Sunday, August 08, 2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
This show is probably as good as The Daily Show on Comedy Central. It's funny, it's very sharp, and it's biting political commentary.
Though it should be said that sometimes, the arguments put forward by Bill Maher can be slightly ridiculous. There was this one last week where he argued in defense of this running back who quit pro-football so that he could continue to smoke marijuana (apparently to cure a medical disorder). I thought Bill Maher's arguments against that were stretching it a bit. It wasn't convincing at all.
On the whole, the show seems to be very anti-Bush, and pro-Kerry. I think that's a weakness, and that's where I'd give The Daily Show its due - it's an equal opportunity criticizer. Nobody is exempt from hazing. :-)
HBO, 11:30 EST pm Friday night
HBO: Real Time with Bill Maher
Though it should be said that sometimes, the arguments put forward by Bill Maher can be slightly ridiculous. There was this one last week where he argued in defense of this running back who quit pro-football so that he could continue to smoke marijuana (apparently to cure a medical disorder). I thought Bill Maher's arguments against that were stretching it a bit. It wasn't convincing at all.
On the whole, the show seems to be very anti-Bush, and pro-Kerry. I think that's a weakness, and that's where I'd give The Daily Show its due - it's an equal opportunity criticizer. Nobody is exempt from hazing. :-)
HBO, 11:30 EST pm Friday night
HBO: Real Time with Bill Maher
