wknt3 May 5, 2023 Share May 5, 2023 On 5/3/2023 at 7:40 PM, ShadowKnight2 said: On 5/3/2023 at 7:13 PM, Lantern7 said: Does the writers’ strike apply to LWT? I would imagine so. Yes it is a a production covered by the WGA. On 5/3/2023 at 7:59 PM, Annber03 said: Yeah, I read something about that show going dark, too. Plus, just on a personal level, I would think John would give his full on support for the writers' strike, given his general stance on these kinds of issues as it is. Yes John is supportive. But it's not just his personal beliefs. There are other issues involved as some of us who were watching John during the last strike may remember - https://www.cc.com/video/ixq99m/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-olivers-on-the-strike 4 Link to comment
Popples June 24, 2023 Share June 24, 2023 Since the Emmy Awards revised the categories and moved the show to the "Scripted Variety Series" grouping, LWT has dropped a For Your Consideration video. 2 6 Link to comment
peeayebee September 27, 2023 Share September 27, 2023 I think we're gonna need a supersized episode. 2 3 Link to comment
Lantern7 September 27, 2023 Share September 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Popples said: 🎉🎉🎉 Welcome news indeed . . . though I was thinking how appropriate it would've been to have ended the season with a toilet-based spoof on (of all movies) Magnolia. Also, I'm guessing the actors' strike doesn't apply to John. 2 Link to comment
Annber03 September 27, 2023 Share September 27, 2023 I have definitely missed him these last few months, looking forward to having his show back! 2 Link to comment
andromeda331 September 28, 2023 Share September 28, 2023 17 hours ago, Popples said: 🎉🎉🎉 Oh, that's great news. I've missed his humor and craziness. 2 Link to comment
anna0852 September 28, 2023 Share September 28, 2023 I’m guessing they plan to do a show about the strike and workers rights, or they had some thing that was almost ready to go when the strike occurred and they’re able to just put the finishing touches on that. 2 Link to comment
Irlandesa September 28, 2023 Share September 28, 2023 4 hours ago, anna0852 said: I’m guessing they plan to do a show about the strike and workers rights, or they had some thing that was almost ready to go when the strike occurred and they’re able to just put the finishing touches on that. That's what in think too. I had seen speculation in the press that it'd take weeks to get LWT back up and running because of how in-depth the pieces are. 3 Link to comment
Lantern7 November 10, 2023 Share November 10, 2023 John continues to campaign for the Pūteketeke, appearing on The Tonight Show. 6 1 Link to comment
peeayebee November 10, 2023 Share November 10, 2023 What a great costume! I wonder which birds those feathers came from. The tomtit is adorable. It deserves all the Awwwws. 3 Link to comment
andromeda331 November 11, 2023 Share November 11, 2023 I love John's costume and that he put signs up in big cities and little ones. Of course he would. Him insulting the other birds was hilarious. 5 Link to comment
SnideAsides November 15, 2023 Share November 15, 2023 The puteketeke is officially Bird of the Century. 4 1 Link to comment
ebk57 November 16, 2023 Share November 16, 2023 I believe that every program on NPR today - including the BBC Newshour - did extensive stories about this. It's obviously huuuuge news! 2 3 Link to comment
grawlix November 22, 2023 Share November 22, 2023 I thought this was a great interview on The Daily Show 2 2 Link to comment
marina to November 25, 2023 Share November 25, 2023 I am so damned tired of The Daily Show being gepblocked in Canada yet it's not airing anywhere. 🥵 1 Link to comment
AnimeMania January 17 Share January 17 Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Season 11 February 18, 2024 on HBO at 11pm 6 Link to comment
Quilt Fairy January 19 Share January 19 The show won 2 awards at the 2024 Emmys Monday night. From the New York Times: John Oliver Changes Categories But Keeps Winning 6 Link to comment
iMonrey January 19 Share January 19 John was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. I was surprised to hear him say HBO would rather his show just go away but all the Emmy wins make it hard for them to cancel it. From context I assume it's because the show causes them a lot of legal grief with all the exposes they do. I also didn't realize why the show had changed categories for the Emmys until it was explained here. 4 Link to comment
wknt3 January 20 Share January 20 On 1/19/2024 at 11:22 AM, iMonrey said: John was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. I was surprised to hear him say HBO would rather his show just go away but all the Emmy wins make it hard for them to cancel it. From context I assume it's because the show causes them a lot of legal grief with all the exposes they do. I would actually bet the legal grief is pretty minor all things considered. I think we have to remember a couple of things - John is pretty self-deprecating, I don't think there would be any danger of cancellation if they didn't win - the show is a money maker, based upon everything we know about online monetization and the streaming viewership. I am sure he gets a lot of grief from various execs - for the programming types they have to deal with people in the industry they want to work with being offended by his jokes. The higher ups have to deal with grief from various investors and their rich asshole friends who are the ones making money from his featured stories more often than not. But the bottom line is the bottom line. As long as the show keeps making money Zaslov and company will keep it on the air. If it stops making money they will cancel it if wins the EGOT and makes all the crtics Best Of lists. 5 Link to comment
purist January 21 Share January 21 On 1/20/2024 at 3:22 AM, iMonrey said: John was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. He is such a charming guest! Here is the Kimmel appearance for anyone who hasn't seen it. And he said he's doing a monthly stand-up residency with Seth Meyers at the Beacon Theatre starting on 25 February. I wish I lived in New York so I could go! 8 Link to comment
Popples January 24 Share January 24 This is probably the happiest John has looked in a promo: 6 2 Link to comment
wknt3 February 20 Share February 20 In case anybody is wondering why the main story isn't on YouTube (officially) yet - HBO Delays Posting ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Clips to YouTube in Hopes of Signing Up More Max Subscribers HBO Delays ‘Last Week Tonight’ Main Story Release On YouTube; John Oliver Hopes Network Reconsiders I think this is another piece of evidence that despite John's self deprecating remarks the show really isn't any danger of cancellation no matter how much he may annoy his "business daddy" and their PR staff at times. They would not be trying this unless there was a crapload of views and some strong numbers concerning audience engagement. 2 3 Link to comment
marina to February 21 Share February 21 It's always been a 3 week wait in Canada so I don't have a lot of sympathy. Lucky for me I got a deal for a year subscription to Crave so I can now happily watch the entire episode the next day. 1 Link to comment
andromeda331 February 21 Share February 21 7 hours ago, wknt3 said: In case anybody is wondering why the main story isn't on YouTube (officially) yet - HBO Delays Posting ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Clips to YouTube in Hopes of Signing Up More Max Subscribers HBO Delays ‘Last Week Tonight’ Main Story Release On YouTube; John Oliver Hopes Network Reconsiders I think this is another piece of evidence that despite John's self deprecating remarks the show really isn't any danger of cancellation no matter how much he may annoy his "business daddy" and their PR staff at times. They would not be trying this unless there was a crapload of views and some strong numbers concerning audience engagement. I hope they put it up soon. That's the only way I can watch it. 2 Link to comment
JustHereForFood February 25 Share February 25 Well, good news then! (Especially for those of us who don't want to subscribe to Max just for this show.) 2 Link to comment
marina to February 26 Share February 26 And of course I see "Video unavailable. The uploader has not made this video available in your country." Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.. 1 2 Link to comment
lasu April 3 Share April 3 On 2/25/2024 at 10:26 PM, marina to said: And of course I see "Video unavailable. The uploader has not made this video available in your country." Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.. FWIW, I'm getting the same message in the US. 2 Link to comment
Popples April 26 Share April 26 (edited) I don't understand why Max doesn't have all the episodes on the platform, but I guess this is something. Edited April 26 by Popples Added information 2 1 Link to comment
TakomaSnark April 26 Share April 26 That's an ongoing issue with HBO originals. Before they cancelled Real Sports, it frustrated me to no end that you couldn't peruse the back catalogue - that show had an amazing archive of stories and investigations. But paying subscribers could only find the current and prior season only. 1 Link to comment
andromeda331 April 29 Share April 29 On 4/26/2024 at 1:36 PM, Popples said: I don't understand why Max doesn't have all the episodes on the platform, but I guess this is something. I hope it gets to the past few seasons so I can hear the jokes in the beginning. The last time HBO was free they didn't including John Oliver episodes so I couldn't finally hear them. Link to comment
ALenore May 9 Share May 9 Congratulations! Last Week Tonight won a 2024 Peabody Award for its report on the Israel-Hamas war. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Israel-Hamas War (HBO | Max) With its thoughtful episode about the conflict in Israel and Palestine, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver offered an important corrective to the media landscape awash in misinformation and decontextualized vitriol just weeks after October 7. Though ostensibly a “comedy” show, Last Week offered one of the best encapsulations of the conflict in all of media. HBO in association with Peyance Productions and Avalon Televisio- 7 Link to comment
shapeshifter May 9 Share May 9 38 minutes ago, ALenore said: Congratulations! Last Week Tonight won a 2024 Peabody Award for its report on the Israel-Hamas war. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Israel-Hamas War (HBO | Max) With its thoughtful episode about the conflict in Israel and Palestine, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver offered an important corrective to the media landscape awash in misinformation and decontextualized vitriol just weeks after October 7. Though ostensibly a “comedy” show, Last Week offered one of the best encapsulations of the conflict in all of media. HBO in association with Peyance Productions and Avalon Televisio- The episode is on the tube of U at this moment here: https://youtu.be/pJ9PKQbkJv8 5 1 Link to comment
purist May 31 Share May 31 John made a 'guest appearance' at the annual Sesame Workshop Gala (scroll down) a couple of nights ago in New York. The Fug Girls have published this joyous photo of him with various muppets. 1 11 Link to comment
andromeda331 May 31 Share May 31 9 hours ago, purist said: John made a 'guest appearance' at the annual Sesame Workshop Gala (scroll down) a couple of nights ago in New York. The Fug Girls have published this joyous photo of him with various muppets. John's so lucky. That would be so much fun. 2 Link to comment
Notwisconsin July 29 Share July 29 I guess LWT has to give back that Peabody Award. The new show was demonstrably biased and false. Link to comment
Shrek July 29 Share July 29 4 hours ago, Notwisconsin said: I guess LWT has to give back that Peabody Award. The new show was demonstrably biased and false. What was false? 2 Link to comment
Notwisconsin July 29 Share July 29 45 minutes ago, Shrek said: What was false? Oh, most of it. You know where they leave out the part about WHY there was an occupation in the first place and why it lasted as long as it did. Also, where they leave out the five or six times when the Palestinians deliberately kept the occupation going by refusing the land back. Link to comment
Shrek July 29 Share July 29 6 minutes ago, Notwisconsin said: Oh, most of it. You know where they leave out the part about WHY there was an occupation in the first place and why it lasted as long as it did. Also, where they leave out the five or six times when the Palestinians deliberately kept the occupation going by refusing the land back. Hand waving & just saying "oh most of it" doesn't answer the question of what was false, it's a genuine question and you said about bits that were left out but not what was false. I don't have a side here, I'm just asking what was false for my own knowledge of the situation & not a history lesson. So again, what was false about what was said? I will settle for any specifics you can give me because I honestly don't know what was false about what was said. 3 2 Link to comment
Notwisconsin July 29 Share July 29 1 minute ago, Shrek said: Hand waving & just saying "oh most of it" doesn't answer the question of what was false, it's a genuine question and you said about bits that were left out but not what was false. I don't have a side here, I'm just asking what was false for my own knowledge of the situation & not a history lesson. So again, what was false about what was said? I will settle for any specifics you can give me because I honestly don't know what was false about what was said. What was omitted? For example: if someone says "He didn't have it." and you edit it this way: "He didn't have it." You have the opposite meaning. Lying about stuff like the expansion of settlements (there haven't been any new settlements for decades) and the Palestinian rejection of ALL agreements since the Oslo Accords, gives a false impression. Link to comment
Shrek July 29 Share July 29 36 minutes ago, Notwisconsin said: What was omitted? For example: if someone says "He didn't have it." and you edit it this way: "He didn't have it." You have the opposite meaning. Lying about stuff like the expansion of settlements (there haven't been any new settlements for decades) and the Palestinian rejection of ALL agreements since the Oslo Accords, gives a false impression. I didn't ask what was omitted just what was false & you haven't said anything that was false, just a load of gobbledegook and double talking around the actual question. Got it. I haven't defended either side or said one side is right & one is wrong, just a simple question, what was false? So nothing was false that you can point to. Simple, end of any conversation because you can't answer a simple question. 4 Link to comment
Palimelon July 29 Share July 29 Quote there haven't been any new settlements for decades Israel OK’s plans for thousands of new settlement homes, defying White House calls for restraint. From June 26, 2023. We've seen John do episodes smashing the patriarchy, corporate corruption, political corruption, racism, homophobia, sexism...if he wants to go after Hasbara propaganda, more power to him. 4 1 Link to comment
Notwisconsin July 29 Share July 29 14 minutes ago, Palimelon said: Israel OK’s plans for thousands of new settlement homes, defying White House calls for restraint. From June 26, 2023. We've seen John do episodes smashing the patriarchy, corporate corruption, political corruption, racism, homophobia, sexism...if he wants to go after Hasbara propaganda, more power to him. The misuse of the term "Hasbara" is antisemitic. So don't do it anymore. Also, the article is about new homes WITHIN unexpanded settlements. Hence no expansion. If you want to continue the conversation go to the main article. Link to comment
Palimelon July 29 Share July 29 It isn't a misuse, it's been used by Jews themselves. I wasn't the one who brought the topic up in this thread to begin with. Also: You can play around with the semantics all you want - whether they are outposts, expansions, whatever, it's the same thing. 3 Link to comment
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