Jon Stewart says he is not worried about Skydance potentially canceling "The Daily Show," saying "we'll land on our feet."
  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    6 days ago

    AppleTV was stupid to let him go. If they had any balls they’d offer to pick up the Daily Show.

    • dingus182@lemmy.worldEnglish
      44·
      6 days ago

      Apple didn’t have the balls for honesty, previously. Doubt they have 'em now that JS is on TDS.

    • Ptsf@lemmy.world
      16·
      6 days ago

      Apple picks their battles specifically with brand identity in mind, which has its ups and downs, but they do have some brass ones and you have to admit it. Let’s not all forget the FBI notice they posted on the main page of Apple.com with a letter explaining why they were not going to be developing a backdoor in iOS and wouldn’t be gagged. In fact, I just checked, and they’re still hosting it. https://www.apple.com/customer-letter/

      • AZX3RIC@lemmy.world
        7·
        6 days ago

        You make an excellent point about Apple protecting their brand identity and then say:

        but they do have some brass…

        As if them pushing back against the FBI is putting their brand at risk, it is not. They tout privacy, that letter is 100% PR, reaffirming to their customers that privacy matters.

        Protecting their brand, your original point, is why they’re afraid of people like Jon. Comedy Central isn’t a name that is going to grab headlines, but, click bait headlines about Apple and controversy absolutely will, using Jon Stewart as a vehicle.

        • Ptsf@lemmy.world
          3·
          6 days ago

          I’m not sure what you’re trying to say, but yes. I’m saying they have a pair of brass ones but only swing them when it suits their brand image. Jon Stuart, as you’ve surmised, didn’t get the protection in my opinion because he threatened their brand image with his piece on China.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      6·
      6 days ago

      They weren’t stupid. The CCP would have pulled a bunch of their investments if they didn’t.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
      52·
      6 days ago

      Yes, but Apple is not these things. They are spineless corporate shills lying to their users and pandering to predominantly dumb people.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      12·
      6 days ago

      It’s amazing to me that network TV even exists anymore…

      We had a local FM radio host that was fired a few years ago. Started up a podcast immediately and it was way more entertaining and more lucrative than his radio show ever was.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7·
      6 days ago

      I don’t think it’s a question of if he has the influence. He obviously does. There are few people who have earned the loyalty Stewert has, both in audience and, seemingly, in production.

      The question is whether he wants to. I think it’d probably be too much for him to want to do now. Maybe he could just get others to handle it and just let it use his name though? It’d be great if he could establish something where people like him are allowed to speak freely without worrying that much about what the owners will do. Sure, they still couldn’t piss off every sponsor, but they would be a lot more free.

  • frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
    302·
    6 days ago

    You cancel Daily Show, I cancel cable. I’ve been a top tier cable customer for 25 years because of South Park, the Daily Show, and reruns. I was genuinely upset when Craig Kilborn left the show. I got over it. I don’t pay for any streaming services because they all fucked me over too. I’ll go back to piracy if I have to. I started on dial up, I have all the patience in the world and a massive stolen and pirated DVD collection to tide me over.

      • proper@lemmy.world
        5·
        6 days ago

        pardon my lack of comprehension, if applicable, but to say “i’ve been kicked out of worse” puts the place in question higher on the list of places doesn’t it?

        • tburkhol@lemmy.world
          14·
          6 days ago

          ‘Kicked out of worse better’ implies that the speaker [Jon] has been moving down the rankings of places.

          But I think the real intent is self-deprecating, to say he’s happy to play shitty venues to reach his audience, and won’t be bought by fancy trimmings to perform for a bunch of elitist snobs or to temper his message to avoid offending them.

          • sunbytes@lemmy.world
            1·
            6 days ago

            Or that perhaps what is generally considered “un-shitty” is not where he’s going to do his best work. Prestige has it’s advances, but it can end up as a pair of golden handcuffs.

            I used to listen to John Oliver recording news podcasts in a basement under Murdoch HQ, and he did some absolutely phenomenal work in that time.

            For example he coined the term “fuck-eulogy”.