Comments on: Fox News set to pick up “The Half-Hour News Hour”; Update: 13 new episodes?

By: Griz

Griz — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:46:39 +0000

FNC should start a news channel. Let Dennis Miller run the current offering. Bring Brit and the morning shows and maybe Bill O’ to the new channel, let that be the analyse and fun. Otherwise make it a hard news effort that has substance. Let all this Nancy Grace crap continue on the current thang. CNN is currently kickin’ FOX’s a$$ in hard news coverage, especially international. It will catch up to FOX in… oh, ‘bought 2008. Painful medicine but true.

Not to mention CNN got Kiran Chetry and put her on an evening shift. She’s easily the best fem in news after 5pm. By a longshot.

By: thedecider

thedecider — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:52:11 +0000

The ratings speak and the show survives. Roger Ailes is no idiot. I still question what this does to FOX News reputuation but then, I also didn’t think this show would survive. Apparently, I should stick to my day job and never seek a career in broadcast television.

By: MirCat

MirCat — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:31:45 +0000

They shouldn’t use actors. Go get stand up or improv people.

Bill C on March 7, 2007 at 10:55 PM

Sage

I say Mary Lynn Rajskub, Drew Carry, and Dennis Miller.

- The Cat

By: Maxx

Maxx — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:56:49 +0000

Who they really need is P.J. O'Rourke who is easily the funniest conservative on the planet. But I don’t know if he is writing anymore. Read his book Parliament of Whores sometime if you want to roll on the floor laughing.

By: Bill C

Bill C — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:55:52 +0000

“just another acting gig for me.”

And this is why the show will always suck. There is no conviction in it. It’s just reading the lines they are given.

lorien1973 on March 7, 2007 at 12:45 PM

They shouldn’t use actors. Go get stand up or improv people.

By: WasatchMan

WasatchMan — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:39:40 +0000

Maybe they should just keep doing it until they get it right.

By: R D

R D — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:28:23 +0000

Hey, if you don’t like it watch Stewart, Colbert, or Rosie. But STFU and give it a chance.

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:49:24 +0000

Anyone remeber John Stewart’s first talk show?

I’ve never watched his show. Not even once. ;)

By: MirCat

MirCat — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:42:25 +0000

1. faraway on March 7, 2007 at 12:16 PM, you said Ratings and Olby in the same sentence.

2. Not canned laughter but it does sound like they have those laugh starter people in the audience. I forget what they are called.

3. I forget what 3 is for, no wait that was 8

4. This show will just take a little time to get it’s engine going. Anyone remeber John Stewart’s first talk show?

- The Cat

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:58:39 +0000

I could go without ever seeing another new episode of HHNH, but Red Eye is really starting to grow on me.

rw on March 7, 2007 at 12:37 PM

Me too. James Rosen was a great guest. My fave was Jonathan Koenig and his Muhammad comments. Heh. Way to go, Jonathan!

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:56:36 +0000

I’m giving it a chance. Now if they’d just get rid of all things Geraldo and put Ollie North back on at 8 on Sundays.

By: Frenchman

Frenchman — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:41:01 +0000

The Half Hour News Hour will continue for another season…

The reviews were scathing, but the ratings were raging, therefore Fox News has picked up thirteen more episodes of “The Half Hour News Hour:”The second pilot rang in 1.4 million viewers and 443,000
in the 25-54 demo at 10 p.m. on Sunday night,……

By: csdeven

csdeven — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:02:37 +0000

I have watched two episodes. I don’t think they were funny enough to justify 13 more.

The humor was about as bad as some of the stuff posted here. (me included)

The only skit I like was the one with the guy who ended up curled up sucking his thumb wanting his “blanky”.

By: John from WuzzaDem

John from WuzzaDem — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:38:16 +0000

Two words: Norm. Freaking. MacDonald.

Wait, that’s three words.

Well, either throw out one of the words, or change the first sentence to “Three words”.

You know what I mean.

By: moc23

moc23 — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:04:49 +0000

I get my conservative humor from The Peoples Cube.

By: IrishEi

IrishEi — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:54:50 +0000

For the last freakin’ time……..IT’S NOT CANNED LAUGHTER!!!!!!!

The Ugly American on March 7, 2007 at 2:48 PM

Crikey. You mean that’s what we righties really sound like when we laugh?

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:48:28 +0000

For the last freakin’ time……..IT’S NOT CANNED LAUGHTER!!!!!!!

By: CyberCipher

CyberCipher — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:12:27 +0000

Exit question: Good news or bad news? I’m honestly not sure.

Comedy isn’t pretty.
(Even Steve Martin knows that.)

By: Kini

Kini — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:22:36 +0000

Crap, the best show since Battlestar Galactica and I can’t get Fox News. I am truly cursed

By: dostrick

dostrick — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:02:36 +0000

Excuse me, I meant “WASN”T that funny”. It kind of ruins the snarkiness when you screw up like that.

By: askheaves

askheaves — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:02:33 +0000

I’m just giddy at the idea of seeing a TV audience clap and hoot at right-wing jokes instead of jabs at Bush’s intellect.

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:01:47 +0000

Good, I like the show.

RightWinged..I’m not so sure he isn’t involved in some capacity.

By: dostrick

dostrick — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:01:23 +0000

OK guys, everybody can see the show is a little rough. But with every show that ever existed in reruns on of the 5,000,000 channels we’re blighted with you’ve seen one of your old favorite shows and realized it was that funny. I know I have. Using SNL as a reference, look at the first few shows, they are painfully unfunny. BTW, you guys are starting to sound a little like left-wing blue-bloods looking down your noses at the peasants. I think the show has potential and if it doesn’t get canceled it could turn into something awesome. One can hope.

By: Enrique

Enrique — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:47:54 +0000

That Kurt guy will be gone from this show in under six months. It’s career suicide.

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:47:40 +0000

FoxNews Will Pick Up 1/2 Hour News Hour…

Old opinion: Embarrassingly not funny New opinion, now that “The Boys” rang me up: kind of funny, if sporadically so and just in a smile sort of way, and really no worse than the jackass clapper shows Real Time, Daily……