{"id":461,"date":"2004-02-05T19:45:21","date_gmt":"2004-02-06T02:45:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2004-02-05T19:45:21","modified_gmt":"2004-02-06T02:45:21","slug":"tv-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2004\/02\/05\/tv-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two cheers for satirical media: Julian Sanchez gives props to Daily Show<\/i> correspondent Mo Rocca<\/a>, and Brian Dunaway pronounces Jon Stewart brighter than Richard Perle<\/a>. In other comedy news, Bill Maher’s demotion to pay cable<\/a> has made him much easier for those of us in the paycheck-to-paycheck crowd to ignore. (By the way, Justin’s ode to Politically Incorrect<\/i><\/a> is funnier than anything you’ll ever hear Maher say.) <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the universe’s drive toward equilibrium has brought Dennis Miller back from the dead, if CNBC counts for resurrection, anyway. His “decidedly intellectual brand of comedy”<\/a> consists almost entirely of references to sports, ’70s television, B movies, and books you should have read in high school, but don’t worry: he won’t pull his allegedly razor-sharp wit on Dubya<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In case you’re wondering in what cultural context Miller passes for genius, take a look at Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn<\/i><\/a>. Quinn, a brain-damaged tough guy who can’t read cue cards, leads a panel of stand-up “comedians” in nightly discussions of world events. Imagine Politically Incorrect<\/i> with four cokeheads instead of the standard three. Or National Review<\/i>‘s The Corner minus the prep school finish. <\/p>\n

That’s your television roundup. Now quit thinking and turn on that tube! Don’t let the terrorists win!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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