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Old 10-19-06, 06:36 AM
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Anyone from here bidding on the portrait? I was thinking of bidding just to say I did (with every intention of losing!) but I haven't seen it move from $6,200 yet. If I could afford it, I'd do it.
It's funny, if you look at the bid history, ebay has had to cancel a lot of "joke" bids on the portrait.
http://www.colbertnation.com/
Old 10-19-06, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Bronkster
Anyone from here bidding on the portrait? I was thinking of bidding just to say I did (with every intention of losing!) but I haven't seen it move from $6,200 yet. If I could afford it, I'd do it.
I really want it. Maybe next year's portrait.
Old 10-25-06, 11:46 PM
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When the show comes back on Monday the guest that night is Barry Manilow. Should be awesome
Old 10-25-06, 11:52 PM
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Why the off week?
Old 10-26-06, 12:10 AM
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Since they don't have "seasons", per se, Daily Show and Colbert take about 8 separte weeks off a year. Think of it like year-round schools - instead of one long break a year, they take a few shorter ones.
Old 10-26-06, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MrX
When the show comes back on Monday the guest that night is Barry Manilow. Should be awesome
Sweet.
Old 10-26-06, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Quake1028
Why the off week?
Besides what slop101 mentioned, which is correct, I think they took this specific week off because The Daily Show is going to [Ohio] next week, so they're probably using this week for prep. The Colbert Report takes the same weeks off that The Daily Show does usually.

Edit: changed the state to the proper one.

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Old 10-26-06, 09:49 AM
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Ohio, isn't it? Trying to get the youth voter turnout up in the "swing" state is my understanding.
Old 10-26-06, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
Ohio, isn't it? Trying to get the youth voter turnout up in the "swing" state is my understanding.
Yep, my bad. I always get those states mixed up.
Old 10-26-06, 10:07 AM
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I imagine they'll be plenty of stuff to cover up to and after the election that this is probably the only time they'll be able to take off for a while.
Old 11-01-06, 01:06 AM
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Does anyone sell replicas of that Colbert poster?
Old 11-01-06, 07:05 AM
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Manilow/Colbert duet gets a
Old 11-09-06, 10:29 PM
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Another great duet last night with John Hall (I think!) and Stephen doing the National Anthem! I actually clapped.
Old 11-09-06, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Bronkster
Another great duet last night with John Hall (I think!) and Stephen doing the National Anthem! I actually clapped.
I started singing along.
Old 11-11-06, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
Some of my friends love Daily Show but can't watch Colbert because they take his character too seriously. They really don't understand the joke. What's wrong with these people?
Its odd, I was one of these people who didn't get the joke. It took me a long time to warm up to Colbert's show, though it was quite funny I found the character quite annoying. I just couldn't figure out what the joke was. How could anyone find a character like that amusing.

THEN: I happen to catch for the first time O'Reilly on Fox. Nows its crystal clear that this is satire. Now that I get the joke, its really quite brilliant.

I'm insulated from the butt of the joke, living in Norway. I don't get the opportunity to see FOX all that often and had never watched a full Hannity or OReilley show.

I still prefer the Daily Show, for now anyway. Though I do miss This Week in God.
Old 11-11-06, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Bronkster
Another great duet last night with John Hall (I think!) and Stephen doing the National Anthem! I actually clapped.
That was brilliant and an incredible arrangement.

I missed the manilow duet, I*ll have to look for it on youtube or something (unless its been removed).
Old 11-11-06, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FaustBos
I missed the manilow duet, I*ll have to look for it on youtube or something (unless its been removed).
The Colbert-Manilow duet can be see at comedycentral's site:
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/t...ws/index.jhtml
Old 11-11-06, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by FaustBos
THEN: I happen to catch for the first time O'Reilly on Fox. Nows its crystal clear that this is satire. Now that I get the joke, its really quite brilliant.
I think seeing "The O'Reilly Factor" at least once is absolutely crucial to "getting" what Colbert is all about, because "The Colbert Report" is a direct spoof of that show.

(Of course, watching "The O'Reilly Factor" even once can be a rather painful ordeal... but it is worth it for the comedy gold that is Colbert.)
Old 11-12-06, 02:46 AM
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Stephen Colbert said in his recent Rolling Stone interview that he got to meet Bill O'Reilly and O'Reilly told him that he watches the Colbert Report regularly and closely and loves it.
Old 12-20-06, 11:03 PM
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Anyone catch the Rock and Awe:Countdown to Guitarmagedon tonight? Great stuff. I didn't think he'd dedicate a whole show to the contest.
Old 12-20-06, 11:30 PM
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Didn't like the 'Shred-off'. If he could really play, that would be fine, but the cop-out having the other guy show up was just lame. He should admitted the Decemberists won the challenge other than that 2 second showing of their CD. I guess it worked out for the Decemberists though since the have gotten so much publicity out of this. I never heard of them before this.
Old 12-21-06, 12:55 AM
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Morley Safer and Kissinger both made me laugh.

BTW, I've been playing guitar for almost 20 yaers now, and the Decemberists guitarist, though better than I thouhgt he'd be given his band's type of music, was a total hack.
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Originally Posted by slop101
Morley Safer and Kissinger both made me laugh.

BTW, I've been playing guitar for almost 20 yaers now, and the Decemberists guitarist, though better than I thouhgt he'd be given his band's type of music, was a total hack.
You sure, bucko? The Decemberists aren't exactly shredders, but they are a fantastic band, and so far from "hacks" that it makes me question what you mean by "playing your guitar" for twenty years.

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Old 12-21-06, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by GabeWhite
You sure, bucko? The Decemberists aren't exactly shredders, but they are a fantastic band, and so far from "hacks" that it makes me question what you mean by "playing your guitar" for twenty years.

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Agreed!
Old 12-21-06, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by slop101
... though better than I thouhgt he'd be given his band's type of music, was a total hack.
I don't understand how he could be better than you thought he would be and a total hack at the same time. Did you have some kind of prophecy that revealed how horrible of a guitar he was before hand? After you watch, were you so impressed that you elevated his status to hack? Just because they don't push guitar out front, doesn't in anyway reflect his abilities. They are first and formost a vocal driven band.

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