver was in Australia for a week filming pieces on gun control. It says something about the combined resources and abilities of Australia’s TV industry that during that brief visit he was able to produce one of the best bits of telly of the year.
Or, you know, we could stick with miracle diets and money saving tips.
What a show, how much is Australia crying out for our own “Daily Show”?
C’mon Chaser boys, the checkout is a start, we know you can do it!
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I don’t think, sadly, Australia is capable of presenting and producing anything anywhere near as good as this.
Chasers was a similar concept. But lacked wit, class and charm.
#justsayin’
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Agree with Dave.
The brilliance of the Daily Show is that they let the idiots they interview and the news they review provide the comedy (with a few asides from Stewart). The Chaser gang are doing well with Checkout, but Micaleff’s stuff is dullsville. It’ll take a great host and a seriously good team of writers for Australia to produce anything close to what Stewart and Colbert do.
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Let’s not forget that the Daily Show is probably the best researched and produced shows on American television – even outclassing network news programs (which isn’t that hard I’d admit). An enormous amount of work goes into each episode with resources that Australian performers and producers can sadly only dream about.
Doesn’t mean we can’t try though…
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Sorry…Cat on keyboard.
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There is also so much more material to work with in the US.
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