Whether it was the cause of or the reaction to their $1 billion lawsuit against Google, Viacom will be launching TheDailyShow.com with the entire back catalog of Stewart clips available for viewing (we're assuming for free). It's a progressive move by Viacom, and hopefully the clips aren't so chock full of ads that we can't enjoy them properly. Of course, that won't be true if MTV.com's full 30 second intro ads are any indication.
It's brilliant, really. Cutting shows into individual clips, Viacom probably feeds users more ads per content minute online than on television. [nytimes]













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I wish they'd also put the Kilborn years on line as well. There are a few clips, like Frank DeCaro's review of Contact, and the guy who did music video reviews that I'd love to see again.
This could be a good first step, but i hope make the clips searchable by date, content, etc. finding clips within the context of their "motherload" video thing is a pain in the ass.
Jon Stewart for president!
That's all.
Wonder if they'll do their fans a service by editing out the 14 minutes of every episode when John Stewart forgets he's not Jackie fucking Gleason.
@DIGIDANDY
President? No. But press secretary? Oh Yes!!
@rockosolido:
What the hell are you talking about?????
well... they need to put whole show in not more than 2 clips and with okay resolution which makes it faster , otherwise its NO fun and NO progressive.
@digidandy:
Well, I think he's officially old enough to run for president now.
His popularity among younger people is pretty amazing. It's really interesting to see a show that's mostly about politics hosted by a guy in his 40's to be so popular among young people.
I hope he get's Letterman's job when he retires, but CBS probably won't let him be as funny as he is now.
@MANGAGURU
Because young people are stupid and need comedy innuendo to understand the issues.
Facts are that most young people haven't even cut ties with mommy and daddy in college and are living on their dime.
People make rational decisions once they are responsible for their own living.
Hey, I just had an idea... Would it be possible to hijack the system clock on a PC and jump it forward 30 seconds for a split second to cause the media player to skip right past a commerical, then return it to where it was so as not to mess up the date/time?
@Elliuotatar
No. That wouldn't be possible. A media player, particularly a web-based one, would operate completely independently of the system clock.
Gee, you sound a little bitter SYNDICATION, being one of those young people (Turned 23 yesterday), I'm glad you have so little faith in the next generation. Still, thanks for generalizing a whole generation. How about I do you, all old people are bitter morons who can't accept that they helped screw the pooch in the first place and thus enjoy taking it out on young people.
SYNDICATION: Because young people are stupid and need comedy innuendo to understand the issues.
Bbfreak: No, not to understand the issues, to cope with them.
SYNDICATION: Facts are that most young people haven't even cut ties with mommy and daddy in college and are living on their dime.
Bbfreak: Gee, I wish I was living on mommy & daddy's dime but the fact is I work my but off thank you very much.
SYNDICATION: People make rational decisions once they are responsible for their own living.
Bbfreak: No the don't, people don't make rational decisions unless they enjoy facing the truth. Most people don't, and thus they'll live with bullshit as long as possible. Putting everything into a comfortable yes or no, black or white category and wishing life was that simple.
I'm not all that concerned about Comedy Central adding commercials to the clips.
Thanks to the wonder that is QuickTime and Snapz Pro under OS X, not only can I keep the clips, I can edit out the commericals.
And then, via Visual Hub, convert them to whatever handy format I want.
To quote Tom Servo: "God, I LOVE technology!"
@BBFREAK
Step off, I'm 22 and I have been supporting myself through college and received no aid whatsoever from my parents. Sorry your generalization of me being old doesn't quite fit since I'm around the same age as you. As a recent grad from the UC system, I can't say I have much faith in the next generation of students being that everyone has entitlement syndrome today. All those ideas of giving everyone a living wage or supporting lame protests sound good until you get out into the real world.
The simple fact that you need a comedy show to understand issues today is retarded. Why does anyone need to cope with the issues? Are you living in Somolia or Ghana or starving to death? Life in America is relatively easy compared to the rest of the world.
You are correct, most people don't make rational decisions unless they face the truth, aka living on their own means. I think the fact is that most younger adults would like have their own views told to them by a tv show rather than do any critical thinking these days.
Remember everybody, 4 legs good, 2 legs bad! /sarcasm
@Syndication:
Wow, I love it when people make negative generalizations about the exact demographic group they belong to! Shows real intelligence. That is, unless you are the only 22 year old who doesn't suffer from entitlement syndrome and doesn't have mommy and daddy paying your way. Yes, you must be the only one on earth like that!
Grow up and stop being such a winer because some people have it better than you. Life isn't fair, deal with it and move on or go walk in front of a bus.
BBFreak and Syndication:
If you're going to be so obnoxious to each other, you could at least spell your comments correctly. It'd make it a bit easier on the rest of us.
Glad you work your butt off, but your spelling and grammar are atrocious.
"Winer?" Really? Woa.
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