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EDGE OF DARKNESS Review

Edge of Darkness (Rating: C)

“Regressive Democrats”

Olbermann Responds to Stewart

And this is why I like Olbermann and why he shouldn’t be compared to folks on Fox News:

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Special Comment: The United Corporations of America

See, this is the Olbermann I like.  A strong, well-made argument that hammers home a single point.  And his point is chilling.  It is the nightmare scenario concerning the Supreme Court’s ruling that corporations and unions can spend as much money as they want.  Olbermann doesn’t even mention that Max Baucus, who was bought by health care insurance companies, almost put a screeching halt to health care reform this fall with his worthless bill, penned by health care lobbyists.  Now imagine every senator like that.  Pretty terrifying, right? It is not, however, pre-ordained. Here’s Olbermann’s Special Comment and my response is after the jump.

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Jon Stewart Rips Keith Olbermann Apart

I’m a fan of Keith Olbermann’s Special Comments.  That’s why I always post them.  But starting at the beginning of this year, he started doing “Comments”, and it’s been bad for the show.  It makes him look crotchety and as hyperbolic as his rivals.  He may be more eloquent and intelligent than his right-wing counterparts, but he’s gone too far.  Ironically, when he first started doing Speical Comments, he was encouraged by MSNBC brass to do them every night, but Olbermann protested saying it would dilute the message.  He was right.

So John Stewart has come to the rescue to mock the crap out of Olbermann with a hilarious and brutal segment from last night’s Daily Show.  Stuart, using Olbermann’s rhetorical devices, impersonated the style of the segment, but also encouraged Olbermann that he was better than this inflammatory name-calling he’s fallen into as of late.  Olbermann may be right about all the things he said about Massachusettes Senator-elect Scott Brown, but he’s losing the impact his Special Comments provided.

Sadly, when asked about the sketch, Olbermann blithely responded, “It was a little bit of a ripoff of the Affleck thing, but overall, I’d give it a B-,” showing that he was able to take the joke, but may have missed the point.

Here’s the sketch.  As with most things, Daily Show, I thought it was fucking hilarious:

Not to Be Trusted

THE BOOK OF ELI Review

The Book of Eli (Rating: B)

“Houston, we have an Arby’s.”

Vote for Collider

Collider was nominated for Best News Blog by TotalFilm.com.  Here is the poll below.  I expect you to vote for Collider.  If you do not, then clearly you do not value our friendship and I will badmouth you to everyone and say that you smell funny.