The Daily Show with Jon Stewart managed to be even more amazing than usual this week. Hit the jump for segments that will make you laugh with how clever they are, and cry with how sad the actual news is.
So apparently, there’s this guy named Tom Perkins and he has his own little video blog called FilmXTRA. He got busted for ripping lines from reviews of other people wrote (read Tyler Foster’s amazing coverage over at The Following Preview). But let’s stop right there–
I’ve never heard of anyone plagiarizing an opinion. Plagiarizing fiction? Sure. Plagiarizing research? Of course. But an opinion? Everyone has an opinion. It’s even a saying, and not an expression, but a statement of fact. Sadly, it appears that Mr. Perkins was born without the ability to have his own opinions and thus had to take them from others.
Community is one of the funniest shows on television, and last night’s episode will go down as some of the greatest sitcom TV of all time. Even if you’ve never seen an episode, check this one out and you’ll see why you need to be watching this series.